Delta Canine

Delta Canine Located in Maxwell, Iowa. State-licensed, behavior-conscious boarding and daycare. Our training program is currently paused and will return at a later date! 

My passion for dogs began long ago, as a youngster, training and showing dogs in the 4H program. As an adult, I have used those skills, along with skills gained from many courses and seminars, to modify the problem behaviors of many dogs as well as create good habits and teach wanted behaviors. My approach is reward-based, positive reinforcement, and I stay as conflict-free as possible. I want tr

aining to be fun and rewarding for both you, and your dog! I am located in Maxwell. I travel within the Des Moines and Ames areas, within 40 miles of Maxwell. I charge per mile outside of that radius. Areas I can help with:

Human reactivity/aggression
Dog reactivity/aggression
Resource guarding
Separation anxiety
Muzzle training and proper muzzle fit and use
Potty training
Crate training
Basic obedience
Loose-leash walking

I also offer limited boarding and board and train services. Reach out to me at [email protected] for more information!

Rottie baby shark check innnnn!!!Everybody put your paws together for Amaryllis, she has a pending adoption 🤎🖤🤎🖤🤎🖤🤎Aste...
05/29/2026

Rottie baby shark check innnnn!!!

Everybody put your paws together for Amaryllis, she has a pending adoption 🤎🖤🤎🖤🤎🖤🤎

Aster and Iris are still looking for their forever families!

These 4-month-old pups are well rounded, doing excellent with crate training and potty training! They have an awesome default sit, they have learned to interact with people without jumping, and they have experienced many new sights, smells, sounds and surfaces as all puppies should do during socialization!

They love children, they enjoy interacting with other dogs of all shapes and sizes, and each one has her own little unique personality.  Playful, but have an excellent “off” switch when it’s time for movie night on the couch.

Very food-motivated which makes training fun and engaging.

They are ready to venture off on their own with their new family to continue building that foundation ❤️

They go in next week for their next round of puppy shots, and exams! They can’t wait- the vet and the staff are their besties!!! 📏 💉 🦴 👩‍⚕️ 

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Some of our friends and clients already know about these little rottie baby sharks, but please welcome 🌼 Aster, Iris, an...
05/23/2026

Some of our friends and clients already know about these little rottie baby sharks, but please welcome

🌼 Aster, Iris, and Amaryllis 🌼

To DC!!!

They are nearly 4 month old rottie (mix?) sisters who are available for adoption through MidAmerica Rottweiler Rescue!

Aster had a tough start with a stay at the ISU ICU but she is healthy and happy now! They have been working on crate training, puppy manners, and socialization with us and are doing GREAT.

Their little individual personalities are starting to shine and we have really enjoyed getting to know them ❤️

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Boarding and some of the fosters over the last couple weeks!! Check the captions out ☺️
05/18/2026

Boarding and some of the fosters over the last couple weeks!!

Check the captions out ☺️

🖤🤎 NEW MARR FOSTER ALERT 🖤🤎Please welcome ALLY CAT 🐈 to MidAmerica Rottweiler Rescue and Delta Canine!!Ally is an absolu...
04/29/2026

🖤🤎 NEW MARR FOSTER ALERT 🖤🤎

Please welcome ALLY CAT 🐈 to MidAmerica Rottweiler Rescue and Delta Canine!!

Ally is an absolutely gorgeous little lady (only a year old!!) with an absolutely wonderful personality. She is just finishing up decompression and will be available for adoption very soon!!

She has met Dammit Dale and MARR foster Bear and seems to be very social with dogs and people alike. She was an owner surrender after being picked up as a stray. She will be on the smaller side as an adult (for a rott) and is currently around 75lbs. She has the CUTEST curly tail and LOVES to play fetch with her jolly ball!

Stay tuned for more on this little princess!👑

Hi friends, DC’s own Dammit Dale wants everyone to know that although we have had sirens and storms here, all client dog...
04/24/2026

Hi friends, DC’s own Dammit Dale wants everyone to know that although we have had sirens and storms here, all client dogs, fosters and resident dogs and humans are safe and content! 🐾

04/22/2026

Hello friends, dog nerd out with me for a moment, would you? 😁

Leena (the Merle and white dog) was a newcomer to DC this week, and since being adopted recently, she had not yet been exposed to or evaluated with other dogs in a group play setting.

She is naturally kind of a shy dog, and it takes her a while to warm up to new people, and she was also a little shy with the initial interaction with this small group of very social dogs. This interaction started with Leena outside the fence, having the ability to see, hear and smell the other dogs without feeling pressured to interact directly with them. We then moved to inside the fence, in the catch pen, which still offered a barrier between her and the other dogs. When she started to show more relaxed body language, and even offered some play bows, I waited until the other dogs were away from the gate opening and opened the gate for her.

You can see her she’s feeling it still a little nervous, and will retreat to behind the catch pen when she feels overwhelmed. The other two dogs are a long-time clients of mine, and will not enter the catch pen gate without me inviting them, so that gives her a chance to create some space and lower her arousal a bit before re-engaging.

I’m letting her lead the pace, and this resulted in a group that was very comfortable with one another that played really well together.

This is part of what I love about keeping my boarding and daycare to a very small scale – I get to know each dog individually very well and I know what kind of introduction they are going to need to be successful in group play, if that type of play is appropriate for their temperament. I do everything I can to make sure that every dog has a positive experience here!

Hey friends!!This is DC dog Leena, and she needs a home! Leena is around a year old, and is fully vetted. She is likely ...
04/20/2026

Hey friends!!

This is DC dog Leena, and she needs a home!

Leena is around a year old, and is fully vetted. She is likely an Aussie mix (or other herding breed mix).

She currently lives with a cat (who she does fine with, despite his sass towards her lol) and 3 young kids, including a baby, who she adores.

She has enjoyed playing with other active and playful dogs here and would enjoy a dog friend. She also loves fetch! She is crate trained and house trained. 

Leena is a medium-high energy dog and does need regular physical activity and mental enrichment, and would also benefit from some continued training. She is quite shy (barking, avoidance) with strangers, particularly men, so continued socialization and slow introductions to new people/ management with visitors is necessary. She has made great progress with this during her time with her current owners. 

Her current owners love her very much, but there are some circumstances that make it necessary to find Leena a new home, for her best interest. 

If you think you might be a good fit for this gorgeous girl, please reach out to me and we can chat more! I can connect you with her owner.

I’ve posted some additional videos in the comments here. 

Leena is located in Des Moines, IA.

04/14/2026

Look at this good boy, playing his favorite game, using his manners!

Activity and engagement like this a few weeks ago would have launched Bear into a fit of jumping and mouthing, which was really hard to interrupt verbally or physically because it just ramped up the intensity.

Through behavior modification, he has now learned to instead channel that into a calm-body behavior, usually a down, as a green flag for continued play, or interaction, or access to something.

That was achieved over time with consistency, repetition, and lots of reinforcement of desired behaviors. Here I’m proofing the training with some added movement between ball throws, and you can see at one point he starts to jump and then correct himself immediately without any feedback from me. That’s exactly what I’m looking for.

I am just so proud of this guy! Fetch is his FAVORITE and now we can both have fun with it!

MidAmerica Rottweiler Rescue
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I know you’ve all been waiting for this…. 🐻 BEAR UPDATE 🐻 The dog that I picked up 6 weeks ago…. The jumpy, mouthy, pus...
04/12/2026

I know you’ve all been waiting for this….

🐻 BEAR UPDATE 🐻

The dog that I picked up 6 weeks ago…. The jumpy, mouthy, pushy, overweight, rude, and under stimulated Rottweiler…. Is no longer. 👋🏻

Please meet the NEW AND IMPROVED 🐻 BEAR 🐻

Bear has always been a good boy. He really has! But he never really got the opportunity to develop the skills as a puppy and adolescent that he needed as an adult.

So, in the last 6 weeks, we have learned to replace jumping/mouthing behaviors with calm body behaviors to access resources, toys, or interaction- Bear is an absolute rockstar at shifting his energy into a sit or down when he is excited for something. We are also maintaining a sit for going in and out of spaces with no leash grabbing.

We have learned how to “out” our ball reliably, which is absolutely necessary since Bear is a Fetch fanatic!!

We have learned how to greet people without jumping and mouthing. We have experienced LOTS of things including loud machinery, baths, vet visits, long car rides, boarding in new places, and playing in the creek.

We have improved our house manners, and we have made dog friends, which is something he never had!

And the journey isn’t over for Bear!! We will continue to develop the skills he already has while we introduce new things to make him even more well-rounded.

And the BEST news is, Bear made so much progress that he was able to become part of the foster program with MidAmerica Rottweiler Rescue, so he is now available for adoption to the right person ❤️. This was all made possible by a generous sponsor who stepped up for Bear when he lost his human Dad.

He has been a delight to work with and I am SO PROUD of how far he has come. He is well on his way to making a great companion for someone!!

Stay tuned for more updates as this handsome boy continues to shine with all the support from those who love him and are invested in his future!!

If you’re interested in adopting Bear, please go to adoptarott.org for more information. At this stage of his development, Bear will do best with an adopter who has Rottweiler breed experience and guardian breed training experience that aligns with MARR’s philosophy. He could live in a home with a playful female dog, with proper introductions. He will need to have continued training and we are happy to pair his adopter up with a professional trainer for guidance. He currently would not be a good fit for a home with children or small dogs/pets.

Join me in giving a big paw five to this big goof for all his hard work and progress!! Back to work we go, in the meantime 😁

04/12/2026

When everyone is muzzle trained at your house whether they need it or not 😆

“Me, Mom!! Me!!”

“No, Mom, Me!!! Me!!!”

Gotta love that positive muzzle association from proper muzzle conditioning 👌🏻

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