For The Love of Dogs, LLC

05/03/2024

We are thrilled to offer a convenient, effective, and personalized dog training solution designed for busy pet parents like you. Day Training provides your furry friend with the opportunity to learn and practice essential skills for a happy life in the human world. Please note that this is not a traditional doggy daycare service.

ℹ️ Day Training Details: 2415 Pilot K**b Rd, Mendota Heights, MN
📅 Available Monday through Thursday
⏰ Hours: 8:30am-5:30pm
🚗 Drop-offs: 8:30-9am
🏡 Pickups: 4-5:30pm

🐾 Program Highlights:
- Basic obedience training
- Working through distractions
- Impulse control exercises
- Age/size appropriate fitness games

🐕 Basic Obedience Includes:
- Sit
- Down
- Stay
- Recall
- Leave It
- Place
- Leash Walking

🐾 Additional Information:
- Dogs are trained individually with supervised interactions
- Rest periods include crate time
- Leash walks at nearby parks (weather permitting)

📦 Training Packages:
- One week (4 days): $400
- Two weeks (8 days): $800
- One day a week for four weeks: $400

🏊‍♂️ Private Pool Lessons:
Enhance your dog's experience with private pool lessons during day training for an additional $48/day.

📌 Space is limited, and preregistration is required. To secure your spot, please contact Gina McCuen at [email protected] or 612-552-2135.

Don't miss this pawsome opportunity to help your furry companion thrive! 🐾🌟

05/03/2024

Attention Dog Lovers!

Get ready to put your furry friend's best paw forward! For the Love of Dogs is thrilled to announce Canine Good Citizen evaluations, happening Saturday, May 18th!

Date: Saturday, May 18th

Where: For the Love of Dogs, 2415 Pilot K**b Road, Mendota Heights, MN

Time: Starting at 10:00 AM

What: Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluations

Important Details:

Evaluations will be limited to CGC and CGCA.

All CGC dogs will be evaluated first, with CGCA evaluations to follow.

It's an excellent opportunity to showcase your dog's good manners and obedience skills. Whether you're aiming for CGC certification or looking to advance to CGCA, we're here to support you every step of the way.

Spaces are limited, so be sure to secure your spot early! Let's celebrate our furry companions and their dedication to being good citizens. See you and your pup there!

Register at https://loveofdogs.dogbizpro.com/Public/Registration/Index.aspx/.

Let's wag our tails and strut our stuff together!

04/19/2024

The new matted flooring going down at For The Love of Dogs in the barn hunt rings and for St. Croix Rat Pack Barn hunt trials. Thanks to the awesome instructors, students and everyone else who came out to help. Here's the progress so far.

04/17/2024

🐾 Exciting News! 🐾

We're thrilled to announce that we've added more Barn Hunt classes to our schedule! Whether your pup is a seasoned pro or just starting out, these classes are a fantastic way to have fun and bond with your furry friend while honing their natural instincts.

Here's the upcoming schedule:

Barn Hunt Instinct and Indication
Wednesday, April 29, 2024 @ 6:00 PM
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 @ 6:15 PM
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 @ 6:15 PM
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 @ 6:15 PM
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 @ 6:15 PM

Barn Hunt Skill Building
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 @ 7:30 PM

All classes will be held at For The Love of Dogs/The Dog Tank in MENDOTA HEIGHTS. Be sure to mark your calendars and stay tuned for more dates and times!

https://loveofdogs.dogbizpro.com/.../Registra.../Index.aspx/

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04/05/2024

GET YOUR PUP READY FOR THE SEASON!!

It's such a beautiful spring day, time to get your pups ready for the upcoming season. To help with that we are offering a 15% discount on Open and Private Barn Hunt and Pool sessions. Click on the link below to book and use code: SPRING15 at check out.

This code is good through the end of May and can be used multiple times.

Schedule your appointment online For the Love of Dogs & The Dog Tank

03/18/2024

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02/10/2024

Come to The Dog Tank to get a Valentine's Day photo of your dog today or tomorrow (2/10-11)! Only $25, which includes the photo shoot and a photo of your choice.

02/05/2024

Fox News joined us again for some fun hunting. Here’s the link

Many dog breeds were created to hunt vermin and that’s the idea behind a sport that tests both a canine's nose and dexterity. Barn hunt is a combination of agility and scent work. Dogs and their handlers work as a team to locate rats that are safely held in aerated tubes and hidden in a maze of st...

01/14/2024

We still have a few openings for Basic Manners levels 1 and 2, classes beginning Saturday, January 20th.

Sign up at

Basic manners is important with any pup. Take it to the next level with our Rally class

01/08/2024

FTLOD is offering 2 sessions of run throughs the week before the February trial for Novice and Open dogs. There is a QR code on the whiteboard in the entryway that can be scanned to get to the info/signup page, or you can click on this link.

Please click the link to complete this form.

12/24/2023

Getting ready for the 12 hides of the holidays sniff and go for my students. It's going to be a lot of fun. Kai and I are so excited to be hosting this.

12/05/2023

Upcoming NADD Events in the U.S. and Canada

12/04/2023

Register for Barn Hunt Tunnels on 1/15/2024 @ 12:00 PM at For The Love of Dogs/The Dog Tank - MENDOTA HEIGHTS with --- ---

12/04/2023

The holiday selfie booth is ready for photos with your dog. This is really a great option if your dog is not a huge fan of Santa! Take a moment to snap a pic when you're at the school

12/01/2023

Back to the original LOGO!. Did you LOVE the old Dog Tank logo? Well it's back!!!!!

11/25/2023

What are people looking for in 2024 for classes?
We are looking at classes for early Mondays... Possibilities are:
Barn Hunt intro class (3 weeks or couple hour seminar)
Barn Hunt Skills class (3 week or couple hour seminar
Fit Dog/Fitness class (3 week, 6 week or couple hour seminar)
Trick Dog class (3 week)

Any other suggestions?

07/28/2023

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07/22/2023

Super fun afternoon and evening hosting and judging K9 ABC Games at For the Love of Dogs in Mendota Heights, MN. It was great to start up the games again and see all the wonderful teams enjoying themselves. Thanks to co-host Kristin Powell and to all the great volunteers for making it such a successful time.

06/14/2023

K9 ABC Games are back! Registration is open for July 21st, 2023 at For The Love of Dogs in Mendota Heights, MN. To learn more about K9 ABC Games, go to www.k9abcgames.net

The premium is available at: https://mnwik9trials.wixsite.com/events/k9-abc-games
(scroll down if you don't see it immediately)

05/25/2023

Photo collection by Twin Eyes Photography

04/24/2023

Announcing another great Barn Hunt seminar with Alisha Riel.... Distance & Speed. May 15th @ 12pm.

Here is the link to register.
https://loveofdogs.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/events.aspx?event=2488

04/24/2023

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03/06/2023

Novice and Intermediate Rat Games Trial this weekend still has room! Use this link to sign up! https://form.jotform.com/230405714902044

03/02/2023

Having Tunnel Trouble in Barn Hunt? We are hosting a Tunneling seminar on March 13th @ 1pm. Here is the link for registration.

Register for Lucky Tunnels Seminar on 3/13/2023 @ 1:00 PM at For The Love of Dogs/The Dog Tank - MENDOTA HEIGHTS with --- ---

02/27/2023

Photo collection by Twin Eyes Photography