Pawsitively Purrfect Pets

09/03/2024

The bull crew enjoying some fresh air on the dock 🥰

06/29/2024

If you’re unsure how your dog feels about fireworks or you have not exposed your pups to similar loud sounds & the smell of gun powder..I strongly recommend NOT trying that this week. Instead, opt to keep your dogs safe & inside. Play games with them, do their favorite indoor activity & create positive experiences whilst the ruckus goes on outside!

05/22/2024

Congratulations to Marissa's & Graham for passing the CGC with Phoenix today!!!

We are always happy to do evaluations here and even more excited for folks setting out to do more with their dogs!

04/06/2024

I am posting this a bit early and sort of preemptively. AKC has not yet sent out official invites for this event, however Za is in the top 5 for his breed.

This event is usually held here in Florida within a few hours drive so when AKC announced that it would be moved this year due to scheduled construction, I was actually devastated. You see, this is my first dog that I have started doing dog sports with and have been looking forward to attending events like this since first making arrangements to get him! I have made a conscious choice to go ahead & take this trip.
Will there be lots of unknowns? Sure. Will it be a long trip? Most definitely. Is taking two weeks off from work, driving 30plus hours to run my dog for less than 8 seconds at time a little crazy? Yup.
But I intend to make the most of his time here with me and if that means getting out of my comfort zone, that’s just what I will do.
We will make memories, have fun and see places that maybe we would not have ever seen!

So go out and try new things with your dogs! You never know where it could take you, even if it feels a little inconvenient or uncomfortable at first.

02/21/2024

Starting some new adventures with my puppy alongside Marissa's with her puppy! Thank you Marquise at New Era Dog Training , the dogs had a great experience yesterday♥️

01/02/2024

Wishing everyone and their pets a prosperous year! 🐾🩵🐾

11/12/2023

With the recent recall of all Victor brand foods I thought I would share this. I feed Diamond Pro89 to my working dog when he is not being fed raw. So if you’re someone who feeds Victor hi-pro plus, perhaps this is a viable option for your dogs. Please do your own research and make choices based on what you know is right for your dogs.

Got a performance dog? Read our Diamond PRO89 dog food review...

10/22/2023

Congratulations Paloma & Marissa for passing your Farm Dog Certification with Draxen Farms! So proud of you 🥳💜🩵

Look who earned her Farm Dog Title today!!

10/20/2023

I know we haven’t posted in quite awhile but I assure everyone we are still here & loving all the dogs. In between caring for other peoples’ pups, we are training & starting our dogs sports journey with my pup! Last weekend we finished up his first fast cat title. If you are interested in getting started in dog sports, feel free to reach out! While I am very new to it myself, I surely can help direct you to the appropriate organizations etc.

🩵 Run your dogs 🩵

04/15/2023

You know what irks me?

Animal care providers (in any capacity) publicly shaming people for their PET dogs.

Wether it’s their weight, their dogs behavior , or where they got their dogs from. The list goes on.

Here’s the deal -

As care providers who should have general knowledge on these things, we need to do better at educating folks. Y’all scream that your services are not free but then also provide a free service to publicly belittle these folks. Do you feel better?

I’m guilty of being quite brutally honest, that I can assure you and I’m positive that my friends will gladly tell you the same. Know what they will also tell you? That compared to a few years ago, I’m nowhere near as brutal in my deliveries these days.

Am I asking you to not tell your clients and followers the truth? Never in a million years.

What I am asking is that we all do better. We don’t know peoples stories. People also just don’t know what they don’t know. Sure we can tell folks to “research” this or that but let’s be honest…you and I can both ask google the same question but worded differently and get completely different answers.

Anyways if you have time to write long ass posts to shame people for their dogs condition, you could put that same energy into giving new and fresh ideas they maybe haven’t thought of yet.

As someone who has two completely different dogs on opposite ends of the spectrum - one fat & low drive while the other is fit & high drive…I can assure you we are anything but lazy around here.

With that being said, I will gladly help folks who are genuinely looking for my opinion and input.

04/02/2023

We are extremely excited to announce partnering with our dear friend Marissa to offer some much needed services locally.

Did you know that many unwanted dog behaviors start out of boredom ? We can help! 😍💗

Ready for some enrichment?? New offering in the works!! Canine Enrichment Camps starting soon! I am so excited to announce that I am pairing up with dog expert Cory Faith of Pawsitively Purrfect Pets -We will host activities such as agility work, nose work, enrichment games, water activities and more!! Details to come!!

03/29/2023

Leo enjoying his afternoon trip to Haulover and working on a few things 😊💗

03/24/2023

Here at Pawsitively Purrfect Pets, we believe in proactive training. We never know when we may need a certain skill in a pinch!

I understand that muzzles can be “scary” looking but I assure you, the dog won’t see it that way if we create positive associations to them. This means we make the learning process exciting and super rewarding for the dog.

“Well how do you do that?” you ask…

Let me show you ☺️

In the video below I show two dogs (apologies for some of the angles)

The first is Bali- she had never been introduced to a muzzle prior to this week & this video is of our second less than five minute session.

The second dog is my personal dog, (Za) who started his muzzle conditioning within the first day he arrived home @ 11 weeks of age.

We start firstly by being ✨happy✨ to interact with the dog. I place a treat inside the muzzle and allow them to retrieve it. We only reward while they have their nose inside the muzzle. Lots of repetitions, then we can add whichever command we choose. I never attempt to actually fasten the muzzle in the first sessions. We just work on asking them to willingly offer the behavior of inserting their snout in.

The next step would be to then just hold the muzzle in place for a moment or two, reward them through the treat hole & release. Build duration from there. After several sessions like this over a period of time, I would then just hold the straps in place for a second , reward and then release. Again, building duration and then working your way up to fastening the muzzle. Once you get to the fastening of the muzzle, we then build up duration from there. Pay close attention to your dog, keep them engaged with you so as not to give them an opportunity to attempt removal of the muzzle. 🗣️PAY YOUR DOG🗣️ Lots of yummy treats inside the muzzle!! And while they are still focused on you , release them from the muzzle and go play! Remember- reward ONLY while the muzzle is on for this exercise - we do not want to reward the removal of the muzzle.Take it as slow as your dog needs, the payoff in the end is worth it.

03/18/2023

Hey everyone just checking in since we have not posted here in such a long while.

Raising a puppy and running a business as a sole proprietor is amazing but sometimes things like Facebook & Instagram posts fall by the wayside. I am still here and accepting a handful of new clients. If you have used my service before , please feel free to leave an honest review! If you haven’t, what are you waiting for?

We offer premium pet care including drop in visits, structured dog walks, basic obedience & exposure training for your new puppies along with confidence building !! We also offer in home, overnight pet sitting as well but that service books up fast & mostly booked up to a year in advance.

If you have an upcoming trip and prefer your pets to stay in their own home, please reach out ASAP so we can set up a meet and greet to ensure we are a good fit.

Enjoy some current photos of the newest addition to my family!

Romboel Asenjo-Defar CGC TKN VHMP VSWB FITB “Za”

02/21/2023

We do not discourage natural behaviors over here, instead we mark them and encourage it when & where it is appropriate. Dogs digging in sand or dirt is beneficial for many reasons. Aside from this being a natural behavior, it offers enrichment along with physical activity & mental stimulation. Dogs can dig for numerous reasons and certainly can be out of boredom. If your dog isn’t digging due to lack of stimulation, then I am of the mindset to allow it. Do you allow your dogs to dig?

01/22/2023

There is something so innocent & heartwarming about the relationship between a dog and a child.

01/11/2023

Say cheese 😁😁
Nothing makes us happier than happy dogs! If you need drop in pet sitting, dog walks, in (your) home over night care or basic obedience/ puppy socialization- give us a call or send us a message.

12/02/2022

Hey folks!

We are fully booked for Christmas week through New Years. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season this year❣️

Please remember to keep your pets safe during holiday festivities & advocate greatly for your pets. We love you all and hope to see you soon.