A Balanced Dog LLC

27/01/2025

09/01/2025

We have last minute availability for board and train in February! We never have a wait time this short to get in, hop on the opportunity while it's still available!

28/12/2024

People often come to us with a specific problem with their dog that they want fixed. Reactive on leash, doesn't come when called, barks incessantly, etc.
What we end up telling people is that in order to fix these issues, you have to work in other areas. Waiting at thresholds, holding place, eye contact, etc. We often get responses like how will that stop my dog from barking? Or they choose to cut that part out as soon as the dog comes home and wonder why things have backslid.
That answer is leverage.
By having your dog looking to you for direction, listen/hold command in all these other areas throughout their day gives you leverage in all other aspects. If your dog can't sit, wait, and give eye contact before going out the door, then how can you expect that dog to value you when they're half way across the yard on a scent and you tell them to "come".
Dog training is not magic. Just like you can't go for 1 run a day but still eat cake every night and expect results. When a dog comes in for a board and train we gain leverage by having that dog work and look to us for what they should be doing through every aspect of the day. So when it comes time to a dogs reactivity or main "issue", they have that relationship with us to listen to what we are telling them to do, or not do. We are constantly giving them the answers so they aren't left to choose wrong.
Boundaries create the leverage you need to succeed in the tougher areas!

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas from A Balanced Dog and our extended pack family!
Photos from our Christmas pack walk over the weekend

22/12/2024

Harley & Willow went home this past week! Of course we covered lots more than just leash walking, but I thought I'd highlight the difficulty of not just one but 2 dogs feeding off each other's reactivity and how that looked at the end of their training!

05/12/2024

Goose went home over the weekend after spending 3 weeks with us!
Here's a look at some before and after footage throughout his time here!

04/12/2024

Take advantage now before our pricing goes up in the new year!

We know that the cost of quality training can be difficult to include in the budget during the holidays, so we decided to give back this holiday season! The winter months can be the best time to get in for training rather than when things are crazy and busy during the spring/summer!
Must mention this ad to apply discount at sign up.

02/12/2024

We are looking for another team member to add to our growing business!

30/11/2024

We know that the cost of quality training can be difficult to include in the budget during the holidays, so we decided to give back this holiday season! The winter months can be the best time to get in for training rather than when things are crazy and busy during the spring/summer!
Must mention this ad to apply discount at sign up.

26/11/2024

25/11/2024

We had a cold, but wonderful rainy day drop in group class yesterday! We got to take advantage of having the park to ourselves and switched things up by adding in confidence building!
Thanks to all who braved the weather!

18/11/2024

With the holidays around the corner, comes the time of year where a large majority of bite incidents and trips to the emergency vet occur.
Why is this? The other 363 days a year people do not have a house full of 10+ guests and don't expose their dogs outside of the 4 walls of their home. Then we bring in a big group of people ranging from children to elderly loudly moving around their house and wonder why the dog bit grandma for cornering the dog to pet him.
Or we have the alternative, everyone in the house either feeds the dog scraps or the dog jumps on the table because nobody was paying attention and now the dog is in the emergency room with pancreatitis.
Your dog does not know what holidays are and they really do not need to be a part of it! It's unrealistic to ask and expect people to leave the dog alone. Leave the dog at home, crate them, board them. If they are more trained and are more used to guests, put them in place. To put all this unnecessary pressure on them because society tells us to include them in everything is not fair to the dog. So this holiday season, let's advocate for the dog! Then if you care that much to have them be a part of family gatherings, take the year to actually train and expose them to be more prepared for next year. Just know, some dogs just don't enjoy all that commotion that comes a couple times a year and it is perfectly ok for them to not be a part of it to keep them happy and safe!

10/11/2024

Neo went home yesterday! He was not an easy one with his explosive reactivity and high drive, and will continue to be a lot of work in progress at only 9 months old. Sometimes you have to think outside the box a little!