Happy Hound Dog Obedience- Northwest FL

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Happy Hound Dog Obedience- Northwest FL

Want a well-behaved dog for LIFE? We have a proven training system that's helped over 2,000 dog owne Dog training in Milton and Pensacola FL
www.happyhoundfl.com
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We are a results-based dog training business focusing on effective dog training techniques that have been proven time and again to help you take back control of your life with your dog and make them the happiest, most obedient family member they can be.

18/07/2024

17/07/2024

Don’t you just want to boop those snoots? So many noses of new and returning friends here at the kennel!

16/07/2024

Isn’t she lovely? Our Sasha girl!☀️

We may not be active on socials as much any more but boy are we active with boarding and daycare! This summer we’ve had so many visitors including Miss Sasha here who just went home after almost 2 weeks of vacay with us!

21/05/2024

Some views from around the kennel these past few weeks🐾🐾

16/05/2024

Let’s play spot the dog! Here Charlie is working on “place” in the yard today during Day Training.

Day Training is a great way to get Board and Train level training but take your dog home at night. We offer Day Train on Tuesdays and Thursday alongside our Daycare programs.

19/01/2024

THANK YOU to everyone who has called, reached out or sent food/flowers!

Rachel is still in the hospital and will be until at least February 2nd. After coming home and some rest and recovery, we will be back to daycare, lessons and classes starting on February 17th.

01/01/2024

Happy New Year🥳

We’re excited to get back into the swing of things from our end of the year vacation.

Reminder- all lessons, boarding and classes resume next week!

Tuesday Group Class- starts back 1/9
Saturday Group Class-starts back 1/13
Saturday Puppy Class-starts back 1/20

Tuesday/Thursday Daycare and Day Training- starts back 1/9

Private Lessons-Start back 1/9

14/12/2023

🍭🍫🍬Candy🍭🍫🍬

Miss Candy is the sweetest girl you’ve met! She was found by a homeless man in our community and came to our home as a foster back in May 2023.

She was heartworm positive and has now completed treatment- so she’s ready for a home for Christmas!

-Candy is estimated to be 3-4 years old
-Has a clean bill of health with all her shots now that she’s completed heartworm treatment
-Candy is 35lbs and the perfect sized pocket pitty mix
-She’s crate trained and house broken!

If you’re interested in Candy, please send us an email. We can arrange times for you to come meet and greet with her.

We’d love to get her into a home for the holidays!

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Tuesday	10:00 - 18:00
Wednesday	10:00 - 18:00
Thursday	10:00 - 18:00
Friday	10:00 - 18:00
Saturday	10:00 - 15:00

Telephone

+18505648548

Website

http://www.happyhoundfl.com/

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How it all started...

I know exactly what you're dealing with.

I've been working with dogs all my life, but never considered dog training as an actual career until I reached my 20's and owned one dog that changed my life forever.

I started my dog-education as a child, working in a canine rescue shelter owned by my Aunt, who is like a mother to me, from childhood to high school. Spending a lot of time with my Aunt in the rescue world allowed me to see the world of dogs through her adult eyes, even as a kid. I thought I knew a lot about dogs. After all, I was practically raised by them! But that didn't prepare me for Brutus, the first dog I adopted. I had moved over a thousand miles away from home and was recently married, living in my first apartment.

Brutus was the most ill-behaved and aggressive dog I had ever seen. Brutus didn't listen to my commands, pulled on the leash, guarded bones and food, ate off the counters, fought with other dogs, and even bit my husband and me on several occasions. One of these aggressive episodes was so bad it almost prevented my husband from deploying to Afghanistan that year.

Now, this is the point where the average person would give up, but I'm as stubborn and hard-headed as well...a hound! While I was completely devestated by my dog's behavior, I wasn't giving in just yet.

I remember frantically calling my Aunt for advice, but there's only so much help a person can provide through a telephone. I worked with Brutus alone and also sought out help from a handful of local trainers but got nowhere. I even hired an ANIMAL MEDIUM! Yes, that's right a dog psychic. After several aggressive run-ins with other dogs, and 3 scary bites to my husband, the last being very severe- I realized one of the things I loved most in life was also causing me the most pain and since nobody could seem to help me, I made the heartbreaking decision to put him down.

I felt like a failure. I had been raised with dogs my whole life! How could I not have fixed this? Brutus gave me a huge reality check. So with broken heart, and bruised ego, I started doing some research and realized I had a lot to learn! I attended dog trainer's seminars and paid thousands of dollars to travel and see dog behaviorists all over North America (including Canada) to learn why this happened, what I did wrong and how I could fix/prevent this with any dogs I owned in the future. After much trial and error, I finally found what worked. I also learned a LOT about what didn't work. And it figures, everything that didn't work is exactly what I was doing with Brutus.

For the longest time, I did all this research just because I wanted some closure (and remember, because I'm stubborn). I planned to do better with my dogs in the future, and I did. I now own a very well behaved Australian Shepherd and a previously dog-aggressive Mastiff who I adopted knowing nobody else would willing or be able to handle her issues. She's got her baggage, but I'd now argue she is pretty well rounded. She can be around many dogs she couldn't have been before and her obedience is great.

Eventually, I decided to take a leap of faith and start a business helping dogs and people and doing what I love to do. I chose this path not only so I could have a career I enjoyed, but so other people wouldn't have to struggle and suffer the same way I did with Brutus. What I had learned in my travels was something that everyday-dog-owning people like myself didn't have access to in my area AND THAT is why Brutus died. That wasn't acceptable to me. So I started Happy Hound.

I believe everyone has the right to own a good dog.

Brutus being a Happy Hound was just a dream for me, but helping others is my way of seeing that dream realized in other people and their beloved pets!

I am currently a professional member of the IACP (International Association of Canine Professionals), ongoing student of Leerburg Online University (online dog training school), and have attended several seminars, schools and workshops from world-renowned trainers across the states.

Since 2013 I have helped nearly 2,000 dogs and owners on the Emerald Coast and beyond, to live a life with their dog they never thought possible. And it's all thanks to a "bad dog" and a stubborn woman who doesn't take no for an answer. That's me. ;) Let me help you too. Dog training in Milton and Pensacola FL [email protected] www.happyhounddogobedience.com