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11/01/2026

Our hikers have been making the most out of the perfect fall weather as they do every year. Some of them don’t like the hot summer days and some can’t stand the cold, but all of them love a nice fall day. If only it could be like this all year round, minus the ticks!

10/25/2026

Taking your dog on a long walk has somehow become a standard of care for pet dog owners. But is it really that valuable or enjoyable for our dogs?

Swipe to find out ➡️

10/20/2026

✨Giveaway to Support Cersei’s Medical Bills✨

Here is a list of the giveaway options. Swipe through pics and more info on them.

-White ceramic slow feeder bowl from Eternal Sunshine

-Personalized dog charm from Olivia

-Green dog gear bundle from Sidney’s humans

-Blue dog gear bundle Sidney’s humans

-Orange dog gear bundle Sidney’s humans

-12 bottles of w**e from Tokyo, Annie, and Daphne’s humans

-6.6lbs of coffee from

To enter the giveaway you can donate at least $1 via my Venmo (-Purnell). The more dollars you donate the higher the chance you are picked for the give away. Title the transaction with the option you want from the list above. If you want to donate to her medical bills, but you don’t want to enter the giveaway you can also Venmo me but title it something like “Cersei” or “donate.” I will pick the giveaway winners on 11/11.

It is not a requirement for the giveaway but it would be a huge help if you liked, commented, and shared this post so more people can see it.

Cersei is my 13 year old Boston terrier. She is a huge reason I became a dog trainer. She is one of the most intense, intelligent, and strong willed dogs I have ever met.

A few weeks ago she went into congestive heart failure and had fluid in her lungs. She then had several seizures and started to become lethargic. Her team of vets thinks things can improve for her and it is not yet time for her to cross the rainbow bridge. She has an amazing team of vets and recently has started to improve.

Swipe through the images to see the invoices I am looking for help with. The current total is a little over 5k. She has at least one more appointment on 11/11 that is going to be at least another 1k and another one that is unscheduled for a few months out that will also be at least another 1k.

Thank you so much💖

10/10/2026

Paloma is an adolescent old field bred lab who has excelled at her basic obedience but is intense, impulsive, and strong willed. She has a lovely Heel command around a variety of distractions. She has a super high food drive and play drive. However, there are a few situations where a flat collar or a slip lead is not enough to help her stay on task. We introduced her to a prong collar recently and her response was “thank you for the info, I understand now!” No change in her happy-go-lucky attitude, no avoidance of the collar or her commands, no shift in her relationship with her moms. The prong collar was so easy to add into her tool box because of all of the work that went into her training, communication, and relationship with her moms before we added it. The prong collar works within a larger system that sets the dog up for success and empowers them to make the right choices, rather than suppressing them and relying on pain and fear for compliance.

Does she look scared or in pain in these videos? In fact, they look exactly the same except for the fact she has a prong collar on in the second one!

Want to learn more about how we introduce the prong collar? Check out our blog for a detailed breakdown → https://www.communitycaninetraining.com/blog/how-would-we-introduce-a-dog-to-a-prong-collar

09/25/2026

Training isn’t always easy or fun, but it’s worth it 💖

What makes it worth it for you?

09/19/2026

Swipe for 10 green flags to look for when hiring a dog trainer ➡️

No. 9 is the most important and could save your dog’s life. But all of them are the bare minimum in my opinion.

And feel free to add your own below ⬇️

09/19/2026

Swipe for 10 green flags to look for when hiring a dog trainer ➡️

And feel free to add your own below ⬇️

09/12/2026

Training your dog is so much more than obedience. It gives them the tools to be the best version of themselves.

Why do you train your dog?

09/05/2026

Late fall/early winter group class schedule is here! A bunch of classes are already full with waitlists. If you want to be added to the waitlist in case someone cancels please let me know.

I am also on the hunt for an indoor space for our group classes this winter. If you have any suggestions please reach out!

If you want early access to the group class scheduling please reach out to get added to the email list!

9/13 at 11am
Castle Island, 2010 William J Day Blvd
(full)

9/26 at 11am
Pope John Paul Park - Hallet Street Entrance
(full)

10/11 at 11am
Castle Island, 2010 William J Day Blvd
(full)

10/24 at 11am
Arnold Arboretum, Mendum St/Fairview St Entrance
(two spots available)

11/1 at 11am
Pope John Paul Park, Hallet Street Entrance
(one spot available)

11/7 at 11am
Arnold Arboretum, Mendum St/Fairview St Entrance
Arboretum
(two spots available)

11/15 at 11am
Castle Island, 2010 William J Day Blvd
(full)

These classes are only available for those who have done one on one classes with us. You can sign up via Pet Pocketbook or email us at [email protected] to reserve your spot. $40 per dog.

The following are some of the topics we will be covering in Group Class. Feel free to request additional topics or exercises.

*Emotional regulation skills around distractions.
*Loose leash walking around distractions.
*Recall around distractions.
*Stay around distractions.
*Advocating for your dog in a public setting.
*Exercises for building strength and endurance.
*Hiking//off leash etiquette around distractions and safety around water.
*Facilitating healthy social behavior with other dogs.
*Polite greetings with humans.
*Canine Good Citizen prep.

Please feel free to reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns. Looking forward to seeing you at Group Class!

08/30/2026

A popular force free dog trainer/internet personality just bought a horse. She believes dogs should be behaviorally euthanized instead of ever being corrected, but her horse is ridden with a strong bit, dropped nose band, and spurs.

This isn’t an isolated instance of force free trainers having severe differences in their opinions on how horses and dogs are trained. As someone who has been very involved in both industries I have some opinions on why this difference occurs.

Of course there is nuance to this. There are force free horse trainers too who have a variety of opinions on banning horse training tools. There are also horses who can achieve high levels of training and compete at high levels without specific tools.

My opinion detailed in this post is really a complaint about irony and idiocracy that two industries with the same goal are being treated wildly differently because of political and financial interests. If the goal of these politicians and private groups were to create a more ethical environment for training animals their focus would be on education of proper use of tools in both industries, not banning and restricting tools in one industry and looking the other way in the other.

Swipe for my opinion ➡️and let me know yours down below⬇️

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