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So Fetch K9 Adventures RDU

🐕 Puppy Socialization 12-20 weeks
🐺 Adventure Days 6 months and beyond
🐩 Training for all ages
📍Serving the larger triangle area

“So Fetch K9 Adventures” is a unique and locally run puppy and dog service provided in Raleigh/Durham and surrounding areas. We strive to improve the lives of all ages and sizes of canine companions by providing structure and balance to their daily lives. We combine exercise, discipline and socialization to improve their skill set and overall mental happiness. Our main goal is to satisfy the insti

nctual needs that all dogs naturally have, but may not have the correct outlet for. It is natural for dogs to need focused exercise, mental stimulation and socialization with a balanced pack of their peers to live up to their full potential. This has an ultimate added benefit of them being able to coexist in your home as happier, more balanced companions. We work with all ages and sizes of dogs, from puppies to seniors, building confidence, providing a healthy outlet for their energy, and generally setting them up for success. Our daily adventures range from structured pack walks to mock grooming days, to lake days and farm visits. Every day is a little bit different and this keeps our puppies and dogs optimally socialized and mentally engaged. All puppies and dogs are integrated into a fully functioning pack and are able to learn dog rules from each other while being closely supervised by human dog professionals.

08/16/2025

Sweet Kobi came to us as many dogs do!

Needing an outlet for his physical and mental energy, needing a clear understanding of concepts, and needed the ability to safely let loose.

While Kobi is a smart dog and a fast learner, he went from amped and anxious to silly and fun with our Prep School program.

It’s incredible what can happen when dogs get to be dogs 🐕

07/31/2025

Some life advice for you!

07/24/2025

Livestock guardian breeds!

Another breed group that often gets accused of having “bad behavior.”

The reality- livestock guardian breeds were bred for something VERY different than your average family pet. Let’s talk about it!
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Livestock guardians were bred to protect livestock. They thrive on farms and have been an integral part of agriculture for thousands of years. The first livestock guardian dogs have been found in ancient civilizations and there is a working theory that agriculture itself evolved because of our co-evolution with dogs- including guardian breeds.

——Easy going demeanor—-
Upside: Often guardians have an easy, laid back demeanor. Especially well socialized guardians who feel safe and as if they are not on duty.
Downside: this laid back mentality can be a “day time” thing and you will see a much more high alert dog at night. These dogs know their flock’s greatest risks come when it’s dark and often instinctively go into work once the sun goes down.

——protectiveness—-
Upside: This is what the guardian is all about and so good at!! There are stories from farmers who claim their one guardian took a pack of 13 wolves trying to prey on their lambs. When working, they will defend their flock no matter the cost. This is an upside when a predator approaches your livestock or your loved ones.
Downside: This protectiveness can be put on things, animals and people that are not actually threats.
*** the “laid back” mentality often leads people to be shocked or confused when they do see their guardians protective instinct. Often, the humans didn’t see it coming.

—-Independent nature ——
Often guardians are cordial and polite with people but you won’t see them acting like a golden retriever anytime soon! They were bred to love and bond with their flock and have a mutual understanding with their people.
Upside: Guardians often appear to their people as low maintenance and easy to please because the dog is not dying for their people’s undying love and affection.
Downside: Some trainers say they are hard to train because of their unique work drive and nonexistent need for human approval. I don’t find this to be true personally. I have loved the livestock guardians I’ve worked with- I think that downside is more of a trainer error than a faulty dog.

*** What I see happening more and more lately in guardians is that when given a “pet dog life” vs. a working dog life, the dog will bond and love the people/animals in the home in a similar way to how they would bond with their sheep. ***
This can be confusing to the dog because of our human social norms. Many of the behaviors they see as loving and enduring come across scary or unpleasant to your average person with little understanding.

How does pet life work for livestock guardians?

The dog MUST have socialization!!!
These dogs deteriorate so quickly when not exposed to the world they live in, in an appropriate way.

They MUST have an appropriate outlet for their instinct. I have seen guardians adore their chickens, thrive in therapy work and I have seen one excel in the sport of weight pulling 😂

They must NOT be allowed to feel they are “on duty” or practice protective behaviors in environments where it could be dangerous to you or others. My prime example of this is the front door.. you cannot allow your guardian breed to loose their mind over the door bell and then expect them to have no problem with the person going through it.

While there could always be an alert to someone at the door, it’s your responsibility to help them get their head right before you open it.

07/17/2025

Wisdom Wednesday!

Check comments for more videos!
Herding breeds are on of the many breed groups that are regularly accused of being reactive, aggressive, stand off-ish, non social, etc.

Let’s breakdown why their instinct can result in these types of behavior and how it’s often misunderstood ⬇️

Upside: While many herding breeds are social in that they like people, dogs, other animals, they have been bred for hundreds of years to be more focused on working alongside a person. To value connection with one person over fitting in with the “pack.” This aids them well when they are rounding up sheep a hundred yards away and need be tuned into the sound of their person’s whistle to know which direction to send the sheep.
Downside: This does not aid them well when they are put into situations where they need to be “chill” or “relax” as they are 100x more tuned into yours and others behavior and often willing to jump when they think they are needed, not when their owner asks.

Upside: herding breeds have been bred to control. That’s exactly what herding is and farmers of livestock often rely on this work. I’ve been lucky enough to see it myself in person and it’s incredible!

Downside: When not given an outlet to herd/control something appropriate, they will often find an outlet for that drive and often one we don’t want. This is where is see a lot of reactivity in herding breeds. It’s wanting to control/herd and frustrated they cannot.

Upside: Stalking! This is when herding breed locks in visually and doesn’t let up. A lot of trainers would call this “loading” but I call it “planning.” This is often why pet parents are drawn to herding breeds…herding breeds are more able and willing to use their eyes and this leads to them also giving us eager eye contact and connection.

Downside: for your average suburban border collie, they drive sequence of location, planning, acting is never fulfilled. When as far as they get is the planning, they build up frustration that can be scary if you are unaware of the why.

Upside: Their mouth - When a dog is herding, the ability to add the tiniest bit of pressure to a sheep with super soft contact is helpful! These dogs are using a soft mouth for them but we have to take into account what they were bred to herd. The border collie mouth can be soft to work with sheep. The Cattle dog mouth is often soft for a cow but that’s still a big punch for a human on the other side of it.

Downside: herding breeds often bite more than other breeds as a means of communication not because they are aggressive or have intent to hurt.

Knowing this about herding breeds can make a world of difference in living alongside of them. The more we know, the better we can fulfill our dogs and set them up for success!

I’ll be posting about how we see this playing out in social settings next week.

07/13/2025

We thought these guys deserved a Superstar Sunday!

Today we are celebrating our amazing puppies and their awards from this recent semester! It is such a privilege to be able to be a part of these guys lives to help set up a great foundation. With splash pads, farm trips & slip n’ slides, it’s safe to say this semester was a blast!

07/02/2025

Keep your pet safe this 4th of July with some tips!
Happy 4th!

06/27/2025

Feel good Friday!

This sweet beagle girl came to So Fetch as an adult dog but was truly terrified of the world after being rescued from a hoarding situation. She was anxious, scared, and everything was brand new to her. Even wood floors…

As a suggestion from our team’s behaviorist, we included her in our “puppy socialization” program despite being an adult dog.

For many dogs that did not have an ideal upbringing, it’s necessary to let them go back to puppyhood to teach them the fundamentals and let them have more puppy appropriate experiences. This IS what’s developmentally appropriate for dogs who have never been socialized

Even in pre-school, Adora was very nervous at first and chose to stick by her beloved trainers sides instead of engage.

In just a few weeks time, she was zooming, playing, eager for eye contact from others and overall, starting to enjoy life 🥹

As a proud puppy socialization graduate, she complete training with us which gave her and her mom more skills and more ways to fulfill her and give her appropriate challenges.

She now thrives at home and in the field! If you met her now, you would have no idea the unfortunate start she had, which is what we are all about.

You will see her and one of the bully babes from a couple of weeks ago have become best buds!

Can’t wait to share more happy stories like this one ❤️

06/26/2025

Wisdom Wednesday!

Do dogs think we are leaving forever when we leave without them?

There’s a lot to unpack here!

First is a dog’s understanding of time…My personal belief and what a lot of current data suggest is that dogs do understand time but not the same way as us.

They have circadian rhythm that would theoretically give them a mental construct for a day. They are also thought to predict when their people are coming home from work based off how little of their scent is left in the home.

A lot of people believe the “knowing of time” is actually just dogs picking up on associative behaviors. For example, many dogs know what day they go out for their adventure with us. If it’s a Monday and we are closed for a holiday, some dogs wait at the door all day “knowing” it’s Monday and their ride should be there. Is this a dog knowing time or picking up on an associated pattern in the home? I wish I knew for certain.

What I do believe is true and what is also backed up by recent data, is that dogs are evolving faster and in a different way than we have previously measured. Old science teaches us that dogs are basic input and output machines but dog parents around the world have experiences that defy that.

Linköping University in Sweden recently published a study suggesting dogs are evolving in emotional and relational capabilities over working abilities as they did in the past.

With all of that said, the dog’s previous life experiences would be the dictator to what the dog thinks is going to happen when you leave.

From a training context, most dogs that panic when someone leaves them at home associate their safety solely with a person. When that person leaves, they believe the world is actually ending. This can be addressed with confidence building, relationships outside of the home, and making the dog’s life bigger which are all things we happily provide to our clients.

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