The Up n Up Pup

The Up n Up Pup Your pup will be on the up n up! I help dog and owner open a line of communication so that nearly an

08/08/2026

The dog daze of summer!

08/07/2026

A day in the life of Ozzie!

Ozzie got the king treatment McGee’s No. 72. What an amazing place this was. Everyone was so nice to him and he had the ...
08/07/2026

Ozzie got the king treatment McGee’s No. 72. What an amazing place this was. Everyone was so nice to him and he had the best time!

It’s a ruff life out here! Ozzie is resting before his first vacation to the north side of the lower peninsula!
08/06/2026

It’s a ruff life out here! Ozzie is resting before his first vacation to the north side of the lower peninsula!

07/29/2026

Chance is here for boarding so he got to join us for a nice little walk today. He used to be extremely reactive to dogs and cars and people. I’m so proud of how well his owners have kept up with things. He can tend to get a little ahead of himself sometimes, he only needed a few reminders when I was getting ready to go out the door. After that he was a joy! And boy did he enjoy himself!

Idk if you guys remember Frank!? But his family got him a new cat and they are the best of friends! Nancy continues to ...
07/29/2026

Idk if you guys remember Frank!? But his family got him a new cat and they are the best of friends!

Nancy continues to do amazing things with frank that go far beyond anything I helped her with! I’m so proud of them!

07/24/2026

This is Harley Quin. Having her first real walk of her life.

I got told a lot of the things that I could NOT do with this dog.
Couldn’t be around other people
Couldn’t be around dog or other animals
Couldn’t go to public places
Couldn’t let go of high valued objects or toys

I had other trainers question me only taking her into my house for 10 days (basically saying I was claiming to fix aggression in 10 days).

Over the years I have tried many ways to go about the training process. The one that has fit me the best and my clients, has been short stays where I create a base and then help them apply it in home!

So yes Harley only was here 10 days but I then spent an unlimited amount of time with the owners following up and getting into all the fancy, fun stuff. To be honest most of the time it’s pretty anti climatic.

This works for me, not because I’m better at training but because I feel my clients are amazing by the end. Obviously if I spent 6 weeks with her she would be EVEN better and we would have battle tested so many things. But I just like to do those things with my clients so they can learn how to trouble shoot tough situations.

My way isn’t the only way, it’s just the way that works for me. I didn’t like having to charge so much for longer board and trains and I felt some ppl thought they could just throw big money at their problem and not have to do anything.

Harley has a bite history and she tried to bite me plenty when she first got here. Now I’m seeing her become a dog for the first time in her life and it’s my favorite thing! She’s starting to get the fulfillment she needs and with such an awesome owner like Scott the sky is the limit!

07/02/2026

Little things like this are so huge. Odie had a tough few first days settling in here. It’s tough being away from the safety of familiar atmospheres and your owners. But he’s becoming so much more playful here! He’s also started playing with me and learning to trust me! Love to see it!

Tina is soooooo sassy! So we came up with some game plans to help achieve their goals and her parents are killing it! O...
07/01/2026

Tina is soooooo sassy! So we came up with some game plans to help achieve their goals and her parents are killing it! One was how she would act while they were driving, I told them to go take random trips around the block each day. One person drives and the other focuses fully on communicating with Tina. I got this lovely text today.

A lot of times we fail because we go too fast or because we don’t properly plan. We are late to get somewhere, stressed out and rushing. We half heartedly try to communicate and when it doesn’t work we get frustrated and don’t do right by the dog.

Here they are doing right by the dog, just took a random ride, focused on the dog and Tina is now enjoying the journey!

One small step in the rest is their lives together.

Here’s to living in an imperfect world with perfect communication!

Odie is here!!! This Gangster is gunna be so much fun! Can’t wait to help him live his best life!
06/29/2026

Odie is here!!! This Gangster is gunna be so much fun! Can’t wait to help him live his best life!

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Clinton Township, MI
48036

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