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Wild Child Dog Training We’re a results-driven dog training company specializing in behavior challenges. We train dogs to think and coach owners to lead with confidence. 🌱

10/23/2026

The husky part of him really shines through sometimes. 😅

Thank you all for the birthday wishes. 💕Yesterday was quiet, and quite frankly, I needed that. There have been a lot of ...
10/23/2026

Thank you all for the birthday wishes. 💕

Yesterday was quiet, and quite frankly, I needed that. There have been a lot of things running in the background over the last week, and a day without rushing from one thing to the next was long overdue.

I took my time hiking through the woods with my personal dogs. Sat in the sunshine with my seniors. Chatted with friends and family. Enjoyed a scrumptious drink from our little Mexican joint here in Maysville. And, of course, got some snuggles in with my buddy Bear. Nothing extravagant. Just a really good day. For once, I wasn’t carrying yesterday’s worries or borrowing tomorrow’s stress. I simply enjoyed what was in front of me.

That felt like a luxury I hadn’t afforded myself in a long time. The funny thing is, it started with me. A small shift in mindset, an environment that supported it, and my actions followed.

Which brings me to dog training. We spend so much time trying to change what a dog is DOING that we sometimes overlook everything influencing WHY they’re doing it. Their emotional state. Their environment. Their expectations. Their relationship with us. And yes, even our own habits and responses.

Changing behavior isn’t always about doing more, correcting more, or demanding more. Sometimes it’s about changing the conditions that make a different response possible. Creating opportunities for success, allowing room to recover, and then practicing those better responses until they become more familiar.

And that applies to both ends of the leash. A mindset shift alone won’t fix every problem, but how we approach a problem can absolutely influence what happens next.

Anywho, something to think about if your dog is struggling with unwanted behaviors, or maybe you’re just struggling with your dog. ☕️

Good morning! Let’s go train! ☀️

10/22/2026

Please join me in wishing our fearless leader a Happy Birthday!! Sydney is notorious for putting all of herself into the dogs, the way she cares is unparalleled, and she is constantly raising the bar. She is a wealth of knowledge and always striving to learn more and improve her skills. Feel free to drop a favorite memory of Sydney in the comments to give her a laugh while she’s preparing to trial this weekend!

Fall days are for the farm dogs 💕Ok…Bear is a farm dog in the making. 😉From right to left:•Bear, Pomeranian, trainee•Zep...
10/21/2026

Fall days are for the farm dogs 💕
Ok…Bear is a farm dog in the making. 😉

From right to left:
•Bear, Pomeranian, trainee
•Zeppelin, German Shepherd, day care
•Finn, Mix-breed, day care
•Noli, Cattle Dog, day care

10/21/2026

Sometimes, the best thing you can do for an anxious dog is get them moving. One thing I’ve learned working with fearful and anxious dogs is that standing around waiting for them to feel better isn’t always the answer.

Movement creates opportunities. Opportunities to engage, explore, problem-solve, and most importantly, experience success. And successes don’t have to be big; it can be following leash pressure, stepping onto an unfamiliar surface, or moving through a new environment and choosing to follow their handler instead of fixating on everything around them. These are all small challenges that, when approached appropriately, can help build confidence.

Because what I’ve preached a thousand times…confidence isn’t built by avoiding everything that makes you uncomfortable. It’s built by learning that you can navigate challenges and come out okay on the other side.

Creating manageable challenges, keeping momentum, reinforcing effort, and allowing the dog to discover that they are capable of more than they initially thought. Movement can also help interrupt patterns of freezing, hesitation, and excessive environmental scanning by giving the dog something productive to focus on.

And sometimes, the biggest success isn’t that the dog completed the task. It’s that they recovered faster, tried again, or needed a little less help than they did yesterday.

We’ll never eliminate every uncomfortable feeling, but to help a dog develop the skills to navigate those feelings without falling apart is the ultimate win. Small challenges equal big successes. That’s where a lot of confidence starts. ☕️

Video of Bear the anxious and fearful Pom working through his first obstacle course. 💕

Welcome Ford and Pepper! Ford is a chocolate lab with us to work on channeling his bull in a china shop style energy, le...
10/20/2026

Welcome Ford and Pepper!

Ford is a chocolate lab with us to work on channeling his bull in a china shop style energy, learn some boundaries and manners and get a nice obedience foundation. He is a high energy, dominant, pushy type dog and the happiest dog you’ll ever meet.

Pepper is a sweet poodle mix here to work on her emotions when greeting people. She loves new friends and wants to give them a bear hug. She will be working on her basic manners, listening skills, and boundaries while she is with us. Pepper is a very sweet friendly dog, and is nervous in new settings, so she will be building confidence as we go.

Stay tuned for their journey!

10/20/2026

Here’s a glimpse of one rep from our first training session! The long video will be posted on YT later, things to note:
🦴 Pepper isn’t interested in treats right now, you can use treats for this but I didn’t.
🦴 Less is more. I prefer to do several training sessions with a few reps each throughout the day. This was the last rep of this mornings first session, probably 6 total.
🦴 This exercise builds communication, it establishes marker words and helps the dog understand what I’m asking of them.
🦴This is also the foundational step to a solid recall!

So thankful for yall! 🥰
10/19/2026

So thankful for yall! 🥰

10/19/2026

Meet Bear! 🐻

Bear is a 2-year-old Pomeranian who thinks the world is a little scarier than it needs to be.

He’ll be spending the next couple of weeks with me learning how to not only dog, but how to navigate this big, scary world with a little more confidence and a better ability to regulate and recover.

For dogs like Bear, training isn’t just about teaching obedience or stopping unwanted behaviors. It’s about helping them feel more comfortable in their environment, building coping skills, and teaching them how to make better decisions when they’re feeling unsure.

That means working at his pace, building predictable expectations, establishing clear communication, and helping him learn that not everything unfamiliar needs to be met with his little teeth.

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10/18/2026

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491 Smith Road
Maysville, NC
28555

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