Trust Your Mutt

11/23/2025

Sweet little Gracie Mae started private lessons today and absolutely rocked it!

She has a great foundation laid down already. Fine tuning some of her skills and working impulse control, especially around her senior 4-pawed sister, are what we have ahead of us. She’s lucky to have great humans who want to give her the best life possible!

11/19/2025

Anyone else live too close to manure access or just Opal?? 🤢

I wish I could say this was the first time. Or better yet, the last time. But I’m sure she’ll find a way to roll in it again soon!

10/26/2025

Only thing better than a Golden? Two of them! 😍

Timber & Henry are litter mates which would usually bring some added challenges to training. Thankfully these two boys seem to have their own lovely personalities with no apparent codependency at this point. We’re looking forward to progressing their skills as well as their owners to ensure it stays that way!

10/11/2025

Here’s hoping your weekend brings you this level of relaxation. 🤎🖤💛

09/01/2025

Took the young two on a small outing today. (Had nothing to do with wanting a Simple Kup latte 😅) We had a feeling Dory would have some leash reactivity to work through when she sees other dogs. We were right. 😆

Some day they’ll master the art of looking at the camera at the same time. Hope you all had a relaxing Labor Day weekend! 🇺🇸

08/26/2025

National Dog Day?! Say less.

This is what we celebrate all day everyday anyway!

Add to our happy dog day collage by showing us a picture of your happy pup!

08/22/2025

I’ll let you guess which of these 4 know the drill when it comes to picture time. 📸

07/31/2025

National Mutt Day calls for a Kiwi shoutout and for us to come out of unintentional hiding!

Had a hard consult with a new family last night regarding a situation in their home with their dog after bringing home a newborn. Would love to share about it, but will not be out of respect for their privacy.

Please know that we’re here to talk about behavioral cases if you or someone you know is in need. It’s been almost a decade of working with dogs now which equates to thousands of families and pups with varying behaviors, all teaching us how to handle what we’re presented with along the way.

We’re in need of some happiness, so you know the drill. Show us your mutts! (Or your purebreds - if it’s not obvious, we love them both. 🖤🤎)

03/09/2025

When you’re worn out from your last training session but the lady with the treats is still at the front door, you find a way to get pretty bendy while staying on your place!

02/09/2025

Look familiar?

Although Finnigan has grown since we saw him last, he has not gotten any less cute, and has developed one of the best head tilts we’ve ever seen.

When things just click between owners and their dog, it makes our job so rewarding. (Doesn’t hurt either when the owners have kiddos at home who act like you’re their bestie the second you walk through the door 😆)

Can’t wait to see how this little man progresses over the next couple of months through practice and repetition. He’s in great hands to become an even more amazing dog! 🩵

02/07/2025

There are so many amazing breeds out there. Loving and admiring them versus believing you can live with them with ease are SO different.

There are many breeds we know we would never choose to own. Why? Our lifestyle. Our location. Our time away from home. Our work schedules. Our personalities.

Be honest with yourself.

And if you’re adopting? Amazing. Proud of you. But don’t just choose a dog because of a picture on the internet. Learn about them. Ask questions. Meet them and interact with them. You are NOT making a short term decision.

Choose a dog with THEIR best interest in mind, always.

Here is a hard truth.

Breed matters.

Anyone that tells you otherwise is either: a) not a knowledgable resource or b) has a reason they want to keep the truth from you.

Being 💯 honest with yourself about the time you can devote to training, and exercise is a crucial first step in finding a dog that is right for you.

If you are a in poor health, fairly sedentary, or want a dog to be your "emotional support"...there are a LOT of breeds that are not going to work out for you.

Prioritize the dog's quality of life in your decision making process.

Weigh your choice carefully by making characteristics like activity level, sociability and potential for guardian "watchdog" behaviors more important than how "cool" "cute" or "trainable" the dog is.

12/25/2024