Wagline Dog Training

07/10/2025

The tragedy in Kerr County, Texas is awful beyond imagination. But qualified cadaver dog/human remains detection dog teams are arriving there daily. These are people and dogs with the experience to work in these horrific and dangerous conditions.

If you have a certified cadaver/human remains detection dog:

1) DO NOT self-deploy. Do not respond to citizens asking for help independent of agencies. And don't be sulky about it. There will be more disasters. Work on certifications and with teams so that you ARE contacted. Trust me: if you and your dog are qualified, you WILL be needed.

2) do NOT raise funds via social media for your gas/lodging/dog food. It's just embarrassing. And borderline unethical.

3) go through proper law enforcement/emergency response channels. People are grieving and desperate, and I absolutely empathize with their reaching out wherever and however they can. But your arrival in an area that is already struggling with a way to support all the emergency workers arriving? You only add to what is already a logistical nightmare.

And if you are a concerned citizen, wondering helplessly how you can help, and if people and good dogs are on the ground?

1) realize that qualified teams are not going to be self-promoting with video on social media and that the vast majority of serious work mostly goes on out of sight of cameras. People and dogs are arriving daily from many states. So as hard as it is, please ignore TikTok videos of self-serving, borderline unhinged people with untrained dogs who are making everyone's work more dangerous. Do not click. Do not comment. Do not share (okay, feel free to share my post).

2) the need for good teams and good training continues. So support established teams with non-profit status that need your support year around so they can be ready to deploy when something happens as horrific as Kerr County. And if you know of a qualified team that's down there from your state? You can donate. OR you can find a place like World Central Kitchen that is doing amazing work. https://wck.org/news/texas-update-7-7

Photo credit FEMA, from Hurricane Helene deployment in September 2024.

12/30/2023

Brilliant management solution for this with counter surfing dogs

Management is something every trainer I know talks about - it’s one of the first conversations I have with clients. Baby gates, x-pens, leash tethers, the list goes on…

I’ve always thought I was good at finding adaptive solutions but today I walked into a lesson and was blown away by the genius of my client! Their dog is a big boy who loves to counter surf, but also struggles with being confined.

Look at this beautiful AND creative solution they came up with! This is a portable ping pong net 🤯 I am so in love with this and was so impressed with their ingenious idea.

You can find them on Amazon - get one while you can because I think this is gonna be a new trend 😂

10/18/2023

The dog world has lost someone special. All Dog’s is the the only place I recommend for boarding and her influence is apparent in the way it is run.

Dear All Dogs Family,

Early this morning, our fearless leader, teacher, mentor, and friend, Gail Fisher passed away after a six year battle with ovarian cancer.

All Dogs Gym has benefited from Gail’s innovative spirit, guidance, and love for decades. It would not be the exceptional place it is without her leadership.

Gail’s mission was education. Not just to educate dogs, but to educate their families, our staff, and the general public with her books and newspaper column.
By doing this, she helped to build stronger relationships between dogs and their families.

Gail spent just as much time educating her staff on the behavior of dogs. She was always ready to pull up a quick Power Point or share engaging stories and anecdotes from her experiences throughout her lifetime.

As we navigate this new normal, we will rely heavily on all we have learned from Gail. She was a legend and we were all the lucky ones to be along for the ride. We can still hear Gail in the background “of course this can be done! Nothing is impossible! Click THEN treat!”

All Dogs Gym will remain what we have always known it to be - a home! A home for our staff, the dogs in our care and their owners, we are family.

Gail…. We hold an enormous amount of gratitude for the lessons, the love and the confidence you have instilled in us to make a difference in the lives of dogs and their loved ones.
Thank you for all of these gifts.
We love you.

08/23/2023

If it is too hot or rainy or something else, you can keep your dog busy and give them an outlet for their energy by putting some treats in an empty toilet paper roll and folding it so the dog has to work to get the treats out. 🧻 🐕

02/01/2023

Lol

All in the name of having fun with our dogs 🤍

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09/05/2022

This:

04/29/2022

Work challenges popular idea that breeds have specific, reliable behaviors

04/29/2022

Super interesting article about personality and breeds that includes a few quote from some dog experts I know well.

Breed doesn’t have that big an effect on a dog’s personality.

02/02/2022

Bark magazine has a great article on the benefit of not labeling a dog’s breed–or more likely, it’s supposed breed, on its cage in a shelter. A Shelter Dog’s Fate Can Rest on What Breed He is Labeled describes how breed labels are first, often wrong, and second, influence buyers of all dogs,...

01/29/2022

It is worth taking the time to get your dog used to having its nails cut or filed.

01/26/2022

Sometimes ignoring an unwanted behavior is the best bet.😄