Lessons That Last Dog Training, LLC

10/18/2026

Once a dog rewards itself with counter surfing, it takes a lot more work to teach them not to try doing it again...

Consistency and supervision are required to help retrain a dog not to counter surf.

10/07/2026

Emotional support animals are NOT Service Dogs.

Service Dogs provide specific services necessary to their owner’s needs.

True Service Dogs go through years of training before they’re paired up with their human. Who then get trained themselves helping create a working pair.

True service dogs come at a high cost. Often costing $30,000+. 

Just because you want to be able to bring your dog everywhere with you, does not give you the right to call your dog a service dog. Emotional support animals are not serviced dogs. 

There’s a consequence to misrepresenting a pet or emotional support animal as a service dog that I don’t think gets talked about enough: you make it harder for people to trust legitimate service dogs.

Some people do it knowingly because they want to take their dog somewhere pets aren’t allowed. Others genuinely don’t realize that emotional support animals don’t have the same public-access rights as service dogs. Those are two very different situations, but they can contribute to the same problem.

If a business has enough experiences with people calling pets or ESAs “service dogs,” then eventually employees start wondering who is legitimate. Bad behavior makes that even worse: barking at customers, pulling toward other dogs, having accidents, or interfering with a working dog. After a while, skepticism starts replacing trust.

Then someone walks in with a legitimate service dog, and they’re the one who gets questioned, watched, or treated like they might be lying. They didn’t create that distrust, but they’re the ones who have to deal with it.

And that’s before we even get into the danger of an untrained dog distracting, approaching, or reacting to a working service dog. That dog isn’t just another dog in the store. Someone may depend on it to perform tasks related to their disability.

Emotional support animals can be incredibly important, but they are not service dogs and they don’t have the same public-access rights. A well-behaved ESA is still an ESA, just like a well-behaved pet is still a pet.

If someone genuinely doesn’t know the difference, educate them. But if you know your dog isn’t a service dog and represent it as one anyway, remember that you aren’t the only person affected by that decision.

You might get your dog through the door. Someone who actually needs a service dog may have to deal with the suspicion you leave behind. 🐶❤️

10/04/2026

Good morning… here’s an October chuckle

09/19/2026

Too good not to share!! If you have kids please have them watch how to greet dogs.

09/09/2026

JUST A REMINDER
This Saturday is the last Saturday Paws in the Park group class for 2026.

06/19/2026

Reminder….

05/27/2026

DO MORE WITH YOUR DOG THIS SUMMER

Group classes are a great way to work on obedience/manners, impulse control, leash walking and settling skills all with real-life distractions.

For the most bang for your buck join the Adventure Club for UNLIMITED group classes until September 15 PLUS the opportunity to earn some free stuff. Let’s go on some mini adventures with your dog this season.

Contact me today for more information including pricing options, locations, etc…

Reminder, these classes are NOT for aggressive or highly reactive dogs. Evaluations can be done to determine the best training options for your dog. Contact me today.

04/18/2026

Let’s Talk Group Classes….

Here is the current schedule for May. Additional classes like Rally may be added. Schedule can change at any time and classes MUST be signed up for 48 hours Prior to class start time.

Contact me today for more information, including how to sign up for classes, package pricing, class locations or anything else.

Let’s do more with your dog this Summer!!

Reminder, these classes are NOT for aggressive or highly reactive dogs. Evaluations can be done to determine the best training options for your dog. Contract me today.

04/17/2026

Let’s talk group classes….

-POOCHES & PATIOS (P&P): These classes help dogs learn how to be calm and polite, for extended periods of time. Classes provide real-life opportunities for you and your dog to practice appropriate behavior on an outdoor patio with other dogs and people, all under the watchful eye of a trainer to help with the unexpected reactions to Distractions.

This is a PREREQUISITE Class. Dogs MUST have a foundation of settling skills, or completed a Settling Skills or equivalent class. [Classes are typically 1-1 1/2 hours]

Contact me today for more information.

04/17/2026

Let’s talk group classes…

-PACK WALK (PW): These classes provide the opportunity for you and your dog to learn to walk calmly along with other owners/dogs on various trails in the area. Providing the opportunity to help your dog learn to be OK around other dogs they encounter on a trail by practicing pass-bys, settling skills, and proper walking in and around other dogs/people.

The classes help owners learn how to successfully navigate their dog when other dogs react, how to help their dog learn to ignore other dogs/people, how to manage those surprise encounters that catch you and your dog off-guard (like squirrels, rabbits, and even deer). These real-life distractions happen in real time. Not something that can be practiced at home or in a building. Classes are great for all owners/dogs no matter the level of training.

** Please Note: because we typically walk 1-2 miles this class is NOT recommend for some breeds nor for young puppies. [classes are typically 50-60 minutes]

If there is enough interest, I will add Puppy Pack Walks to the schedule… shorter walking distance with all the same challenges.

Contact me today for more information.