Agile Paws Dog Training and Boarding

05/21/2024

Darlene and Boaz

01/27/2024

Jackson’s jumpers run today at the UKI agility trial at Rising Star Canine Ranch. He is so much fun to run!

12/24/2023

Merry Christmas to all our boarding clients and students!

10/30/2023

Katie Mitchell and Oreo

10/17/2023

Katie Mitchell and Oreo

09/28/2023

It’s National Good Neighbor Day. I want to brag on my neighbors Will and Becca. They are awesome neighbors!

09/25/2023

Michelle and Cody had to take a couple months off from agility due to an injury in Michele”s back. Today was their first time doing agility in a while and they did great!

07/03/2023

I don’t often brag about my own dogs but Jackson was totally awesome today at our USDAA agility trial. He qualified in advanced Snooker and Advanced Standard, completing titles in both of those. And he qualified in Steeplechase with First place. He even won some money for that. I am so proud of him!

06/24/2023

Katie and Oreo ran great their first time in Open jumpers. He had one knocked bar but did great with his weave poles and Katie did very well with her handling. I’m very proud of her and Oreo!

06/24/2023

Katie and Oreo had their first qualifying run today in Open Standard.

06/10/2023

Holly and Baylee are starting to do short sequences well.

05/17/2023

01/27/2023

Holly and Baylee.

01/27/2023

Holly and Baylee

01/17/2023

Michele and Cody

12/28/2022

Michele and Cody are loving agility!

11/26/2022

Sherry and Gemma

11/23/2022

Katie and Oreo

10/01/2022

It was a midsummer Sunday evening, and Lisa Settle had missed a phone call. She listened to the voicemail, then turned to her husband, Stan, and said, “I just got

09/19/2022

How often do I see clients whose dogs have gotten into serious trouble because their owners have allowed, or encouraged interactions that their dogs have absolutely not desired?

Not every dog is cut out for the family BBQ, or being pet by strangers. And not every dog is cut out for the dog park, day care, or on-leash meetings. These dogs will often show their dislike for being placed in these situations by attempting to escape/hide/growl/explode—and if that doesn’t work, they will protect themselves by inflicting damage on the unsuspecting (but should be suspecting!) human, or the curious or pushy dog.

I get that many owners have romantic notions of what dogs should be like, and how they should interact with their environment. I also get that many owners assume that by forcing these interactions that they will improve things. And of course, I get that many owners simply don’t know any better. But here’s the thing, your desires, your ill-advised “fix”, or your lack of knowledge aren’t an excuse. They’re either born of denial and selfishness, or ignorance. And all of these can be worked on, adjusted and made healthy…if healthy is the true goal.

We say we love our dogs so much, and yet time and time again we set them up to fail by placing them in stressful, overwhelming, and fear-inducing situations. If we do indeed love them so deeply, perhaps it’s time we honored who our individual dogs are, what they do and don’t enjoy, and what they are and aren’t capable of. And perhaps top it off by becoming more deeply informed about what we personally do and don’t know…so we can break the chain of messing up the things we claim to love so much.

09/11/2022

Annie’s first qualifying run in agility.

09/11/2022

Katie and Oreo qualified in their standard (regular) run at SCCTC’s NADAC trial today.

09/06/2022

09/04/2022

Katie and Oreo preparing for the NADAC trial this coming Saturday.

06/27/2022

Michelle and Cody are doing quite well!

06/25/2022

Katie and Oreo’s Standard run today at the AKC agility trial. They qualified with first place in their jump height!

06/20/2022

Michelle and Cody are starting to do short sequences. They are doing very well!

06/04/2022

Katie and Oreo are looking good!