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11/11/2026

From one veteran to all the others… Thank you

11/09/2026

Stella is about a week into her 4 week board and train, and she came in like a bull.

Pulling. Restless. Disengaged. Always moving, always looking for the next thing.

Her owner describes her as a “wild” dog.

And honestly, I understand why.

But most of the time, “wild” isn’t really a personality trait. It’s the result of a dog living with too little structure, too little guidance, and too much freedom before they’ve learned how to handle it.

When a dog doesn’t know how to settle, focus, or look to a human for direction, the environment becomes the leader. Every sound matters. Every movement matters. Every distraction wins.

That’s what we’re changing with Stella.

The goal isn’t to take away her energy or personality. It’s to teach her how to channel it. How to slow down. How to stay mentally connected. How to make better decisions even when the world around her is exciting.

A high-energy dog doesn’t need to become a different dog.

They need to learn how to live with more control.

And that’s where structure, repetition, and clear leadership make all the difference.

11/09/2026

Right now, the new space looks a little more like a construction zone than a finished training facility.

Tools out. Projects half-done. Things being moved, built, fixed, and improved while dogs are training and clients are coming through the door.

It’s messy, but the work doesn’t stop.

Dogs still need help. Owners are still showing up. And the people who get results are the ones who stop waiting for perfect conditions and start doing the work.

That applies to training too.

If you’ve been putting off getting help because life is busy, the timing isn’t perfect, or you keep hoping the problem will improve on its own, ask yourself this:

What is waiting costing you?

More frustration? More bad habits? More reactivity? Less freedom with your dog?

At some point, the answer is to stop managing around the problem and start changing it.

If you’re ready to make real progress, we’re fully open and accepting dogs for board and train and private lesson programs now.

And for past board and train clients—if things have slipped, don’t forget that your program includes lifetime support. Come back in, get a refresher, and tighten things up before small problems become big ones.

The facility is still being finished.

Your dog’s progress doesn’t need to wait.

11/05/2026

When I’m not putting in 16 to 18 hour days pretending that exhaustion is a personality trait, I’ll occasionally make time to drop in on past clients and see how things are going with their dogs.

I checked in on Lucy and Jasper a little while back, and their owners recently sent me this picture.

Sometimes you don’t need a long update or a detailed training report. You can tell a lot just by looking at a photo.

Two dogs looking calm, settled, and completely at home. No chaos. No drama. No emergency staff meeting.

That’s the part of training that matters most. Not what a dog can do for me during a session, but how well they’re able to live with their family once the training is over.

Obedience matters, but the real goal is a more peaceful, manageable, enjoyable life together.

From the looks of things, Lucy and Jasper are doing just fine.

11/02/2026

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted on here—or, as the kids say, it’s been a minute.

Not because I’ve been sitting around doing nothing. Quite the opposite.

The Hyper Pup has officially moved.

We were fortunate enough to get into a new property on 8 acres, and it opens up a whole new world of possibilities for the business. More open space for the dogs, a dedicated training area, quieter surroundings, and room to continue building something much bigger than what we had before.

There’s still a ton of work ahead. I’ve already got enough projects lined up to keep me busy well into the summer—but that’s part of the fun. This place gives us room to grow, improve, and create an even better environment for the dogs that come through here.

I also want to give a big thank you to my friend Mandy Harrington - Venture Fox Realty Group for helping me through the entire process. When you’re juggling a business, multiple dogs, and a move at the same time, it’s invaluable to have someone handling the details and looking out for your best interests. If you’re in the market for a home, give her a call. She earned this recommendation.

The good news is, the move hasn’t slowed us down.

We are fully open, training is underway, and we already have a healthy group of dogs working through their programs.

Let’s start with Carlo.

Carlo came to me through a referral. He’s only 7 months old, but he’s already starting to throw his weight around at home. He’s pushy with his owners, testing boundaries, and showing some resource guarding tendencies.

Cute puppy. Big opinions.

Fortunately, he’s young enough that we can get ahead of these patterns before they become deeply ingrained.

New property. New dogs. New chapter.

Let’s get to work.

10/07/2026

Two recent graduates from our board and train program, both heading home with a completely different set of skills—and hopefully a much better quality of life because of them.

That’s always the goal. Not just better obedience, but more freedom, more confidence, better communication, and a dog that is easier and more enjoyable to live with.

And the timing feels fitting, because The Hyper Pup is entering a new chapter as well.

After three years at our current location, we’ll soon be moving just a few miles north into a larger space that will give us more room to train, more room to grow, and the ability to serve even more dog owners throughout the area.

A lot has been built over the last few years, but I still feel like we’re only getting started.

Bigger space. Bigger goals. More dogs to help.

Looking forward to what comes next.

09/23/2026

Achievement is accomplished by stacking small disciplines until they become undeniable results.

That’s why you stay committed to training your dog even when progress feels slow.

You don’t quit because the work gets frustrating.
You don’t lower the standard because your dog pushes back.
You don’t abandon the process because today was harder than yesterday.

You remember why you started.

Every repetition matters. Every boundary you reinforce matters. Every moment you choose consistency over convenience matters.

Progress is rarely dramatic in the moment. More often, it’s built quietly through hundreds of small decisions made correctly.

Then one day, the dog that once felt impossible becomes manageable. The behaviors that once seemed out of reach become second nature. And the work you thought wasn’t paying off becomes impossible to ignore.

Stay with it.

Discipline creates progress. Consistency creates reliability. And commitment creates results.

09/22/2026

I paired Luke with a porcelain version of himself and it confused the heck out of him. “Sure, I’ll sit…but I’m keeping my distance from that thing”.

09/14/2026

I currently have quite a few clients working through private lessons, and one of the biggest goals is helping them become better handlers and better leaders for their dogs.

Fabio and his owner are a great example.

When she started, walks were frustrating. Fabio pulled, made his own decisions, acted impulsively, and had become very comfortable tuning her out. He had also begun to growl at here. She was constantly reacting to him instead of directing him.

Four weeks later, the picture looks very different.

Fabio is walking with far more control, responding to her direction, checking in instead of checking out, and showing much better impulse control. The chaos has been replaced with communication, and the frustration has been replaced with confidence.

That’s the part of private lessons I really enjoy. I’m not just teaching the dog. I’m teaching the owner how to communicate clearly, follow through, handle the leash properly, and create a relationship built on structure and trust.

As I tell everyone who signs up:

This is about you just as much as it is about your dog.

Improve your handling. Improve your leadership. Improve your consistency.

Do that, and the dog in front of you often begins to look very different.

Fabio has changed, but so has his owner. And that’s exactly why the progress is sticking.

08/12/2026

Every once in a while, I’ll have a dog return that previously completed one of our board and train programs.

Usually, it isn’t because the original training failed. It’s because the dog has developed a new behavioral issue that was beyond the scope of the original training. Possibly resource guarding, fearfulness, reactivity, aggression, or some other problem that has started to change the way the dog lives at home.

When that happens, I almost always go back to the beginning.

Before trying to “fix” the new behavior, I look at the relationship between the dog and the owner, the structure in the home, the rules and boundaries being maintained, how much freedom the dog has, and what behaviors may have been unintentionally reinforced over time.

Obedience often needs a tune-up, but obedience is only one piece of the puzzle.

A dog can know sit, down, stay, heel, and come—and still struggle emotionally or behaviorally if the rest of the relationship and environment are out of balance.

That’s why behavior work is rarely just about correcting the behavior you see. It’s about understanding what allowed that behavior to develop, what is maintaining it, and what needs to change around the dog so the problem doesn’t simply return.

Sometimes the best way forward is to go back to the basics.

Josie and her human will be coming in for additional training.

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