A Dog’s Eye View

05/19/2026

Meet Nellie 💕

Nellie is a smart, young, athletic Bluetick Coonhound / Cattle Dog, also known as Heeler, mix looking for her right forever home.

🐾 The Basics:
She is safe, loved, and not at risk of going to a shelter or rescue. We are simply helping find her perfect match. It is through absolutely no one’s fault that Nellie is looking for new adventures. Her people love her deeply and want the best possible future for her.

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🌟 What She Loves:
📖Training and learning new things. She is very food motivated.
⛰️Off-leash hiking and outdoor adventures.
👥️Spending quality time with her people.
🐈She has successfully lived with cats before and may do well with them again with proper introductions.

🐶 The Ideal Match:
Nellie would be a fantastic fit for someone who wants an athletic, eager, biddable dog with a little “heeler edge.” She is not a couch potato kind of girl. She does best with structure, attention, focused daily activity, and positive reinforcement training.

❤️ A Note From One of Her Trainers:
“I have known Nellie for most of her life, right from her puppyhood. She is honestly among my absolute favorite dogs. Smart as a whip and incredibly athletic, she has the drive and focus to succeed in many different dog sports. If we were set up for a second dog of our own right now, we would have kept her in a heartbeat. She is incredibly special.”

🏡 Adoption Requirements and Support:
Because we are fully invested in her future, we will be asking for and checking vet references for all applicants. We also require periodic check-ins after adoption to support her new family and ensure Nellie’s long-term success.

To help with a smooth transition, we will cover the cost of a grpup class with Unmistaken Stars Farm Sanctuary, where Nellie has already taken classes.

📩 Interested?
If you think you might be Nellie’s person, please reach out to Blue Dingo Consulting:

📧 [email protected]
📲 Text: 978-875-0877

Let’s find Nellie the perfect forever home. Please feel free to share. 💕

05/17/2026

05/16/2026

Interested in a new sport prospect? This sweetie is looking for a forever home. Details:
Mudi
Female
11wo
Energetic
Social
Adorable
Located in Lawrence, MA

Private message if interested and I will connect you with her current foster. Lovely puppy and likely to be really fun long term.

05/14/2026

It’s been a while, here are some of the lovelies on my roster, old and new🐾💜

🌸Naya-the sweetest, working on controlling her large 85lb body, so she doesn’t drag her people down with her joyous adolescent enthusiasm!
☂️Duncan-long time client/friend needed some outings while Mom was away on business.
🦴Eric-after recovering from some very painful surgeries we are building back confidence and working to curb his overreactions to canines on walks and the other canine in the home.
🤠Finnie-forever a medical anomaly, we are working on keeping his mind and body healthy while preparing for his next surgery and avoiding overexertion.
👗Sadie Belle-finds some of the other dogs in her busy condo complex and the world at large challenging, we are working on some coping skills and Mom’s confidence in supporting her.

05/12/2026

A wonderful opportunity for you and your worked up big feelings pups!

04/19/2026

Many of my clients with newly adopted adult dogs hear me say:
💚You have my permission to skip walks.
💚In town walks are not what your dog needs right now.
💚You are not a bad dog guardian by skipping walks for now.
💚You have not failed.

Some examples of alternatives that we work on-

🌈Practice loose leash walking and engagement skills at home, the yard, driveway, etc.
🌈Driving to parking lots and fields.
🌈Car rides.
🌈Field and woods sniffy walks.
🌈Playing with toys outside.
🌈Engaging with your dog while outside.
🌈Long lines or yes sometimes even flexi leads (🤣) in a field or empty parking lot for sniffs and movement.

I never said don't exercise the dog. I never said don't offer enrichment. I never said to skip meeting your dog's needs.

What I do say-

💚Skip the sidewalks.
💚Skip crossing the road.
💚Skip walking by the neighborhood dogs, the school, skip being near the traffic.

Why?
Because your dog needs skills before adding all these distractions in.
We need skills before we add distractions.
Otherwise, you get frustrated and stressed and your dog may be frustrated and stressed too.

03/16/2026

The beautiful black dogs on my training roster…

Jet ✈️-the energetic adolescent learning not to use his teeth when things are exciting and over-stimulating.
Guinness🍺-long term best boy with a small, but strong inner circle, when you’re in you’re in!
Basil🌿-lover of his human brothers and building confidence with strangers daily.
TJ🥫-Guinness’ mini-me curbing some enthusiasm and building confidence in handling and medical care
Tucker🥸-mustachioed gentleman curbing some minor resource guarding and manners building for his new sibling due in May 🍼

03/12/2026

More work with the wheatens, clicker introduction, you may recognize this Control Unleashed Up Down Pattern ❤️🐾

03/06/2026

Been working with a lovely breeder and friend with a litter of wheaten terriers. Green boy had a blast with these realistic stuffed pups 💚🐾

02/18/2026

These winter months have been particularly hard, and so many dogs aren’t getting their regular outdoor activities. I wanted to thank and the amazing Sarah Fisher (RIP❤️‍🩹) for the ACE (Animal Centered Education) Freework inspiration for my day training clients. The joy, calm engagement, and exercise is a great supplement to training, behavior modification, and something to fill the gaps of busy lives, missed “dogging”, and confidence boosting!