Sit Up For Success K9

27/10/2025

In 20 years my kids will ask, ‘엄마, what was it like having Pusa with you?’ I’ll say: absolutely amazing—the best partner I could ask for.

Wrapped an 8-week board & train, took a quick breather, and chased sunsets from NYC to Vegas. Heart full, paws ready for what’s next. 🐾🗽✨

Photo credits to for capturing these amazing moments and letting me share them!

27/05/2025

Lately I’ve been waking up at 6am to go to the gym.

That’s not something I ever thought I’d do—much less want to do. But with a new gym opening here in Seattle, I’ve found myself showing up. And that’s taught me something bigger than fitness.

For a long time, I saw things like gym memberships or dog training as costs.
But the truth is, staying stuck was already costing me.
In my case—physically, emotionally, hormonally, financially.
It was time spent recovering from burnout. Money spent trying to “fix” imbalance.
And a quiet drain from living in a cycle that didn’t actually support me.

I know people will say,
“Well, I’m fine without all that.”
Or, “My dog’s not that bad—I think we’re managing.”

And I get it. I’ve been there too.

But “fine” isn’t thriving.
And waiting until something is “bad enough” to finally change it? That’s the most expensive choice of all.

Whether you’re trying to make a change for your body, your mental health, your dog, or your life—it doesn’t have to be perfect.
You just have to start.

Because staying the same? That’s the most expensive thing I’ve ever done.

05/05/2025

Teaching dogs to heel, but forgot to teach my phone not to follow me into poop.💩 Training tip #237: Don’t drop your phone mid-scoop. Also, public screaming is optional but authentic.

22/04/2025

Who is with me? 🙋🏻‍♀️

27/07/2023

It is finally the day! Treat 🍖 Play 🛝 Love 💕 We are expecting a familiar face in Emerald city! SUFS-Nashville alumni Nora is flying across the country to the PNW for an extended staycation with us ☺️ her handler and I have been coordinating for weeks on how to make sure Nora’s flight cargo trip is as seamless as possible. Creative credits for the post goes to Nora’s handler. We are beyond excited to welcome Nora to Seattle and can’t wait to see how we explore the city together!

14/07/2023

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Littermate Syndrome - Why getting 2 puppies isn't a great idea.

Littermate syndrome is the name given when 2 puppies (usually littermates, but this can happen with puppies from different litters of similar ages) are homed together and develop an unhealthy level of attachment to each other.

Puppies with littermate syndrome often have trouble bonding with humans because they are so attached to each other. They are often anxious or nervous around different people and dogs or in new environments. They are much harder to train and often don't want to participate in training sessions.

The easiest way to prevent littermate syndrome from developing is to not get 2 puppies at the same time, especially littermates. Most reputable breeders will not sell 2 puppies to the same family, for excellent reasons.

If you have already recently gotten littermates, there are things that you can do to prevent littermate syndrome from developing but it can take some hard work and a lot of time and management in the early stages.

Things you can do:
- Have separate areas for each puppy so they can spend plenty of time apart from each other. This could be separate crates for sleeping, separate play pens to spend time in during the day and limit the amount of time that your puppies spend together while they are developing.
- Train the puppies separately and take them on individual outings to different places, so they learn how to cope with the world on their own and also learn to be at home alone without distress.
- Treat each puppy as an individual
- If you don't have the time or resources to be able to give each puppy as much alone time as they need to thrive, you could also find another loving home for one of the puppies so each puppy has the opportunity to live their best life and become confident, happy adults.

03/07/2023

Just some life updates! SUFS is still busy with clients and their dogs 🐶 we have been taking slow moves back to social media as life situations have required a lot of in-person time. Thanks for always supporting and loving us. Enjoy some highlights and familiar faces 😊 I know at the end of the day, the safety and well-being of my dogs and myself are all that matters and that money can be earned again and used to repurchase lost items. It’s just a bit sad and hard when these things had emotional value to you!! But during this time, I kept asking myself, “okay, this happened. It sucks. Now let’s assess what we do have control of and make moves forward based on that.” So that’s what I’m doing right now 🙂