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10/06/2025

🌟 ❤️🐶Why Relationship Matters More Than “Control” 🌟❤️🐶

When we think about training our dogs, it’s easy to focus on obedience — sit, stay, come. But the real magic isn’t in the commands; it’s in the connection.

A strong relationship with your dog creates:

🐾 Trust — your dog feels safe and secure with you.
🐾 Communication — your dog understands what you’re asking.
🐾 Willingness — your dog wants to work with you, not just for you.
🐾 Joy — training becomes play, not pressure❤️

Building this bond doesn’t require anything fancy. It’s about shared experiences: playing, exploring, rewarding, and simply spending time together.

When you invest in the relationship first, training becomes easier, behaviours improve, and life with your dog becomes more fulfilling. 💕

👉Training with your dog for 5mins a day is one small thing you can do to strengthen your bond with your dog.

👉 Check out some of our training and enrichment activities at 💻https://www.tailwaggersk9sport.com/copy-of-pet-dog-classes-1

09/26/2025

Heads up! You may see these green, brown, or black pod-like balls on the ground in your neighborhood at this time of the year. They are nuts from black walnut trees. The picture shows black walnuts in various sizes and stages of maturity and decay. Every part of a black walnut tree (nuts, shells, leaves, and wood) is highly toxic to dogs. The initial symptoms of black walnut poisoning include vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, and loss of appetite, followed by tremors, seizures, and jaundice. The toxins in black walnut trees can be fatal to dogs if not treated promptly. Do not attempt to use any home remedies if your dog has ingested black walnut. Time is of the essence--get your dog to a vet immediately. (More info in the comments.)

09/26/2025

Sharing a post of a responsible Breeder: "Yesterday something happened for the very first time in my years of breeding. I got a call from a shelter: “We have a dog here. The owner passed away. You’re listed as the secondary contact on the microchip.”

Every puppy I place goes home with a microchip. The way the chips I use work, the new owner is listed as the primary, and I’m listed as the secondary. That setup ensures that if something ever happens if the owner can’t be reached I become the safety net. Yesterday, that safety net was put to the test, and it worked exactly as it should.

The man who had purchased this little girl was so excited for her. He had joined my waiting list months before she was even born. He picked her, brought her home in March, and adored her. Sadly, last week he passed away. His two Dobermans were taken to animal control. Thankfully, both breeders had done the right thing and microchipped their puppies with breeder backups. Because of that, both dogs were out of the shelter in under 24 hours.

And that’s exactly how it should be.

There should not be rows of unwanted dogs in shelters. Somewhere, someone was responsible for each one of those lives being brought into the world. That person should also be responsible when the dog no longer has a home.

I firmly believe it should be legally required that every breeder whether you’ve been doing this for 20 years or just ended up with an accidental litter microchips puppies before they leave. If you bring a dog into the world, you should be prepared to take that dog back at any point in its life. Period. If your dog ends up in a shelter and you don’t come get it, you should be fined. Maybe then people would think twice before casually letting litters happen.

This little girl came back to me the first hands that ever held her, the first voice she ever heard. She is safe. She is secure. And she will never be thought of as unwanted. That’s because a plan put in place at six weeks old worked exactly as intended.

So when I see those rescue posts mocking breeders, saying things like, “I don’t need to buy your dog, I’ll rescue it eventually,” I roll my eyes. The only way one of my dogs would ever end up in a rescue is if someone didn’t scan the chip or ignored the contact info. If you call me, that dog will be picked up. Any distance, any age, any condition.

Because that’s what being a responsible breeder really means.
And to Royce, her now passed on parent, RIP my man. Do not worry, she is safe and loved. She always will be."

09/24/2025

When you surrender your dog to a shelter—
because he got lost,
because you're moving and he can't keep up with you,
because your new home doesn't accept pets,
or simply because you've grown tired of him—
this is what he does…

He sits there,
waiting for you to come back.
Hours. Days. Months…

He doesn't want toys,
or treats,
or rewards,
or even food.
He only wants you.

If you can't,
or won't,
make a permanent commitment,
then please,
never, ever, ever consider adopting one.

*The dog in the photo is for posting purposes, isn’t in our care *