Saige's Way Dog Training LLC

04/22/2025

Well guys, if you haven’t heard already. My little girl has bone cancer. My Saige Grace. Gosh I’m not even sure what to type really. It’s a strange place to be in for me.

After I heard the news that I suspected, I went into complete action mode. There’s just no time to fall apart, we got lovin’ to do amongst other things. So many things are happening at once right now.

I am finally getting my own property here in Pennsylvania. My offer was just accepted on my dream place a few days ago. Hopefully the inspections go smoothly and we get in. My dying wish is that Saige makes it to this house. She got to put a proper inspection on the place though, so that’s good.

I’m also preparing my 3 year old Belgian malinois for a Mondioring National competition on May 16th.

EVERYTHING is happening at once and as much as it is a lot, it is right and we’re moving along with it. All I’ve wanted is my own property but I kept moving states and the banks need you to prove yourself for at least two years in one spot and I am finally staying put.

It’s time for Saige to settle into her home base ❤️ my most beautiful and special girl. She’s doing really well currently. I’ve got a bunch of great supplements, keto diet (all meat fish eggs zero carb) and she’s on the fenbendazole protocol to hopefully slow the cancer down. I’m not losing hope and she sure hasn’t, she’s happy to be here and ready for anything.

04/03/2025

Hey Facebook!! This post is just for yall. I wanted to apologize for not being so active here on Facebook. I have been mainly posting videos on my TikTok which is . I have over 600,000 followers on my TikTok and my business survives off of my TikTok following. I receive clients from TikTok and only TikTok! It’s wild to even believe that an app keeps me afloat.

I have been in my new location in western Pennsylvania for two years now. It’s scary moving to a new place and not knowing if I’ll make it but the last year has been my most busy year in 9 years since starting Saige’s Way.

I sometimes disappear from social media completely when I get overwhelmed with work. But I always come back!! I am also quite active on my Instagram which is .

I plan to start posting my videos here on facebook as well. I see all of you who are here following along on Facebook. Some of you have been here for SO many years and that means a lot to me. Thanks for being here. If you want to see many other videos of mine, head over to my TikTok and Instagram. Or just stick around here and I’ll see ya soon.

Saige is in the wagon here. She’s 13 years old now!! She’s got some major arthritis that developed recently and she’s having a really hard time getting around. I hope to and pray that we can get her back in walking order. She’s still very much alive but her body is tired. I’m determined as all hell. But in the meantime, she won’t get left behind. She LOVES riding in that wagon and smelling all the smells.

Anyway, I hope yall have a beautiful day and a beautiful week and I love yall.

04/01/2025

This is what is on my mind most often these days. The fact that our brains are wired for survival in a world of scarcity. And a world of scarcity is not the world that we live in today.

We live in a world full of overwhelming abundance. Yet why does life still seem hard? We don’t have to fear that we may not come across a deer to feed the family. And there’s no shortage of dopamine fixes. Cell phones, TV, foods, drugs, alcohol, ni****ne. We should be happy with constant access to comfort & potent forms of the “happy chemical” called dopamine right? Wrong. We’re overwhelming our reward system. We’re not wired to be rewarded so much, it throws off our natural balance. Today’s culture tells us we should never be in pain and if you are then something is wrong. People go through so much pain trying to avoid pain. There’s often no mental calluses built on pain so the smallest amount now gets the name, trauma.

Why am I talking about all of this on a dog training page? Because I see the same sad world created for dogs. Sure, they don’t have cell phones but they’re often overindulged. They live indoors, comfy beds with an abundance of food delivered to them multiple times per day. Often dog owners avoid any opportunity for their dog to feel any sense of struggle/pain/stress. And when the dog steps outside pulling at the end of the 6ft leash like they’re running for their life and/or they explode when they see other dogs and people. The veterinarian, behaviorist and/or internet says something is wrong with that dog & tells you that this pill and/or more rewards/treats will do the trick.

There’s nothing wrong with them, there’s everything wrong with their daily life. Besides the important fact that they need to get outside more often on more than a 6tf long leash. They need some sense of struggle/pain and less rewards/constant comfort. They deserve to be told no in a way that makes sense to them when they’re doing unacceptable things. Yes it may hurt their feelings, that’s okay! Being humbled is only clarity. When a dog can acknowledge their limitations and imperfections, they gain a clearer, more realistic understanding of themselves and the world around them.

03/29/2025

Ohhhhhh German Shepherds. The loudest, goofiest and often neurotic dogs. Nothing wrong with a splash of neuroticism, we all have some level of it. I try not to do favorites but it never fails that the German shepherds end up catching my heart in some kinda special shepherd magic way. This is Utah. He just finished his 4 week board and train program and went home today. When you hear “ball in a china shop”, I don’t think that phrase would have done him justice. His owners weren’t able to take him anywhere, hard to handle around the house, he hu**ed the teenagers and other dogs obsessively and he was all sorts of explosive at the end of the leash towards people and other dogs. He was just a strong 100lb boy that did not know what to do with himself, plus he just wants to party all the time. I don’t blame him, I like to party too. He was frustrated, a little insecure and lacked social skills. Just a young air head with the absolute best of intentions. Now through training he’s got the simple things figured out (no more exploding, no more not taking no for an answer in social situations, off leash recall and all that jazz) and his owners are super excited to have him back and include him in as many things as they can. I miss this ding d**g already. My job means the world to me. It means the world to me that people trust me with “their Saige”, I don’t know how to express how that makes me feel but it’s something special.

12/25/2024

🎄 Merry Christmas from Niagara Falls!! 🎄

10/08/2024

REAL dogs wear matching Winnie the Pooh collars 😏

08/31/2024

Javelin!! Happy 3rd Birthday!! I feel so lucky to have this boy. He’s the sweetest malinois I know. He’s got impressive speed that gives me multiple heart attacks. He’s so clear headed and smart. Sweet heart of gold with the right kind of edge. I bet I’ll be searching for another like him for the rest of my life. Saige and Angel love him more than I ever could’ve imagined they would. He’s brought so much life to all 3 of us. No ragrets on this addition. Love you buddy ❤️

07/14/2024

There’s something special about hanging out with a senior dog. They’re wise. They tend to be more wise than we realize. They recognize all the words I never actively taught them. They have so much understanding of the world that you genuinely feel like you’re hanging out with your friend vs walking your child. This man right here, 10 years of life experience, he’s been the one to surprise me the most. He’s shown me that he knows more than I think he does time and time again. I’d hand him the keys and let him drive if I could. I will always be the one to care for and protect my dogs vs thinking they should protect me but there truly comes a time when it feels like we’re equally taking care of each other, a real team. He plays his part and I play mine. Love you Angel boy ❤️

05/14/2024

05/10/2024

Courage is fear of a different sort. You can use your fear to defeat your fear, you just have to be afraid of the right things. The stoics talked about this a lot. It’s beneath human dignity to be afraid of things they shouldn’t be afraid of. It is a unique human failing to not be afraid of things that they should be. Most people are not afraid of the right things. -Orion Taraban

04/08/2024

We ready 😎

03/23/2024

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.
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01/31/2024

“All of a sudden my dog attacked my other dog”. The first thing I find myself asking that person is how old are they and what is the s*x of each dog. There are countless dogs I’ve known that were great with other dogs before the age of one or two and then they begin to change. The change typically starts happening around 1.5-2.5 years old. That’s when they’re reaching maturity; coming into who they are. Many of the “all of a sudden aggression” calls that I get from people tend to be two dogs of the same s*x and/or the aggressor is reaching maturity. We’re continually getting to know our dogs. Now it is also very common that signs go unnoticed at a young age but sometimes maturity really can just creep up on ya. It’s important to recognize that at a young age, your dog may be awesome with most dogs and by the time they reach maturity, they may become very dog selective. Every dog is dog selective regardless but the levels of selectiveness vary. Dog selective simply means that your dog doesn’t love every single dog, dogs have good matches and dogs have bad matches. If you’re getting a second dog, choose a dog of the opposite s*x. It’s natural for same s*x to butt heads. Yes, it works out fine sometimes but why chance it? Let’s also talk about a dog who is nervous of people. At a young age, they may not use their teeth to get people away but with maturity that could change. Dogs gain confidence with age. A nervous dog who’s gone unheard for too long may end up speaking with their teeth once they gain enough confidence to do it. What I mean by gone unheard is, biting can be prevented if you have a keen eye on how your dog feels about being touched. The dog that’s gone unheard is the dog who has been pushed past their limit too many times until they finally need to stand up for themselves. I would say this happens with children a lot. Dogs don’t tend to enjoy children as much as many people think. They just tolerate them and some can only tolerate them for so long. Do you have a story relating to this run on topic that I just blabbered about? I and I’m sure others would find value in hearing it :)

01/19/2024

Saige judges me for some of my bright ideas but she says that getting a malinois and moving to PA were two of my best ideas yet.