Clickstart Dog Training Academy

05/25/2026

05/25/2026

In all seriousness though, we brought the bubbles out for a reason! 🫧

Oakley and Hazy loved playing together but it’s equally important to practice pauses in play and parallel exploration.
Why? So that they don’t end up dog obsessed and reactive out of frustration if they can’t say hi to every dog they see.

Making the room more interesting and different is one way to help puppies take breaks from play and process things together calmly.

Oakley was much more fascinated by the bubbles than Hazy. To each their own 🤪

05/08/2026

When I was a young girl, I had long, thick, curly hair.

When my mom brushed my hair, she was gentle and, more importantly, she listened to every flinch I made. She’d stop brushing if she hit a tangle. She understood that it hurt. Or that I was worried it would hurt.

My dad on the other hand would try to push through. He’d hold tighter and brush faster. I’d have to yell or cry for him to stop.

Who do you think had an overall easier time brushing my hair?

If my dad picked up the brush, I avoided him. I’d literally hide or start to tear up.

When my mom picked up the brush, I got in the chair.

Listening to your dog is more important than giving treats. It’s not about distracting them. It’s about creating a system of communication that your dog can trust and rely on.

Aggression isn’t necessary when they have a different way out. When we listen to their more subtle requests for a break.

Slow IS fast. In fact, it’s the only way. Strangle a dog until their tongue turns blue and I guarantee you they’ll only get harder and harder to groom in the future. What an absolutely horrific thing to do. We’re so glad our client chose a different path.

01/10/2026

Thank you to our village for all these awesome donations 🙏🏽

Thank you for donating these much needed supplies to Behind these boxes are a stack of beds too! We are so grateful for supply donations. Big bonus, there are a bunch of smart toys in this donation which we can’t wait to distribute to our fosters and use with our dogs.

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals 😋

We hope you and all of your dogs have a safe and happy holiday season. 🐾

12/10/2025

Ariyah, there is no world in which I could ever hurt or scare you.

Not even in the name of safety.
Not even because the “best trainer” told me to.
Not even if the research said to (it doesn’t).
Not even if it’s something the mama dog would do.
Not even if I was frustrated, exhausted, or annoyed.
Not even “just a little bit.”
Not even to satisfy my ego or win a stupid game.
Not even if someone paid me a million dollars.

Who’s with me?

10/09/2025

These gorgeous pups had a blast modeling for us at our first Pumpkin Patch Field Trip of the season! 🎃

We’re so honored to be here to help guide and document these experiences for you and your dogs. We hope you cherish these memories and photos forever.

09/09/2025

Did someone say Puppy Bowl?!

We are hosting a very special event next Friday September 19th from 5:30-8:30pm on our campus!

We are hoping that our community will come out in full support of who have had a couple difficult months of accruing vet bills and traumatic losses.

LoveBugs just rescued not 1 but 2 litters of puppies just in time for the football themed evening. So what better way to spend your Friday night than at a Puppy Bowl? 🏈

Even if you’re not looking to adopt a new pup, there will be fun activities and amazing auction items including a FREE group class with us, a basket of handmade doggy items (quilt/mat, bandana, etc), treats, and more!

It will likely be a night of a sweet puppy chaos and we *sincerely* hope to see you all there 💖

(Please note that personal dogs will not be invited into the training room where adoptable dogs will be. We recommend coming solo if you’d like to interact with the adoptable puppies)