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10/02/2026

The weight of your dog is a direct link to their nervous, immune and skeletal system.
The way they respond to you as a handler and their willingness to respond to training is a direct link to their diet and weight.

Since when did it become okay to own working breeds, thousands of working breeds who once served purpose and had jobs alongside their humans, get obese.

I’m simply tired of seeing “chonky” labs, goldens, beagles, corgis, and even pitbull type dogs. (And even doodles)
Being unable to decipher where your pets ribs end and having clear waist definition is a dog trainers biggest nightmare. Extra stress on the joints, higher risk of lipoma and canine cancers, inflammation and arthritis, imbalanced gut microbiome, liver failure, kidney failure and even periodontal disease.
Loving your dog does not have to include over feeding.
Loving your dog should include physio, proper feeding guide, and adequate exercise. Most importantly- the easiest way to keep your dog fit and healthy, is breed fulfillment. Ensuring your dog has an outlet to do what they were inherently bred to do, will curb unwanted behaviors and weight.

If you’re interested in getting your dog in shape, or unsure what proper weight comment “FIT DOG” for a free 30 min phone consult.

Shout out to Graham Edward Warren for being my model Golden. Gosh does this boy look good. Good job to grahams parents for keeping him a muscle man 😍

09/30/2026

Gina was picked up by a rescue at 8 years old. When her amazing rescue contacted me and said Gina was amazing, but struggling with some reactivity, I knew I had to help her. The best way to do that was to bring her into my care for consistent training and structure.
Gina’s reactivity was stemming from her overexcitement, and lack of proper socialization. It also is heavily influence by her breed, which we assume is Collie/ Terrier mix. Asking a dog who’s bred to notice movement not to chase, or react is unfair.. especially when they’ve never been set up with the tools or environment to have proper outlet or fulfillment.
So I knew the first thing we had to do for Gina was give her what she had been lacking. A job.
Following the job we showed Gina structure and consistency as well as clear communication on what we wanted and didn’t want from her behavior wise, while being cautious to not suppress what she was naturally bred to do.
I am proud everyday to share how far Gina has come with her training and her reactivity to movement and her excitement with other dogs.
However I’m saddened that all of her hard work is going unnoticed by potential adopters. Gina deserves a home where all the work she’s done is continued and appreciated. At 9 years old Gina is still full of energy and can do a 5 mile hike or walk without fail. She is crate trained, house trained and can settle well in outdoor settings.
She works a little each day to strengthen her recall training and shows significant improvement with fluency and duration of commands.
Gina is waiting for a family who loves her just as much as mine does in this time she’s been with me.
I’m also offering a free session to Gina’s forever home to ensure that all of the work we’ve done can be easily transferred to her new owners and help acclimate Gina to her new environment.

So… who’s ready to open their hearts to this amazing girl?
If at this time, as you see this you know you aren’t Gina’s forever home, I hope you find it in your heart to reshare some posts about Gina in hopes we CAN find her loving forever family. 🩷

09/20/2026

So confused as to how Gina has no applications:(

9 yo Gina is up for adoption!
Collie/Terrier mix
In training: Crate training, place & settle training, nice leash walking , proper socialization, and basic obedience.

Apply to adopt Gina Linus & Friends ✨

09/20/2026

People who don’t know their dogs, their limits, and their behaviors.. would probably get nervous by this.
But to me, this was the perfect way to end what started as happy play- and became over aroused play. Instead of staying over aroused, one dog lightly corrected and ended the game of play.
How it ended? With a shake off and the return to a more neutral state.
Now if these dogs weren’t acquainted and respected each others space and boundaries, one could have turned this game into a fight , quickly..
which is something commonly seen by “friendly” dogs at the dog park, when the state of over arousal is not returned to neutral happy state.
Both dogs were praised for shaking off the excitement and returning to their fun time outside.
Properly socialized dogs make clear, confident decisions when around other dogs, including correction.

Now here’s the test: can you tell which dog corrected who? This might be harder than you think.

09/16/2026

Gina Training update✨
Gina is my foster- train dog. And she’s with me because she was having trouble reacting to other dogs in public. Her over excitement and lack of socialization causes her to whine and bark at dogs when she passes them because she wants to greet them.
However, this behavior is a turn off to other dog owners and leads with overarousal, which we never want for a dog. It can lead to bad decisions, and bad interactions. So we’re working on bringing her to a more neutral state every-time we meet a dog.

How do you think Miss Gina is doing??!!

09/14/2026

Dog bites very seldom come out of nowhere.
Especially when the evidence of why, can be found right on the owners social media.
This is so deeply concerning and ignorant and is a really bad accident waiting to happen.
Continuously mocking and teasing a dog while they’re eating and showing all signs of “leave me the Fk alone” is a disaster waiting to happen.
Maybe not this time, maybe not the next- but eventually, this dog will get tired of having their space and feeding time violated by an owner who’s not showing any respect to their animal.

Behaviors like this, from both dog and human should be addressed immediately… and unfortunately when the dog does eventually bite- it’s not the owner who suffers the consequences.

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09/11/2026

Yesterday was day 4 with my foster- train Gina! And her settling at night has greatly improved.
Although yesterday wasn’t very training heavy- it was focused on resting, getting further acquainted with her foster brother, and sharing the love.
I want to highlight the amazing clips of Gina on our walk, before training with me, it was noted in her file that she struggled with reactivity to passing joggers, bikes and e scooters.. so watching her pass all of these in real time and avoid any reaction has been amazing progress.
Here and there her excitement with seeing other dogs is still resulting in parking at them as she passed- but instead of lunging; the bark is a bit more of a behavior displacement.
From here on out, we are going to work to redirect the barking to ANOTHER alternate behavior, like toy engagement, running, eye contact. However, with very little pressure I want to find what works for Gina best.

Outside Gina still struggles with eye contact when over stimulated so after high arousal, we sit and wait for eye contact before releasing to keep moving.

If you are interested in adopting Gina, or have any other questions about the training we are doing, DM me, or fill out an application with Linus & Friends

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