Locust Grove Veterinary Clinic

01/15/2025

Dogs have an incredible sense of smell.

01/14/2025

01/14/2025

Tackling Reactivity Online Dog Training Course

01/12/2025

TTouch is wonderful! Easy to learn and so helpful for many challenges.

Helping Anxious Dogs, The Gentle Way

Does your furry friend struggle with anxiety? Whether it’s separation stress, noise sensitivity, or general unease, there’s an effective, compassionate way to help!

Join Toni Shelbourne, Instructor and Animal Behaviorist, for her Interactive Online Course: "Anxious Dogs – Understanding and Managing Anxiety with TTouch", happening this February 2025.

What you’ll discover:
✅ Gentle, effective techniques to soothe anxiety.
✅ How to understand your dog’s unique emotional needs.
✅ Practical, hands-on TTouch methods designed with empathy and care.

This course is perfect for dog guardians who love positive training methods and want to build a deeper bond with their canine companion.

Anxiety can look very different; a dog’s outward behaviour can range from a catatonic state to looking over-exuberant. Both states need a different approach; each dog needing time, space and understanding to help them grow in confidence.

Break time working with them into micro-sessions to help take the pressure off and encourage them to think and process the information you have given them. This will build resilience and enable them to build trust. Once trusting that you won’t frighten or ask too much, new ways of being can be tried. Dogs can flourish when given the right tools to help manage their anxiety.

📅 When: Begins February 1st 2025
📍 Where: Online – Join from anywhere! (recorded for repeat watching)

Don’t miss out on this life-changing opportunity to help your dog thrive. Learn more and sign up today: https://learn.ttouch.ca/product/interactive-online-anxious-dogs-understanding-and-managing-anxiety-applied-ttouch-with-toni-shelbourne-february-2025/

Use the coupon: applied for 10% off registration!

Because every dog deserves a calm and happy life.

01/11/2025

01/11/2025

The shelter has two older Beagles that need fosters or foster to adopt homes. Help if you can, share if you can’t.

01/11/2025

Very true for sports dogs, but PEMF can help other dogs, too.

01/10/2025

There are so many options available now. Be super picky when it comes to who teaches you and your dog. Both of you deserve to be treated with love and compassion, encouragement and support. It doesn't take force or pain to train a dog, only understanding and knowledge. And maybe a splash of silliness to keep it fun. 🤩❤️🐾🐾 Jen Duff
I train my Jack with Jen in her online winter class and will resume in person class when it restarts. Best training option anywhere. Dr. W

01/10/2025

PUPPY FOSTERS NEEDED!

We have more puppies here than we know what to do with, and requests incoming from our shelter partners every day! We need more help from members of our community to be able to save them all!

SFC provides fostering essentials such as food, p*e pads, toys, crates, and a mentor to help guide you through the process! We ask that foster parents be within an hour-ish of our HQ in Spotsylvania.

Join us today by filling out our foster app at www.sfcva.org/foster 🐾

01/06/2025

🌨️🌨️❄️❄️ We will be closed today due to the weather. If you have need of help, or an emergency, call or email. We will be checking for messages. Be safe out there, and enjoy the snowy scenes. Thank you. ❄️❄️🌨️🌨️

01/04/2025

Call 540-654-1015 for our all weather-related updates. ❄
🖼 'House in Snow,' Gari Melchers, ca. 1920s 📍 Falmouth, VA

01/04/2025

Happy 𝗝𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝟯𝗿𝗱—aka Day! 🐾

𝗣𝗥𝗢 𝗧𝗜𝗣: leashes and secure harnesses actually WORK to keep your pup safe!

Always use this simple strategy to avoid having your furry friend become the 𝟭 𝗼𝗳 𝟯 𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗚𝗢 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

Keep ‘em close! 🐕 💪🏾

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New math: 🐿️ +🦌+🧨 🟰 bye bye pup!

01/02/2025

Thanks to Lost Dogs of America for the reminder!!