Rocket K9 Training & Behavior

10/16/2026

How to have a safe and not-so-scary Halloween with your pups! 🎃🐾

With Halloween 🎃 just around the corner, we're sharing tips that can help keep your dog safe this spooky season. 👻

10/08/2026

Scary good dog training! 🎃👻
Mention code "SPOOKY" and get 10% off any training package for the month of October!

09/26/2026

Today is an indescribably difficult day. This evening, my Mom is being transferred to a long term critical care/recovery/rehabilitation hospital...in Marin County. It is 200 miles and 4 hours away from home. Words can't really cover how hard this is for me, or for her. Sadly, once the patient is ready to move on from the hospital and into this kind of facility, they have to be transferred as soon as there is availability. We are not given time to wait and find a facility that is closer. This is the only one that has accepted her and she's out of time at the hospital here. The insurance will stop paying for her care if she remains there since she's been accepted elsewhere.

The only good news here is that she's improved enough to move on, and that this is not a long term stay. A few weeks. The hope is that they will be able to get her to a place where she isn't dependent on the ventilator, which will then open up more long term care options for her, hopefully closer to home.

Obviously this is beyond hard, because I won't be able to see her and support her in person on aa daily basis, and I am very concerned about her mental health and getting depressed because she cannot see family regularly. It's a horrible situation that nobody really has any control over.

Because of the immense distance, I will at best be able to visit her once a week, if that. Gas is over $6 a gallon right now and the cost to go see her will likely run in the hundreds each time. I also have car related bills that need to get addressed ASAP so that I can travel to see her.

Every dime of donations will be used for travel expenses to go see my Mom in her new facility. I need to be able to visit her and make sure her spirits are kept up. The cost of the trip there will be high, but I cannot let her go weeks without seeing family, nor can I bear this financial burden all on my own.

Please, please help. Every donation counts, no matter how small. It will all go to gas money in order to get to her and keep her spirits up while she is so far from home.

Thank you. ♥️

My elderly, disabled mother recently suffered a catastrophic fall that result… Shayne Gurry needs your support for Support during a tragic time for our family

09/25/2026

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A German Shepherd Dog takes WORK. That amazing dog on the movie screen took more hard work that you can ever imagine. Not just in the extensive training, but in the impeccable genetics it was born with thanks to the breeders who dedicated their blood, sweat, tears and paychecks into the breed and into producing exceptional dogs.

"Odin" (Uber) is incredible because he is the product of dedicating one's life to the preservation and improvement of the German Shepherd, from the breeders to the trainers and everyone who poured love and effort into that dog along the way. He is not a dog that came from the neighbor down the street who had 2 purebred Shepherds and thought that was reason enough to breed them and make a couple hundred bucks per puppy.

All German Shepherds are special, but not all German Shepherds can be Odin/Uber, and going and buying a Shepherd puppy for $300 from an ad on Craigslist or a buddy of yours isn't going to give you an Odin/Uber. What it will do is continue to feed the irresponsible practice of backyard breeding that had resulted in countless Shepherds in the shelters. Many of them acquired on impulse, and then abandoned when the people who brought them home realize they can't handle them, and that they aren't a dog who they can give a 30 minute walk and then leave in their backyard for 8-10 hours or more a day, alone, while they are at work.

Don't get a German Shepherd because you saw a highly trained one in a movie. Research the breed extensively and figure out if you can give them what they need to thrive.

A PSA FROM A GSD OWNER ~
On September 23rd, 2026 "Heart of the Beast" starring Brad Pitt will debut in theaters across America.
Whenever a movie features an incredible dog, something predictable happens:
People leave the theater thinking, “I want THAT dog.”
And when that dog is a German Shepherd, I understand why.
They’re beautiful. Powerful. Loyal. Intelligent. Protective.
On the big screen, they can look like the coolest, easiest, most amazing dogs in the world.
But before you run out and get a German Shepherd because you fell in love with one in a movie, please understand this:
A German Shepherd is work.
A LOT of work.
I know because I’ve owned and loved German Shepherds for over 30 years. Actually let me correct myself . . . You don't own a German Shepherd, they own you.
The well-behaved dog you admire didn’t come that way by accident. German Shepherds need training, structure, exercise, attention, socialization, patience and consistency.
They need an owner who is willing to put in the time—not just during the adorable puppy stage, but for years.
They start shedding the first week of January and stop the last week of December and if you listen closely you can hear all the GSD owners laughing.
They’re strong. They will study you. They will learn your every move, and be there before you ask.
They’re intelligent enough to figure out what you’re doing wrong before you do.
They need physical exercise and mental stimulation.
And when you don’t give a German Shepherd a job, don’t worry:
They’ll find one. You just might not like the job they choose.
A German Shepherd can be one of the most extraordinary companions you’ll ever have. Their loyalty is unmatched, and the bond can be incredible.
But that relationship is earned through time, commitment, training and responsibility.
So enjoy the movie. Fall in love with the dog on the screen.
But please don’t choose a breed simply because Hollywood made it look cool.
Research the breed. Talk to German Shepherd owners. Speak with trainers. Visit a rescue. Be brutally honest about your lifestyle and the next 10–12 years of your life.
Because six months after the movie leaves the theater, that beautiful German Shepherd puppy may be a 70–90-pound adolescent who still needs you to show up every single day.
Dogs aren’t movie souvenirs.
If you decide a German Shepherd truly fits your life, wonderful. You’ll understand why so many of us love this breed so deeply.
But if you’re not ready for the work, do the dog—and yourself—a favor.
Admire the German Shepherd on the big screen. Don’t bring one home until you’re ready for the responsibility that comes with the star. 🐾

09/20/2026

Before I have to buy one - Anyone have any spare big dog (lower to the ground/adjustable) grooming tables sitting around collecting dust? Doesn't need to be fancy, just needs to hold an 85-90 lb GSD. The ones I have in storage are high and Sheltie sized. Thanks 🙏

09/10/2026