Smartypaws LLC

31/12/2025

Smartypaws wishes you a SAFE & Happy New Year! 🥳

29/12/2025

Pain affects behavior. Sometimes, it’s not more training your dog needs, but an understanding advocate to get to the root cause of the problem.

Pain is part of life sometimes. A small injury or illness can cause days of discomfort. As our dogs get older though, they can suffer joint pain that's often ignored because we just assume they are getting old. If you think your dog might be struggling, it's worth a closer look. Ask yourself if you recognise any of these signs. If you need any help with understanding and caring for your older dog, drop us a line in the comments.

25/12/2025

Smartypaws friends Ginger and Hazel wish you a doubly wonderful day!

24/12/2025

Our sweet Jack is the naughtiest of the bunch, but also the most entertaining and lovable. 💞He suggests returning any clothes you got your dogs - like this lovely hat and bandana he’s tolerating - and having Santa 🎅 bring some stuff your pups will really enjoy! Jack’s favorites are:
🦴Petstages Dogwood Dog Chew and Buffalo horns🦬 (not consumable)
🦴Bully sticks (consumable)
🎾Starmark everlasting treat bento ball
🎾 Kong Knots toys
🎾Lickimats
and any ‘ole plastic pop or water bottle or jug to toss around and play with.

23/12/2025

Our training client and friend Hank is wishing on a star 🌟 for Santa to bring him his very own favorite enrichment toys. He got to try some out through Smartypaws Elite Pup Package’s access to our Canine Enrichment Toy Library and he loved the food puzzles and food/treat dispensing toys like:
🧩Outward Hound hide n slide
🧩Frisco seek and discover interactive puzzle dog toy
🧩Outward Hound Casino puzzle game dog toy (only $10 today on chew deals! 🤯)
🎾The Kong Wobbler
🎾Pet Zone IQ treat dispenser ball toy (if it’s too hard, take out the inside piece)
🎾Kruuse Buster Cube

23/12/2025

Our handsome Cosmo Claus is checking in to make sure all the pups are on Santa’s nice list and get their favorite treats and toys this year. Cosmo suggests his favorites:
Training treat: Pet Botanics bacon flavor
Consumable Chew treat: Pig Ear
Long lasting non consumable: Benebone Wishbone
Stuffed Toy: Kong Cozie Bailey the blue dog
Food/treat dispensing toy: Starmark chew ball

What is on your dog’s list for Santa?

16/12/2025

It's normal for your social butterfly, playful puppy to mature and decide the world is no longer their playground and they don't enjoy interacting with everyone and thing in it.

16/12/2025

You’ve heard xylitol is toxic for pups, but here are a few other sugar replacements to look 👀 out for and keep away from your pets. ⛄️

04/12/2025

"This is not the dog I wanted!"
What happened to the dog you met?
The one you visited was happy, confident and wanted to spend time with everyone.
This dog is just laying on the floor.
That energy has gone and they just look bored!

Take a deep breath, they are the same dog but everything they knew has changed.
Everything.
They don't know why they're now in a new house with new sounds, smells and nothing is familiar.
The people at the shelter who they just began to trust and know are gone.
They were security for your dog and now your dog needs that same security from you.

"He doesn't want food.
Doesn't want to play.
He is just laying in a corner "chilling"."

Don't be fooled by that "relaxed" state.
Your dog is just taking it all in.
Watching, smelling and observing.

The dog you met and fell in love with is still in there.

They're just going through a particularly tough time right now.

02/12/2025

📢Smartypaws is proud to announce that we are now a Certified Family Dog Mediator!

What does that mean?

We have completed “the ONE comprehensive course available to teach dog pros the WHY of canine behavior and the HOW of solving their problems at their source.”
This rigorous course helps professionals understand the true scientific roots of what’s really going on with a dog’s behavior, why they’re struggling, and tailor services to help them thrive.

Contact us today for knowledgeable, humane and effective dog training in the Kansas City area. 816-743-4077
[email protected]

01/12/2025

❄️Whoa! We’re getting dumped on this Monday! ❄️
☃️Take your pups out to play, but stay safe and warm today. The roads are frightful, but doggy snow play is delightful!⛄️

30/11/2025

If you've hired me to train you.... errrr, I mean your dog ;) - how to walk nicely on leash, then you'll recognize this as what we called the "reinforcement zone". Just a reminder that mechanics matter. Happy Training!