Right Direction K9 Education

11/13/2024

We’ve been thinking about starting group classes again, so here we go! 🐾
We are now booking for a 3 week obedience course for dogs aged from 6-11 months!
This is the most frustrating time with a young dog and we’re here to help!

Your dog will learn basic commands like sit, down, walking nicely on a leash, coming when called and all four on the floor!
The whole class is $150 for the entire 3 weeks. The catch is that there’s only ‼️NOW TWO 2️⃣‼️spots available, so don’t wait!

If you’d like to attend please send us a message to book and secure your spot!
This age is very challenging, but by getting a one on one hands on group training session, your dog will be manageable in no time! 🐾

11/11/2024

For now, there is no way to predict which dogs will make good workers, but canine behavioral scientists are trying to change that.

11/09/2024

10/08/2024

Now booking for Fall private weekend lessons!
Give us a call or text today for pricing and availability!

10/05/2024

Doesn’t sage green look SO good against Cinder’s black fur?! We always love getting pics of your pups in our gear 🐾

Cinder is sporting our Sage Green Traffic Handle along with our All In One Multi Use Leash. And of course she deserved one of our NEW Tug Toys in Cotton Candy for being such a good girl at the fair!

Pups Up Traffic Handles are 18” long and typically using a 1” width biothane material. This allows for easy grabbing and use in high traffic situations to keep you and your pups safe!

A crowd favorite, our Multi Use Hands Free Leash can be worn across the body or around the waist for a hands free options or they also function as a traditional leash that is adjustable from 4ft to 6ft in length. These leashes are what we are most known for and have gone viral multiple times over several social media platforms. Typically made of 1” biothane, we can also create these out of 3/4”.

Last, but certainly not least - our newest addition: Foam Ball Tug Toys! These are quickly becoming a new customer favorite. EVA foam balls featuring a super grip biothane handle. These balls float in water and are easy to grasp for fun play time with your pups! Coming in 4 custom colors - Cotton Candy (featured), USA (Red, White and Blue), Camo, and Hunter (Orange, Black and White) these are sure to be your new favorite toy!

10/01/2024

EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1ST:
We will no longer be offering board and train programs.

There have been some big changes happening this year, and with big life changes, business changes are bound to follow suit!

We will now be a private lesson based training program focusing on basic obedience and common problems. Lessons will still be available for dogs of 10 weeks of age and up! Additionally, we would like to focus more on offering service dog training for those that qualify!

Transitioning over to a private lesson based program helps ensure that the communication between the dog and owner is clear and helps ensure success and longevity of your investment.

A detailed list of pricing and program offerings will be available by the end of the week!

I'm so excited to share this new chapter in my life with my clients both old and new and I could never have embarked on this journey without your support.

Thank you so much for your continued support, patience, and trust.

With much love,
Haylie and The Pack

09/30/2024

Having been a veterinarian for almost 3 decades, I have seen the tide of how animals are treated change drastically. When I graduated dogs were dogs, now dogs are considered to be higher ranking than people. In our crazy world, people love their dogs more than they love their own families and they treat their dogs better than they treat other humans and I am sorry to say that we are destroying our dogs mental health because of it.

It is increasingly common to go into an exam room and have a dog that is growling at me and trying to bite and the owner is petting it telling it that it is a good dog. It is NOT being a good dog and it should not be rewarded for growling and trying to bite. It is important that we train our dogs properly and we use right language with them. Never is it ok for a dog to growl and try and bite in an exam room where nothing horrible is happening to them and feeding into that behavior does not make it better for your dog, it trains them that their fear is a good thing and it is not.

Mental disorders are exponentially increasing in our dogs and it is us owners fault. Please stop treating your dog like it is some fragile child and start treating it like it is a dog. TRAIN them and teach them commands and correct them when they are wrong and stop thinking you are going to hurt their feelings if you do. Dogs are dogs, not small humans. They need training and proper instructions or it leads to horrible anxiety issues in them and I can assure that that behavior is going to hurt your feelings way more than being an adult and training your dog to be a good dog instead of a spoiled child.

The following are a few copied excerpts from an article that I read this morning from a dog trainer. I feel like there are a good reminder for all of us on exactly what are dogs are and what they need.

"Your dog is a dog, not a human child. Constant unearned affection is a killer and creates an unhealthy addiction for both dog and owner. Your dog will love you unconditionally but will never respect you unless you give it reason to.

The most basic of basics, your dog must learn how to be still in any situation. If your dog can’t be still around any distraction, you will never have control.
Recall
Sit
Down
Walk nicely on leash
Out, meaning release anything in your mouth

You MUST have a language dedicated to your dog that your dog can learn by you being consistent and applying meaning to the words you use. Your dog MUST know what yes means, but also MUST know what NO means. If nothing comes after those words, yes equals reward for good, no equals correction for bad, your dog will never give meaning to either. Your dog’s name is not a command, or correction. NO should not be your dog’s middle name.

The training starts the second you bring the dog home."