Kiwi's Dog Training

10/19/2026

"Why doesn't anyone want to play with me?" - Linus the 9 month old Irish Wolfhound 🐺🐕🍀

🐾Moments like these happen. Puppies have a way of bringing out the worst of us...like children. They are new to the earth game known as "Life". They will "troll" and "push buttons". That's a given. It's frustrating and at times makes you want to leave the door open and hope they never come back. Always keep in mind, that they don't mean it.

🐾Life is extraordinary and exciting! How can we expect them to hold themselves from tasting and chewing everything? Well it requires a mix bag of patience, low expectations, celebrating little wins, and understanding their language.

🐾The first two to maybe three years is always tough. It's worth putting the work in to make them civilized gentlemen and women. Because you want to raise them to be dogs that enjoy life to the fullest. And they can only do that, if they understand what is safe and not safe early on. What is okay to do and not to do.

🐾Puppy parents and trainers deserve all the respect and spa trips once they are through. Give them more credit. They are in a constant war.

🐾If you want to be properly equipped for the war. Feel free to stop by my website and sign up for a free consultation to see what you need to be best prepared

04/22/2026

"Here for a fun time, not a long time." - Higgins the 4 yr Cockapoo🐩🐕

"WHAT HE SAID!" - Sev the 1 yr old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 👑🐕

"Balls are my sheep." - Ash the 4 yrs old Border Collie 🥎👀🐕

"These guys don't even live here." - Rex the 7 yr old Labradoodle 🐩🐕

🐾Micromanaging your dog has an adverse affect. Where a dog will tend to listen to you less. I'm sure it's similar to when your mom constantly nags you and you have the urge to be avoident or ignore her. Let your dogs be dogs.

🐾They'll have moments, even us owners have our moments. It's natural. We work with it and use those moments to better our bond and continue forward. Strong bonds create a more secure and reliable dog which is always the goal.

04/12/2026

"I thought you said all dogs were bad and out to get us?" - Sev the 1 yr old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 🐕 ❓️

"I didn't know they weren't..." - Higgins the 4 yr old the Cockapoo 🐕 🐩

🐾There is no quick easy band-aid solution to making your dog magically not reactive anymore. It takes work and undying patience.

🐾 Go at their pace and see what their threshold is. Learn to read your dog's body language. When you start understanding your dog, you can start addressing the underlying issues of reactivity

🐾All dogs are different and learn differently. What works for one may not work for another. If you have two reactive dogs in the same household. Work with them individually and see what they need.

🐾It's not rocket science people, dogs are always telling you what they need. But are you listening? 🤔

03/14/2026

"It's more fun to act fast and think later!" - Nook the 1 yr old Blue Heeler Labrador Mix 🐕 💨🏃‍♀️

You can do herding exercises for 15 min with them going around any house hold item. Like a shoe or box and they will be more tuckered than if you focus solely on satiating physical needs.

Be creative because dogs don't need anything fancy. They want you, a calm parent, and their breeds' jobs met. That's it! They were never asking for much in the first place. We just weren't listening.

03/12/2026

Watch out for her, her name is Mochi Waffle Corndog. Don't forget it 😎 🍡🧇🌽🐕

03/12/2026

"I know I'm cute and that's exactly how I subdue my victims." - Mochi Waffle Corndog The Pug Chihuahua Weiner Dog Mix 🍡🧇🌽🐶

This little girl was a street dog before being adopted. She has big boss dog energy in a little test tube body. Her shtick is to play victim and then when you least expect it - she's taken over the house and is walking you on a leash. 🐕 🚶‍♀️

Exhibit A: Mochi got Rex back for almost pushing her off the wall by trying to steal his portion of snacks during outdoor snuffle matting session. 🐾

12/18/2025

09/09/2025

"I always look good" - Ava the Samoyed 🐕 🌳