K9 & Handler Dynamics

10/23/2026

Remember Wyatt??? The anxious husky who was very reactive towards skateboards, reactive dogs, dogs running next to bikes, and so much more. He had already made good progress prior to our program from doing some private lessons with Adeline so that helped us a lot with his program! We were able to take him all the way and help him work through his reactivity, anxiety (which is a tricky beast), and even got him to be social and playful with a few of our dogs!
We love hearing updates from our past board and train dogs! ❤️ Way to go Wyatt and family!!

10/23/2026

Miss BB went home to her new foster home yesterday and she rocked the go home lesson! I'm being completely honest when I say that I do miss her fun personality around here. 😆🥰 She's a ball of energy, play, and fun and though she had her challenges, she came so far and ended up being quite easy to handle. ❤️
I keep getting updates from her new foster mom about how she's settling in and it just makes my heart so happy!

WE LOVE UPDATES!!

We love hearing how your dog is doing, how your lives have changed, and we love to know how the dogs are doing that we have invested so much into. ❤️

If you want a fun dog that will challenge you in all the best ways, consider adopting BB! She's fostered through Happy Tails Happy Homes and they'd love to have you meet her. ❤️

10/23/2026

Basic Obedience graduated last night! Want to join in the LAST round of Basic for 2026??? It starts November 5 and finishes right before Christmas so run on over to the website and reserve your spot!

www.k9handlerdynamics.com

10/21/2026

10/21/2026

BB can be a handful but in all honesty, she's a great dog! She's just not an easy dog to place. Into a foster home or to get adopted. She's definitely not your happy go lucky lab but she's sweet, playful, and loves to work!
She has come so far in her journey and we are so incredibly proud of everything she has accomplished! So when we found out that she was being placed in a new foster home with another dog we asked if we could borrow the dog for a few days before she goes to her new temporary home to make the transition a little easier for her. They are not besties by any means, but they are pretty darn neutral which is great!
There's still strict rules to be followed but at least it'll be easier for everyone. ❤️

10/15/2026

Everyone has a lot of questions about our board and train programs. Here's some FAQ's to help you out!
Some of them are hard because we adore our dogs. It's always hard to leave them for extended periods of time. Maybe these reminders will help. ❤️
We put everything we have into the dogs in our care. We care deeply about every dog that comes through because our goal is to better the dogs life as well as their owners'... Unless it's a foster dog then we strive to get them adoptable!
There's weekly training videos we take of the dog's progress that we share with the owners, we share social media updates (when we remember to do so 😅) when we're not swamped with training, and there's a very lengthy go home lesson at the end to make sure you understand everything. The whole goal is to better everyone's life with the dog and it's useless if the owner can't follow through. So we make sure the owner is well equipped to handle everything that might come up. Or not because they're so well trained at the end! 😎🤘🏼

Let us know if you're interested in one of these programs! We'd love to help!

10/09/2026

Have we scared you off with BB's updates?
You shouldn't be! She has been making phenomenal progress each day, she may be challenging in certain areas, but she's a piece of cake in a lot of other areas. She's a pro at getting her nails done. In fact, she gets very excited whenever the Dremel comes out!
She is a pro at playing! She loves all things Tug, fetch, and she is more than happy to work for them with obedience and work through impulse control all for the sake of playing. Playing is life! She honestly would be perfectly content being a backyard dog who gets to play with her person throughout the day.
Her leash manners are much improved, her dog reactivity is much improved, still there, but a lot more manageable! We are excited to keep working her through it and help eradicate it.
She is wonderful off leash! She is attentive to her handler, eager to work for recall for food, she can switch drives really well. And she adores biking off leash!

So don't be scared off of her! If you want a dog that you can work through some challenges with, knowing that the outcome is going to be so worth it, she might be for you!
She's fun, Goofy, playful, eager to work, and smart as a whip. Maybe you should consider fostering or adopting this sweetheart!
She comes fully trained, comes with tons of training videos, and follow-up training sessions. Let us know if you are interested!

❤️❤️❤️ Adoptable through Happy Tails Happy Homes

10/08/2026

Mr. Sai has been having so much fun here! 😊 He's waiting on a great potential meet and greet soon and we're hopeful it will end with a new home for him! ❤️

10/07/2026

We've been working HARD with BB this past week implementing the new techniques we learned and the progress has been huge!
Her pack walks are calmer, her decompression is easier, her massages are less frantic, she's generally a more relaxed and well behaved lady. ❤️
Today I took her to the park we've been struggling at and not only were we able to finally walk the trails, we passed 4 dogs, numerous strollers, many bikes, tons of people, AND walked our way through a school field trip. That last one was an accident 😅 but she rocked it and even got compliments from a few of the kids! 😎🥳

BB, we are so proud of you! ❤️

10/02/2026

Oh Miss BB.... You have been a CHALLENGE. 😅
She is so much fun, has such a great personality, and yet her impulse control, reactivity, and stubbornness were really giving us a run for our money. When we felt like we were hitting a wall and not making any more improvements it was time to ask for help.
Getting some advice from Stephanie Vichinsky was eye opening to say the least! I've worked with Steph and her crew before and I knew this wasn't the type of dog we're usually getting around here so getting her expert knowledge on THIS PARTICULAR dog, and knowing she's not like every other dog, gave us a slightly new direction to move towards.
It's been tough but it's been worth it! Watching her slowly progress, slowly start to figure things out, slowly to make her own decisions in the right direction has been incredibly rewarding.

Stay tuned for more awesome updates on this gal!