Complete K-9 Academy, Inc.

02/07/2025

Owen wrote a training manual for all dogs but mostly for “Bear” who graduated today. If you need a reminder of the rules, here’s your sign. 🤪🤪🤪🦮🦮🦮🗣️🥾📺🛻🛋️

02/04/2025

Bear on his second off site lesson. Elevator behavior is on his list of challenges to address, and was the only reason we ventured to the mall tonight. Bear behaved like a perfect gentleman, putting to use his training and his trust in me. Elevators were handled beautifully, stairs were mastered and people were ignored. His anxiety, while being transported is also not noticeable anymore.

Overall I couldn’t be more pleased with how much Bear is allowing himself to be influenced positively by these changes.

We took a bunch of videos for his owners too, where they can see the steps I take in managing him, before he reaches the unmanageable stage. The key with his type of anxious brain is to teach him to focus on a task and demand he executes it perfectly. Then flood him with opportunities and be 3 steps ahead of the bad choices and reward all the correct ones. Correcting the very beginning of the loading up process and not the explosion is how I can help Bear learn to prioritize better.

I’m proud of him tonight!

02/03/2025

Bruce and Leo. Leo Has a major explosive dog and aggression and human aggression when what he claims as his space is entered. Today was his third On Site lesson and it was time for some come to Jesus.
Bruce and my boot camper Bear got to help and represent the non reactive, calm and chill club, which was exactly what Leo needed to practice his new moves around. It was a workout dealing with his antics, but we made fantastic progress.

02/01/2025

The three stooges!

02/01/2025

“Bear” on his first off site adventure to the ice cream shop. This handsome boy is in the Behavioral Rehabilitation Boot Camp and car rides and restaurant outings have been an absolute dramatic fiasco for him. He whines so intensely, he practically screams begging and demanding attention from people, as well as losing his mind if in an elevator and another dog comes in.
So far he’s done fantastic, has calmed down quickly and whined a tolerable amount. His obedience is improving enough for us to do socialization with dogs in my kennel and off site work already. This is day 5 out of 11 for him and I can’t to see all he’ll accomplish here.
He’s a very sweet boy, sensible and sensitive, albeit lacking confidence. He seems to be trusting me rather quickly and falling in line willingly.

01/17/2025

We took Bruce for a long walk, in our favorite spot. It rained the whole time and we got soaked. It was fun to discover new parts of the trail. I’m constantly seeking the unbeaten path when in the forest. Seeing it in the rain, on a gloomy afternoon made it extra magical. And sharing it with my boys is just the best.

01/14/2025

R.I.P. Harley

Loved by the Limoncelli family in Myakka City, FL and trained by me as a young girl.

Her mommy said it best below… we will miss you so much Harley! Run now, run free of all the earthly weights. Find my Dobergang and join their shenanigans.

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01/12/2025

Our Bruce helping yet another socially awkward dog make a friend. Max and Bruce.

01/12/2025

Max the Dachshund and I have a soft spot for each other. He is not receiving any special treatment while boarding with me. Not at all! 🤪

Heat is on in the building, he’s wearing his jacket, has his car seat on top of the dog cot in the kennel, and a blanket to burry under. 🥰

01/04/2025

Latest graduate is “Zyla”, a 5 mo old intact female Rottweiler from Bradenton, FL.

I’ve enjoyed watching her blossom into a beautiful and smart young lady. Her and Bruce are best friends and he’s helped a lot in her training and socialization. She’ll be back for boarding and daycare often as she’s a neighbor.

Congratulations to the Puskas family, but especially to Teresa who did all the practicing away from our sessions.

12/31/2024

Bruce and his cousins Murray & Orlo out and about with the whole family. He’s a magnet for little kids.

12/30/2024

Brags!!! 🎉🥳🎈

Baby Bruce’s photo was selected to be in the Bridgeport Equipment 2025 calendar.

We got our copy today, unfortunately it’s SOLD OUT.

12/29/2024

The three stooges.

Harper, Bella & Bruce.

Someone has wished for girlfriends from Santa because they keep coming and they all love him.

12/27/2024

Harper and Bruce.

12/24/2024

Happy holidays!

12/23/2024

Latest evaluations.

“Zyla”, a Rotty from Bradenton, who’s now almost finished with Levels 1 & 2 On Site.
“Leo”, a GSD from Sarasota, who’ll be starting 1 & 2 On Site in Jan, 2025.
“Bella”, a Dobe from Bradenton, who’s halfway through Levels 1 & 2 On Site.
“Banjo”, a mix from Sarasota, who’ll be starting Levels 1 & 2 On Site this week.
“Ivy”, a PWD from Sarasota, whom I evaluated yesterday and a decision hasn’t been made yet.

12/21/2024

True story. Been saying/seeing and experiencing this for a long time. It is an unpopular opinion indeed.

Everything starts with the foundation. The foundation of a purposefully bred, temperamentally sound puppy, whose parents were very much the same.
Sure mixed breeds, accidental litters and backyard bred dogs can have fantastic disposition, but that’s more like playing the lottery. Much depends on how much risk you are willing to assume.

While we all know that dogs are often afraid/unsure/nervous around things that are novel — thus my consistent emphasis on proper socialization/exposure — there’s also an enormous reluctance/denial that many have embracing the hard, cold, unforgiving reality of genetics.

And I get it. If a pup or dog is dealt an unlucky and unfavorable hand genetically, it’s certainly not the dog’s fault, and it certainly feels unfair. But as sad and unfair as this genetic deal may be, it doesn’t dissolve into the ether simply because we don’t like it.

Are there things to be done, both with training and proper socialization, which can improve a pup/dog’s ability to better navigate their world? Absolutely. But is that “ceiling” of progress determined by the pup/dog’s genetics? 100%. Even if you don’t like hearing it.

Here’s the thing that very few want to honestly face: genetically robust/resilient dogs will also encounter novel things they are afraid/unsure/nervous about, but these dogs will quickly overcome these challenges. They will encounter, assess, and very quickly move on. Dogs who are less genetically robust/resilient will struggle with the same novel encounters to a far greater degree, and their ability to completely resolve their concerns and no longer be impacted by them will be determined far more by how they’re wired than by the work done with them.

Yep, all the socialization work in the world won’t make a highly unstable dog highly stable, or a moderately unstable dog perfectly stable. Whether we like it or not, the genetics trump the work.

Once again, does this mean the less lucky dogs have no room to grow, or can’t make huge strides? Of course not. But to ignore the realities that genetics play is to be extremely foolish, and delusional — and serves neither dog nor owner.

12/14/2024

New biothane leashes and tabs have arrived.
A perfect gift for the dog lover in your family.
Leashes are 3/4 x 4’ and 1/2” x 4’ with O ring in the handle. Available in a rainbow of colors. $30.00 & $20.00.

Tabs are 3/4” x 6” & 1/2” x 5” available in black and safety orange. $10 & $7.00.

Order via the website or message me.