Knallhart Kennels & Training Academy

08/30/2024

When life gives you lemons…. 🍋 Make lemonade.

Was 100 degrees today , so we have a nighttime grooming party to prep for our big four day show that starts tomorrow.

Wish us luck and good weather.

08/27/2024

Safe travels little one ✈️lowa to North Carolina ✈️
We love Jenny and thankful she does all our on cabin transports! She helps raise the puppies so they see her as second mama which makes the journey as easy as possible

08/27/2024

Another puppy has left the nest and another amazing review came shortly after 🌟

“I found Knallhart Kennels on Newfoundland breeders of distinction from the AKC . I contacted Chelsey and she responded very quickly and we had a great conversation and I knew I wanted to get a puppy from her !

She is extremely thorough, professional and has strong attention to detail . She on top of that is fun to talk to and very willing to spend time answering questions . Part of the puppy buying process for us included a thread with all the future puppy owners that continued for many weeks containing pictures of the puppies , articles , teaching regarding feeding with charts and a group zoom that taught all of us as a group preparation for bringing a Newfoundland home and care at home .
I cannot imagine a better experience! Our puppy is amazing, sweet and happy . He is also beautiful.”

Thank you Murray family 💜💜💜
I highly recommend Chelsey and Knallhart Kennels .”

08/26/2024

So many happy families! Makes all this hard work worth it 🖤🖤🖤 Another five star review !

“We have been wanting a Newfoundland for our family for years. Finding a breeder was always what held us back. I recently stumbled across Knallhart and it was a perfect match. Chelsey was amazing from the beginning, never putting pressure on us and always available to answer our questions. The transport from lowa to CT was handled by Jenny and again, a great experience! I know we will want to add another Newfie to our family in the future and Knallhart will definitely be our go to. Chelsey has kept in contact and has been helpful with questions and has provided training videos. I could go on and on!”

08/24/2024

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Yara x Ice Keeper 🥰
Unnamed but too cute not to share

08/24/2024

Our circle and Newf community were building is fun and supportive 🖤🖤🖤

08/24/2024

Knallhart’s Midwest Majesty “Mira” CGC TKN Therapy Dog

Feeling incredibly proud seeing this young lady mature. Jenny Lovetinsky and Mira are headed back into the ring this fall to hopefully finish up her championship, and snag some rally titles! Mira also has completed her certified therapy dog test at Kirkwood and is just impressing us more and more everyday with her infectious personality and intelligence.

Mira is exactly what I was aiming to produce with this breeding , I look at her at feel so proud of my program and the opportunities I’ve been given to build such a beautiful foundation.

Watch for this team and cheer them on!!! 🌟

From my breeding of:
Ch Ptd Midnight Lady’s Thunderbolt (Simone) x AKC GCHG CH CKC GCH CH International honors Ch MBIS, MRBIS, MBISS Timberknolls Golden Bow CGC (Apollo)

08/23/2024

5 month old Maggie has completed our family ready program and is ready for her forever home!!!!

08/19/2024

Yaras big litter of 12 is about ready to leave the nest!!! We have some handsome boys available from our Yara x Ice breeding they will be looking for their forever homes after their 10 week vet and heart certifications this weekend! 🖤 Lovely personalities and a couple I would consider placing into show / performance homes! Text me for me details 3195732133 🖤

07/22/2024

07/02/2024

Our “visit and train” group class is for our current boarding and training dogs and graduates ! Check out the awesome group we had last night 😍

06/24/2024

Lincoln is here for therapy dog boarding and training! He just had a bath and blow dry before heading out to work in public this week. Can you guess his breeds ?

06/23/2024

Happy ending for rescue dog Miso who joined us for a four week puppy board and train. Miso went from being extremely nervous of even her own shadow, having no leash, skills or basic commands, to now being able to heel in a public setting, follow and hold sit, down and place, as well as just having an overall calm and relaxed demeanor!

I’m sure we will see her back soon for intermediate level board and train after spending some time at home with her family 🩷.

06/18/2024

If a PRONG COLLAR means the owner could walk their dog everyday, why would you be against it?

If the E COLLAR means the dog will be able to have a better recall, why would you be against it?

If CRATING a dog means it wont destroy the owners house when they're not home, why would you be against it?

If a 2 second CORRECTION could make the difference between a dog swallowing something it's not supposed to and possibly dying, why would you be against it?

We all just want to make a owner and dog's life better. So stop knocking people struggling with their dog for being open to all options.

Keep your options open. It's what's best for the dog. Isn't that what you want?

06/07/2024

😂😂 don’t knock it til you try it.

E collars are so much more than just a button to push. They’re actually extremely sophisticated pieces of equipment that take a ton of time and practice to master.

E collars are by no means a short cut. They’re actually an additional level of training.

You can have basic obedience on leash, but remote collar training is supplemental to that, and it takes usually 3 additional phases of training in order for you and your dog to become fluent in the language.

Remote collar training might just be the best communication device out there for training your dog. It can be a conversation and it can be a consequence. The remote is so dynamic in its uses, there’s really nothing else like it.

06/05/2024

I am helping a breeder colleague of mine find a special placement for a two year old male Newfoundland. Additional videos in the comments below.

Georgie has been spending some time training here in Iowa while we find his forever home. Georgie was neglected as a puppy and left in a kennel for an excessive amount of time, leaving him with a knee injury. His breeder took him back and did stem cell treatment and got him back into health.

Georgie now gets around great and is a very active dog, but does walk with a little bit of limp in the rear.
Although Georgie faced some neglect as a puppy, you would have no idea as he has an outstanding, sweet, and easy-going personality.

Georgie has a great skill set of obedience, completely potty trained, good with other dogs, been around cats, and even has begun building a recall. He’s an all-around great dog and we have put on enough training for him to be a great emotional support, or therapy dog candidate. He really has the foundation that could go far.

If you’re interested in or have additional questions, please contact us at 3195732133, we have him here at our kennel and have been given rights to handle the placement 🖤