The Confident Canine KC

27/11/2024

I am only offering two more purchases of the $50 special. Remember that you can buy however many you want at that price and use them in 2025 as well. This is a great opportunity to buy some dog training help for family or friends for Christmas since it doesn't expire!

23/11/2024

I have several people who have reached out to me looking for playdates for their dogs. If you would be interested in setting up playdates for your dog, please comment here with your location, size of your dog, dog's gender and any other information that you feel would be important. From there, feel free to get in contact with one another and set up your playdates!

I will not have any involvement in these- any connections you make in this post are between you and the other person only.

Picture of Carson, who I am fostering through Midwest Animal Resq

15/11/2024

Is anyone looking for a service dog prospect?

12/11/2024

Group classes are live! These are 6 classes for $150. The classes will be ongoing so you do not need to attend 6 in a row, though that would be best! Use this link to register and save your spot for the dates that you are available. These begin December 7th and run through twelve weeks to start. Classes are Saturdays at 10am.

These will be in Olathe at Second Cup Cat Cafe in the separated, open side of the building. There are only six slots for each day so get yourself signed up now so you don't miss out!

Schedule your appointment online The Confident Canine, LLC

11/11/2024

I'm looking to do game-based group classes in Olathe beginning later this month. Would anyone be interested? I'm thinking it would be once a week on the weekend to allow for more people to be able to attend. The classes would be rolling, meaning you can join at any point and still learn all the things, so payments will be monthly ($150) and automatic until you cancel, with a portion of proceeds going to .

I intend for these classes to be fun and not your standard cue-repeating type of classes. Let me know if you're interested and I'll get more details ironed out and posted later.

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09/11/2024

This is being rescheduled and I will share more details when they are available but, for now, if you are planning to attend today, your afternoon just opened back up. The yard we were intending to do this in is just a mud pit so we feel for the comfort of everybody, we are moving to an indoor location going forward and will announce that later date.

We will also be requiring people to sign up so that we can give notification for any last minute changes such as this.

This is open to the public and is free but donations to Melissa's Second Chances are very much appreciated. Hope to see you there!

*Please do not bring your dogs. People only and we will use shelter dogs for any hands-on portions!

08/11/2024

✨ OCTOBER SPECIAL ✨

Let's be real- this economy sucks and we could all use a break on the things we need (like tires 🙋‍♀️ and dog training 🫵) so I am offering another special, the likes of which cannot be beat!

For the month of October only, purchase as many training sessions as you want and get them all for only $50 per session. This is a HUGE savings as training sessions typically run $75-$100 each. You must purchase all sessions upfront.

So just to clarify, if you purchase 10 training sessions, it will cost you $500, which is a $495 discount! There is no limit to how many you can buy or when you use them, so you can purchase for a friend or family member for Christmas or a birthday if you wish. I will ask that we get them all scheduled but if you are purchasing for someone else, they can handle that once they've received their gift.

If you're interested, just send me a message with how many you'd like and we will get this party started!

*Picture of Maris looking super cute after being shaved down from a modified continental. I miss the hair but we're happy to focus on other things while it grows back in over the next 5-6 months.

01/11/2024

This is open to the public and is free but donations to Melissa's Second Chances are very much appreciated. Hope to see you there!

*Please do not bring your dogs. People only and we will use shelter dogs for any hands-on portions!

30/10/2024

Friendly reminder to secure those fences/gates this evening and then check them in the morning before you let your dogs out! And if you need to medicate your dogs for storms, start thinking about doing so in the next hour or so!

28/10/2024

Daisy is working on basics. She's pretty much already perfected the head tilt.

27/10/2024

Sometimes you're exhausted and this is what training looks like. And sometimes that squirrel taking off across the street wins the day.

22/10/2024

This is Derek. This boy is super sweet but pretty shy. He's come a long way and I have recently begun to work with him to try to bring him further out of that shell of his. Derek loves his kennel (safe space), is decent on a leash and loves the car. He does well with other dogs but prefers to just hang out together, not play right now. He is three years old and adoption ready. Can't adopt? He'd also love a quiet foster home!

Adopt Derek: https://tinyurl.com/bda4w24s
Foster Derek (or anyone else): https://tinyurl.com/mryek228

22/10/2024

I am extending this special through the end of the year to help out a few more people who have reached out. Let me know if you want to purchase a bulk of training sessions- they will not expire and do not have to be used before the special is over, but they do have to be purchased beforehand.

✨ OCTOBER SPECIAL ✨

Let's be real- this economy sucks and we could all use a break on the things we need (like tires 🙋‍♀️ and dog training 🫵) so I am offering another special, the likes of which cannot be beat!

For the month of October only, purchase as many training sessions as you want and get them all for only $50 per session. This is a HUGE savings as training sessions typically run $75-$100 each. You must purchase all sessions upfront.

So just to clarify, if you purchase 10 training sessions, it will cost you $500, which is a $495 discount! There is no limit to how many you can buy or when you use them, so you can purchase for a friend or family member for Christmas or a birthday if you wish. I will ask that we get them all scheduled but if you are purchasing for someone else, they can handle that once they've received their gift.

If you're interested, just send me a message with how many you'd like and we will get this party started!

*Picture of Maris looking super cute after being shaved down from a modified continental. I miss the hair but we're happy to focus on other things while it grows back in over the next 5-6 months.

17/10/2024

There are just two weeks left to take advantage of the October special- as many sessions as you'd like to purchase for just $50 per session! This is half off of regular price! Message me to book.

I would also like to open up virtual sessions. These would be perfect for behavioral concerns that you want to discuss or small issues that you just want to talk through and get some advice on moving forward. These will be $30 and will be able to be done during the week.

After mid-January, I will have more weekday availability opening up when my kid gets their license and I no longer have to drive them around every evening!

13/10/2024

Just left the shelter. Not sure why Mimi is still there...

13/10/2024

Have you ever wanted a dog that you could do therapy work with? A dog that loves everyone, is super gentle when needed, handler focused, does what she's asked and is past the crazy puppy stage? Meet Mimi! This girl would be an amazing addition to your therapy dog team! I spent several hours watching her today at KC Mega Match and felt she would make an amazing service dog. However, she's a bit too old to start training for that work (about 5 years old) but she'd rock it in a therapy team! Mimi's adoption fee is $25 through tomorrow only so get to Melissa's Second Chances early to meet her because she's a favorite. Mega Match runs noon to 6 tomorrow (Sunday) at the shelter location.

Do yourself a favor and go meet her- she'll make you dreams of working with a therapy dog come true! Fill out an app ahead of time to save yourself some time because you're going to want to take this girl home!

https://www.mscrescue.org/adopt/adoptable-animals/dogs/ &page=shelterluv_wrap_1631552576928%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2F95803685

11/10/2024

Its Mega Match today through Sunday! Let's get some Melissa's Second Chances dogs adopted! All adoptions through Sunday are only $25. I will be at the shelter tomorrow from 4-7 - come chat with me about some of the dogs there and meet my boy Howard! He (and everyone else) would love to go home this weekend 🙂

06/10/2024

That moment when Stardust comes out of the kennel on his own 🥰