Rowan's Dog Training

10/07/2026

You don't have to wait until your puppy has a “problem” before hiring a trainer.

In fact, getting help early can make things a whole lot easier.

If you're wondering:

Am I doing this right?
What should I be working on?
How do I stop this behavior before it becomes a habit?
What does my puppy actually need from me right now?

Those are all good reasons to get help.

You don't have to wait until you're completely overwhelmed.

Sometimes the best time to get help is when you simply want to make sure you're headed in the right direction.

That's something I help puppy owners with all the time.

If you have a puppy and would like some guidance, let me know 👇 and I'll reach out. 🐾

10/06/2026

Am I doing this right?

If you've ever looked at your puppy and wondered…

"Am I focusing on the right things?"

"Should I be doing more?"

" Why does everyone else seem to know what they're doing?"😅

You're not alone.

There is SO much puppy advice out there that it's easy to end up with a long list of things you're supposed to be working on…

…but still not know what actually matters most for your puppy right now.

And that's the part I want to help with.

You don't need to do everything.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆, 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄.

That's what 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 is designed to help you do.

Over two weeks, we'll focus on your puppy and the things that will make the biggest difference in your life together—so you can stop second-guessing yourself and start feeling more confident about what you're doing.

What is the one thing about raising your puppy that you wish you felt more confident about right now?

Let me know if you want the link below. 👇

10/05/2026

🐶 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆! -𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲

𝙈𝙮𝙩𝙝: "𝙉𝙚𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙨."

This one is particularly troubling for me because the data, just isn’t there.

There are these things “everybody knows” but actually aren’t true.

Plenty of people will suggest you neuter a male dog to “calm them down” but that’s not actually sound advice.

For males, neutering has been found to decrease reproductive behaviors like mounting, roaming and urine marking…

BUT it’s also being linked to increased anxiety, aggression and reactivity.

So a surgery to remedy a behavior problem.. Is just overkill in my opinion.

I follow a clear process when I am faced with a behavior concern in a dog.

Step one is to figure out why they are doing the behavior.

There are about 7 main motivators for behavior, and genetics is one of them.

Once I know pretty well why a dog is “misbehaving” then I can come up with a plan so that hte behavior isn’t allowed to happen at all, isn’t rewarded, and the dog is shown what they should do instead, and gets rewarded for that.

That process has worked for me thousands of times, so I go with that, and if a surgery, or prescription, or supplement or diet change is a needed part of the resolution process, then we do it.

But crossing your fingers and hoping that after your boy’s neuter surgery he becomes a well-mannered family member… you’re highly likely to be disappointed.

What’s your experience?

Did neutering cause a significant behavior change in your dog?

10/04/2026

10/03/2026

You don't have to do it alone

Have you heard of Puppy Reset? 🐾

If you've been thinking…

“I 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵.”

That's okay.

You don't have to have everything figured out before you reach out.

That's what the program is for.

Over two weeks, we'll figure out what's going on with your puppy, focus on what matters most, create a plan, and work through it together.

You'll have two private virtual training sessions, a curriculum, an action-focused workbook, and two weeks of support.

You don't need to be a perfect puppy parent.

You just need to be willing to learn.

Puppy Reset is $199.

If you've been considering it, let me know ⬇️ and I can share more info

And before you go…

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲? 🐶

10/02/2026

"We have the sweetest dog..."

"...he just never stops."

I've heard that sentence countless times.

The zoomies.
The constant pacing.
The jumping.
The inability to settle.

It can make families wonder if something is wrong.

Most of the time...

Nothing is wrong.

Many energetic dogs simply haven't learned how to relax.

People often assume exercise alone is the answer.

Exercise matters.

But so does teaching calmness.

Learning to settle.
Learning to think.
Learning that life doesn't always have to happen at 100 miles per hour.

One of the biggest transformations we see isn't a dog becoming less energetic.

It's a dog learning when it's time to play...

And when it's time to simply enjoy being with their family.

That's a skill.

And just like any other skill...

It can be taught.

🐾 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴'𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲?

09/30/2026

You don't have to know exactly what kind of training your dog needs before you reach out to me.

Maybe you have a puppy and you're overwhelmed by everything you're supposed to teach.

Maybe your dog is barking, pulling, jumping, or ignoring you and you're not sure why.
Maybe your dog is anxious, reactive, or uncomfortable in situations that seem completely normal to other dogs.

Or maybe you just have a feeling that things could be going better.
You don't have to have the answers before you contact me.

Part of my job is helping you figure out what's going on, what matters most, and what you should work on first.

If you're looking for some help with your dog, let me know 👇 and I'll reach out.

09/28/2026

🐶 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆! -𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲

𝙈𝙮𝙩𝙝: "𝙍𝙪𝙗𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙥𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙮'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚."

I think this myth has mostly died in the last 5 years, but let’s go ahead and dig a little deeper.

As a professional dog trainer, doing this for over 8 years helping over 2,000 families, I don’t know of a way to effectively punish a dog for pottying inside.

Let’s dissect that.

“Effective punishment” would be something that gets a behavior to happen less, and doesn’t damage your relationship with your dog.

Effective punishment exists, but not when it comes to house training.

Here’s why.

When you find an accident in the house, it’s already in the past. Your puppy has forgotten about it. Sure they smell it is their p*e, but the act of doing it has come and gone.

When you drag them over to the p*e spot and yell at them, they learn “dad is scary” and sometimes ”dad gets mad when there is p*e”.

So what I see happen is, dogs start submissive p*eing and become fearful of the person who has tried punishing them.

Or dogs end up learning to hide their p*e so no one gets mad about it.

This isn’t usually outside.

Dogs brains just don’t work the same way ours do and we have to remember that if we want to train them to do what we want, and do it quickly.

Puppies learn much better by being shown what TO do and rewarded for it and PREVENTED from doing the wrong thing, so they never think of it as being an option.

Does that make sense?

Let’s help others -What house training misstep have you made?

09/25/2026

She froze the second she saw it.

Tiny teeth marks carved into the leg of her grandmother’s dining chair.

The same chair she grew up eating Sunday dinners around.

The same chair passed down through generations.

And sitting beside it?

Her 4-month-old puppy… tail wagging proudly.

In that moment, the overwhelm hit hard.

Not because she was angry at the puppy.

But because she suddenly realized something every new puppy parent eventually faces:

“Am I messing this up?”

Because nobody talks about this part.

The part where your adorable puppy becomes a tiny tornado with teeth.

The constant chewing.
The biting.
The destruction.

The stress of watching them every second.

You buy the toys.
You redirect them 100 times a day.
You Google everything at 2am wondering if this phase will ever end.

And slowly, the excitement of bringing home a puppy starts turning into anxiety.

Here’s the truth most puppy parents need to hear:

Your puppy isn’t “bad.”

And you’re not failing.

Puppies chew your stuff because it’s natural for them, and they haven’t been taught what TO and NOT TO chew yet.

That’s where I come in.

I help new puppy parents stop the chaos before it becomes a habit — using simple, clear training that actually works in real life.

So if your puppy is chewing furniture, biting nonstop, ignoring commands, or making you question your sanity… send me a message.

Because raising a well-behaved puppy shouldn’t feel this hard. 🐾