FitHound Puppy & Dog Training

08/29/2024

We still have a handful of spots available for this fun event!

Register at: www.fithound.com

08/12/2024

20 years ago this month, I started FitHound. How is it 20?!

Thank you to the countless number of dogs & people who have trusted me & allowed me into your lives.

Its been quite the journey!

(And pic of the big headed love … best demo dog, best neutral dog, best teacher of social skills & tension diffuser, best hiking partner ..his list goes on…who helped me start it all💛

07/22/2024

We have a couple of spots available in our next “Introduction to Nosework” class beginning Tues August 6th. (dogs 6 months & older)

Come join us!

www.fithound.com for details & to register

Building Better Relationships Between Dogs & Their People with Effective, Force-Free Training We will help you achieve this through positive reinforcement training methods. Classes and training sessions are just the beginning to a great relationship that you and your dog will have for many years! Re...

07/21/2024

Come join us for some sniffing fun!

100 Container Challenge!
Saturday, Oct 5th 10am-5pm
Abbottstown, PA
(about an hourish north of Frederick!)

To register and more details:

Nose Work 100 Box Challenge!Date October 5, 2024Time 10:00 am - 5:00 pmVenue Catholic Charities Paradise SchoolLocation 6156 W. Canal Rd, Abbottstown, PA, 17301 Organizer FitHoundRegistration Fee $35.00Add To CalendarGoogle CalendarApple CalendarExport .ics fileOutlook LiveOutlook 360

07/06/2024

Big news from New Jersey this weekend! Sue & Cabot earn their NW3 ELT title! Yay! Congratulations team! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

05/13/2024

Lots of “yays!” from this weekend’s trial in Denton, MD. Congratulations to all these teams!

Nathan & Sherman-NW1 & 3rd place Exteriors🎉

Kristin & Dakota-NW1🎉

…and Linda & Rosie-NW1 w/ a 2nd place overall!!🎉🎉

Great job teams!!!

05/03/2024

The dogs you see “everywhere” & enjoying it are a small part of the dog population. Most dogs fit into the “dog selective” category. This is normal. And this is ok. 😊

Please learn to accept your dog-selective dog for who they are & don’t force situations that cause conflict, stress or problems.

04/01/2024

Congratulations in order for team Amy Trumpower & “Getcha” for earning their NW1 over the weekend:). Congratultions team!!🎉🎉. Look at that face!

03/11/2024

Major congratulations to two fantastic teams who competed in the Summit Trial this past weekend in Fork Union, VA:

Sue Romano & Jinx coming in 5th overall, earning another Summit title with several pronounced searches & a couple of individual placements!!! Go team Jinxy!!!🎉🎉

And Fred Highland & Tahnka for coming in 6th overall just behind Sue & Jinx!! Yay Team T!!!🎉🎉

Old, but cute photos for tax:)
(📸Sue Romano & the Highland family)

11/19/2023

Huge congratulations to team Fred Highland & Tahnka on their Summit title this weekend in Delaware!!🎉🎉. Summit is two back to back days of challenging searches, so placing at this level is an ultimate achievement.

Way to go guys!!!🎉🎉

11/05/2023

We want to congratulate our own Sue Ramono and Jinx for earning their third Summit title in Maine this weekend!!!🎉🎉

In addition to the huge acheivement of this level of training as a team together, this is extra special because Jinx is 11 years old and was recently diagnosed with a pretty agressive type of cancer. She just recovered from major surgery and is doing really well right now.

So the fact that she & Sue got to have this experience together is truly, truly special 💕.

Congratulations Team Jinx! Love that you are enjoying these moments together. We love you & are sending you all the positives in the world!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️.

11/04/2023

Major congratulations to team Karen Allen and “Nsync” for taking first place overall with an overall Pronounced at the Elite trial in Chesterfield, Virginia yesterday. Both amazing accomplishments!

Earning an overall Pronounced at the Elite level is a huge rarity… so extra congrats to this fabulous team!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

10/29/2023

K9 Cari & I had a fun day despite the rain & damp.

NW3 ELT today in Waynesboro, PA!!

Thank you Lisa Basial for hosting and to the CO, judges and all the volunteers for a well run, fast trial! We only needed containers today to complete our title, but ended with Q's all the way around:). This girl is the best & I am enjoying every minute of our NW journey💕.

10/16/2023

Major congratulations to team Nikki Thomas & Tasha earning their Elite Championship (ELT-CH).!!!This is a HUGE accomplishment especially for dogs of ahem.. shorter stature;) There can certainly be some extra challenges for the littles at this level.

But no matter, they acheived! Great work, team!🎉🎉

10/15/2023

Congratulations to team Nsync & Karen Allen!!!🎉🎉

09/10/2023

If you have been thinking about getting started in Nosework… October is a great time!

07/20/2023

It was a night of odd couple playmates:

💜Ridgeback/Mini Schnauzer
🩷Frenchie/Lurcher

You always have to be extra careful letting larger breeds play with smaller breeds (always done with lots of supervision). Much depends on the dogs temperaments, social skills & playstyles, but sometimes all the stars align & they can just make really nice play buddies.

These pairings liked eachother & did really well together☮️💟

07/14/2023

Congratulations to our most recent puppy class graduates!.. here are a few of them✨🎓