Kobo Animal Solutions

03/25/2025

03/25/2025

Good relationships with your dog go further than sporadically playing with our dogs and training them.

Those are just pieces of the puzzle.

Most people who think they have good relationships with their dogs because they love to hang out on the couch with us and we give them all the snacks, love, and attention don't.

Under any form of distraction all that relationship goes out the window basically.

Mae doesn't give a crap that I let her nap in the chair.

She cares about the quality of the time we spend together as a team challenging what's still a fairly new relationship but doing it together.

Taking the moments to be silly and play together.

Her and I still have a ways to go but we build on that every single day.

In these last 7 months I'm very happy with where we are and I'm looking forward to just doing more with her.

We've come a long way with eachother but there's still a ways to go and areas where we need to take our time in.

We have a good enough relationship, she knows who I am, and I know who she is. Now we can start to figure out who we are.

03/24/2025

The inside of her brain probably sounds like Randy "Macho Man" Savage 😐😂😂

03/24/2025

Sol and I reviewing Breakfast with Mae Mae.

Unfortunately we can't use the footage from today.

It went pretty well, but it didn't pass Sol's approval after camera angle issues.

😅😂

03/24/2025

03/24/2025

Good morning from Day Camp

03/24/2025

It's time for the weekly check-in for Mental Health Monday!

How is everyone feeling today? Comment with the corresponding emoji(s) and share your favorite picture from the past week if you'd like.

❤️ - I'm doing great!
🩷 - I'm so excited, watch out for zoomies!
🧡 - I'm feeling a little reactive
💚 - I'm up and down
💜 - I'm stressed and/or anxious
💩 - I feel like a turd warmed over
❤️‍🔥- Things are ruff, but I'm hopeful
🖤 - I'm not doing so great
💔 - I'm feeling pretty bad and could use some encouragement
🩵 - Undecided

03/24/2025

Something I'm not supposed to say as a "dog trainer"...

I don't know everything, nor will I pretend to.

But the one thing I'm always full of, is questions.

Those questions lead to answers.

Never stop learning.

Never stop questioning.

You'd be surprised how far that can go.

03/23/2025

In hindsight I can see where I could and should break this down for next time.

A little too far into the deep end because in concept it's easy enough.

Good news is I was really happy with at least getting where we did and the amount of other stuff I learned during this process that will definitely help with other areas for sure.

So hear ya go, just trying something totally new and failing successfully 😅😂

03/23/2025

Why feed Turmeric Golden Paste?

Curcuminoids contain antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and possible anti-cancer effects.

Adding a small amount can help reduduce inflammatory processes, including pain, relieve gastrointestinal distress, including diarrhea.

As with anything new, we should introduce one new thing to our dog's bowl at a time, and start off slowly in case your pup doesn't tolerate it well.

The recommended beginning dosage is ¼ tsp for every 10 pounds of your dog's body weight once a day, and if tolerated well, you may gradually increase to the same amount twice a day.

For an even better product, use organic turmeric and organic cold pressed coconut oil (you can substitute for unrefined, virgin olive oil, but coconut oil is better), and freshly ground black pepper.

03/23/2025

"They just need to get to know eachother"

Reality is they do know eachother and they know they hate eachother...

So things like this can be a recipe for disaster.

Management only works if it's being done.

That's why it has a fairly high failure rate honestly.

It often takes a level of commitment to gain the consistency needed to start actively making a difference.

In a lot of those cases that level of management needs to be there in order to actually get any form of change to be able to take place.

This is why we can only ever be as committed as the owners are themselves.

To quote Limp Bizkit, "if you don't care, then we don't care"

That means if you don't care enough about your own animal to make sure they are safe, you're going to ultimately make someone else have to "handle" your dog accordingly.

Now, as bad as some of those actions may sound, I can tell you the people who think the actions I would take are "mean" ultimately end up being more brutal with their own dogs in these moments.

Let's not forget how some stranger may see fit, to handle your dog for you.

I can tell you some brutal horror stories where dogs have been killed or seriously injured all because someone thought their dog could be off leash in public or thought that greeting another dog on leash was what they need to socialize.

So, best advice I can give you.

If your dog displays a behavior that's "unlike them" or surprising to you in anyway.

Start taking a look at it a little deeper.

What you think is a one off is likely to build more and you may never understand why...

Because you never even ask why.

03/23/2025

Breakfast with Mae Mae

Breakfast looks a bit different today because, why not?

Both dogs are getting their Instinct Raw Boost Salmon kibble with ground Chia and flax seeds, chopped asparagus with one whole frozen piece for dental health, pumpkin powder, King Lou's joint support bone broth powder, freeze dried greens, salmon oil, some ACV, liquid beef bone broth, kefir, blueberries, cold pressed coconut oil, and coconut water for Mae only, since she had testing showing she wasn't staying as hydrated as she should be.

Their dinner is going to be the same, but with some raw chicken organs added, and frozen in enriching Likimat bowls.

03/23/2025

We all have a role...

03/23/2025

Data, Data, Data...

Go Do.

All the information in the world means absolutely nothing if we can't find ways to apply it.

03/22/2025

Breakfast with Mae Mae

It's Saturday, so that means more activity within the house and an extra build within the dogs.

As stated in the video, I thought about putting music over this, but I think it's really important to show the rough, gritty, real life stuff we work with.

We can make the excuses as to why, or we can adjust to work the moment as it is.