The Composed Canine Dog Training

10/24/2025

Nails! 🐾

Keeping your dog’s nails trimmed is an essential part of good animal husbandry — and it’s also a great opportunity for training with every session.

When nails get too long, it can feel like walking in high heels all the time, affecting your dog’s comfort and posture. Nail care is important for every dog, but especially for our more timid pups — we want them to feel stable, confident, and strong on their feet.

This was Mochi’s very first nail session, and she handled it like a champ! 💪✨

10/13/2025

The picture vs how we take the picture 💩

Mochi is starting week 2 of her board and train!

09/24/2025

There are tons of benefits from training your dog:
✔️ Taking them everywhere is a pleasure, not a burden
✔️ Their state of mind is healthier and more emotionally balanced
✔️ You get compliments on their behavior instead of dirty looks

But my favorite is that it makes taking cute pictures so much easier 🤪

09/18/2025

Zoro is in for some refresher training today!

Loose leash walking is one of the main reasons a lot of people reach out to a dog trainer but can be one of the hardest skills for dogs to learn and maintain.

We don't just teach dogs to "not pull," we teach them to be attentive and where we want them to be.

We balance that with off leash fulfillment so they still get to run and sniff and be silly and have fun - when it's appropriate.

09/04/2025

E-collar training is a great tool for many dogs to build in a communication system that leads to off leash freedom and reliability.

I find this to be a much better form of exercise for many dogs rather than a walk around the neighborhood.

08/28/2025

A little heeling, a little auto-sitting to start the day off with Mr Zoro.

If you'd like your dog to look like this on walks, shoot me a message 😎

08/28/2025

Greet your neighbor!

Group class is where all the training comes together for both owners and dogs, and helps to prepare for real life scenarios!

08/27/2025

It fills my cup to know that Josh Wiggins is a die-hard swifty. Don't let him deny it.

Oh, and also has solid advice here.

08/22/2025

Baby Bambi finding her groove as a gym pup

08/15/2025