K9sUnleashed

06/14/2024

Fun Friday!

06/13/2024

It is a hot 🥵 summer, so here is a good reminder of how the pavement will hurt your dog 🐕 in seconds.

06/11/2024

Thank you Compassionate Care Veterinary Hospital of Charlotte for the referral to work with Maggie Pancakes an adolescent Cavapoo.

Their goals:
Goals:
1. Eliminate her need to guard things
2. Reduce her grumpiness growls
3. Reactive listening
4. Reduce Barkiness if possible
5. Understand how to train her better and more effectively (Tone of voice, methods, words ect.

Achieved ✅ 😉

06/10/2024

Brag post:

6 years ago we did puppy training together. Saturday I had lunch with Ivy Grace and Sue. We talked about all the wonderful accomplishments they have made in canine good citizen, therapy work, rally, and scentwork!

She said she is ready to try barn hunt.

I remember how determined Sue was to reach her goals
and she would leave class sometimes in tears out of frustration because Ivy Grace truly was a wild puppy that had her own thought process on how to do things.

I’m thrilled that they both learned how to achieve harmony, so they could continue on to do so many fun things. 

Aiming for progress instead of perfection is the key.

I recall when I told Sue that she was not ready for CGC or therapy work. She was devastated. I told her she might have to wait until Gracie matures. 

Sue just told me that she knew what I was talking about now looking back.

I just laughed. 

06/09/2024

Thank you Barbara Rooney for the referral to work with Duke.

Their Gosls simply stated one word…Obedience.

We have done just that with this young pup figuring out his place in his home with 2 and 4 legged visitors and in other setting too.

06/07/2024

Thank you Kim Skinner and Bennett for the referral to work with Magnificent Miley.

The family gosls were to have better greetings of other dogs, people, and kids. Improve her recall. Find a calm down button,🤣.

Miley is a fun, young, energetic gal that is eager to have a world 🌎 full of fun friends.

She has done remarkably well increasing her ability to focus and stay on task in public settings. We look forward to having her join our classes now that she has completed her private lessons and her family have learned how to manage her with new skill sets and reasonable expectations.

05/27/2024

05/25/2024

Thank you Lisa Hathaway and Emily Prosser for the wonderful referral to work with Talia.

Family Training Goals: Lessen her fear of road traffic. Have her look to them for commands in all situations. Less nippiness/mouthiness.

When we first started working with Talia, it was evident that she was already advanced with some of the basic obedience, so we built upon what she already knew.

She is extremely toy driven, so it was nice to add some play reward to her work time.

Being a bit skittish of cars, we worked on desensitizing and building her confidence around cars. She has made huge progress.

Another main goal was to work on recall and distance work while out in public with distraction. She has made improvement, but she will continue to make more progress as she goes out and about with her family as often as she does.

Great work all around from a dedicated family to endure Talia is the best well rounded family dog.

05/22/2024

Thank you South Charlotte Dog Rescue for the referral to work with Hazel.

Goals: Well behaved family dog who responds to basic commands, walks on a leash well, doesn't jump on strangers/ house guests (due to excitement), well behaved in public places - all while maintaining her happy, enthusiastic disposition.

Hazel worked hard during her training lessons learning all the tools of basic obedience.

Once we had those tools nailed down, we were able to utilize those tools on leash walking. It was so fun to see Hazel checking in more often on walks creating more of a connection between her and her people.

Super proud of the progress they have made and the fact they are having fun with her and even tried a new sport, dock diving!

05/20/2024

Thank you Beth Kohlbrenner and Millie for the referral to work with Steve and his family.

Goals: A well behaved dog who listens to our whole family and can interact in social settings.

Steve, the mild mannered golden retriever, brings such joy to his family.

He is playful yet knows when he needs to get his beauty sleep. He enjoys working in small segments of time. He enjoys his walks and looks forward to meeting new people.

His family has done a great job loving on him and teaching him all the good manners

05/18/2024

Thank you Carolina Pets Animal Hospital for the referral to work with Lolha a Tibetan Terrier puppy.

Lolha is a ball full of energy! She is a smart girl who enjoys learning new things.

One main goal was to work on recall so that she will recall when out in the large fenced yard with lots to sniff and smell. By the end of the lessons, we learned that “touch” was a very helpful trick to recall her! By continuing to make recall fun and rewarding, she was more inclined to recall when it truly was time to go inside

05/16/2024

Thank you Lisa Hathaway for the referral to work with Cocoa and her new family.

Cocoa is an eager to learn dog and does enjoy “work time”.

One main goal that she is still working on is appropriate settle time. This takes some time and patience with potential underlying anxiety.

This is a case of behavior modification vs obedience.

Assessing nurture vs nature, environment setting, appropriate exercise physically and mentally, and the right fit for family and dog.

05/12/2024

Happy Mother’s Day 🐾

05/11/2024

The second Saturday in May is National Dog Mom Day!

Personally, to us that is Everyday!

Post your beloved dog photo ⬇️ in the comments!

05/11/2024

Meet this bundle of fun named Boone!

When we were asked to help with this puppy the family goals were:

1. To have fun and bond with Boone.

2. To have a well behaved and good mannered dog, who listens and obeys simple commands.

3. To feel confident that Boone could be around people and other animals.

All these goals were put aside until the family could survive trying to sleep through the night, navigate potty training, and gain independence to leave their home without accidents occurring in the crate due to stress.

Puppy 🐶 Exhaustion is real. It definitely zaps some of the joy of having a puppy especially when living on house arrest to tend to a puppy non stop to gain some control, comfort,
and confidence.

Gaining headway on the original goals can be achieved now that they have overcome a difficult beginning.

It is hard going from the “perfect” senior dog to soupy that is a completely different personality.

Boone will be fantastic at agility, parkour, therapy, etc. given the right tools to succeed he will be a champ.

04/30/2024

Keeping our Charlotte community in our thoughts and prayers recognizing the fallen officers and their families who gave their lives yesterday doing their job to keep us all safe.

04/30/2024

Thank you to our fans on Nextdoor for the referral to work with Fezzik a Standard Poodle Puppy.

The main trading gosls were: Crate Training and General Obedience.

Seems straightforward enough, but not when Fezzik is adamant that crate life is not his way of life. 

He is a smart fellow and is lucky to have such a devoted family. He comes to our puppy socialization and group training classes regularly in addition to in home private lessons.

We are seeing progress and they are always open to learning.

04/28/2024

Thank you to an awesome referral from Lifetime Fitness we got to work with an amazing team…Bailey and Stephanie.

Their Goals: That Bailey will follow commands, walk nicely on a leash, and only greet people when given a command.

Bailey is an energetic young pup labrador who loves people more than life itself.

Stephanie stayed consistent and gained confidence in her handling skills with her training outside of our lessons utilizing the tools she has learned.

While Bailey is still young and energetic, she has a great foundation to continue to channel that energy when needed.

Stephanie does a wonderful job giving Bailey the opportunity to just be the playful lab that she is as well.

We look forward to having them in our group classes to continue their training together.

04/23/2024

We believe having fun with your dog 🐕 is top priority when doing obedience training classes!

04/17/2024

Thank you Cristina Friedman and fans on social media for the referral to work with Jordan.

Their goals were to get him house trained, crate trained, overall obedience (they said he eats and chews on everything that isn’t a toy!)

Jordan is an adolescent chihuahua who needs some time to warm up to people he first meets. Once he warms up to people he knows, he is a friendly little guy that enjoys being pet.

He enjoys learning new obedience commands as well as learning new fun tricks.

He made huge progress with his potty training success by using the tips and trips recommended.

We also worked on reactivity outside. This will take some time and practice. They are heading in the right direction with the new skills they have learned.

Keep up with the progress!

04/16/2024

Puppy 🐶 Social Group is always a hit!
Photo Credit goes to our Legendary Intern Annie!

04/15/2024

Thank you Kelly Lowry Edgerton for the referral to work with Lovey💜.

Training goals: Manners, Behave on leash and when greeting people in the house 🏡 and outside.

Julie initiated the call to seek training in Aug. 2023, then again mid Jan. 2024, and finally in Feb. 2024. Finally she signed up stating she wanted to focus solely on walking. Little did she know that was not in the cards. As a team, they had a lot of foundation skills to build before even thinking about going outside to walk. We always work on the handling skills first and then work with the dog.

They worked diligently over the last few months with wonderful results.

Slow and steady progress is best for this team. We can see a therapy team, in the future, no doubt in our minds.