Dog-Abilities LLC

10/08/2026

Our Beyond Basics class Henry, Cookie, and Ginny are working hard on controlled distractions in class. Thus Intermediate class works on dogs making good choices, giving focus, and less reinforcement.

09/24/2026

Welcome Moose, L C, and Sullivan to Basic Foundation Skills class. We look forward to seeing their progress.

09/17/2026

Patricia McConnel had a blog post this week in asking how do you identify yourself with your pet? Do you call yourself owner, guardian, pet parent, etc.? Leave a comment on what you think.

What are we to call ourselves, those of us who love our dogs like family but respect their, well, dogness? Dog owners? Pet parents? Guardians? All of these titles have pro’s and cons. Are we dog owners? Well, yes, in that Skip and Maggie are MY dogs, and Ginger or Butch are yours. We take…

09/16/2026

If you are wanting to try some different activities with your dog this weekend, Cross Creek is having their Try-It-All event.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1UhBQMGDuS/

09/02/2026

September Group Classes

We have a Basic Foundation Skills class, a Beyond Basics/Intermediate class, and a Conformation class. Information below. We may have a scent work class later in the month.

Register at [email protected]

08/27/2026

Two events this weekend.

Bluegrass Classic Dog Show runs today through Sunday in Lexington, KY at the KY Horse Park.
There is conformation, rally, obedience, dock diving, ATT Testing, CGC/Trick Testing, Fast CAT/CAT. This is a great event to spectate. Dock Diving, Trick/CGC have day of show entries, everything else was by pre-entry.

Cross Creek in New Richmond, OH is having a shed hunting clinic this Sunday. This is a great opportunity to learn about the sport. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14pctCGrEgr/cç

Soemthing new & exciting at the farm!

08/25/2026

Congratulations to Teams Happy, Jax, Stevie, and Hank for completing the Basic Foundation Skills class. They learned a lot and made good progress in class. We look forward to seeing them again.

The next Basic Foundation Skills class starts September 9th at 6:00pm. Send us an email to register at [email protected]

08/23/2026

Our OctoberFETCH event is open for entries. This event is on September 27th at Bicentennial Park in Cincinnati. Our FETCH events are always fun, and no one ever leaves empty-handed. We hope you will join us!

Not sure what FETCH is? Check the link for info. www.akc.org/fetch

✨Join us for our next Fetch test!✨

🩵🤍This time we are having a fun Oktoberfest theme… OktoberFetch! 🩵🤍

I was kinda late submitting everything to AKC, so entries are open NOW. No wait time, hooray!

As always we will have fun themed goodies for everyone who enters, so even if your dog doesn’t go home with a ribbon, you never leave empty handed. We will also have a super cute photo op.

As always I will put 🔗s below in com ments!

🇩🇪We hope to see you there!🇩🇪