AQK9, Ramsey, MN (2026)

10/21/2026

🌈 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗺𝗽. 𝗙𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

Otis flying over the broad jump? That’s Kevin’s time, patience, and consistency taking flight. 👏

When they started with me a few years ago, it looked NOTHING like this.

Kevin kept showing up. Kept practicing. Kept doing the “boring” foundations.

✨ 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴—𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? 🐾

10/21/2026

👀 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗕𝗘𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗢𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡. 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗗𝗢! 👀

⚡ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦!

Following up on my long-line videos with Ernie and Reggie, here’s Josie demonstrating a HUGE piece of the puzzle that so many dog owners get backwards.

🎥 Watch closely.

I’m not repeatedly saying Josie’s name, asking her to look at me, or giving commands to get her attention.

Instead, I’m waiting for HER to make the decision to check in with me.

𝗦𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗦 ➡️ 𝗜 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗦𝗘.

Not the other way around!

There’s a BIG difference between a dog that pays attention because you keep asking for it and a dog that has learned to pay attention without being asked.

💡 Stop reminding your dog that you exist. Start teaching your dog that paying attention to you pays off!

This is why we spend so much time on the long line at AQK9. We’re building a dog that CHOOSES to stay mentally connected to its owner.

And here’s the cool part…

When attention improves, loose-leash walking gets easier. Recalls get easier. EVERYTHING starts falling into place.

It’s such a simple adjustment, but your timing and when you open your mouth can make all the difference!

🐾 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗠𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨!

Have you been doing this backwards?

For the next 7–14 days, try rewarding your dog with praise AFTER they voluntarily look at you instead of constantly asking them to pay attention.

Then COME BACK and tell me what changed!

👇 Are you willing to try it my way for two weeks and report back? I genuinely want to hear what you notice!

🔁 SHARE THIS VIDEO with someone who’s constantly repeating their dog’s name on walks. Sometimes the smallest changes make the biggest difference!

10/21/2026

🚨 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡’𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔 𝗗𝗢𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗦𝗡’𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡!

🐾 Meet Reggie, the Corgi! We’re building on my last video with Honey, and there’s something I really want you to understand.

𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚!

Think about it. You call your dog, and they don’t come. Why?

Often, it’s because they’ve chosen to put their attention somewhere else. The environment is more important than YOU at that moment.

And that’s exactly why we start with the long line at AQK9.

We’re not teaching heel. We’re not drilling recalls. We’re teaching the dog to PAY ATTENTION TO US IN RELATION TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

↪️ I move. Reggie notices.

↪️ I turn. Reggie adjusts.

↪️ I stop. Reggie pays attention.

No constant chatter. No begging. Just quiet, calm, consistent work.

💡 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦…

When you REALLY put in the time with this foundation, something pretty incredible happens.

✅ Walking on your left side with a loose leash becomes natural.

✅ Your dog starts checking in without being reminded.

✅ Recalls become easier because your dog has already learned that YOU matter, even when other things are happening!

𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 = 𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧.

I know this looks boring. 😂 I know people want to skip ahead to the exciting stuff.

But this boring stuff is what makes the exciting stuff possible!

I’m not saying this is the ONLY way to train a dog. There are plenty of methods out there.

But after 20+ years of training dogs, I can tell you THIS WORKS. And I love how quietly and calmly these dogs begin putting it all together.

🎯 Stop focusing so much on the leash and the commands. Start building the attention that makes those commands reliable.

👇 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗜’𝗠 𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦…

When you call your dog, do they immediately turn their attention to YOU, or do you find yourself repeating their name, getting louder, and hoping they’ll eventually listen? 🤔

💬 Tell me below!
🔁 SHARE this with someone working on leash manners or recalls.
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10/21/2026

🚨 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡!

Your dog doesn’t have a leash problem. Your dog has an ATTENTION problem. 👀

Meet Honey! 🐝 She’s newer to AQK9, and she’s a highly social dog who gets so excited about people, dogs, and her surroundings that she pulls and lunges on leash.

So what are we working on here?

𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦. 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚. 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡.

That’s it!

🐾 Notice when I move.

🐾 Notice which direction I’m going.

🐾 Notice when I stop.

If Honey drifts away from me, I simply TURN AND GO the other direction.

💡 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘?

Because learning takes TIME!

A six-foot leash runs out awfully fast. A longer line gives Honey more time to think, process, and make decisions. It also gives ME more time to respond.

And here’s something else I want you to notice…

🤫 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗘𝗧 𝗜 𝗔𝗠!

I’m not constantly talking, calling her name, or begging for attention.

The more I remind her to pay attention, the more I make HER responsibility MY responsibility.

I want Honey to learn to pay attention to me in relation to everything happening around her. Not because I’m constantly telling her to!

🎯 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧. 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗.

Putting the leash ahead of attention is backwards, yet so many people do exactly that.

❓ 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗠𝗬 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡:

When you’re walking your dog, is your dog paying attention to YOU, or are YOU doing all the work to keep your dog’s attention?

👇 Tell me in the comments!

👍 LIKE if this makes sense.
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10/20/2026

🐾 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡’𝗧 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛 𝗔 𝗗𝗢𝗚 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗢 𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨’𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗢!

Meet Honey! 🍯 She LOVES people and dogs. So much that when she sees them, her owners might as well be invisible! 😂

Pulling, lunging, and completely checking out!

𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚…

More social interaction isn’t always the answer. Sometimes LESS interaction creates MORE self-control!

🎥 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗛!

At AQK9, we teach dogs to walk on a truly LOOSE leash. We believe corrections require SLACK, and this video demonstrates how we create it even when the leash is already tight.

Our goal? A dog that notices its surroundings WITHOUT forgetting who’s holding the leash!

👀 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗠𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨…

Next time you’re in public, count how many dogs have a relaxed, J-shaped leash versus a tight, straight line.

And have you ever seen two dogs greet on tight leashes, only for excitement to turn into tension or even a fight?

⚠️ Tight leashes can create conflict, and allowing a dog to pull toward a distraction only rewards the pulling!

Honey is just beginning her training twice a week at Puppy Prep School. What happens at HOME the other five days matters just as much!

❤️ 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥: 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 = 𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧!

👇 𝗕𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗧… 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗢𝗚 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗬𝗢𝗨, 𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨? 😂

📲 SHARE this with someone whose dog thinks every person and dog is an invitation to party!

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10/20/2026

👻 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧’𝗦 𝗔 𝗪𝗥𝗔𝗣… 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧! 🐾

My final video from last night: 𝟮𝟲 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 and their people crossing a busy downtown Anoka intersection after our ghost tour. Loose leashes. Good manners. One ginormous pack! ❤️

Listen—you can hear a motorcycle nearby. It’s dark, traffic is moving, and there’s plenty happening around us as we pass Dan Gould Jewelers.

𝗔 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀.

Add darkness, changing visibility, headlights, engine noise, and a large group—and familiar skills can become much harder.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨.

People are always amazed to see this many dogs walking so nicely together. It’s a sight to see—and it’s possible because these teams put in the work. This preparation for real life is a huge part of our success at AQK9.

No hocus-pocus. Just training. 🎃

𝗔𝗻𝗼𝗸𝗮, 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵? 👀 Share the video, follow AQK9, and help us celebrate these hardworking teams!

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Dan Gould Jewelers

10/20/2026

👻 𝟮𝟲 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁. 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 😂

We stopped outside one of Anoka’s supposedly haunted houses while Steve shared its history. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, these dogs and their owners were pretty comfortable with the company! 👀👻

Look at them sitting, standing, or lying beside their owners—simply enjoying the evening.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🐾
𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵.

Different breeds, ages, and sizes of dogs. Men and women of different ages. So many different teams, sharing this beautiful evening together. ❤️

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. This is days, weeks, and months of effort coming together.

Our outdoor outings—in every season, weather permitting—are my favorite. We get to take our skills beyond four walls and enjoy life with our dogs. I am SO proud of this AQK9 community!

Feeling frustrated with your dog? Let these teams give you hope. Keep putting in the work. These moments are worth it.

🎃 Share this with someone who needs that encouragement! Like, follow AQK9, and subscribe to see more of the training behind these moments—for less than a cup of coffee. ☕

10/20/2026

🐾 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗦. 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝟮𝟲 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠. 👀

This video might look like a bunch of feet heading down the sidewalk. But to me? It’s months—and for some, years—of dedication walking right past the camera.

Relaxed dogs. Loose leashes. Owners enjoying their dogs. 🙌

Last night, our AQK9 crew joined a ghost tour in 🎃 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝗸𝗮, 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗮—the 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱!

We walked in daylight and at dusk. Through residential streets. Past loud vehicles, other people, and other dogs.

𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆-𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀. 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘂𝗽.

And many of these dogs started training with me because reacting to those very things made a simple walk a struggle.

𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.

The owners had learning to do, too. They practiced, made mistakes, took direction, and kept showing up—even when progress took longer than they hoped.

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 is the dedication behind these loose leashes. The work we do at AQK9 works when owners carry it into everyday life.

And my commitment to my people? As long as you’re putting in the effort, I will be your biggest freaking cheerleader. 📣❤️

Seeing this many clients show up and enjoy something like this together? I’m over the moon. I’m so damn proud of the community we’ve built.

🐾 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴… 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮.

❤️ Give these teams some love!
💬 Were you there? Tell us what this walk meant to YOU.
↗️ Share this so another owner can see what dedication can make possible.

10/20/2026

🎃 𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲. 🐾

Tonight, AQK9 took a historic walking tour through Anoka, Minnesota—the Halloween Capital of the World!

Normally? People only. About 20 max.
Tonight? 𝟮𝟲 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝟰𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲. 😎

Look at these dogs. Look at these owners. Every one is an AQK9 client, with anywhere from a few months to a few years of work behind them.

Several started training unable to walk down the street without reacting to another dog.

Tonight? 𝗡𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗡𝗼 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀. Just a great night learning local history and enjoying our dogs together.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳.
R̲e̲a̲l̲ ̲l̲i̲f̲e̲.̲ ̲R̲e̲a̲l̲ ̲f̲r̲e̲e̲d̲o̲m̲.̲

I’m so proud of this crew. ❤️

👇 Were you with us? Share where your dog started! Give these teams some love, and share this with someone who needs to see what’s possible.

☕ Want more behind the training? 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 to my page for less than a cup of coffee!

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