Hayes K9 LLC

12/19/2024

Sophie is 5 months new to the world and so sweet! On top of her foundational obedience we are potty training. A few things we are working on is a tone recall for their property, bed stays, and door manners.

12/14/2024

Is Sophie not the cutest pup around?! She is here for private obedience training.🖤

11/28/2024

I am wishing all of you a happy and safe Thanksgiving! 🍁🦃
I appreciate every single one of you for your support and encouragement throughout this year.
🐕With nearly 17 years of training experience and doing it as a hobby I decided in January to officially open Hayes K9 and I couldn’t have done it without you!
It’s been a year of growth and opportunity and we have outgrown our little home on a 1/4 acre, but until we find the perfect property to better serve more dogs and their families I will continue to do my best to serve you where I am at.
Again thank you for your support, encouragement and above all your faith in me to care for and train your furbabies.
I look forward to 2025 and all it holds.
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I am taking the rest of 2024 off from private train and stays but am still doing house calls. 🥰

11/09/2024

Bodie is here for the weekend! 🥰🖤

11/08/2024

Yesterday’s handoff goes down as one of my all time favorites. The kiddos were just so excited about walking their pups and playing with them with the flirt pole toy. It was really special to see.

11/06/2024

One of my favorite things will always be teaching busy working breeds how to relax. This is often something that does not happen naturally for them, and if not reinforced can lead to an array of unwanted behaviors one being separation anxiety.
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Once they are able to switch off on their own without being asked to do so is such a beautiful moment.
Here they are amongst a busy home of kids playing, breakfast cooking they chose to go relax each in their own spots. They have learned it’s ok to rest and they are sooo much happier and less anxious for doing so. This is something many people can imitate through a solid down stay command, but cannot be duplicated. Their mindset and state of being while resting is key.

These two were some of the most active pups 4 weeks ago. They both had some pretty high FOMO, constantly pacing and following everyone, reactive to both people and dogs.
Holly the Labrador was able to settle if crated but Ranger poor guy found it even hard to settle in a crate because he just wanted to pace around all day. It has taken nearly the entire 4 weeks for Ranger to learn to settle and the moment it clicked it nearly brought me to tears. Behavior modification is a slow process that requires a lot of patience. Their are great days and then their are days when you question your abilities. Consistency is key.
Ranger is also learning to be independent away from Holly and not be so reliant on her presence to dictate his own behavior.

These two have put in a lot of hard work and repetitions the last 4 weeks and I am super proud of them. I look forward to their hand off tomorrow and teaching their owners how to uphold their progress and continue on this new phase together with them.

11/04/2024

10/31/2024

All tuckered out.

10/22/2024

We are working on all the bed stays and door manners. One thing I always train is that an open door or crate is not an invitation for you to walk or bolt through it. They must wait for your release. ➖➖➖This is a great boundary to train which in turn can help keep your dog & others safe. I’ve seen too many dogs bolting past their owners out the front door right into the street. 😫😭

10/20/2024

Holly working through reactivity too like her brother Ranger, just a different method.
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Holly is VERY food motivated so I am using that to my advantage. She is doing GREAT and I think she’s ready for a more public environment. 🫶🏼

10/19/2024

Jax is a proud graduate of Hayes K9 Academy today. It’s been an absolute pleasure getting to know him and build a relationship with him.
Jax had some pretty LARGE emotions about children and even adult men or loud environments when joining and now he has proven to remain calm and confident.
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Jax is a great example on why you teach your children boundaries around dogs, not all dogs want you to run up on them and pet them. Yes he is absolutely stunning but it’s not a good enough reason to fulfill your need to pet.
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Always advocate for your dogs, it’s not rude to tell people to not approach and it’s absolutely ok for your dog to not want to be friends with everyone or every dog they meet, in fact it’s absurd to even think that in my opinion. …just as you aren’t friends with everyone you meet. Should your dog be able to remain neutral, yes… but to carry out new interactions with everyone or dog is a whole different matter. Balance is key.

Jax wasn’t even able to be around busy areas in the beginning he was so nervous of all the noise and movement and would be at the end of his line reacting trying to create more space. He has made such huge improvements and he has been successfully going everywhere with me as we work on his stressors and he has been able to stay relaxed and calm in new environments. I am confident with continued threshold training with his handler he will only continue to improve.