Rheas K9

06/02/2026

Finally upgraded to a vehicle that fits the boys, the gear, and the goals.

Anyone with multiple working dogs knows your vehicle becomes part of the journey from training days, trial weekends, road trips, crates, equipment, and everything in between. Excited to have a setup that gives us the space to keep chasing bigger goals.
Huge thank you to Northwest Jeep for making the process easy. Ready to fill this Tahoe with dogs, gear, and a lot of memories. 🐾🚙✨

05/10/2026

Kicking off 2026 Fast Cat with Bear 🐾 cheers to many more runs and hitting a few new titles!

05/07/2026

No one really talks about how hard it is to rehab a working dog. Not just the breed itself — but the dog you’ve poured time, training, goals, and pieces of yourself into. The uncertainty of what the future looks like can sit heavy some days. You replay every movement, every setback, every little change, wondering what comes next.

But through all of it, I’m incredibly grateful for the knowledge and support that canine PT and me has given us. This process has become such an unexpected learning journey — understanding movement, strength, recovery, compensation, patience, and how to truly listen to your dog in a deeper way.

And somehow, rehab makes the small wins feel even bigger. A stronger movement pattern. A comfortable session. A moment of confidence. Things you may have overlooked before suddenly mean everything.

Finding the right care team matters more than people realize. The people who support your dog, educate you, celebrate the tiny victories with you, and help you navigate the hard days are invaluable.

This journey has changed the way I look at working dogs, longevity, and partnership forever. ❤️

04/26/2026

Huffman K9 Obedience this is why you are the best

After spending 2 hours defending my ethics and choices and ultimately giving up and deciding to just block the person, it sure is nice to get this message from a family that has one of pandas. The reality is that I don’t need anyone’s approval for any choice I make. I have my own reasons and will gladly tell anyone who asks nicely but to come here thinking you will magically have the power to change my view is unrealistic. I feel pretty good about what I do, and I sleep well at night.

04/03/2026

A trained dog is a free dog.

Not because they “have to listen,”
but because they can exist fully in the world without being controlled by it.

Freedom isn’t chaos.
It’s clarity.

It’s a dog that can move through the woods, cross the log, hear the creek, catch a scent…
and still choose to stay connected to you.

That kind of freedom is built, through structure, through reps, through trust.

Because when a dog understands the rules of the world,
they don’t have to guess, react, or fight it.

They get to just be.

Off-leash isn’t the goal.
Reliability is.
Connection is.
Clarity is.

That’s what creates real freedom.

04/02/2026

Happy 2nd birthday to my Bear Bear. 🐾

They say sometimes your soul dog sends you the one you’re meant to grow with—and I believe that more every day with you.

Our start wasn’t what I pictured. It challenged me, stretched me, and rewrote the plan completely. But somewhere in that, we found something better—something real.

From your chaotic little ween moments to the way you lock in for work… the growth, the trust, the connection—it’s been built, not given. And that’s what makes it ours.

You keep surprising me—in training, in therapy work, in sport, and just in who you are.

We’re not even close to done yet. And I wouldn’t want this journey with anyone else.