Misty Pines Pet Company

07/31/2024

We added an additional DOCK DIVING time slot on August 11 starting at 1:00. You can find info and registration on our store

This class is to help your dog learn to jump off the dock and teaches you techniques to continue working with your dog. This is NOT a swimming class. All dogs must already be good swimmers and like going in the water.Payment for this class by credit card only, Class Pass not accepted for this specia...

06/15/2024

Wishing everyone a Happy Father's Day weekend from all of us at Misty Pines!

05/22/2024

Misty Pines is the complete pet company that loves the company of people and pets. Happy Hour With Your Dog shows just that! We very much enjoyed seeing each of you who attended and appreciate the time you spent with us. Thank you to all of our Misty Pines community for your support in our 49 years of servicing you and your pets! A special thanks to Reforest Our Future and Animal Lifeline Pittsburgh for coming out and being a part of the evening. Enjoy some photos of our Happy Hour With Your Dog event!

05/15/2024

End your training day and get your Saturday evening started at the Misty Pines Family Friendly Happy Hour this Saturday, May 18th from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Lynda Manko, Executive Director of Animal Lifeline Pittsburgh Animal Lifeline shelter, will be here with her staff and dogs looking for homes and accepting donations for their organization.
Jeff Karwoski, of Reforest Our Future, will be here with his dog Forest. Jeff and Forest trained at Misty Pines and received their Therapy Dog certification. Reforest Our Future brings Forest Tales to life at Beaver County schools with visits by Forest himself. Elementary students are able to interact with the dog by reading the Forest Tales story to him and enjoying some playtime. Jeff is a great resource for information about trees and conservation as well as literacy programs.
Another great hangout for you and your dog is our local Sewickley Brewery. Founders and Brewmaster Marc, Gina, Chris and Charlene, are great supporters of dogs and dog friendly environments. Go hang out with your dog at this wonderful, new pub and brewery at Big Sewickley Creek Brewery.
Wine and beer will be provided for adults, juice boxes and sodas will be provided for kids and those under 21, and water will be provided for the dogs! Hot dogs and light snacks will be provided for everyone as well. Come relax with your canine companion and enjoy the outdoor park, the indoor agility obstacles, or a walk on the trails. Dog training, health and diet, behavior problem questions and insight will also be available during Happy Hour. Samples of Dr. Gary's Best Breed Dog Food and Instinct Raw Dog Food will be available and given out.
Please be sure to register online. Hope to see you there!
https://mistypinespetcompany.com/store/classes-and-events/specialty-classes/

05/10/2024

Wishing everyone a Happy Mother's Day weekend from all of us at Misty Pines!

05/03/2024

We have lots of Specialty Classes and events for you and your dog to enjoy this month!

Saturday, 4th | Level 1 Agility @ 8:00 a.m.
Saturday, 4th | Level 2 Agility @ 9:00 a.m.
Saturday, 4th | Canine Good Citizen Test | Tests begin at 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, 5th | Dock Diving 101 @ 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.

Saturday, 11th | CGC/MP Therapy Dog Prep @ 8:00 a.m.

Saturday, 18th | Rally Obedience @ 8:00 a.m.
Saturday, 18th | Fit Dog Walk & Hike @ 3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, 18th | Happy Hour @ 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, 25th | Scent Work @ 8:00 a.m.
Saturday, 25th | Misty Pines Therapy Dog Test | Tests begin at 3:00 p.m.

https://mistypinespetcompany.com/store/classes-and-events/specialty-classes/

03/19/2024

On Wednesday, March 13th, Misty Pines hosted a teaching opportunity for a local business called Fetch! Pet Care, owner, Ms. Jacqueline Peters and her Pet Care staff of dog walkers and pet sitters for an evening of discussions and learning. Jeff, director of training, delivered an informative discussion and demonstrations regarding concepts and principles for training a dog for the exercise of walking. We also discussed creative ways to help dogs not only to exercise their bodies but also how to exercise their minds. The staff from Fetch! had a many good questions throughout the evening and were very attentive as Jeff offered them information and insight to their questions.

Thank you, Fetch! Pet Care for the opportunity.

We enjoyed the discussions with you and hope we gave you thought provoking concepts as well as insight about our favorite subject…Dogs!... and how they think.

Jeff and the Misty Pines team.

“The Complete Pet Company that Loves the Company of People and Pets.”

03/01/2024

Jeff at his annual 3 day trip to the Midwest Veterinary Conference. Sponsored by Ohio State University, this conference provides attendees the opportunity to learn new science for training and behavior from the best veterinarians, trainers and behaviorists in the country.

02/22/2024

Friday, February 23 is National Dog Biscuit Day. Visit us at Misty Pines for complimentary biscuits for your dog! You can check out the history about the invention of dog biscuits...
https://www.hhhistory.com/2024/02/the-history-of-invention-of-dog-biscuits.html

02/20/2024

Congratulations to our newest Canine Good Citizens. All nine testers passed their CGC test on February 3rd showing their great temperament and basic obedience skills. Great job to all of you! 👏

02/17/2024

Congratulations to Veteran David Hoover and his 2.5 yr old chocolate lab, Webster for successfully completing the One Mile, One Hour Down Stay! Webster is David's 3rd Service Dog trained at Misty Pines and his 3rd service dog that he trained to this very challenging behavior.

To achieve this feat, David placed Webster in a Down-Stay in the training arena during a class session. Webster remained there for one hour while David, and his wife, Jane, went to lunch one mile away while Webster remained on his down-stay through many class distractions. Webster was stoic and stayed in position until David returned an hour later, stood by Webster's side and released him from his down-stay by telling him to Take-a-break and then they played. Good boy, Webster!

David is a huge Steelers fan and all three of his Service Dogs are on the "Stay Club" plaque in our training arena and have been named after members of the Steelers organization: Lambert (Jack Lambert, Linebacker during the Iron Curtain era), Noll (Chuck Noll, iconic head coach from 1969-1991) and Webster (Iron Mike Webster, Center during the Iron Curtain era). All three players have been inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.

David himself is worthy of a Hall of Fame as well: Not only is he a decorated United States Marine and Vietnam Veteran, he is also a very dedicated dog trainer. Though we have other Service Dogs certified at Misty Pines, no one has had three! And certainly no one has three dogs inducted into the Stay Club!

Thank you David for all of your hard work and dedication, you are certainly an inspiration to us all!

02/14/2024

01/26/2024

A big hello to Kevin Simpson and David Cox (picture upcoming)!

Thanks for liking our Lab Day post, hope you’re both doing well.
We had a great Level 1 orientation this past Wednesday and are looking forward to working with all the new students. We also had a really good tryout for our Advanced Off-Leash Companion Dog Class, which is part of our Winter Training Program. Looking forward to helping these dogs and handlers to reach higher levels of communication.

Happy Training to you all and have a great weekend everyone!

01/12/2024

Microchipping your pet will give yourself peace of mind, now only $17.50! This includes your lifetime registration and enrollment into the BuddyID database, which is the official national network for all microchips. Please call 412.364.4122 to schedule an appointment. If your dog is already chipped, we can also scan your dog to check their ID number. There are wonderful stories of dogs found and returned home because of their microchip! Don't leave home without it!

01/12/2024

To start the new year off on the right paw we are giving you a complimentary exercise class and daycare for you and your dog. Class will begin with a warm-up routine. Class will incorporate various exercises and behaviors with or without your dog. Complimentary daycare is available for your dog so you can focus on your individual workout. Exercises will include stationary behaviors as well as movement exercises, including body-weight, cardio and yoga poses for both you and your dog, if they are participating in class. Your instructor will show exercises with modifications to be more or less challenging so everyone of every fitness level can participate. This is a unique, extraordinary fun class taught by Aimee Kollinger, Certified Yoga Instructor/Health Coach, and a Misty Pines Dog Trainer.

You can take the this Exercise and Dog Training class with or without your dog. There will be a complimentary daycare service available for your dog during this class from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Jog on over to our website to register! (https://mistypinespetcompany.com/store/classes-and-events/specialty-classes/exercise-with-your-dog.html)

01/06/2024

Congratulations to all our Labrador Retrievers who visited us with their human companions Saturday to celebrate National Labrador Retriever Day. We all had fun running the agility obstacle course, having interviews with the human companions about all the jobs, careers and successes of each member of this remarkable breed.

There was Jordan Fashion’s, Farkas, a retired bomb sniffing dog who served in Iraq and his 1 ½ year old brothers, Maverick and Bensen, who are current students of Misty Pines and learning various tricks.

There was Mike Swierkowski’s 9 mo old lab/pyr mix adopted July 4th from Cross Your Paws rescue. Mike’s wife is a veterinarian at Belacoop Animal Hospital in beautiful North Park. They are very interested in starting training classes at Misty Pines.

Mr. David Hoover, Vietnam Veteran, who served in Vietnam for 3 tours, has the privilege of having Noll and Webster (Steeler’s Alumni), who are 2 of his service dogs, dock diving competitors and then some!

Rhea Marinstein with Maggie, a 9 yr old Misty Pines Advance dog who can almost do anything! Maggie’s perfect Sunday would be filled with bully rubs, swimming and teeth brushing!

Derrick and Miranda Davidson with Remi 5, yr old and Luna 6 mo old and Penny grt/lab mix from Texas abandoned and found in an apartment bathtub. Luna is from the Northern Dog Project in Canada and was found and rescued from the streets. She is getting used to living indoors and learning better manners. Derrick and Miranda love travelling with their dogs. The dogs’ favorite part of vacations are hotel beds. They are interested in potential Therapy Dog work.

Victoria Lancaster, with Rybeck, 1/ ½ yr old, comes from a long line of scent detection dogs and is a Misty Pines class alumni. They are interested in starting Scent Work classes to develop those specialized, inherent skills.

Mike, a high school teacher, and Meadow came with W***y, 1 ½ yr old, and are wanting to teach W***y to become a Therapy Dog to work with Mike’s students.

Thank you All for attending our National Labrador Retriever Day gathering! It was great to honor you and your dogs for all the magnificent jobs that labs do for you and mankind.

01/04/2024

Attention all Labrador Retrievers!

Please beg your human companion to bring you to Misty Pines this Saturday January, 6 because we found SCENT that National Labrador Retriever Day is coming soon!

Misty Pines would like to celebrate you for YOU KNOW being highly intelligent, empathetic, compassionate and trainable! You do so much for mankind and your friendly, durable nature is much appreciated by all. Misty Pines really appreciates you and invites you this Saturday between 11:00 and 12:00 to specifically chat with other Labs and their human companion, run a few agility obstacles, fetch up a biscuit…..and who knows, if all goes well, how about we take a group photo! Hope to see you this Saturday January 6!

National Labrador Retriever Day is Monday January 8, 2024.

01/02/2024

Shih Tzu ‘Comet’ Wins Best in Show at 2023 AKC National Championship. Wishing you and your dog a good hair year!

01/01/2024

Today 12:00 - 4:00 pm January 1, 2024
Run your dogs on the obstacle course and have fun. Jeff Woods (Director of Dog Training at Misty Pines, Canine Behavior Consultant and CPDT-KA) will be available to oversee and train people and dogs in the Misty Pines Training Arena. This complementary service is Jeff’s gift to help and guide you with your New Year's Resolution with your canine pal! No appointment necessary.

12/30/2023

Happy New Year from Misty Pines!

12/30/2023

New Year’s Eve Indoor Arena Rental

Sunday, December 31st: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - $10 / 1 hr. Must register online.

New Year’s Resolution Day for Our Dogs!

Let’s make a dog New Year’s Resolution with our canine pals and start the New Year on a positive note with our dogs.

Monday, January 1st: 12:00 - 4:00 pm

Run your dogs on the obstacle course and have fun. Jeff Woods (Director of Dog Training at Misty Pines, Canine Behavior Consultant and CPDT-KA) will be available to oversee and train people and dogs in the Misty Pines Training Arena. This complementary service is Jeff’s gift to help and guide you with your New Year's Resolution with your canine pal! No appointment necessary.

12/22/2023

Happy and peaceful Holidays everyone. Please give your pets a little love from me...Jeff.

12/19/2023

Congratulations to David Hoover and Webster (chocolate lab) for completing their Misty Pines Service Dog Certification. This is David's 3rd Service Dog trained at Misty Pines. David is a huge Steelers fan and all three of his Service Dogs have been named after members of the Steelers organization: Lambert (Jack Lambert, Linebacker during the Iron Curtain era), Noll (Chuck Noll, iconic head coach from 1969-1991) and Webster (Iron Mike Webster, Center during the Iron Curtain era). All three players have been inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.

David himself is worthy of a Hall of Fame as well: Not only is he a decorated United States Marine and Vietnam Veteran, he is also a very dedicated dog trainer. Though we have other Service Dogs certified at Misty Pines, no one has had three!

Thank you David for all of your hard work and dedication, you are certainly an inspiration to us all!

01/07/2021

https://mistypinespetcompany.com/store/classes-and-events/specialty-classes/family-class

11/18/2019

Thanksgiving is right around the corner so be sure to stop in to Misty Pines to get your Furrever Friends Thanksgiving Dinner for your favorite furry friend. Thanks Timothy Jasper Sparks for the reminder to post this!

07/11/2019

Say hello to these young dog trainers! We just spent the past three days working, training, learning and having fun with them and their dogs.

We're proud of all of you and hope to see you all in class soon!

If you have an aspiring dog trainer at home, we have another session of Kids Camp the week of July 22nd. Spots are limited so sign up online today!