Strut Your Mutt

05/31/2026

05/29/2026

Some of Bekahs strutting pups!🌼🤩🐾

05/29/2026

Trotting, smiling, thriving. 💖🐕 Cosmo makes fitness look easy!

05/22/2026

🚨Strut your mutt news!

I have donated a 6 week training class at Petsmart taught by myself (puppy, beginner, intermediate or advanced level) to the safe families auction.

Safe families provide stability and support to families and on preventing child abuse and neglect by forming an informal social safety net before circumstances escalate into involvement with the child welfare system.

The online auction is starting ✨May 30th - June 6th ✨

If you’ve been thinking about getting your pup into training, now’s your time. Your supporting such an important cause & could be the lucky winner. 🫶🏼🐾

Page link:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1DmeQUco95/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Link below:

https://app.auctria.com/Redirect/d03a2e3b-3683-4e1b-887b-6caab278eb34/b842609a-e620-4c2a-9622-1ad6c3fa17f4?event=az-focus-item&data=b842609a-e620-4c2a-9622-1ad6c3fa17f4

05/20/2026

🌞Does your pup get hot quickly, but still need exercise? A slat mill session on a hot day keeps your pup moving, but in a way that avoids dangerous heat exposure/exhaustion. It’s also a fantastic way to build endurance and keep their mind engaged, even indoors. Temperature controlled garage and cool down with a pupsicle🌡️🐾🍦

05/19/2026

Alano’s 3rd session. Focused, determined and ready 🏎️💨🐾

05/14/2026

Lately I’ve been reminding myself to give ME grace too.

As a dog trainer, it’s easy to hold myself and Roo to such a high standard, but reality and real life are very different. Roo is still an 8 month old rescue learning and growing every single day, and even with consistency, every dog moves at their own pace.

Not every training session is perfect, not every day looks polished, and that’s okay. Progress takes time, patience, and understanding. Even for trainers.

To every pet parent feeling overwhelmed with training sometimes: I get it. I know how hard it can feel when you care so much and are trying your best. Keep showing up, stay consistent, and don’t forget to celebrate the little wins along the way 🤍

A few things that help when training starts to feel overwhelming:
• Lower the expectations and raise the patience. I always say mark and reward more than correct!
• Keep sessions short and end on a good note
• Don’t compare your dog’s progress to another dog! (My challenge)
• Stay consistent without expecting perfection
• Remember that rest, decompression, and fulfillment matter just as much as obedience

We got this 🐾🎓🫶🏼

05/11/2026

Dogs pull because it works. They pull, they get where they want to go.

Loose leash walking takes consistency, patience, and rewarding every check-in. Every glance back, every moment beside you, every choice to reconnect = reward it.

Teach your dog that you hold the value, and they’ll start choosing you over the distractions.🎓🐾✨

05/11/2026

Ball obsessed diva 🎾💁🏼‍♀️✨

05/10/2026

Proof that the slatmill has settings from “casual stroll” to “catch me if you can.” 🤣🐾💨