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The Heeling Shepherd

🌿 Holistic Dog Training Solutions
🌎 Ask Me About the Daily Method Approach 🤯
📍West Michigan + Virtually
⬇️Free consult for 1:1 training and programs

01/06/2026

Manifesting over here ✨

What are you leaving behind in 2025?

12/25/2025

I hope all of your dogs made the nice list this year ❤️

Merry Christmas from The Heeling Shepherd!

12/15/2025

Just for fun!

Drop me a comment and let me know how your dogs are feeling about allllll this snow.

12/03/2025

It’s pretty rough out there!

Just a heads up to my clients that there may be more reschedules coming your way due to inclement weather and poor road conditions.

I’m in the latter portion of my pregnancy now, so safety is my #1 priority, for myself and also for my two- and four- legged clients.

I appreciate your understanding in advance as we navigate the earliest winter we’ve seen in years!

12/01/2025

Is your dog still 50/50 with the come command?

I get it - my first attempt at training my own dog 8 years ago resulted in a terrible recall, and a frustrating game of “catch me if you can” between Isa and I.

Here are some tips that have helped my clients (and myself those years ago) find plenty of success with the come command!

What would you add to help fellow pet owners?

11/14/2025

Happy Friday!

I was lucky enough to love on and work with lots of good dogs this week - some new friends and some old!

We have a beautiful weekend ahead of us it seems; what are you doing with your dog?

11/05/2025

✨New Service Drop; Just in Time for the Holidays!✨

You asked, and I listened!

I’m now offering Drop-In Visits for pets in Grand Rapids, MI and surrounding areas 🐕🐈

Whether you’re working late, traveling, or just need an extra hand during the busy season, you can now book a trusted, professional drop-in with The Heeling Shepherd.

💛 Because when your pets are in my care, you’re not just getting a sitter. You’re getting a trainer’s mindful touch.
That means calm, compassionate handling so your pet feels safe, understood, and cared for.

These are open to current clients AND new faces.

Choose from:
• 15 minute visits
• 30 minute visits
• 45 minute visits
• 60 minute visits

Each visit can include:
🐾 Walks
🐾 Playtime
🐾 Feeding or potty breaks
🐾 Cat or small pet care

🌟 Meet & Greet required prior to booking.
📩 DM or send me an email to book your visit today!

Let’s make sure your pets feel right at home, even when you’re not. 💛

11/03/2025

Moose’s story might resonate with you if you’re a retriever parent…

Moose is a very handsome, young, field bred Golden who happens to adore sticks. Like, he has a passion for sticks.

Like, he couldn’t be walked without consuming full sticks or having them physically pried out of his mouth.

Moose is one of those dogs that really hits home the notion that a little paper certificate that says “congrats, you’re a dog trainer!” Is never going to cut it.

Because then you run into a dog that is obsessively consuming sticks on every walk. He was a bowel obstruction waiting to happen. There is NO certificate that walks you through approaching this random of an issue 😂

Structured walks wouldn’t cut it. Moose lives in an apartment, and has to get his much of his fulfillment and potty breaks on leash, on walks.

Building value in other items helped — but only if there were no sticks around 😉

He’s not the first retriever to obsessively fixate on collecting items like this, but he was VERY dedicated to his craft.

He was.

About a month and a half of dedication from Moose’s people, and some honest trial and error (and pulling in some fabulous professionals from our community to support), and Moose and his family are actually enjoying walks again!

Sticks will always have a soft spot in this golden boy’s heart, but he can now see reason and can now walk right past sticks, drop sticks on cue, and re-engage with his people and reward ball.

Moose is a great example of why it’s essential as a pet professional to be able to pull from a large bag of tricks, and to think on your feet.

Oh yeah, and we did it all VIRTUALLY!

Drop a 👏🏻👏🏻 in the comments if you’re as proud of Moose as I am!

Address

Walker, MI
49544

Telephone

+19204718715

Website

http://www.theheelingshepherd.com/, http://linktree.com/theheelingshepherd

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