Paw and Hand K9

Paw and Hand K9 We take out of control dogs and transform them into well behaved family companions.

08/06/2026

Great job Millie!
I always teach the calm hold first, but Millie had other ideas. With a short time frame on top of her personal struggles, teaching her how to retrieve to the lap we needed to have an out of sync approach. I’ve only had to do this with a couple dogs before and it does have its disadvantages, but you gotta do what you’ve gotta do. She’s gotten the idea of finding the object high and low and bringing to my lap. Now we will go back to that calm hold work and bring it back to the work. Once she can do it with this first object we will then incorporate other items and give them names for object discrimination.

18 years in business and I still love what we have to offer. I love watching the dogs transform. I love hearing how our ...
08/04/2026

18 years in business and I still love what we have to offer. I love watching the dogs transform. I love hearing how our clients go in to enjoy their dogs in all the ways they dreamed of when they got their dog. I love watching dogs go from three paws out the door to being secure in their home because the people can handle them. I love that I can still learn from the dogs I work with. Our programs are full, well rounded, putting the dog and the client first. Young dogs, old dogs, fearful dogs, aggressive dogs, good dogs, big dogs and yes, even tiny dogs. 💕 Just some recent shots I wanted to share.

08/04/2026

Freedom Star Leo loves the water and swimming. He’s a natural retriever! He and Buckley are “semi pro” retrievers! 😄 We practiced some self control and learning to wait until their name to get released to the bumper. Leo has transformed from a wild out of control dog, to be a joy to be around and have fun with. It was a splash of a time!

08/01/2026

Chicken killa! Last visit we could see how he was stressed walking by the chickens knowing he wasn’t allowed to go after them. This visit we are working on lightening that stress up. Short relaxing visits with the chickens then a nice release of any stress by going to play with the toy.

08/01/2026

Some social time with a couple little lessons sprinkled in.

08/01/2026

Scottie’s door manners for the opening door is looking great, and she’s also getting better at going thru the door staying with me instead of going thru and immediately to the end of the leash pulling away to go run around the world.

07/31/2026

Freedom Graduate Roscoe back in for some refresher training showing the new freedom dog Leo how it’s done! Mixing up training with play is important so they can transition from play to listening in higher drive and excitement. It’s great to practice it before you need it, so they can be a well behaved dog when asked. While working multiple dogs its also important they respect each others space, and when rewarding using their name before giving them the treat, so the dogs waiting their turn learn it’s not their turn. This prevents the pushier dogs from causing conflict, and hogging all the attention and treats which can lead to potential squabbles between them.

07/24/2026

Day three playing tug with B, she’s now understanding the start of the game, the sessions are already longer and more fun, and the end of the game is starting to take shape. Additionally, she’s doing beautifully with her dog social skills. 💕

07/24/2026

Chicken Killa, part 2. You asked for it so here it is. Instead of just showing him laying down while the chickens are around I’m going to show you what’s really happening before and after. Side note with the e collar: I never had to use the button a single time during this and I didn’t think I’d need to. HOWEVER I had it handy the entire time, and mostly just in my hand. This dog has had the thrilling experience of catching, killing and pulling apart a chicken, what made it more exhilarating were the close proximity of a human in anguish, I’m sure yelling or screaming or crying. These sounds and adrenaline add to the experience for the dog raising his own adrenaline during the action. If he decides to go for one (I like my chickens and also do not want them in harms way) the only way to stop him is a very fast reaction. Nothing faster than the click of a button to get his attention back to me while I put my body in motion to block him. This is not a take him home and leave him unsupervised loose with the flock type of situation.

07/22/2026

A useful tool for when you are without tools or equipment. If the dog doesn’t want to come to you while in an enclosed area, you can send them away.

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8892 Little Road SE
Aumsville, OR
97325

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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+15037797985

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