Dogs Anonymous

01/09/2022

I gave in and did a board and train for some very special clients in July and one of the things worked on was respect around the door

07/11/2021

So proud (not a word I use often) to be part of helping out in this program. Hazel and her owner are helping folks in various stages of mental health decline and Dogs Anonymous is really proud to be part of it!

11/01/2021

Happy bday buddy. 12 years old and you make that s**t look good!

25/03/2020

With these unprecedented times, Dogs Anonymous is now offering REMOTE TRAINING.
Contact us for details!

07/03/2020

Wilber has graduated! And what a graduation it was! You came A LONG way buddy thanks to your humans. I was just there to point the direction.
This is what makes my day!

11/01/2020

After a LONG day of birthdaying...

10/01/2020

11 years young! Boris has helped not only make me a far better trainer but a far better person.
Happy Birthday buddy

19/08/2019

heres my girl showing how well she did the treadmill for those who need an exercise option outside of dealing with temperature and weather extremes

Trainer Chris Martin shows how to introduce your dog to the treadmill for exercise.

15/08/2019

The results of consistency and hard work! Great job Colleen and Smit!

01/07/2019

Me: TODAY IS UR DAY, ITS KEIKO'S BIRTHDAY. WHAT A DAY FOR A BIRTHDAY! LET'S ALL HAVE SOME CAKE!
Keiko: Ooohhh! Oohh NO! They're going to cannibalize the Keik! I knew it would happen!
Me: Keiko calm down. Im talking about BIRTHDAY cake.
Keiko: *passes out*

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRL!

27/02/2019

TULA

Its taken me awhile to get to this point, but i need to write about my girl Tula.
We originally took this little bundle of energy into our house as a foster pup back in 2011. seems like just yesterday. the longer she stayed with us, the more it was obvious that i was not going to be able to let her go. SO we added our third pack member with Miss Tula Bird. She had two speeds, stop and 150 mph but she knew no enemies human or dog. Squirrels and other rodents were another matter all together.
A few months ago while we were out at my father in laws having our usual Sunday dinner, a fight had broken out amongst our pack and Tula was the casualty. The whys and hows are something i beat myself up over for a LONG time afterwards and really meant nothing after the fact. The end result was that we lost one of the happiest, energetic, loving dogs we ve ever had and it hit me particularly hard because
of my occupation.
Ive had to let a lot of time pass to not become overly emotional and let self deprecating thoughts creep back in, but i felt now was the time if i was ever going to do it. Tula was too good and gave us too many good happy memories to treat her death like it never happened. This is part of the therapy and self forgiveness i need to do in order to move on. I know there will never be another one like her.
We miss you every day Tula Bird.

19/03/2018

Tula is counseling Stephen before she hits the Greenway for her jog

18/12/2017

Rudy

It came to me today how incredibly fortunate i am in a multitude of ways: i get up in the morning knowing that ill be spending my day by and large with dogs (and a cat or two) and that their humans are the best people i could have the good fortune of being employed by, many of whom have become good friends.
Case in point, The Himes family. Hard to believe its been over 3 years since i was lucky enough to be included in their lives. Thats when i met Rudy and Smokey. I had never had the chance to work with whippets before and they were quite the introduction. Two personalities who definitely sold me on the breed.
They were already senior dogs when they came into my life, but had no idea as they were so lively. But as the years passed, it was more apparent that Rudy was starting to slow down and i knew our time together was getting short. When i was informed that it was time, it was like the same sadness i felt when losing one of my own. You're never prepped for it, no matter how much you think you are.
Im so glad i got to be with Rudy and Smokey (and even Mick) and all the laughs they've brought me. And im particularly grateful to the Himes for letting me be part of their lives. We miss you Rude.

30/10/2017

30/10/2017

The pack enjoying leisure time at the park

27/10/2017

I had no idea when i selected Keiko to be with Boris they would be this inseparable canine couple.

02/10/2017

Our cruise we took a couple of weeks ago was definitely different. Aside from running from Hurricane Maria while in the Caribbean, we lost one of our beloved dogs through an accident that occurred with the boarder. Precious managed to escape her backyard and despite this young lady's best efforts of exhausting searching, Precious tried to cross Wendover Ave (a distressingly busy roadway) and was hit and killed. We would have never known for sure if it hadnt been for one lady. But out of thousands of lumps of coal, there's always one diamond and Wendy Bergman Smithey was this diamond actually putting herself in danger to get Precious ' body of the road and took a picture to confirm that it was her. Cant thank her enough. On top of this, the girl she got away from put up a memorial for her in the area where she was killed.
Take time to hug your pups extra hard today. We love you Presh.

09/09/2017

Three bulls on one couch.

25/03/2017

Pooka and friend now getting along marvelously!

28/02/2017

Sadie is not only on her way to passing her CGC with flying colors but she'll grab BEST IN SHOW too!

25/01/2017

The Pack. Of course, since its a beautiful sunny day, they're waiting to be let in

09/09/2016

These two have been one of my favorite cases! Congrats to Taylor and "Roscoe" for graduating on to a calmer life!

29/07/2016

HAPPY BDAY TO ONE OF MY FAVE WALKING CLIENTS RUDY! 14 years old and you dont look a day over 10!

08/07/2016

Smit passed her invisible fence test with flying colors! Even with Keiko on the other side of the perimeter she stayed put!

22/05/2016

Dogs Anonymous loves their kitties too!

03/04/2016

Ok see how Boris looks here. He is not comfortable with this interaction. No dog is!

24/03/2016

One of my "offices"