Spooky Paws K9 Training

06/06/2024

06/06/2024

Summer, Dogs, Car Danger

Parked cars become ovens quickly
Cars magnify heat. When you step into your parked car on a hot day, the steering wheel and the seat feel like they've just emerged from an oven. This uncomfortable greenhouse effect can happen even when it's cooler outside.

On a 75-degree day, the inside of a parked car can climb to 110 degrees in minutes. In 20 minutes on a
90-degree day, the same car can get up to 130 degrees inside.

Although we humans can sweat and regulate our body temperatures, this extreme heat can still be deadly, especially for infants and toddlers. Dogs have a harder time adjusting to heat than most humans, so being stuck in a hot car can quickly become life threatening.

When the temperature rises, dogs will try to cool off by panting, and their anxiety level will likely rise in relation to their discomfort. After all, imagine wearing a fur coat in a small, 100-degree room, not knowing where you are or where your friends are. Panic can easily set in, making matters worse.

Even if certain dogs seem to tolerate warmer temperatures, they may still suffer anxiety when left alone in a car.

Open window myth
Some people crack the car windows open, thinking this will relieve any issues their furry family member
has.

However, an American Academy of Pediatrics' study found: In terms of heat-rise over time, it makes very little difference whether a car's windows are closed or partially open. In both cases, a car's interior temperature can rise approximately 40 degrees within one hour, even when the exterior temperature is only 72 degrees.

Watching for heatstroke

Heatstroke can happen within 15 minutes. Canines that are either older or very young, as well as those with health problems, are more likely to succumb to heatstroke than dogs in prime health.

One of the first signs of heatstroke can be restlessness and discomfort.

Your dog may be panting or have trouble breathing, and start to cry or bark for help.
If confusion and disorientation set in, it is critical to get your pet to their vet right away.
If lethargy takes over, it may be too late for your dog to recover.

Always remember, when it's warm outside and you need to go someplace that's not pet-friendly, let your pal enjoy all the cooler comforts of home.

How you can save lives

If you see a dog inside a hot car, call your local police department.

5 Alternatives to leaving your dog in the car
• Use a drive-thru for errands when available
• Bring a friend who can play with your dog outside while you run your errand
• Shop at pet-friendly stores where your dog is welcome to browse with you
• Eat at an outdoor café where your dog can sit with you
• Leave your dog at home where it's cool and safe

05/05/2024

So I took some of my programs out to make it a little shorter and easier. But these are my prices and service programs for my business

05/04/2024

So this is my training log for my dog training business on my IPad, I’m thinking about making binders when I start getting clients but not exactly sure yet.. it’s a slow start but it’s coming out really nicely. For any further questions or information about any of my programs feel free to contact me or private message us!

Happy training

12/10/2023

07/18/2023

Scariest dog breeds: A guide to the scariest and most intimidating dogs that you can use to keep out intruders and criminals.

05/28/2023

So Ima make this little post about something because I have people throwing fits about certain things that I do.. so Ima start off with saying

1. Yes, my son does distract my dogs or would do the same with my clients dogs. He’s a 2 year old and is autistic so he doesn’t know any better on what he should do and what not to do.. the post where my son grabbed Odin (my 4 month old dog) while he was training was because Odin was jumping and so my son thought he was playing

2. I don’t accept people who don’t hire me to train their dog(s) the point is, I can still educate them and help them with what they need help with unlike some trainers who don’t know what their talking about

3. Another thing with Odin (my dog) he does have flea allergies on his back which are being taken care of with the vet’s preferred treatment of flea medication shampoo

4. I also will not put up with the rudeness or rude comments

5. I am in college for all the dog training and working, which actually I don’t have to go to school for my training business if I don’t want too but I actually wanted to go to college

05/10/2023

Bullet’s heel is getting better

05/10/2023

Slowly getting it fixed

05/10/2023

Working on Odin’s heel

05/10/2023

Went to O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown

05/10/2023

Yesterday morning and yesterday last night

05/10/2023

Worked on “leave it” yesterday while I was eating

05/10/2023

Yesterday afternoon walk with Bullet

05/10/2023

Can’t believe how sweet and good Bullet is around my son

05/01/2023

A very important post and caption on when positive reinforcement is doing the exact opposite of what you think it's doing for your dog!

04/28/2023

Huge thanks to the National Gamekeeper's Organisation for publishing my article highlighting the inconvenient truths that the animal rights lobby refuse to acknowledge in the whole English e-collar debate

*If you are in England, Wales or Scotland and would like a copy of the pdf of this article to send on to your MP MSP, drop me a message with your email address and I'II send it to you

04/26/2023

Getting stuff together so that way I don’t have to worry about it last minute when we go to Alabama on May 4th

04/25/2023

The difference between Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs and Emotional Support Animals

04/25/2023

Lilo learning her heel