Grunt Style Canine Training

01/14/2026

Apollo (one of our adoptable dogs) doing some obedience around the group.

01/14/2026

You think your goal cares that you’re tired? Overwhelmed? It doesn’t.
When you perish, there will be someone ready to fill the exact spot you worked so hard to reach.

So why do it?

Because it was never about the spot.
It’s about me.

Can I endure this?
Can I carry the weight without excuses?
Can I stay honest when quitting would be easier—and justified?

And I can assure you—whoever fills that spot after me will have earned it.

The goal doesn’t care.
I do.

01/09/2026

Movement Through Play

As my training begins to look like insanity, it’s worth saying this plainly:
I didn’t build the engine by slamming the pedal to the floor.

I had to humble myself to where I was. I struggled to develop discipline. I missed days. I doubted the plan. And then, somewhere along the way, I stopped trying to train and started to simply exist inside the movements.

Walking. Riding. Carrying weight. Breathing.
No theatrics. No heroics. Just showing up and letting the body learn again.

This philosophy mirrors how I train dogs and how I move through my days. I don’t force outcomes—I create environments where progress becomes inevitable. Repetition without panic. Effort without chaos. Play, not punishment.

The last four days are a good example.

The past three days were spent under the weight of my ruck, slowly accumulating five miles a day. Nothing rushed. Just presence under load—letting the body remember how to carry itself.

Today shifted shape.
Fifteen miles on the bike, broken into three quiet sessions.
Five miles walking, no weight, just moving because movement felt right.

None of it was forced. None of it was chased.

Yes, it’s a lot of effort.
Yes, I fall asleep the moment my head hits the pillow because I’m on E.
And yes, I still wrestle with the brutality of my own inner voice.

But this isn’t burnout. It’s alignment.

There’s a difference between grinding yourself into dust and allowing work to shape you. Play doesn’t mean easy—it means sustainable. It means curiosity instead of fear. It means trusting that consistency, not intensity, is what builds something that lasts.

This is how I’ve always trained dogs. This is how I’m learning to train myself. You don’t dominate the process—you cooperate with it. You give the nervous system room to trust. You let adaptation arrive instead of demanding it.

What looks unstructured is often deeply intentional.
What looks easy is usually earned.

And when the head finally hits the pillow and sleep comes instantly, that’s not collapse—that’s the body saying:

Yes. This works but we have the capacity to carry it and then some.

01/08/2026

I’ve been running a program with Carlos and Alexa (pictured), and I’ve loved the results.

Carlos drops off in the morning for a lesson, I handle structure and management during the day, and he returns for another lesson in the evening. The consistency has produced tremendous progress.

Right now, my capacity limits how often I can offer this format. To keep results high and dogs cared for properly, I have to be selective about what programs I run at any given time.

Thank you for patience,
Joshua

01/08/2026

Apollo shining during my lesson yesterday!

01/07/2026

01/07/2026

To whoever it was that just called me,

My watch answered the call, and the “f’ing hell” you heard uttered was not directed at you. You see. I was stepping off the assault bike when you called and my legs were cooked. I spent the morning rucking, another part riding, and I was about to finish up with more walking. That was a defeated announcement because there’s still an entire day ahead.

01/06/2026

This guy is just… happy.

He wakes up smiling.
Tail already moving.
Ready to go do something — anything.

He loves to play. Fetch, tug, being part of whatever’s happening. He does well around other dogs and settles easier once he’s had a chance to burn some energy.

He’s been passed around more than he should have been, but it didn’t harden him. If anything, he still looks at people like they’re worth trusting.

He’s not complicated.
He doesn’t need a “project.”
He just needs someone who wants a dog to share life with — walks, routines, quiet nights, all of it.

If you’re looking for a solid companion who brings good energy into the room, this might be your guy.

Message us if you want to meet him.

01/03/2026

01/03/2026

Apollo (the dog heeling) is one of our adoptable dog and you can check him out through Krewe De Rescue. If you’d like, ask me. I would love to tell you more about this sweet energetic boy.

01/02/2026

Consistency has always been my compass.

That’s how I’ve avoided the herd mentality throughout my career—not by reacting faster, but by staying longer. By trusting what I can measure when emotions try to rewrite the story. By silencing the noise and listening for the quieter signal underneath—the one that’s been calling me forward long before this chapter began.

And now, I understand the cost.

If it required everything—one hundred percent, or more—I was willing to give it. Not with the expectation of reward, but with the understanding that some efforts don’t come with guarantees. Some paths don’t end in permission or applause. They end in clarity.

Not every outcome is written into the books.

Sometimes the only thing you earn is the knowledge that you showed up completely. That you didn’t hedge. That you didn’t wait for certainty to move first. That you removed regret as a variable, even if the result never materialized.

That price was worth paying.

Because whether the door opens or not, I can live with this outcome. I did everything imaginable. I left nothing untouched.

And that is the cost.

12/31/2025

Again, with this Idiot (think Dwight from The Office when you say it)- the barking is to push me for reward. I encourage it and it also keeps him from leaking in the heel.