Pawsitive K-9 Behavior School

08/09/2024

Help peanut find a home! She is the sweetest!

12/21/2023

Now offering daycare!

Our daycare will be a combination of walks, social time, neutral relaxation time, and rest time. The play groups will be small to ensure dogs are appropriately paired by size and play style.

Adult daycare is Wednesdays. You will receive a specific drop off time between 8-9 and pick up time between 4:30-5:30. There are limited spots available. In order to ensure compatibility and determine play groups, all dogs must complete a meet and greet before they can come. Daycare will begin on 1/10 and will normally be $65/ day but for the month of January will be $55/day.

Puppy Daycare will be on Fridays starting 1/5. You will receive a specific drop off time between 8-9 and pick up time between 4:30-5:30. There are limited spots available. In order to ensure compatibility and determine okay groups, all dogs must complete a meet and greet before they can come. Puppy daycare will be $45/day but for the month of January will be $35/day.

To enroll you can text 412.849.4690, email [email protected] or send a direct message.

Pre-register for 4 days of daycare and get the 5th for free.

12/20/2023

Christmas Giveaway! The winner will get 2 toys, 2 bags of treats(mindful of allergies and intolerances), 2 p**p bags, a treat pouch, a collapsible dog dish, 2 chews and….. 4 FREE days of daycare (eligible in January and February only)

To be entered into the drawing:
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Winner will be picked 12/27

11/10/2023

We know that Victor is a popular brand of dog food and want to make sure everyone who may be affected by this recall is made aware.

11/01/2023

‼️BIG ANNOUNCEMENT‼️

With great pride we congratulate our Head Trainer, Maureen, on her recent graduation from NePoPo® New Gold School. This prestigious certification program requires a significant amount of study and dedication, travel to multiple states, and written and practical exams. Graduation from the program makes her one of only a handful of NePoPo® certified trainers in the tri-state area. The NePoPo® certification and training method is recognized worldwide for its ethics, adaptability, and results. The training approach was developed by Bart and Michael Bellon and has been used for decades by pet owners, working dog handlers, and sport trainers.

If you’re a current client, look out for an upcoming announcement regarding some new training opportunities and adjustments to our current schedule. If you are considering training for your dog, contact us today to find out more about our programs!

Congratulations Maureen!

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10/18/2023

Let’s take a moment to appreciate this little hound dog! Meet Peggy, she is taking pointers from Nash on how to be the best hound dawg! She’s enrolled in our puppy preschool and she moving right along! She is learning to work around lots of distractions and smells. With Nash as an example at school she’ll be superstar in no time!

10/13/2023

Meet Gypsy! She’s wild at heart with the sweetest soul! She started her first day of her puppy preschool yesterday! She’s learning lots of new things, including how to be the best little sister, greeting people appropriately and walking nice on a leash! We have high hopes for this little girl!

09/21/2023

Our favorite cases are the misfits! 💙 we loving helping to rehabilitate pups to help them find a good home!

07/04/2023

Happy 4th July! Merlin wants to remind everyone to enjoy their hotdogs!

There is still time to get signed up with our special package price in honor of America 247th birthday!

06/30/2023

4th of July Special!

We are celebrating Americas 247th birthday by running a special now through 7/7. $247 off our puppy preschool and Kamp k9 packages and 24.7% off our private lesson packages! Email [email protected] for more information or to sign up!

Happy 4th weekend and stay safe!

06/24/2023

She is sweet, spunky and fun! Looking for her furever home!

06/04/2023

A huge congratulations is in order for Trainer Maureen. She just completed and passed a very difficult and challenging certification program. She spent the last couple days in Missouri taking in a great deal of knowledge from one of the best in the business. Maureen we are so proud of you. Your continued hard work, dedication and love for this job continues to pay off! We can’t wait to see the new things you’ve learned and implement them into our program!

05/28/2023

Some helpful holiday weekend advice from our friends at Rivers Veterinary Urgent Care. While holiday picnics can be fun for everyone, remember to set you pup up for success with their training goals and give them a break from the festivities!

03/14/2023

As a parent of two legged and four legged children, you are responsible for making sure that both the twos and the fours are ok with the interactions between them. Just because your dog is the best dog in the world does not mean that it is going to be the best dog in the world with every kid nor is every kid going to be treated the same by every dog.

Please, do not put your kid or your dog in an unhealthy situation where one or the other will end up injured or possibly dead. Pay attention and respect the dogs boundaries and keep your kids and your dogs in check and everyone will be better off for it.

03/14/2023

Archie is helping with office work! 💙
We will miss seeing Archie weekly as he graduates the play and train today but look forward to seeing him in privates and group class 🐾

03/08/2023

We can’t wait for Gunther to start at the end of the month in the play and train program! 🥹🐾💙

02/22/2023

Excellent article and food for thought!

New post in NADOI Member Fran Jewell's blog, No Bones About It.

https://nadoi.org/blogpost/2061320/485609/Is-There-Such-a-Thing-as-the-Untrainable-Dog

02/17/2023

Family Friday!💙We had the best day at the Upper Saint Clair Health Fair! We are so appreciative of them inviting us 🐾

02/08/2023

🌟 M E E T • S A M M I 🌟 she is 16 weeks old and a Heinz 57 mutt working on basic puppy skills…… and also being a cute dynamite little girl 💕 🐾

01/23/2023

Today we honor Pippin. Pip-a-roo, Pippy Boy, Skippy Pip. We toast to a dog who trusted, inspired, taught, and loved us. Pippin was a source of laughter, joy, and at times, stress. He had an unimaginable zest for life, and did all things with exuberance. He was our very own bouncy, flouncy, made out of springs Tigger.

We will always remember his utter enthusiasm for training. He loved to work and while he didn’t exactly know how to play when he first arrived, he quickly developed his own game of tossing stuffed toys as high in the air as possible then racing to catch them before they landed. He was fast, and loved few things more than creating his own steeplechase courses in the yard, running at full speed and leaping over rocks, bushes, and patio furniture. He loved to explore with his nose and was a natural at scent games. He would get super excited when the Nosework supplies came out to play, and you could hear his nose working a mile a minute. We set goals for him that included competing in Nosework and agility. While Pippin cautiously enjoyed meeting people, he was a dog’s dog. He had a few besties that he loved playing with but was always up for making new four legged friends. He was a connoisseur of produce and while he thought celery was a waste, he thoroughly enjoyed carrots, apples, and snap peas.

Pippin was heavily motivated by affection, and loved to be curled up against someone he loved, or even better, sitting in their lap. He would snuggle in and nuzzle for pets. He loved to cuddle and always somehow managed to compress himself into a tiny ball to fit on your lap or next to you.

Pippin came to us as a surrender case. Not even a year old, he arrived under socialized and overwhelmed with a bite history. We saw incredible progress within the first few weeks that gave up reason to believe that he was a good candidate for rehabilitation. He loved working, was open to building relationships, and quickly settled into a routine that he enjoyed. It became apparent after a few months that Pip was a dog that needed a specific type of home that was able to help him be successful by continual training and management of situations. For that reason he became part of Bridget’s pack. Quickly fitting into their rhythm and thriving.

Through the summer Pip took countless trips to South Park and enjoyed exploring, but regarded the newly opened Cascades with cautious suspicion. Water was his nemesis. Rain, baths, even a quick wipe down, he hated being wet. Winter proved that he hated to be cold just as much, but would tolerate it for a play session with a dog friend. He enjoyed Christmas presents and treats and while he hated the themed holiday bandannas, he was a good sport for photo shoots.

Despite daily work and training, he continued to randomly display aggressive behaviors, and was always carefully managed. After an unprovoked attack resulted in bites on his two most trusted people, we had to acknowledge the hard truth that he would never be safe. We will never know what combination of genetics and his start in life made him so unique. To be honest, it doesn’t matter. His bites continued to escalate in severity, even in the absence of any trigger. As trainers, we believe that every dog deserves a chance to be rehabilitated and Pippin had more opportunities afforded to him than many other dogs. We also have an ethical responsibility to prioritize the safety of people and recognize when a dog is not able to be rehabilitated. After his most recent incident we consulted with fellow professionals and trusted veterinarians and they confirmed what we already knew. We took a few days to allow him to enjoy all of his favorite things, and sample some delectable new foods. With the aid of the Rivers staff, he peacefully crossed the Bridge knowing he was loved.

Sharing this is not easy for us and we understand that we may face some questions, but we felt it was important to be honest. We know we did everything we could to help him and we choose to celebrate the joy Pippin brought to our lives and honor him with love. Our Foster to Train fund will be renamed in his memory. Skipity Pip, Pippy Boy, Pipperoni, we love you. Run fast and free beyond the bridge where we trust that we will see you again.

01/11/2023

We’re ready for all of the cuddles, love, and cute pups that 2023 has in store for us! 💙🐾 To our new clients, thank you for trusting your pups with us. To our old clients, thanks for stickin around! — Cheers to 2023 and lots of treats and training! 🦴🖤

01/06/2023

Now you can wear and represent us all of the time! Head to our stories to grab some gear! 🌟💙 🐾

01/05/2023

Christmas Puppy Special 🎅🏼💙🎄Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to train that cute little puppy that Santa delivered😋

12/08/2022

And then, it was a party of 7 🥳💖 Owner and head trainer, Bridget, and her significant other are expecting a baby girl this May! 🎀 Some of you may have noticed Bridgets absence the last couple of weeks. This pregnancy hasn’t been easy on her, but she’s slowly getting back to normal and is excited to get back to working with our amazing clients and pups! Greyson can’t wait to have a little sister to help with all of the dogs! And we can’t wait to spoil this precious new addition in May!💕

11/29/2022

11/25/2022

you’re not going to want to miss out on this! 🤩💙 like and share to spread the word!🐾

11/25/2022

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11/21/2022

we had the best time lovin up on these boys and our other pups over the weekend at the Pittsburgh Pet Expo🐾💙

11/18/2022

We are all set up and ready for the ! Come find us by our friends in aisle 900. We can’t wait to see new and old friends this year.