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Southern Dogworks Our focus is the whole family. The goal is to improve the dog/human relationship through training.

Last year, I received a call from Winston’s Mom. At the time, she was a single dog parent to a 5 month old Great Dane pu...
24/11/2024

Last year, I received a call from Winston’s Mom. At the time, she was a single dog parent to a 5 month old Great Dane puppy. Winston already weighed 70lbs and was growing like a w**d. We’ve continued training over the last year and there’s been a lot of ups/downs and wonderful changes in his life.

Fast forward to present day. Winston is now 19 months old and weighing in at 191lbs. He has received his Christmas wish early this year from Santa. He got all gussied up for pictures with his parents, as they married yesterday. Winston wasn’t sure about all the clinking of glasses, drone in the air and the shuttering sound of cameras. He was a distinguished gentleman and looked quite dapper for his photos with Mom and Dad.

Congratulations to Winston and his family. We wish you many years of love and laughter. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your family.

This is Bonnie! She’s a 13.5 week old Golden Retriever puppy. She’s in our Private 1:1 training program. Bonnie is supe...
23/08/2024

This is Bonnie! She’s a 13.5 week old Golden Retriever puppy. She’s in our Private 1:1 training program. Bonnie is super smart and she loves food and treats. Food is driving her to make really good choices.

A couple things we are covering in our time together. We taught her to recognize her name and that it is valuable to look at who is talking to her. Basic obedience skills and coming when called the first time we ask. Appropriate play time with her human kids is really important and skin is not delicious, aka puppy mouthiness. We are teaching her a few calming and self regulation skills. She is learning not jump on people or counter/table tops. Today, we also discussed how to travel with her safely in the family truckster.

Bonnie is an excellent student, and her humans are amazing to work with as well. I’m looking forward to all the beautiful things Bonnie has to offer her family now, and as she continues to mature.

This is Otis. He’s a 9 month old Portugese Water Dog. He lives his best life every day. He truly is the life of the part...
20/08/2024

This is Otis. He’s a 9 month old Portugese Water Dog. He lives his best life every day. He truly is the life of the party and has never met a stranger. Otis has had previous training using positive reinforcement training and did really well. However, he had a few nuisance behaviors that were not being addressed well with just treats.

Otis is super smart and super fun. We have been working with Otis and his family over the last month, through our private 1:1 training program. He has made a lot of improvements. Introducing the sound “uh-uh” and the word “No” has been super helpful, in the combination with all the “Yes” moments.

As he is just a 9 month old puppy, training, supervision and repetition are still needed at this age. We have cleaned up his obedience, baseline communication and switched out his walking equipment, so he can be all around most enjoyable. We absolutely love Otis and his family. We appreciate their trust in us, to help them communicate with their dude.

Macy Mae is a resident SDW alumni. We began our Private in-home training program with Macy Mae and her family in 2020. ...
19/08/2024

Macy Mae is a resident SDW alumni. We began our Private in-home training program with Macy Mae and her family in 2020. Her family settled in to all her best qualities. She comes to stay with us when her family vacations, and we love love love having her. She gives the best cuddles.

Fast forward to last week, I got a text that Macy Mae has a new sister named Cleo. Cleo is 12 weeks old, and Macy Mae didn’t appreciate sharing her space. Although outside, they were getting along a little bit, Macy Mae avoided all interactions with Cleo. I stopped by to see them a few days ago.

Macy Mae needed to know that the humans had her back, and Cleo needed to learn a few boundaries. We did some stationing with them both. Macy Mae learned not to run away from Cleo. Cleo learned not to be pushy with Macy Mae. Within a few days, a got a great progress report.

Communication can get jumbled up between dogs and humans. Bringing some “Yes” moments into Cleo’s life was a huge key. It helped her to understand what behaviors we LOVE! When I taught the family how to say “No” effectively, Cleo didn’t think the world just ended, because we always come back to a “Yes”. I’m really excited to see how Macy Mae and Cleo begin a new journey together.

Cooper reminds us to take a break and enjoy the sunshine. Cooper has had a lot of changes in the last few months, while ...
18/08/2024

Cooper reminds us to take a break and enjoy the sunshine. Cooper has had a lot of changes in the last few months, while his family builds a new house. It has been a good decompression time for him to come to camp, while his family is on vacation. His housemates Reggie and Ruby are off in the distance, stretching their legs. Cooper is mastering the Stacee Brown deep breaths, and practicing being chilled and calm. Good job Coopy!

Incoming cuteness overload…Say hello to Rex! He’s a 15.5 week old Brittany Spaniel. He is so so sweet and loving. We hi...
18/08/2024

Incoming cuteness overload…Say hello to Rex! He’s a 15.5 week old Brittany Spaniel. He is so so sweet and loving. We hit it off right away. Rex is beginning our Puppy Intensive Program. He will be with us for about a week.

Our goals for Rex are to build a solid foundation of basic commands, cultivate a solid come when called command, introduce calming skills and harness overall good behaviors. He’s recently began using his voice, when he sees humans and dogs. I think it’s a general curiosity. However, we want him to be confident in the exterior world, as well as welcoming friends that visit his home.

Through the week, we will eventually introduce the concept of the word “No”. We like to teach a whole lot of “yes” moments, before we begin working through the “No” moments.

This stay is the 1st of 2 weeks of training. He will return for his second week of training closer to 6 months of age. This program design helps a puppy, and their family, have touch points during specific puppy developmental phases. We are so excited to see how Rex will blossom through the week. He’s going to be a super fun puppy to train!

This is Trooper. She is a 1 yo Golden Mountain Doodle. We have been working with Trooper since last Fall, through in-hom...
01/08/2024

This is Trooper. She is a 1 yo Golden Mountain Doodle. We have been working with Trooper since last Fall, through in-home training. This past week, while her family was on vacation, we advanced her skills with remote collar training.

Having an invisible fence at home, it was a good time to introduce the remote collar. Invisible fence collars and the remote collars we use feel completely different. However, sometimes the communication can be generalized from one to the other, if we are not careful. She rocked her take home session with her family. We are really proud of our Trooper girl.

For more information about our training programs, please visit the website at www.southerndogworks.com

A couple months ago, I saw a Facebook post about Daisy and her brother Dozer. Middle Tennessee Boxer Rescue committed to...
14/07/2024

A couple months ago, I saw a Facebook post about Daisy and her brother Dozer. Middle Tennessee Boxer Rescue committed to taking them in and volunteers stepped up quickly to get them in.

Over the past few months, both were treated for skin issues, vaccinated and her brother Dozer went into a foster home. Yesterday, Daisy became our new foster. She is 9 years old, and moves like a young boxer.

Daisy will have surgery in a few weeks, to remove several lumps on her body and assess/treat her dental needs. When I picked her up yesterday, she was ready to go. She ran to the door of the truck and hopped in like a youthful boxer. We landed a cheeseburger from the Golden Arches, a bath when we got home and walk about her new home for a while. The whole Brown family is already in love with her.

Daisy appears to be house trained and crate trained. She’s been introduced to Rubiedoodle, our resident Doodle Manager and things are going well so far. We will let her decompress a bit and start getting her into a home life routine.

Welcome to the good life Daisy 🌼.

Our labradoodle Milly, loves to play and train with big Rue!
27/04/2024

Our labradoodle Milly, loves to play and train with big Rue!

26/04/2024

Sweet Molly is an 11.5 yo old Beagle. 2 years ago, her family reached out for training. She had a few beagle tendencies that were heavily engrained. Her family wondered if there was room for improvements. She still had accidents in her home, was not crate trained and had some issues with personal space and using her mouth to make things happen (or not happen).

When I took Molly home from her Board & Train, I came back to get her within 15 mins of leaving. She reversed gears and was not interested in doing what was asked by her people. That is ok. She had practiced a certain lifestyle for 9.5 years prior to us. A few weeks at camp just wasn’t enough. She came back and spent more training time with us. She rocked her 2nd take home session.

Since then, Molly and her family has exceeded our expectations. Molly loves to come to camp, when her family is out of town. It allows us to keep an eye on the rhythm of her training. She enjoys rolling in the grass, and lives to use her nose for “smell-a-vision” every single day. We love Molly and her family, and so happy she has a lifestyle that works for her and them.

Abbey is a 1 year old Cocker Spaniel. I got a call from her family back in January of last year. Her family had cocker s...
24/04/2024

Abbey is a 1 year old Cocker Spaniel. I got a call from her family back in January of last year. Her family had cocker spaniels for the last 15-20 years. They were not new to dog ownership or puppy rearing. Sweet Abbey was giving them a run for their talents.

Over the 2023 year, Abbey had a considerable amount of health issues. Her family struggled with being able to socialize Abbey, in part bc of her restrictions. They have made a lot of progress in training and they’ve definitely felt the ups and downs of raising Abbey.

This is Abbey’s first vacation away from home. We are slowly introducing her to new humans (my family) and our dogs. She has already made a connection with our oldest son. Rubiedoodle already made an appearance to Abbey’s house last year and she remembers him fondly. Today, we will introduce her to Dwight, our westie.

We love Abbey’s family and appreciate their ongoing commitment to training Abbey, even in the midst of all her medical issues. We love following a family and their journey all the way through the tears and laughter.

Max says, “Are we there yet?”
23/04/2024

Max says, “Are we there yet?”

Sweet Rosie has been a staple around here since February of 2017. After her first training experience with another prof...
23/04/2024

Sweet Rosie has been a staple around here since February of 2017. After her first training experience with another professional, they found us. I remember walking into their home for their first session. Rosie was a vibrant and adorable puppy. Her Dad wanted to make sure I knew their goals and wanted to know how we would accomplish them. We had a FABULOUS first session. All of our training together with her family was amazing.

Through the years, Rosie became a regular around our home as well. Rosalinda, as she is frequently nicknamed, is a Brown Family member when she comes to stay with us. As soon as her Mom would get her bag and bed ready for pickup, she would wait patiently at the door for me to arrive. She’s met some awesome pups along the way. She passed her AKC Canine Good Citizen class and test with flying colors. She completed our off leash program and we taught her to jump up into the truck.

Last Fall, Rosie had a nasal infection. She then began having regular nose bleeds. In September, she was diagnosed with aggressive invasive sarcoma. The only treatment option was Radiation. Her family took her to Greenville, South Carolina and she completed all of her treatments. Over Spring Break, they decided to switch their travel plans and take her to the beach. She had an amazing time.

In the last few weeks, she’s steadily declined. She is currently in hospice care. She is enjoying all the love, rubs and yummy meals, while her family enjoys the precious snuggles she continues to give. I stopped by to see Rosie yesterday. Her Mom said she perks up with guests. When she heard my voice, she came barreling around the corner and met me at the door. She had not ran in a few weeks. I held back tears through our visit.

It’s a true honor to be invited into the homes and lives of our pet families for so many years. I agree with her Mom that even though it has been a short 7.5 years to have her on this earth, they would do again for the gift of having Rosie in their life. Please keep Rosie and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

Wishing Winston a BIG Happy First Birthday! See you Wednesday big buddy.
23/04/2024

Wishing Winston a BIG Happy First Birthday! See you Wednesday big buddy.

Most of our personal dogs are great in the car. Our Fergus is a great travel companion. I travel a lot in safe and fabul...
22/04/2024

Most of our personal dogs are great in the car. Our Fergus is a great travel companion. I travel a lot in safe and fabulous neighborhoods, and some not so awesome neighborhoods. Having a St. Bernard/Giant Poodle mix watching my every move, gives me a little extra comfort. Rocco was always good at warning people approaching our vehicle. Fergus does this well with his stoic, quiet stare. The look of Fergus shuts people down very quickly.

Don’t let Dwight, our westie, fool you though. He would take a bite out of crime, if he felt the situation warranted it. Car rides always mean a chicken nugget or plain cheeseburger are in their near future.

While his family is away for the week, Mack is hanging with us and having a blast. We love seeing our SDW Alumni! Mack ...
21/04/2024

While his family is away for the week, Mack is hanging with us and having a blast. We love seeing our SDW Alumni! Mack has been a part of our program for 6 years.

Meet little Saban. He’s a 6 month old Vizsla puppy. Saban is the housemate of SDW alumni Winston. Saban came to stay wit...
21/04/2024

Meet little Saban. He’s a 6 month old Vizsla puppy. Saban is the housemate of SDW alumni Winston. Saban came to stay with us a few weeks ago, and we noticed he wasn’t feeling well. We talked to his family immediately, and then had him seen as soon as possible by one of our partnering veterinarians. We think he had a reaction to his 3 in 1 monthly preventative. He gained some special privileges. Ummmm….he slept with me. We don’t offer this as part of our training. Lol! However, I felt like I needed to monitor him overnight. He recovered well!

Fast forward to present day. Saban is here with us again, this time for training. He is in our Puppy Intensive Program. Saban has a LOT of energy. He is jumping on everybody and everything. He is having moments of excited urination. He also struggles listening to his family. He plays really well with other dogs, but he’s a bit pushy. As he matures, this could be a concern.

We are excited to see Saban thrive with training. We are teaching him calming/self-regulating skills and cultivating an attention span. We are introducing basic skills and foundational exercises. These are tools we are teaching and repeating, to create muscle memory and a head-start for his family. Winston and now Saban are part of the family.

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