Kovas’s Legacy Dog Training

Kovas’s Legacy Dog Training Private obedience training, behavior assessment and modification, service dog training and testing
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I couldn’t help myself…even on vacation if I see an owner struggling I’m going to stop and offer advice. Annie is a 9-mo...
12/20/2024

I couldn’t help myself…even on vacation if I see an owner struggling I’m going to stop and offer advice. Annie is a 9-month-old miniature Australian Shepherd with a senior owner struggling with the pup’s excitability and energy needs. I gave her a few tips which hopefully will assist.

Reminder: Kovas’s Legacy is CLOSED through January 2 and I have no availability to answer calls/texts/messages while on ...
12/20/2024

Reminder: Kovas’s Legacy is CLOSED through January 2 and I have no availability to answer calls/texts/messages while on the cruise ship December 21-28. Picture of Julie, house dog in Florida where I’m staying before/after the cruise, for tax.

My floppy eared husky turned 3 today
12/20/2024

My floppy eared husky turned 3 today

SKIPPY IS LOOKING FOR HIS FOREVER HOME!Skippy had a rough start in life. He was pulled from a shelter in California wher...
12/16/2024

SKIPPY IS LOOKING FOR HIS FOREVER HOME!
Skippy had a rough start in life. He was pulled from a shelter in California where he was scheduled to be euthanized. Two attempts at adoption failed -both only giving him 3 days or less to acclimate. His current fosters reached out to us for some basic obedience training to help ensure that Skippy finds the home he deserves. Skippy has had 4 training sessions focusing on recall, leash manners, home manners (jumping, door rushing), and reactivity. He is a young, energetic pup that would thrive in a home with someone active who will take him on adventures. He crates and rides in the car well. He has improved greatly on his recall and leash manners and loves to play bungee tug. He has been working on a place stay to resolve initial barking and running at the door when strangers enter. He is eager to please when he understands what is expected and showed great progress in 1 home session working on this, so with consistent training this will be resolved. He is approximately 1 year old and 23lbs with a fantastic temperament. Skippy’s breed mix is unknown but suspect some terrier or spaniel due to strong digging urge. Having spent most of his life in a cage at shelters, Skippy does bark at unexpected noises. He now recalls to the foster once the barking begins, so with continued exposure, socialization, and training this tendency will decrease but may always be present to some degree due to his breed mix. Skippy initially showed some reactivity (barking, pulling) when passing other reactive dogs but through training he now calmly walks past with gentle verbal guidance. Future training sessions will focus on calmly walking past approaching people, as this happy guy does show a desire to greet when someone walks past at a close proximity. Skippy is a great little pup who would make a fantastic companion. Can we find him a home before Christmas? Skippy is being fostered in Yelm, Washington and is available for adoption through Gurrs and Purrs Rescue.

I had to share the beautiful ornament one of today’s clients gave me for a Christmas gift 🎁
12/10/2024

I had to share the beautiful ornament one of today’s clients gave me for a Christmas gift 🎁

I’ve been getting a lot of messages asking about Amarok’s retirement, so I’m taking a moment to educate on the training ...
12/08/2024

I’ve been getting a lot of messages asking about Amarok’s retirement, so I’m taking a moment to educate on the training and life of service dogs. As everyone who saw last night’s reel knows, the amazing Prince Amarok has been officially retired from public access as a service dog. For those unfamiliar with service retirement, service dogs this size generally retire between the ages of 8-10 assuming good health. This is because the dog should be allowed to age gracefully in the home and not have the added stressors on the body that tasking requires once the dog is at an age where things like arthritis and other age-related conditions begin to present.

In general, most service dog training (obedience, public access, and task training related to the disability) occurs over an 18-24 month period. Amarok’s journey was a bit different. My prior service dog and company name sake Tsar Kovas lost his battle with cancer 9 days after Amarok was brought into the home as a service prospect. It was my hope and intention that Kovas would be able to assist Amarok in his training journey, but upon finding out that Kovas’s cancer had spread to his stomach, I made the difficult but compassionate decision to set Kovas free from his pain. This faced me with a situation where I no longer had the assistance of a service dog, which at the time was necessary for my ability to safely drive. As a result, Amarok’s training was accelerated and he completed all of his requirements in 10 months.

Amarok passed his public access test within days of his first birthday, meaning he was working as a full time service dog at the age many service prospects are beginning their public access training. Just like police and military K9s, service work takes a toll on the dog, so paired with his accelerated training Amarok needed to retire early at age 6. He will of course remain at home with me, canine pack leader of the 7-dog household. I have been transitioning him towards retirement for the past year, and Vhagar will now serve as full time service dog. For now, Amarok will continue to task at home if needed, as there are a few tasks he provides that I have not yet taught Vhagar. And he will of course be giving his own opinion on my landscaping choices, as shown in this photo 😂

Final new client consultation of 2024: 4-month-old Cane Corso Loki
12/07/2024

Final new client consultation of 2024: 4-month-old Cane Corso Loki

Training Consultation with Lily, Boots, and Magnolia. This trio will be our first 2025 training session.
11/16/2024

Training Consultation with Lily, Boots, and Magnolia. This trio will be our first 2025 training session.

Why does Amarok have this look on his face??? Check in tomorrow to see the reel of what Amarok was doing as he was a dem...
11/16/2024

Why does Amarok have this look on his face??? Check in tomorrow to see the reel of what Amarok was doing as he was a demo dog during one of today’s training sessions.

Training consultation with 4-year-old Draco. He’s had a rough start in life being rehomed several times. We’re going to ...
11/15/2024

Training consultation with 4-year-old Draco. He’s had a rough start in life being rehomed several times. We’re going to help his new owners build his confidence and address some of the issues poor early socialization caused so that this is his forever home.

THANKSGIVING CLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT:No training sessions or answering of texts/calls/emails/messages November 28 and 29. E...
11/15/2024

THANKSGIVING CLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT:
No training sessions or answering of texts/calls/emails/messages November 28 and 29. Enjoy your time with your family 🦃 🥧

Attention Clients/Prospective Clients: The website has been updated to reflect some pricing and program changes for 2025...
11/12/2024

Attention Clients/Prospective Clients: The website has been updated to reflect some pricing and program changes for 2025. Please check out the Services tab on the website https://www.kovaslegacyllc.com for a full description. Key highlights to point out: 1) Agility and Urban Mushing sessions are increasing to $100 to account for equipment repair/replacement 2) Obedience and Behavioral Modification sessions will be the same rate ($125/hour) 3) Multi-dog households will have an additional $15 per dog charge added to each session 4) Mileage Tiers are going away and sessions away from KL Headquarters will be charged the hourly rate for travel time. The mileage tiers simply don’t cover a fraction of the vehicle maintenance and time involved driving to/from locations. THESE CHANGES IMPACT ALL CLIENTS, NOT JUST NEW CONTRACTS

Kovas’s Legacy wishes a very happy birthday to the amazing Prince Amarok. This Veteran’s Day baby turns 6 years old toda...
11/11/2024

Kovas’s Legacy wishes a very happy birthday to the amazing Prince Amarok. This Veteran’s Day baby turns 6 years old today 🎉

There are only 3 remaining 2024 consultation slots for prospective new clients.🐶 Tuesday November 19 10:00🐶Thursday Dece...
11/05/2024

There are only 3 remaining 2024 consultation slots for prospective new clients.
🐶 Tuesday November 19 10:00
🐶Thursday December 5 12:30
🐶 Tuesday December 10 12:00
These dates/times are for Consultation ONLY. Any client who books a training program from any of these slots WILL NOT begin training sessions until January 2025. We have a Wait List running for evening and weekend sessions/consultations. We begin contacting those on the wait list in the event of a client reschedule so do not delay getting added to the list if you are only available on weekends or for the 5:00 weekday time slot.

11/04/2024

Last Minute Availability due to Sick Client Reschedule:
Tuesday November 5
10:00am
Text 253-254-9278 if interested in scheduling this time slot 🐾

Training consultation with foster puppy Skippy. Skippy is a 22 lb mixed breed looking for his forever home. His foster c...
11/01/2024

Training consultation with foster puppy Skippy. Skippy is a 22 lb mixed breed looking for his forever home. His foster contacted us to begin obedience training to help this guy find his forever home.

Happy Howloween to all our client pups
10/31/2024

Happy Howloween to all our client pups

Zeus embracing his inner Husky 🐺
10/31/2024

Zeus embracing his inner Husky 🐺

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34205 102nd Avenue S
Roy, WA
98580

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Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm

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I opened the mailbox to find a package from Sully and his owner with this adorable snowman ornament. I truly have the best clients ❤️

Big improvements for everyone and Freyja’s first time on the slatmill #dogslatmill #dogexercise #dogstimulation #pnwdogs #supportsmallbusiness

Husky play at its finest #notawolf #woolyhusky #dogpack #crazydog #burnsberghusky

Someone’s going to miss foster pup Freyja when she goes to her forever home today #viralpuppy #cutepuppy #funnypuppy #rescuedog #lifewithkids #lifewithdogs #pnwdogs

Freyja is looking for her forever home. Could it be you? #fosterpuppy #huskypuppy #rescuepuppy #huskyrescue #pnwdogs

A rainy morning won’t stop our celebrations 🎉 🎈 #dogbirthday #dogbirthdayparty #dogbirthdays #woolyhusky #blackdog #burnsberghusky

We’ve moved away from individual client videos, but this was such a huge breakthrough moment for Cooper that it deserved recognition. Cooper struggles with displaying a very aggressive response at seeing any dog, so walking past a barking dog without reacting was a massive success for him during today’s training session. #reactivedog #reactivedogs #reactivedogsaregooddogstoo #reactivedogtraining

Pumpkin is very beneficial to your dog’s health. Clients who are with us in October when the pumpkins mature will each be given a pumpkin from one of our 3 patches as a special gift thanking them for entrusting us in the behavioral welfare of their dogs. #homegarden #homegrownpumpkins #amateurgardener #pumpkin #pumpkinfordogs

Getting a walk in with the pack before warm temperatures #pnwlife #dogwalking #dogpack #dogpacklife #siberianhusky #woolyhusky #burnsbergkennels

Come see us This Saturday at Chambers Creek Regional Park! #washingtonfestivalsandevents #summer2024 #pnwdogs #pnwdog #pnwdogslife #pnwdoglife #tacomaevents #dogfestival

Shippo making us laugh with the new training tool #reactivedogtraining #mixedbreed #puppy #funnypuppy #funnydog #dogtrainer

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