Mainely Pets - Care & Products

09/02/2026

The Safety Back-Up clip is a dual connector clip designed to attach a leash to an extra safety device, usually connecting a leash to a Martingale collar while the harness acts as the main attachment point.

These handy leashes are fantastic for ensuring your dog's safety, particularly if your furry friend tends to slip out of harnesses or collars. This little Diva shown below perfectly demonstrated the importance of the safety backup clip when she managed to back out of her harness TWICE! Thanks to this incredible and practical tool, we avoided having a loose Malinois!

Thank you Mainely Pets - Care & Products for handcrafting our ✨life saving✨ tool!

09/02/2026

Finn and Elli are here to remind you that the next FREE pet nail clinic is in five days!

Come find me at Head of Falls in Waterville on Monday, 9/7, from 8:45 am - 10:45 am for FREE pet nail trims! All species welcome!

See you there!

08/29/2026

Biothane safety clips!

Attach one end to the base of your leash clip that is attached to your primary attachment point, and the other to your backup collar!

This allows you to have a secondary attachment point if your first one fails!

For example, today I had a dog I was working with snap a harness strap, but because the backup clip was attached from the leash to the martingale, I did not have a loose dog!

How would you make use of a safety clip?

Commissions are open!

08/28/2026

📣 500 Follower Giveaway! 📣

Recently I reached 500 followers on Facebook! To celebrate, I am doing a giveaway!

The prize is a 1.5" medium, 12" - 18.5" collar with rainbow dragon print, and a 23", color your own bandana with a variety of dog breeds on it. The bandana has the option to snap closed or tie closed.

To enter:

- Follow me on both Facebook and Instagram!
- Share this post!
- Tag a friend in the comments!
- Comment, "complete," and how the products would benefit you!

The winner will be chosen on Friday, October 2nd and announced here and will be contacted directly via message. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours of contact, a new winner will be selected.

08/27/2026

Hey you! Do you have a cat who struggles to load into a crate?

So do we!

Here's both the problem and how we fixed it.

This is Teddy. Teddy enjoys physical contact expressly on her terms and only when she specifically invites it. She does NOT like to be picked up, held, or restrained. This means crating her manually is a fairly violent and stressful affair- try it and she'll yowl, scratch, and bite while trying to get away from you and from the carrier. It will be altogether a terrible experience for both Teddy and whichever poor soul had the misfortune of having to wrangle her.

This is not ideal, so we chose another approach.

Conveniently, Teddy is extremely food motivated. This gave us an easy in.

We started with dinner being fed outside of, but near an open carrier. Over time we moved it closer, then just inside the door, then farther back. Eventually she started to anticipate meals being given in the carrier, so at meal time she now goes into the crate to wait for her food.

This means we can get her crated up if we need to just by calling her as if it's time for a meal, letting her go in, giving her a few treats to reinforce it, and closing the door.

No fight. Now yowling. No injuries.

Does this mean she likes the crate now? Unfortunately, no. She still hates being closed in and immediately makes her opinion about being locked up known, but it is at least one fewer stressor in the times she needs to be put in a carrier, and that's better than where we started.

We do need to recondition it after every time we have to close her in, but it is worth the effort. For her, it takes exactly three days each time before we are back to normal with her going into the crate on her own to wait for her food.

Whenever possible, find ways to work with your cats instead of forcing them through it when they're stressed. Both you and your kitties will be grateful for it. 💜

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day from my crew to yours!

Let's see your pups and hear what makes them special to you. 💜

08/26/2026

Kayla is a wonderful trainer and top notch human being! Reach out to her for help with your pups. 💜

✨✨Puppy and Dog Private sessions now available!! ✨✨

Here at KayNine Dog Training my goals as a trainer are to help you learn about your dog, and to learn their ways of communicating. I believe everything your dog does is information. We use that information in our training. I'm here to help parents better the bond and communication between them and their dog. I currently offer 2 courses, both run for 1 hour for 6 weeks.


🐩Puppy Obedience Course - 6 Weeks - $400 ($80/Session)🐩
-A new puppy can be so exciting and fun! Let's celebrate in welcoming home your new puppy together through super fun and rewarding puppy classes! Where we learn the fundamentals and basics in obedience to start your puppy off on the right foot into adolescence.


🐕Beginner Obedience Course - 6 Weeks - $400 ($80/Session)🐕
-Having teenager issues with your dog? Newly adopted friend? Or just wanting to get a refresher? No matter the reason, we can start from the beginning to get you and your pup working as a team.


‼️For more information on booking or general questions, please reach out by text, call, email or through Facebook messenger!‼️

07/27/2026

📣 Announcement! 📣

I will be out of state from 7/29/26 - 8/3/26 to attend a training conference!

I will be largely unavailable for business inquiries during this time, and I will be slow to reply in the few remaining days leading up to it as I will be focused on my existing bookings and preparing for the trip.

I look forward to catching up with folks on my return!