The Calm Companion

The Calm Companion Do you want an amazing dog completely in tune with you? We can help. Contact us for an evaluation.

The Calm Companion strives to assist in creating a relationship with your dog through trust and respect. Training includes working on leash skills, unwanted behaviors, socialization, help in selecting a puppy or dog for your family, bringing a new dog into the home, potty training, obedience, and off leash training.

Congratulations Basic Obedience class graduates!!! Job well done 👏👏👏🥳🥳
06/11/2025

Congratulations Basic Obedience class graduates!!! Job well done 👏👏👏🥳🥳

Small but mighty (cute😉) Leash and Lifestyle graduates!! 👏👏🥳
05/30/2025

Small but mighty (cute😉) Leash and Lifestyle graduates!! 👏👏🥳

Wishing Rosanne Eigel the happiest of birthdays! Thank you for all you do, we appreciate you so much! -The Kennel Crew
05/29/2025

Wishing Rosanne Eigel the happiest of birthdays! Thank you for all you do, we appreciate you so much! -The Kennel Crew

Many thanks to Myrdith and Sophia for treating our staff so well over the years by supporting us with not only her busin...
05/02/2025

Many thanks to Myrdith and Sophia for treating our staff so well over the years by supporting us with not only her business but snacks as well!

We wrapped up our first Basic Obedience class of 2025 with a great group of dogs! Congratulations!!! 🎊🎉
04/24/2025

We wrapped up our first Basic Obedience class of 2025 with a great group of dogs! Congratulations!!! 🎊🎉

First Leash and Lifestyle graduates of 2025!!! Congratulations! 🎉👏🎉
04/15/2025

First Leash and Lifestyle graduates of 2025!!! Congratulations! 🎉👏🎉

Give your pups some extra love today🥰❤️
04/10/2025

Give your pups some extra love today🥰❤️

04/07/2025

When you adopt siblings there is a possibility that one will develop littermate syndrome where they look to their littermate for guidance.

Happy 4th Birthday to our Buddy!🎂They grow up so fast! Everyone is loving the pizza and treats🥳 Thank you very much!🐾
04/03/2025

Happy 4th Birthday to our Buddy!🎂They grow up so fast! Everyone is loving the pizza and treats🥳 Thank you very much!🐾

Big Happy Birthday to the beautiful Lily! We are super grateful for the cookies and dog treats 💖 and big thank you to ...
03/26/2025

Big Happy Birthday to the beautiful Lily! We are super grateful for the cookies and dog treats 💖 and big thank you to Sammy and his family for the pizza, perfect timing for this birthday celebration 🥳

03/05/2025

Thinking about getting a Doodle, Cockapoo or any Poodle mix? Have you been told they "don't need grooming until 1yrs old" or "coat maintenance is easy"?

*PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING piece written by a groomer..in the pic that's known as a pelted coat /Pelting. A dog’s fur gets so matted & tangled it will come off in one piece. It's outs tension on the skin, can damage the skin causing horrible infections and sometimes renders the dog helpless,unable to move and it can then cause fatality
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Poodle crosses (cockapoos, doodles, maltipoos etc.) are not "easy breeds" to maintain. The photo attached (shared from another groomer) shows how matting forms at the skin. By looking at this dog's top coat, you may not see the knots and you may not feel them as you would a knot on the ends of the fur but under that fluffy top layer this is going on. Once it starts its very difficult/ impossible to brush out... and even if you could it would be cruel to put the dog through it. Maintenance at home has to be more than a quick once over for these dogs if you want to keep them in that fluffy coat which was probably one of the reasons you chose a poodle cross in the first place. You really need to sit down with a brush and then a metal comb and make sure you can get it through the entire body at least 2 to 3 times a week.

I often feel like owners don't believe groomers when they say their dog has to be clipped very short. I always hear "I know he/she is matted, but leave as much as you can". You cannot clip through matting, you can only clip under it. As this photo shows, clipping under the matting means taking the coat back to the skin.
I promise you, your groomer really doesn't want to do this but they won't hurt your dog by putting it through dematting, they also don't want to hurt their reputation when the clients go around complaining about how the last groomer "scalped" their dog but there really is not any alternative. Instead of being angry with your groomer if they clip your dog very short please respect their commitment to do what is in your dog's best interest, accept responsibility for not having brushed your dog properly at home, and work with your groomer because, together, you can prevent this happening again. All groomers will be very happy to demonstrate a technique called line brushing which will help make your grooming at home more effective. Just ask! We all want owners to know how to do this

Poodle crosses are easily one of the highest maintenance dogs in reference to their coats. The combination of the soft coat they are mixing poodles with these days is a coat that is extremely prone to matting.

If you like a fluffy pup, you probably need to consider no more than 3-5 week intervals between grooming and set aside time for regular brushing AND combing at home.

Please know, if you bathe your poodle cross you really need to blow dry and brush out right after. Moisture, be it a bath, rain, swimming, snow etc are all going to make matting worse. If you know your dog is already matted-- bathing is only going to make it worse! Brush out before the bath.

Lastly "breeders" who say these dogs can't or shouldnt be clipped and not to give them a hair cut until they are one year old are misleading potential owners in order to sell$$$$ puppies and setting them up for a sad day when they finally take their pup to the groomer!!!

If this hasn't put you off buying one please schedule your puppy's first groom immediately after they've had their vaccinations and then be prepared to do the maintenance at home between regular professional grooms.

Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Enjoy the love from your 🐶❤️
02/14/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Enjoy the love from your 🐶❤️

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The Calm Companion strives to assist in creating a relationship with your dog through trust and respect. Training includes working on leash skills, unwanted behaviors, socialization, help in selecting a puppy or dog for your family, bringing a new dog into the home, potty training, obedience, e-collar training and activities to work the body and mind.

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