Colossal K9 LLC- Bruce Maldonado

03/04/2025

Everyone meet Murphy!! 🐕 🐶

Murphy is a 2 year old border collie who was rescued by the owner. The owner didn’t even have Murphy a week before he was experiences some aggression issues. (Last pic) 🩸

When he took him into the vet they couldn’t get within 7ft of the dog. They even tried to put him on some meds for another visit with no success. 🤯 🤯

Needless to say Murphy came to hang out with me for two weeks and we got things turned around by leading him effectively. He’s really a sweet loving pup under all that fear and stress. 😊

We even took him into the vet, without meds, to get his vaccinations‼️ We had no issues with them distributing the vaccines, they even checked his teeth out, gave him some pets and we were on our way. ✔️ ✅

The foundation is laid and now it’s time to return Murphy home to work hands on with his owner for several sessions after the boarding. We need to be sure the owner can lead him effectively and follow along with the information I provide for him and Murphy to have a successful life together. 🏠

I always say it is 80% the owner 20% the dog. It’s imperative that the owner is worked with so they know how to handle the dog, situations and etc. That’s the key to success 🔑 🔥

If you or someone you know is struggling with their dog, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Specific behaviors I work with are:
🐾 Separation anxiety
🐕 Pulling on the leash
🐶 Aggression (dogs who have bitten, been in fights, etc.)
🍀Reactivity towards dog or people
💥Destructive chewing
🛋️ Jumping on people, furniture, counter surfacing, or dumpster diving
🐾 Excessive barking
⭐️ Crate and potty training
🐩 Socialization with other dogs
🚨 AND SO MUCH MORE! 🐾

Breed, size, and age does not matter. I would love to come to your house and meet you and the dog in its natural environment so I can evaluate the dog and how you guys interact.

Schedule An Evaluation Today!
☎️ : 330-880-3064
📧 : [email protected]
DM me directly through here

02/06/2025

So this is Bear 🐻 🐕

Bear is being given up for adoption at no fault of his own. The owners don’t have the time to commit to Bear unfortunately.

Bear is a full bred Rottweiler that is a year old. 🐶👶🏼
So still lots of puppy.

💥 💥 if you’re interested in Bear please reach out

FYI: he doesn’t have any professional training behind him. I am just trying to help get him some exposure to possibly find him a home.

02/01/2025

🚨 🚨 🚨 We have made some changes over here.

We are functioning under our own LLC.

If you are a past client of mine and have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to me personally.

I have updated contact information here, so the continual referrals are always greatly appreciated from my family, friends and past clients ‼️ ‼️ ‼️

As I travel on this new venture, I ask for a little bit of patience while I navigate some things and I ask for extra support ‼️

If you know anyone struggling with behavioral issues from their dog 🐕 🐶 or if you, yourself, are struggling get ahold me. In addition, if you just want to better the bond/relationship with your pup reach out. We will get it done! 💯 💯

⭐️ ⭐️ picture just because everyone here should love dogs and Zillo is a handsome man 😂

10/14/2024

🚨 PSA 🚨

If I evaluate your dog for fighting other dogs in your home, just know that it is not going to get better! It’ll only get worse without training.

I lived that life before becoming a trainer people. We did everything imaginable and even tried some other training. I still had to put my one dog down from injuries. If you’re not going to lead that dog and the rest effectively don’t expect it to magically get better.

Also, as a dog trainer, it’s a more common issue I deal with personally so I think I know just a 🤏🏽 of what I’m saying.

Some of you people out there think I’m playing around when I tell you that you’ll have to get rid of one or you’ll be putting a dog down at some point.

I tell ya it’s exhausting trying to educate some of the owners out there 🤦🏽‍♂️

*️⃣ *️⃣ Picture just because this is the dog I always talk about when I tell my story. This is the one I had to eventually put down.

“Tried training, it didn’t work.” It wasn’t the right training and I was not focused on as the owner. Common mistakes in the training world.

07/13/2024

Passing along this great information for the hot days we have coming up!

☀️BEWARE OF HEATSTROKE☀️

🐾Heatstroke is considered a medical emergency. If your pet is displaying any of these symptoms, immediately apply a cool, wet towel to their body & paw pads to lower their body temperature. Take them to the ER immediately!

05/28/2024

🚨 🚨 Cooper is up for adoption to no real fault of his own. The owner has come down with health issues and can no longer care for Cooper. 🚨 🚨

Cooper is predominantly Dutch Shepard and has herding instincts. Which means, if not managed and kept up with training he could nip at kids and fast moving objects.

If you are interested in adopting Cooper you will get 4 free training sessions with me to show you how to keep up the training with Cooper. 🐕 🐩

I trained him a few years ago just on leash. If you want to further his training then we could talk about that as well.

04/10/2024

Boosting/ posting again for those who may not have seen it

Again, anything helps and it is greatly appreciated!

I do a whole lot for these dogs to keep them out of shelters from being euthanized by finding/ staying in the homes but unfortunately I cannot afford to help this one on my own

Hi, my name is Bruce and Baxter is the pup we’re talking about. Baxter is a Corgi… Bruce Maldonado needs your support for Baxter with LCL surgery and recovery

03/27/2024

Please keep spreading the word!

Hi, my name is Bruce and Baxter is the pup we’re talking about. Baxter is a Corgi… Bruce Maldonado needs your support for Baxter with LCL surgery and recovery

03/25/2024

Please consider helping or sharing if you could. A little can go a long way collectively.

Hi, my name is Bruce and Baxter is the pup we’re talking about. Baxter is a Corgi… Bruce Maldonado needs your support for Baxter with LCL surgery and recovery

02/19/2024

Training your dogs is super important for not just your safety but their’s and everyone else’s around.

A trained dog lives a happier, healthier life!

01/30/2024

Guys, this is in my area, so it would be awesome if you could lend a donating hand!

It would be greatly appreciated from me truly but everyone else as well!

Anything at all always goes a long way. More than you would think

🚨🚨🚨Lorenzo’s Dog Training Team, and our nonprofit organization Team Trainers Rescue Group has partnered with Friends of Stark Pound - FOSP to send valentines to shelter dogs. 🚨🚨🚨

Proceeds benefit Team Trainers Rescue Group in an effort to raise money to make professional dog training affordable for people with limited resources. For each valentine sold, Team Trainers Rescue Group will provide a Stark Pound shelter dog with a special Valentine’s Day treat.

Send a shelter dog a valentine here ! ↘️
https://teamtrainersrescuegroup.com/team-trainer-rescue-group/Send-a-shelter-dog-a-valentine-p623353640

To learn more about the adoptable dogs of Stark Pound, visit: https://www.petfinder.com/search/pets-for-adoption...

To learn more about Friends of Stark Pound, visit: https://starkdogs.org/

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01/25/2024

Another dog I took to rehab. We’ll see what happens but I promise if I can’t save him there won’t be another trainer that can.

12/31/2023

Glad to be able to keep the sweet girl alive and find her a home that she truly deserves! 😊

Let me tell you though, in order to get her, I could guarantee 98% people weren’t getting in that kennel with her growling and snapping at them like I did 😂

I knew she was just scared but most people are also scared. It’s leading them effectively and remaining calm.

If you ever have worked with me you know I try to teach you to remain calm in all scenarios