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06/08/2024

Hi Merlin!

This silly boy is in for training, following his sister, Mira’s completion of day training!

Merlin is a bit of a wild man on walks, barking at anyone and everything! He also pulls constantly so walking nicely is a big goal!

We will also be building engagement, self regulation skills, and obedience skills!

His family has done great with Mira so we know they will do awesome with him as well!

31/07/2024

Hi Fitger!

This spunky, and very smart French Bulldog is here for training!

Fitger (or Fitz) is a bit of a wild man with big feelings that makes taking him out and about hard! When he sees dogs or people, he obsessively wants to greet all of them, and when he sees anything on wheels, he immediately wants to chase it!

We will be focusing on teaching Fitz how to regulate his emotions, while building a positive, yet appropriate response to seeing exciting stimuli!

We are so excited to watch Fitger and his family to tackle the world with all the new skills they will learn with training!

30/07/2024

Say Hello to Charlie!

Not only does this guy have the cutest, goofiest ears, but his personality is just oh so sweet!

Charlie is a pretty fearful guy. He tends to shut down when he feels anxious & has a hard time recovering. During his training, we are so excited to build his confidence, show him the world through clear communication, & build a strong relationship with him!

In the first week with Charlie, we have already watched him come out of his shell so much! His goofy side is starting to shine!! We know he has so much potential & we can’t wait to watch him blossom with confidence!

26/07/2024

This little guy is Cooper!

Cooper is a spunky, energetic, & sweet guy! Being a West Highland White Terrier, he has such a big personality in such a teeny tiny little body!

He struggles with reactivity to dogs & regulating his emotions. He is also such a smart guy, that he can find himself in a bit of mischief quite often! During his training, we will be working on building a communication system with Cooper, finding proper outlets for his owners based on his breed, working on building up his neutrality, & continue working on his leash manners/obedience!

We are absolutely so excited to work with this little guy & his family! He has already been such a blast in the first week & know he will do wonderful!!

19/07/2024

Welcome to the SK9 pack Mira!

This sweet little lady has been working hard the past few weeks building a better state of mind and confidence! Building neutrality to dogs and people has also been a big focus!

While she’s been at SK9 we have also been working on building her obedience skills, especially climb and loose leash walking!

Mira has been a blast to have at the facility and we are excited to see her brother in for training in a couple weeks too!

18/07/2024

Mr. Berkeley graduated training this week!

We are so proud of this little guy! Berkeley came in with severe anxiety in the kennel, struggling to self-regulate his big feelings & emotions in new environments, and low self-confidence!

We knew this guy had so much potential!! So we got to work building a trusting relationship & proper communication, which led us to show Berkeley how to take on the world with confidence & grace!

The progress & improvement that he made during his training, is so fulfilling to be a part of! From being a nervous guy without his owners around, to taking on a store, full of confidence, being able to enjoy the world!! So so so proud!!

His brother/housemate is Smart K9 Bode, so we know that his owners will continue to do such amazing things with Berkeley, just as they have & continue to do with Bode! Congrats to this wonderful team!🖤

04/07/2024

🇺🇸 Happy 4th from the SK9 Pack! 🇺🇸

Arya, Gus, Faline, Loki, Mika & Bean

20/06/2024

This is Ellie!
Ellie is your typical Border Collie puppy! She is sweet, sensitive, sassy, super smart, & mouthy….. oh, did we mention that she is smart? 😂

The world is a big & scary place for Ellie! Often times noises, weird objects, new environments, people & dogs can make her worried or feel unsure. We are working on helping Ellie build confidence, neutrality, & engagement! We are also creating foundations for obedience skills we can build off when she’s older, BUT a confident, happy puppy is the biggest priority right now!

Her dad has done such an amazing job with Ellie so far! With having big goals for their future together, he is dedicated to setting her up for success! Go team go!! 🎉

18/06/2024

Penny graduated! 🎓

Penny is a sweet and sensitive Golden Retriever and Irish Setter mix, who had big feelings and didn’t know what to do with them so she would do what her genetics told her to do, being mouthy!

While with us we worked on teaching Penny how to regulate her emotions and teaching her appropriate behaviors instead! We also worked on leash skills, recall and building confidence!

Since graduating we have seen her for daycare and love watching her and her family continue to flourish with training!

Penny also just turned 1 on Sunday so 🎉 Happy Birthday Penny! 🎉

17/06/2024

Say hello to Faline!

Faline is a super sweet and very wiggly Australian Shepherd who struggles with reactivity with dogs, based out of fear!

She is a very happy girl who really wants to please but has big feelings after being rushed by off leash dogs multiple times! Now she reacts at every dog with the hope they stay away from her!

Her mom has some big goals for their future, including obedience and agility, off leash hikes and rebuilding trust! All of which we will be cheering them on for and know they can do!

We have lots of counter conditioning to do to get them to their goals and work on changing Faline’s emotions! Keep an eye out of the stories to see more of Faline!

14/06/2024

This is Mr. Gus!

Georgie finished his training with us, & now we have started training with his littermate Gus!!

Where his brother is “go with the flow”, as we said, Gus LOVES to go fast! His drive to work, use his brain, & learn new behaviors, makes training obedience or new commands a breeze!

Building confidence & drive was something we focused on with Georgie. Learning to take in the world, slow his brain down a bit, & creating a calm state of mind in every environment, is what we are focusing on with Gus! He has been doing amazing!!!

It is always super interesting learning how personalities of littermates differ from one another! This has been such an exciting journey working with these two goofballs & we are so thrilled to work with both of them together soon!

11/06/2024

Finnleigh has finished her training!

Over the last few weeks, Finnleigh’s time with us has been so much fun!

Her family came in with goals of recall, working on her neutrality around other dogs, & improving her overall obedience.

We also worked on helping this sensitive lady build some confidence, teaching her family how to advocate for her space, & showing them co-operative care techniques to implement in their daily life with her!

Finnleigh is such a brilliant & outgoing lady!! The bond & relationship she has with her family is so incredible! We are definitely going to miss having miss Finnleigh here every day, but we are so proud of her & her family! Go Team Go!!

05/06/2024

Parker Graduated!
His journey was so amazing to watch as the weeks went by!

Coming in as a pretty nervous guy, he lacked confidence in new environments. We spent the majority of his training building his confidence, working on basic obedience, & most importantly, building a relationship with him. We became someone he could trust! Only then, we can guide him through those environments where he may need some extra help!

Parker & his mom make a wonderful team! We showed her how to work Parker through those scenarios where he is nervous & how to understand his body language. Being able to advocate for him & having a communication system between the two of them made such a big difference!

We are so sad that he has finished training as he made every day so much fun, but also so happy that him & his mom have the skills to continue to grow!

04/06/2024

Welcome back Scout!

Scout did a puppy day trianing program with us to work on foundation skills; engagement & socialization, as well as getting her used to an airplane carrier!

Now she’s back to build those skills into obedience and layer in remote collar with off leash goals!

This little lady is a spunky, happy-go-lucky girl and always a blast to have at the facility! We are so excited to see Scout and her family tackle the world with all her skills!

24/05/2024

☀️ It’s busy season here at Smart K9 Training! 🕶️

We love seeing the SK9 pack take advantage of client exclusive daycare and boarding but as the busyness of the summer picks up and school getting out, the sooner requests are put in for daycare and especially boarding the better!! 😊

To get client exclusives, you must complete a training program with us! We have ONE spot left for Day Training starting June 10th! We would love to meet you and your pup through an evaluation, where we will sit down and talk collaboratively, to create a custom training protocol that helps you reach your trianing goals with your dog! 😆

22/05/2024

It’s patio season! Here are a couple of our favorite tips for successful patio outings:

- Advocate for your dog! It’s okay to say ‘no’ or ‘not today’ when asked if someone can pet your dog!

- Bring a climb! All SK9 Dogs know this is a safe space for them to hang out on, where people aren’t going to go into their space if they don’t want it!

- Start small! Choosing a less busy patio, during off times, sitting off to the side like in a corner and build up duration! This may be starting with a 10 minute patio at a coffee shop to then building up to lunch at Wurst!

Remember to always set you and your dog up for success and patios should be fun!

20/05/2024

Hello Georgie!
Georgie is a pretty “go with the flow” type of guy! No matter the plan, no matter the environment, he is always ready to hangout & be with his people.

He shares a home with his littermate, Gus! Gus has a really similar personality! They both pick up on training concepts really fast, have good self-regulation skills, & are neutral in their environment! When together, most of these wonderful traits seem to go out the window and have recently started to see some concerning behaviors between the two of them, especially when playing, as it is no longer balanced play. That’s where we come in to help!

Their owners have done a fantastic job educating themselves on littermate syndrome. They have set boundaries, rules, & structure between Georgie & Gus from a very young age! They signed both of these two up for training to have an even brighter future as a family!

Starting with Georgie, we will be working on his obedience skills, advancing the distractions, & proofing the behaviors! Gus will follow with training shortly after, working on similar concepts. Then, the brothers will come in to work on all of their skills together and play!

We always love being a part of super involved and dedicated owners journeys with their dogs!

Keep an eye out on our stories for the following weeks to watch their journey together! It is going to be really exciting & rewarding journey!

16/05/2024

This wild child has graduated!

Joey came into Smart K9 full of confidence & full of energy. His owners have done a wonderful job creating a foundation for us to continue advancing with Joey!

While Joey excels at learning new behaviors & commands, he struggled at self-regulation & finding productive ways to channel those emotions. We worked on helping him & his owners find proper outlets, teaching him how to regulate his big feelings, & how to work through frustration.

Owners like his, always continue to make us proud & eager to be a part of their journey. Joey & his family have such a bright future ahead! We cannot wait to watch them tackle the world together!

10/05/2024

Bear is officially a SK9!

This goofy guy came to us with a lot of energy and no idea how to handle it! Over the past few weeks we have worked on his self regulation skills, given him outlets and build obedience skills through that!

It’s been a blast to have this happy, silly guy at the facility but we are so excited to see him and his family flourish!

01/05/2024

Say hello to Ranger!

Ranger is a super sweet, goofy 3 year old Labrador retriever but he is also a very nervous guy!

He is blind in his right eye which can cause him to be spooked easily, adding to his nervousness and reactivity to strangers and other dogs!

Ranger is about halfway done with training and we have seen a fantastic increase in his confidence and engagement! Over the next couple of weeks we are going to start adding in more obedience and generalizing all his skills & mindset!

It’s been so fun watching Rangers world expand and we can’t wait to keep watching him & his family tackle the world with their new skills!

29/04/2024

This week we closed up shop and brought the team out to Arkansas to continue their education in dog behavior, training, and learning theory!

We believe part of our job as trainers in an ever changing field is to advance our knowledge and skill set whenever we can! This way we are staying up to date, inspired, and connected to the dog training industry.

Smart K9 makes it a point to invest in our trainers education- therefore directly impacting the clients and dogs who come to us for training. We want to be the best we possibly can be- as a team!

Thank you to and Dr. Hilliard for coming out and sharing your knowledge.

Thank you for your hospitality and

Back to North Dakota we come, ready to get training again! 😊❤️

24/04/2024

Littermate Syndrome occurs when two puppies, typically from the same litter, or two puppies close in age, are raised together & behavioral issues arise between them.

These issues can look like:
- Separation anxiety when the other littermate isn’t around
- Co-Dependency on one another, leading to only bonding with one another rather than owners
- Fear of new people, animals, objects, or experiences.
- Reactivity or Aggression resulting of this.
- Aggression & fighting between one another.

Dax & Duke:
From growing up & spending almost every day together, spending weekends at the family lake home, while still going to their separate homes at night, turned into not being able to be within 20 feet of one another without a serious fight, or a reaction. 4 years of their families having to triple check that one of them is inside before they potty the other. 4 years of not being able to travel together as a family.

These two both have a similar personality. They both have a VERY tight knit circle of humans that they trust & love… making it almost impossible for them to board anywhere. With only having a select few people they like, Dax & Duke both made one of those people, their trainer, Hailey. The relationship between them & Hailey is so special.

Going through separate training programs on their own, & now coming in for training together, is such a full circle moment. Being able to walk beside one another with Hailey holding BOTH of the leashes is a HUGE win! It is emotional, rewarding, & so very special to be on this journey with them. & to do it with no reactions from either one of them, all through their trust in our leadership, is an unexplainable feeling….

Congrats boys, you did it & wow are we proud of them & their families! 🥹🖤

18/04/2024

Congratulations Winnie!
Winnie started his training a few weeks ago, coming in as a pretty insecure & nervous guy. He has grown so much into such a confident guy!

While working on obedience, we also focused heavily on his state of mind! From confidence building exercises, trusting our leadership & guidance, to showing his parents how to understand his body language & to advocate for him when he starts to get nervous!

From being nervous of new environments to taking them on, fully engaged with us & happy! Watching his transformation has been not only exciting, but also so rewarding! Winnie & his family will continue to thrive while taking on the world with confidence!

10/04/2024

Hi I’m Jammer!

I came to Smart K9 to build confidence, learn how to regulate my emotions and learn obedience skills!

I tend to be weary of new people and I’m really not a fan of strange people at my house! Trainer Hannah said we are going to build lots of neutrality with people while I’m here!

I also have big feelings when I’m missing out on the fun so we are working on my ability to regulate my emotions better and learning I don’t always have to participate in everything, I’ve made a lot of progress with this already!

My favorite thing is to adventure around on the farm so we are also building up my recall so I can do that safely!

I’m having a blast at SK9, Trainer Hannah and I are besties and I can’t wait so show you guys all my progress, check out the stories to see more of my handsome self!

💙 Jammer

09/04/2024

This wild child is Reece!

Reece is at the end of his training with us, but we’ve had such a blast the past few weeks together!

He is a wild child who struggles putting on the brakes in life! Go, go, go, was Reece’s motto! He lacked a communication system, engagement, reactive to dogs, & shutting his brain off in different environments.
Boy oh boy, the progress Reece has made during training is nothing short of life changing!

We are so proud of him & his mom! We are so excited to continue to watch him go through the world with his new perspective of life, fully enjoying it!

04/04/2024

Meet Lucy!

Lucy is a 7 month old Standard Poodle! She is a goofy, sweet, happy-go-lucky girl who gets over excited about everything in life!

While at SK9 we have been building self regulation skills, leash manners, confidence building, recall and obedience skills!

Lucy is a blast to have at the facility and we can’t wait to see her and her family flourish!

28/03/2024

Hello Nova!

Coming in for an eval as a puppy, Nova’s family wanted to set her up for a successful future! In the few short weeks we have been working with her, we have watched her grow into such a wonderful young lady so far!

Miss Nova is a pretty typical puppy: mouthy, jumping up, pulling on the leash, & over-excited in new environments! Building a communication system, confidence, finding some outlets, & setting boundaries into Nova’s life has set this courageous lady & her family up for a bright future!

We are so proud & happy to be a part of Nova’s journey. We know her & her family will do great things!!

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Enjoying some duration relaxation outside today with Ace, Bella, Luna, Moose, Molly, Rose, Juniper, Mika, abode, Cruiser, Bear, and Stella! 👍🏼 Fargo’s EDUCATED Canine Behavior Specialists take the stress out of training, so you can get back to enjoying the FUN times with your dog! 🐶 Communication & Leadership based training! 🙌🏼 Join our online community to get in depth knowledge on all things dog: https://smartk9.mn.co/share/wW5Ph5RVWSSSun0k Follow our other accounts 💥 @FinneganTheMal 💥 @emileemahar 🗣 Visit our website to learn more and get started as a client. 💻 www.SmartK9Fargo.com 📧 [email protected] #SmartK9Pack #dogtraining #k9training #k9trainingtips #dogtraining101 #dogtrainingtips #dog #dogs #dogsofinstagram #doge #doggy#🐶 #puppy #pup #puppies #animals #cute #adorable #fun #AKC #fargo

Natty here for some private lessons to work on getting a head start in life as well as curbing some behavior issues we are beginning to see at 13 weeks, which is not surprising considering the breed! She has severe isolation anxiety and has destroyed carpet and blankets before trying to get out of kennels. She also has some strong feelings about other dogs, hackling up and moving forward to investigate with extreme intensity. She is extremely intelligent, environmentally sound, and food motivated.. all things we can use to our advantage in training to set her up for success long term! Slow and steady wins the race! 👍🏼 Fargo’s EDUCATED Canine Behavior Specialists take the stress out of training, so you can get back to enjoying the FUN times with your dog! 🐶 Communication & Leadership based training! 🙌🏼 Join our online community to get in depth knowledge on all things dog: https://smartk9.mn.co/share/wW5Ph5RVWSSSun0k Follow our other accounts 💥 @FinneganTheMal 💥 @emileemahar 🗣 Visit our website to learn more and get started as a client. 💻 www.SmartK9Fargo.com 📧 [email protected] #SmartK9Pack #dogtraining #k9training #k9trainingtips #dogtraining101 #dogtrainingtips #dog #dogs #dogsofinstagram #doge #doggy#🐶 #puppy #pup #puppies #animals #cute #adorable #fun #AKC #fargo

Remember Koda’s intake photo? Shut down, nervous, fearful, would licking himself bloody from anxiety, and would avoid eye contact COMPLETELY. Here is him just two weeks later hanging out with Trainer Gen, while Trainer Emilee filmed. He is trainer Emilee’s client. He graduated his three week program and his mom was so happy she wanted him to stay an additional week to continue learning more! 👍🏼 Fargo’s EDUCATED Canine Behavior Specialists take the stress out of training, so you can get back to enjoying the FUN times with your dog! 🐶 Communication & Leadership based training! 🙌🏼 Join our online community to get in depth knowledge on all things dog: https://smartk9.mn.co/share/wW5Ph5RVWSSSun0k Follow our other accounts 💥 @FinneganTheMal 💥 @emileemahar 🗣 Visit our website to learn more and get started as a client. 💻 www.SmartK9Fargo.com 📧 [email protected] #SmartK9Pack #dogtraining #k9training #k9trainingtips #dogtraining101 #dogtrainingtips #dog #dogs #dogsofinstagram #doge #doggy#🐶 #puppy #pup #puppies #animals #cute #adorable #fun #AKC #fargo

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