Mindful Canine Dog Training & Behavior, Cedar City, UT (2026)

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SIGN UP NOW! ⬇️ After working years in the retail pet industry, Emmah and Brandi wanted to do more for pet owners without the limitations of mass corporate retail constraints, including offering unbiased information backed with years of education and ma

king effective dog training less mysterious and costly for everyday owners. Emmah and Brandi share values in building genuine community relationships, volunteer work, personal and professional integrity, animal welfare, and continuing education and professional development. Through these values and a desire to do more in the world, Mindful Canine was born. Mindful Canine strives to deliver excellent customer service, modern techniques, and measurable training results to make life with your pet easier. Mindful Canine is about helping dog owners everywhere enjoy life with their dog to the fullest extent, bringing together all lifestyle factors in harmony. We believe in the sentience of dogs and their potential to become mindful, responsible decision-makers…. And the same goes for their owners! For details about our individual staff and their methodologies, visit our website! OUR PHILOSOPHY
Your dog is one-of-a-kind and has his or her own history, personality, genetic factors, feelings, challenges, motivators and style of learning, and is worthy of compassion and respect. We use a reward focused and science-based full spectrum strategy that is fair, safe, and fun for your dog but also sets clear boundaries, rules, and expectations. Our goal is to help dogs and their owners achieve respect, balance, and understanding of each other with a special focus on teaching critical life skill sets and confidence building. We believe in working at a pace that accommodates both dogs and owners as much as possible in order to achieve harmony and happiness. We only use methods that we have or would use on our personal pets, and leave final decisions on training methods up to dog owners. Dog Training Cedar City
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08/13/2026

I met a Tibetan Mastiff yesterday! He was over 160 lbs! It’s always a magical moment when I get to meet a new dog breed I’ve never met before. Whats the craziest breed you’ve ever met?

SUPERZOO, by WPA

08/09/2026

Imagine if you loved dogs, brought home a new one, and it absolutely hated you. 😂

This is Bob’s reality with his new friend Hannah.

Hannah has exceptional fear, and Bob is at the top of her list. It’s not uncommon for dogs to be more fearful of men, but Hannah has had an especially difficult time warming up to her new dad. Her family wanted so badly for her to feel safe and comfortable with him, and eventually realized they needed some help getting there.

Of course, we’re working on obedience, but a big part of Hannah’s training right now is simply building confidence and helping her learn that the world—and especially Bob—isn’t quite as scary as she thinks it is.

Here’s a little piece of that process at our training studio. Bob is simply dropping food for her, without asking anything of her or putting pressure on the interaction. For a lot of dogs, this wouldn’t look particularly impressive. For Hannah, choosing to engage with him is a pretty big deal.

She was a brave girl. ❤️ I’m proud of her, but I’m also really proud of her parents for how much patience and effort they’re putting into helping her feel at home in her new life.

08/06/2026

I’m not a perfect business owner or dog trainer.

Beneath everything I am professionally, I’m just a girl. I get tired. I make mistakes. There are things I still don’t know, and some days it feels like all I can do is keep the wheels turning.

I had a conversation recently that reminded me why I started Mindful Canine in the first place and why values matter so much.

At the end of the day, none of this started because I wanted to build the biggest dog training company, make the most money, or serve the largest area.

It started because I was a regular dog mom with a difficult dog named Boo. I wanted a better relationship with him, and that journey completely changed the direction of my life.

As the business has grown, I’ve realized the hardest part isn’t growing it—it’s growing it without losing the reason you started.

Every decision I make now is really intentional. I spend a lot of time thinking about the experience we’re creating for our clients, their dogs, employees, and for myself. I don’t just want Mindful Canine to be successful. I want it to be a space that feels good to be part of. A place where people feel cared for, where dogs are treated as individuals, and where the values that built this business never get buried beneath the business itself.

The last couple of years have brought some hard lessons, but they’ve also reminded me what really matters.

I absolutely want this business to succeed.

But more than that, I want to become the best and most passionate dog trainer I can possibly be for the people and dogs who trust me.

Because when you strip away the branding, the margins, the marketing, and everything else…

It still comes down to one person trying to build a better relationship with their dog.

That’s where this all started.

And that’s the part of Mindful Canine I’ll fight the hardest to protect.

08/03/2026

Listen…

Everyone says they want to be a dog trainer.

Okay, not everyone. 😂 But I meet a lot of people who see the highlight reel of this career and decide they want in.

I truly think it’s the best job in the world, but loving dogs isn’t enough. Building a career around them takes a lot more than most people realize.

This career might not be for you if…

• You don’t like people. Your clients are just as important as their dogs and they are paying the bill.

• You don’t like being outside. Heat, cold, wind, rain…this job doesn’t stop because the weather changes.

• You need consistency. Running a training business means learning to survive the feast-or-famine cycles.

• You hate conflict. Dog training has strong opinions, and disagreements over methodology are unavoidable.

• You don’t want to be on social media. Digital marketing is part of the job now! Dust off those dancing shoes.

• You hate admin work. Emails, taxes, employment law, accounting, websites, vendors, networking, scheduling…all of it makes it possible for you to work with dogs all day.

• Sales make you uncomfortable. If you can’t communicate the value of what you do, people won’t hire you and you won’t have dogs to work with.

People think dog training is petting puppies and handing out treats all day. In reality, that’s just one small piece of the puzzle.

If you’re willing to embrace all of it—the dogs, the people, the business, and the responsibility—it can be one of the most fulfilling careers imaginable.

Love of dogs gets you interested. Loving the work is what keeps you here.

08/01/2026

It doesn’t have to be perfect, but there has to be a beginning. You can refine it later.

These were some of the very first “business photos” I ever had taken. A family member grabbed a camera and we headed out to see what we could create.

Looking at them now, I can find a hundred things I would change. Nothing is on brand because I didn’t even have a brand yet. My equipment was cheap. Boo is dragging a long line through half the photos instead of looking at me. My clothes definitely weren’t photoshoot worthy.

But none of that is what I notice first anymore.

I see a young woman who had finally decided to take a chance on herself.

I remember working long days on a small family farm, washing what felt like an endless mountain of dishes, then cleaning an Airbnb afterward just to make ends meet while I tried to build Mindful Canine into something real.

I didn’t have polished branding. I didn’t have professional equipment. I didn’t have the experience I have now. What I did have was enough belief to take the next step, even if it wasn’t a very glamorous one.

Looking back, I’m grateful I didn’t wait until everything was “ready.”

If I had, these photos—and everything that came after them—wouldn’t exist.

Every business, every skill, every career, every dream has a version of this moment. A beginning that feels a little awkward, a little underprepared, and a little uncertain.

Years later, those imperfect beginnings often become some of your favorite memories because they remind you exactly where the story started.

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