Absolute Kennels LLC

06/02/2026

06/01/2026

Some journeys begin long before the puppy ever comes home.

In the planning.
In the vision.
In the intention behind every decision.

Over the coming months, we’ll be documenting the development of a future working dog from the very beginning —
The successes, the structure, the engagement, and the process behind intentionally building a dog.

This is more than a puppy project.

This is The Arsyn Blueprint.

🔥 Forged, Not Born.

05/31/2026

It was my pleasure to meet a remarkable pair of Basset Hounds at Springfield's FastCat Trial over the weekend, and I must say they were fantastic to watch!

This is proof that there's nothing you can't achieve with your dog if you're willing to try. 🐾💕🎉

05/28/2026

🐾 If you’re waiting for your dog to tell you they need to go out, you’re not playing fair.

Especially with puppies, new dogs, or dogs still learning the routine, it is our job to be proactive.

Dogs do not come home already understanding:

where to potty
how to ask
when they are allowed out
what the household routine is

If we wait until they are pacing, whining, circling, or already having an accident, we are already late.

Successful potty training is not about waiting for the dog to figure it out for us.

It is about giving them clear opportunities, consistent routines, and enough guidance to succeed.

That means:
✔ taking them out often
✔ watching patterns
✔ being consistent
✔ rewarding the right choice

Communication is a two-way street.
If your dog is still learning, they should not have to carry the whole conversation.

Lead. Don’t Follow. 🐾
Absolute Kennels LLC

05/27/2026

Fence running often gets mistaken for “playing” because the dogs are moving fast, excited, and highly engaged with one another.

But most of the time… they are not actually playing. 👀

What you’re usually seeing is:
⚠️ barrier frustration
⚠️ over-arousal
⚠️ rehearsed reactivity
⚠️ conflict without resolution
⚠️ adrenaline-driven behavior

The fence creates frustration because the dogs can see and interact with each other visually, but physical access is restricted. That frustration builds intensity.

The behavior becomes self-rewarding:
Run → bark → chase → explode → repeat.

Over time, dogs can become conditioned to:
• race fences
• hyper-fixate on movement
• bark excessively
• lose emotional regulation
• ignore handlers
• escalate around other dogs

Many owners think:
“They’re having fun.”

But true healthy play includes:
✔️ pauses
✔️ role reversals
✔️ soft bodies
✔️ disengagement
✔️ consent from both dogs
✔️ the ability to self-regulate

Fence running usually has none of those things.

Instead, you often see:
❌ hard staring
❌ frantic pacing
❌ repetitive sprinting
❌ vocalization
❌ inability to disengage
❌ increasing arousal over time

The dangerous part is that dogs rehearse this behavior repeatedly. And rehearsal builds habit.

Then owners wonder why their dog:
• explodes on leash
• fence fights at home
• screams in the car at dogs
• cannot focus in public
• becomes reactive during walks

Dogs become better at whatever they practice.

Calm neutrality around other dogs is a skill.
Chaos is also a skill.

Just because dogs are moving together does not automatically mean the interaction is healthy.

Think. Engage. Thrive. 🐾

05/22/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions in the dog world is the idea that dogs need to be exhausted to be “good.”

So many owners are told:
“Just take them to daycare so they can run all day and get worn out.”

But what if constantly using other dogs to drain your dog’s energy is actually weakening the relationship YOU should be building with them? 👀

When dogs spend hours every day receiving their fulfillment primarily from other dogs, the environment itself becomes the reward. The handler slowly becomes less relevant.

Instead of learning:
• how to regulate emotions
• how to settle calmly
• how to work through stimulation with guidance
• how to engage with their owner under distraction

…the dog learns:
“Other dogs are where the fun happens.”

This often creates dogs that:
• struggle to focus around distractions
• become overstimulated easily
• constantly seek external excitement
• pull toward every dog they see
• vocalize, whine, or fixate in public
• have difficulty relaxing at home
• appear “high drive” when they’re actually over-aroused

True fulfillment doesn’t come from endless chaos and stimulation.
It comes from clarity, engagement, purpose, rest, and relationship.

Your dog should not need another dog to feel complete every single day.

Structured exercise? Absolutely.
Healthy social exposure? Yes.
Carefully selected play partners? Of course.

But when daycare becomes the primary outlet for your dog’s mental and emotional needs, owners often unintentionally outsource the relationship they actually want.

The goal should never be:
“How do I tire my dog out enough to live with them?”

The goal should be:
“How do I teach my dog to live WITH me?”

That relationship is built through:
✔️ engagement
✔️ structure
✔️ training
✔️ calm coexistence
✔️ boundaries
✔️ shared experiences
✔️ learning how to settle, think, and regulate

A dog that can think clearly is far more valuable than a dog that is simply exhausted.

Think. Engage. Thrive. 🐾

05/18/2026

📣 Friendly Reminder for All Boarding & Training Clients 📣

As we continue streamlining drop-off and pick-up scheduling through our new appointment system, please make sure we have a current and active email address on file for you.

Scheduling links for your selected drop-off and pick-up times will be sent directly to your email prior to your reservation dates. If we do not have a working email address, you may miss the opportunity to select your preferred time slot.

If you need to update your email address, please send us a message and we’ll get it updated right away! 😊

Thank you for helping us make the process smoother and more efficient for everyone at Absolute Kennels LLC. 🐾

05/15/2026

UPDATE! Aster has been spoken for🥰

Aster is looking for his people. 🌿

After temperament testing yesterday, one of the families on the Wildflowers litter decided to move to a future mini litter instead, which means Aster is now our one remaining available puppy from this litter.

Aster is an extremely sweet, tender-hearted boy. He’s playful, loving, and very connected to his people, but he is also the type of puppy who does best in a home with a calmer, more steady environment overall. That doesn’t mean life has to be perfectly quiet or low energy …kids, fun, and normal everyday life are totally fine ….he just tends to be more sensitive to ongoing chaos, high tension, or intense emotions around him.

He’s the kind of puppy that will really thrive with patient guidance, confidence building, and a family that appreciates a softer-hearted dog.

Estimated adult size is roughly 60–90 lbs give or take, and he will be ready to go home May 19.

We also have his full temperament test available for anyone who would like to watch it. Feel free to message us for more information about Aster. 🤍

05/14/2026

One of my favorite parts of what I do is being able to share the “why” behind dogs and behavior with others.

I had the opportunity to speak with Crowder College’s OTA Program about the role Therapy Dogs can play in patient care and therapeutic treatment settings. 🩺🐾

We discussed how properly trained therapy dogs can help encourage engagement, reduce stress and anxiety, support emotional regulation, increase motivation, and help create meaningful patient interactions across a variety of settings.

I’m incredibly passionate about educating others not only about dogs, but about the importance of structure, temperament, training, and the human-animal connection.

Thank you to the OTA Program for allowing me to share something that means so much to me.

Opportunities like this remind me that dogs truly can change lives in so many different ways.

If your school, organization, team, or community group would be interested in a presentation or educational discussion surrounding therapy dogs, dog behavior, bite prevention, or responsible dog ownership, I’d love to connect.

05/12/2026

There’s a big difference between a dog that can “perform commands” and a dog that can truly exist calmly in the world around them.

Today was another opportunity to practice exactly that while watching baseball in Joplin. ⚾️

Kids running by.
People coming and going.
Excitement, movement, noise, distractions everywhere.

And through all of it, the goal wasn’t perfection. The goal was neutrality, engagement, and calm behavior in a real-life environment.

Training isn’t just about what happens on a field or in a class. It’s about teaching dogs how to think, settle, process the environment, and make good choices alongside us.

These little moments matter.
This is where confidence is built.
This is where training becomes lifestyle.

Think. Engage. Thrive.