Prairie Oaks Dog Training

06/01/2026

04/27/2026

Marvin says good morning! We went for a walk on the prairie, watered the trees and plants, played with his bumper and now relaxing on the porch. Beautiful morning

04/19/2026

Please listen to this and understand why it is so important to get it right. I’ve met this amazing woman. She has done incredible things.

04/19/2026

Our pal Marvin did not pass the evaluation to be a search dog. They said he wasn’t confident enough and even with additional training, his instincts are to take the easy path, not the direct one. A direct path, in this case to his toy, is essential for search operations.
The evaluation director gave me a lot of resources to contact for Marvin. They feel that he may do great in other areas that aren’t so demanding.
I think they are right and I don’t want Marvin in an unsafe situation.
We will continue to train. In the meantime, I get to work with Marvin for a little longer! Yay! I love him so much!!!

04/18/2026

Still waiting to hear if Marvin passed his search dog evaluation, but we never stop training. Today on our walk we came across a scary bag caught in the barb wire. He couldn’t care less.

04/16/2026

Marvin working on his shutdown switch. He has the attention span of a gnat!

04/13/2026

Marvin in search mode.

04/13/2026

Marvin working on Search skills. Look how he thinks this through! He’s so dang fun

04/10/2026

Marvin’s evaluation video for search dog training. He has a series that he needs to pass before he gets chosen for extensive training. I’m sure hoping this works for him. Thank you, Gracie from Stephens County Humane Society for your help today