Great Dog - Rhode Island's Source for In Home Dog Training

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08/06/2024

Have you gotten your tickets yet?!?! 🎟️💋👑🤩👠

Ready to sashay into a super spectacular bingo session to support our Shelter to Sofa dogs??

Tickets, raffles, and fabulous NEW swag available to support our life saving efforts for local underdogs! 🩷🐾😘

See you there!
08/06/2024

See you there!

21 August 2024 | 7 PM | The Black Sheep Providence
Tickets are still available!!

Frivolity and fabulousness await you @ Drag Bingo to support Sofa Seekers!!
🐾👑👠👗💋
Sashay your way into a super spectacular bingo session for Shelter to Sofa!!
Tickets, raffles, and fabulous NEW swag available to support our life saving efforts for local underdogs! 🩷🐾😘

07/26/2024
07/02/2024

Angel (left) and Zeus are two handsome guys, and a perfect example of why littermates or even unrelated same-age puppies should never be placed together. They are 5-year-old littermates (in case you can't tell...lol) and very co-dependent upon each other (a symptom of litter-mate syndrome). So at this point they can't be separated. They are healthy, neutered, vaccinated and tested negative for heart worm.
The best home is adult only, or a home with older children due to their size and activity. Must be ONLY pets, they are NOT good with small furry things and Zeus isn't good with other dogs. They are both very social with humans, happy, playful and gorgeous pups.
Angel and Zeus were originally adopted from the SPCA in Oregon and brought here when their family moved to RI, but then there was a change in their owner's living situation and the boys weren't able to go along. They are Labrador/Rottweiler mixes weighing about 90 # each: Angel has the blue collar, Zeus is wearing orange. We know having two large dogs might not be everyone's cup of tea but we are hoping someone will come through for them.
They are moderately active and seem to be well-behaved indoors. They are large and strong so anyone adopting needs to be physically able to control them and walking them together is not a realistic option unless there are two people with each taking one dog, or the dogs undergo rigorous obedience training.

Warwick Animal Shelter
Their bios, our hours and contact info:
https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ri/warwick/warwick-animal-shelter-ri59/

Thanks to The Rhode Island Wave Magazine for featuring Angel and Zeus in this month's edition. Pick up your free copy!

06/23/2024
My morning client Sadie. She melted me.
06/15/2024

My morning client Sadie. She melted me.

05/08/2024

Dolly wants to remind you that she’s still looking for her forever home, one without other animals.

Please go to handsomedansrescue.org for info.

05/08/2024
05/08/2024

This absolute stud muffin is still waiting for his forever home.

Adoptable Benny

05/04/2024
Poser
05/02/2024

Poser

05/02/2024

Good morning from Adoptable Benny!

05/02/2024


I absolutely love going for car rides, and visiting Rocky Point! 🩷 Let’s gooo!
- Yuki

PLEASE SHARE ME 🙏 I’m located in Warwick, Rhode Island:
Yuki has been waiting for a home since February 2023 (yes, 1 year plus 2 months ago!)!! Every day we ask Yuki: where are all the Akita lovers at???? 🐕
Yuki is a big, happy girl with lots of character, personality and brains. She is also goofy and playful. Yuki seems to get along with dog-friendly dogs although she’s probably a better match with a male dog than with another female. Yuki is a gorgeous, photogenic girl and has the "head tilt pose" perfected. She is a favorite among staff and volunteers, and we estimate her age at approximately 6 years. Yuki is house-trained, and she was spayed and vaccinated at the shelter.
Yuki will need an Akita-experienced home (or similar breed experience). Akitas are an ancient Japanese breed known for their courage and loyalty - the Akita breed is not a good choice for novice dog owners. Yuki is not suitable in a home with children, as with most Akitas, she is aloof with people she doesn't know. Yuki’s double coat will require regular brushing and more so when shedding. We love her curly tail! Akitas are symbols of health, happiness and long life, and we’d add that Yuki’s silly antics will keep you laughing too.
She really needs her own home - can you help Yuki find that special place by sharing her post?

Questions, want to meet Yuki or request an application?
Contact: Warwick Animal Shelter, 101 Arthur W. Devine Blvd., Warwick, Rhode Island USA.
Email: [email protected]
or
Call: 401-468-4377

PETFINDER: https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ri/warwick/warwick-animal-shelter-ri59/

Big East Akita Rescue
Midwest Akita Rescue Society (MARS)

05/02/2024

Stevie Meatballs made it through his soft palate surgery like a champ and is ready for some good R&R filled with homemade food, Sofa Snuggles & extra TLC ! 🛋️

We just picked up Sweet Stevie for a Sofa Sleepover recovery!!! 💤😴🛋️

Stevie will stay with 🏡 for the night, with S2S Support , and then make his way to tomorrow for more Sofa Snuggles.

05/02/2024

our pups are in need of regular peanut butter. Yuki & friends thanks you!!

05/02/2024

What better way to spend a lunch break than with this ray of sunshine!
☀️ ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

Sophia is being a model Sofa Seeker, even if she is being picky about her food and treats. At a certain age, a ladies knows what she likes! 🛋️ 🥘

Sophia went to see Dr. Caldwell yesterday 🏥 👩‍⚕️ 💊 and is enjoying all the extra attention of being in a foster home. 🏡

Sophia is still looking for her forever home and is ready to go as a foster to adopt until we ensure her medical needs are taken care of. (She currently has a ruptured a**l gland 😳 so it’s just some medicine for 2 weeks and a recheck. She’s otherwise healthy!)

You can apply for Sophia with the link in our IG bio or DM us SOPHIA APP and we’ll send you a direct link!

04/30/2024

Another Sunday morning here in the shelter… and it’s spring here, again 🙄.
Helloooo…. I want my own home, where are all you Akita lovers at? 🤔
(and where’s my breakfast??!!? 😂)
- Yuki

PLEASE SHARE ME 🙏 I’m located in Warwick, Rhode Island:
Yuki has been waiting for a home since February 2023 (yes, 1 year plus 2 months ago!)!! Every day we ask Yuki: where are all the Akita lovers at???? Now she’s asking the very same question. 🐕
Yuki is a big, happy girl with lots of character, personality and brains. She is also goofy and playful. Yuki seems to get along with dog-friendly dogs although she’s probably a better match with a male dog than with another female. Yuki is a gorgeous, photogenic girl and has the "head tilt pose" perfected. She is a favorite among staff and volunteers, and we estimate her age at approximately 6 years. Yuki is house-trained, and she was spayed and vaccinated at the shelter.
Yuki will need an Akita-experienced home (or similar breed experience). Akitas are an ancient Japanese breed known for their courage and loyalty - the Akita breed is not a good choice for novice dog owners. Yuki is not suitable in a home with children, as with most Akitas, she is aloof with people she doesn't know. Yuki’s double coat will require regular brushing and more so when shedding. We love her curly tail! Akitas are symbols of health, happiness and long life, and we’d add that Yuki’s silly antics will keep you laughing too.
She really needs her own home - can you help Yuki find that special place by sharing her post?

Questions, want to meet Yuki or request an application?
Contact: Warwick Animal Shelter, 101 Arthur W. Devine Blvd., Warwick, Rhode Island USA.
Email: [email protected]
or
Call: 401-468-4377

PETFINDER: https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ri/warwick/warwick-animal-shelter-ri59/

Big East Akita Rescue
Midwest Akita Rescue Society (MARS)

04/30/2024
Molly learns leash work, mat training and stay with her Mom Keri
08/22/2023

Molly learns leash work, mat training and stay with her Mom Keri

Big thanks to trainer friend Kate Maloney for this great list for dog owners this holiday weekend.
06/27/2023

Big thanks to trainer friend Kate Maloney for this great list for dog owners this holiday weekend.

04/27/2023

Smiley Spongecake! 😍💓

This girl was used and abused by a backyard breeder in Providence, but it didn’t get her down.

VS is full of love for everyone she meets-forgiveness is her nature.

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Warwick, RI
02886

Opening Hours

Monday 5:30pm - 8pm
Tuesday 5:30pm - 8pm
Wednesday 5:30pm - 8pm
Thursday 5:30pm - 8pm
Friday 5:30pm - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm

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+14014472380

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A bit of fun with something I taught a co-worker's dog

Addy learns hand signal for down is more fun than jumping on his Mom Joyce.

Bonnie learns to look away from bikes for praise and treats instead of lunging and barking at them. Great work by her parents Jessica and David. Keir volunteered for scary guy on bike duty.

Brooklyn learning to look at her Mom Fern rather than bark and lunge at cousin Maddie when she goes in and out of the house.

Amazing time this morning working with Jodi-Lynn and her deaf Aussie Phantom. Here conditioning him to make eye contact with the use of a vibration collar.

Kashi learns walking on a loose leash with her Mom Chelsea.

Fargo learns to walk on a Newtrix head halter with his Mom Cathy.

Dog reactive Gracie does a nice sit stay for her Mom Linda.

Lilly learns stay at the door with her Mom Elaine

Teddy learns loose leash walking with his mom Sandy.

Young Snoop plays name game with Moms Sarah and Tara.

Little Hazel learns down from a hand signal with her Aunt Ellen.

Chance doing a long sit stay for his Mom Melissa.

Max nails his down stay for Uncle Junior with the garage door opening. Great job by Max's family, Kevin, Tara and Junior.

Boone nails his stay with someone at the door. With mom Charlotte and dad Dan.

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I'd been an average dog owner and feel empathetic to the problems that average pet owners are faced with like pulling the leash, jumping on people not coming when called. Dog owners struggling with pressing issues like aggression, reactivity, chronic barking. I started educating myself about learning theory and behavior modification, volunteering at the local animal shelter, launching Great Dog in 2003.

That decision opened the door to an international community of individuals and organizations focused on animal behavior and my trajectory was set. That community is local as well where I network with training and behavioral professionals. That in turn has translated into thoughtful dialogue, sometimes discourse, referrals to individuals with focused expertise, better awareness of resources including lectures, symposiums, webinars, books etc. All of it good news if you're a dog owner in Southeastern New England.

On a personal note, I am married to my wife Susan. We have one child, my son Keir. We have two dogs: Pearl & Miles, a Beagle C**nhound mix and Jack Russell Terrier respectively. I also have a Bachelor's degree in illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art.

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