Connecting with K9s, LLC

01/11/2025

We had a great Halloween walk with Susan Kunkle and Cocoa. Lots of training opportunities with a dragon (Rowan) and 2 bugs (Eddie the spider and Cocoa the bee). And we spotted a dinosaur. ❤️🐾

31/10/2025

27/10/2025

Come join us on Friday 10/31 for our 2nd annual Halloween night costume pack walk.
Yep, you heard that right! 🎃
Bring your dog and you if you wish, in costume.
6:30pm at Oakway Center.
There will be treats for everyone! ❤🐾
Donations gladly accepted!

27/10/2025

Dog training thought of the day..
When your dog learns something "new", whether it's "good" or "bad", then goes to sleep...

While sleeping that new "learning" is turned into a "memory". Each memory is associated with an Emotion and a Location.

Think about that for a moment...

People often say "he does it great at home, but doesn't seem to know it when we're out on a walk".

1st practice the behavior hundreds of times over several days, in the home, in a more sterile environment, where there are limited distractions.
Then once he is doing it well there, then take it to the back yard, hundreds of more repetitions over several more days, while slowly adding environmental distractions.
Then to the front yard, driveway area, again hundreds of repetitions over several days.
Then take it on the road, to the neighborhood or local park.
Then and only then, can you be certain you and your dog will have not only better results, but more success. 🐾

To make your obedience reliable you have to attach the "memory" to different places... eventually after you have added several "places" to the memory, he will do it anywhere you ask him to. But ONLY If you have done the behavior in different places. 🐾

*As a reminder, we cannot put a time limit on training. Train the dog in front of you as an individual. Some pick things up quickly while others take more time and repetitions to "get it". Be patient and consistent. YOU are your dog's trainer!

27/10/2025

In today's Life Skills for Dogs class, we worked indoors out of the rain. Our teams worked on automatic Sits on Place, Down as an off switch, how to mark/reward our dogs' behaviors, what passing an on-leash dog should look like for best results and we talked about how to improve our dog's nutrition. Everyone did great! ❤️🐾 Orchard Point Kennels

24/10/2025

I got the privelege of fostering this wonderful girl for The Wallflowers Shine Project. Playing matchmaker is very rewarding! ❤️Now Rainy is in her forever home. Her bestie Fancy, will miss her and so will I, but we will definitely plan playdates for the girls to hang out. I am happy that I'll get to watch her grow up into a beautiful balanced dog. Go team Rainy! ❤️🐾

21/10/2025

Good morning from the "Greek Mythology "litter.
We're 3 weeks old and trying something new. Each puppy learns at a different pace and as a trainer, I take this into consideration with everything I do with these puppies. Some say "oh they'll figure it out just give them food". Not my approach.
With this litter, the puppies are telling me when they're ready for the next big thing. (Solid food, change in environment, going outside to potty,etc)
Bunnie is spending more time away from them as their little shark teeth are in now. Up until now she would go outside to potty, for a short walk around our property and want back in to check on them. Now she is spending more time outside exploring with the other dogs and doesn't worry about every noise they make anymore. They are starting to squabble with one another and she lets them figure it out at this stage. Later, she will step in to referee, but now she knows exactly what they need.
They have all escaped the pool this morning. Which is a sign to move to the next level.
This is their 2nd day of lapping diluted warm goat milk like big dogs. A couple pups didn't catch on the first day of trying this, so I spent an extra day offering just milk before adding meat. As you can see they all have it down. And yes we will add a 2nd dish for them. Remember with introducing anything new, you CAN go too fast, and your dog may struggle, so we take it slow and make sure everyone understands. So pay attention to your dog, they speak to those who are willing to listen. Now we can go to the next step...❤️🐾 DeGray Great Danes & English Bulldogs

21/10/2025

R***r is on puppy duty with Emma and Fancy. He is good at refereeing pups if they get too rowdy. Also keeping them occupied and out of trouble. Socializing with various balanced dogs is good for puppies. Not all puppies have the opportunity to learn from many dogs. ❤️🐾

20/10/2025

Working on Outs & recalls with Lokie. Helping him understand that if he Outs or Comes when asked, he gets rewarded with the ball or being released right away. Patterning good behaviors. Because he has a habit of resource guarding what he holds value to, I am not reaching down to grab the ball and throw it, which he showed me is a trigger. We are not at that stage in training yet. We are preventing toy guarding. During dozens of repetitions.
He also only likes to come halfway when recalled. So we prevent him from not following through when recalled. Which means we call him into a sit, reward and release right away. Hundreds of times...
Always training even when we play. ❤️🐾 Soul 2 Soul Animal Rescue And Sanctuary

17/10/2025

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