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We help big-feelings dogs and their people thrive with fun, science-backed training rooted in emotional wellness, adventure, and real-life joy.

Led by an applied animal behaviorist with a master’s degree—because your dog deserves both freedom and support.

15/10/2025

Hello from George! 👋

Yesterday we officially welcomed George into training and kicked-off his package with lots of work. During our time together, this teenaged boy will be working on:

• taking treats softly
• exercises to develop impulse control
• loose leash walking
• off-leash, no-fail come when called

The adolescent phase is a tough one for many pet parents. Dogs are in one of the trickiest developmental phases, which is why we see this phase as the most common age for relinquishment to shelters.

Luckily, hiring a trainer can do more than teach your dog some important life skills. We also support you! Knowing what’s normal, what’s not, and how to come out the other side of adolescence in tact is worth it’s weight in gold 🤪!

Tips for surviving your teen tyrant:

• stay patient; i promise all the work you did during puppyhood isn’t lost forever — it’s just in hibernation… 🤦🏼‍♀️😂
• keep doing what you’re doing — despite how it feels, your dog is learning and benefitting
• provide physical and mental enrichment, daily (this can be very dog specific to be effective but play around and see what your dog responds well to)
• hire a good trainer who works *WITH* your dog’s finicky brain 🧠 *AND* appropriately supports you!
• take breaks from your dog. get away for the weekend. go to dinner with friends. a little time apart will do wonders for your patience and is healthy for both you and your dog.
• don’t be afraid to outsource some of the work. i love when clients hire a dog walker to take just a bit of the workload off their plate.

10/10/2025

Fall is here and in my opinion, it’s the best time of the year! Weather is top notch for adventures with your four-legged co-pilot.

We are planning a little adventure to Gatlinburg, TN next month and hoping to squeeze in a hike at Pilot Mountain before then.

What’s your next adventure? Tell us in the comments so we can draw some inspo from you too! 😊🐕⛰️

27/09/2025

Who’s looking for a handsome house hippo to add to their family? 🙋‍♀️

Meet Archer!

• great on leash
• easily focuses on handler, even among high distractions like barking german shepherds behind a fence
• loves hard, naps harder
• far more photogenic than dog trainers who take him for afternoon walkies

Reach out to if interested. I don’t know how this kiddo hasn’t been snagged up yet. He’s a dreamboat 😍!

💙

11/09/2025

Scenes of a puppy walkie 🐶🐾

This is a big milestone for Lola, who has previously opted out of walks without her big brother. We may have only made it to the corner, but she was happy and taking in all the smells, sights, and sounds!!

07/09/2025

A quick availability update! We are fully booked out until November/December.

If you’re willing to wait a few weeks to start training, the best way to get on our books is to visit our website and fill out a contact form where you’ll then receive a link to schedule a free Discovery Call.

Thank you, everyone, for your continued support and desire to live the fullest life with your dogs!! We are absolutely honored to guide you through your training 🫶🐾.

04/09/2025

Archie update ✨

I’m so proud of this sweet boy! Archie is moving to the UK later this Fall and his Mom is doing great work to prepare him for the flight and new adventures. We’re working on an emergency recall, leash reactivity, settling on a mat which will be used on the plane, and muzzle training (a flight requirement as a safety backup).

We are about 4 weeks into training and he’s mastering his settle and later today is ready for a leash reactivity training session with a helper dog! His recall is spot on as we are start to add in more distractions and distance and he’s excitedly putting his face into his muzzle all on his own! No command, no chasing him, no fighting, no stress!

Cannot wait to for the UK adventure ahead of for this whole team!! 👏👏👏

Double tap for Archie 😉

26/08/2025

Happy International Dog Day. Share a photo of your soul dog today & celebrate their love 💕

❤️ ❤️🌻 ♥️

18/08/2025

Holly helped us find the damaged spot of our French drain this weekend and she couldn’t have had more fun if she tried 😅😎.

Dogs are washable. Let them have fun 😉!

03/04/2025

Let’s celebrate a beautiful moment & community win together!

Earlier this week a woman and her young son were walking towards us while we were sitting in the park downtown.

I could see them approaching and I immediately began to stress. I was worried they’d approach without asking and I’d be left trying to scramble away and gain distance for my dog who is uncomfortable around kids.

But, that didn’t happen.

What happened became a cherished moment for me as a dog mom and a proud moment as a trainer.

This wonderful Mom was escorting and coaching her son on how to interact with unknown dogs. They stopped approaching at a far enough distance that the dogs couldn’t reach them if they had hit the ends of their leashes.

She then instructed her son on how to politely ask permission to say hi to the dogs and continued to talk him through how to gently and calmly interact with them.

Because my number 1 concern is the safety of others and comfortability of my dogs, I responded that they weren’t super comfortable with kids and that saying hi wasn’t appropriate for them, but that I was so thankful for them being so respectful and kind enough to ask.

They stayed at their appropriate distance. They didn’t respond negatively. The young boy asked me if Arlo was a Vizsla and told me how he also had a Vizsla once too.

By then, the dogs were calm and comfortable enough for Arlo to say hello to the boy.

I instructed the young boy that his name was Arlo and he could invite him over to say hello 👋 by saying “Hi, Arlo!” and that if Arlo wants to say hi he will come to him at which point Arlo would love to be pet on his shoulder or his rear with scratches.

The boy listened and did exactly that. And Arlo loved every second of it.

And then, Winston became curious enough to approach the Mom and a few seconds later, scooted over and sat next to her son 🥹 which is his way of politely asking for attention and petting.

I’m so grateful to this woman and her wonderful son for providing a positive and healthy experience with kids for my boys who rarely get this opportunity. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart ♥️

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