The Classy Canine, LLC

06/18/2024

Zoomie laps!! One of my favorite parts of the day with the dogs. Our yard is fully fenced and we walk around the house encouraging the dogs to run laps. They love it, too. 🧡

06/17/2024

Go adopt a baby dog!! Call us within 30 days of adoption and we will give you a complimentary Housebreaking and Kennel Training Workshop!

06/17/2024

Mina the German Shepherd is learning to have some impulse control when she is excited. Waiting at doorways is one way we are teaching her to control her impulses and think before she acts.

06/16/2024

Wilbur and Ace had an amazing lesson at YeeHaw yesterday! These two both have a history of barking at people but were cool, calm, and collected while we enjoyed lunch on the patio.

Does your dog need some public etiquette? We train dogs in Johnson City. Call for more info! 713-898-9793

06/13/2024

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06/11/2024

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06/11/2024

Husband appreciation post 💚 I’m so grateful to have a life partner and business partner who not only loves our dogs as much as I do, but your dogs as much as you do… It melts my heart when y’all’s dogs run straight in to greet him. He’s the one who gets up with them in the morning, gives them their first play session of the day before breakfast, and takes them out while I’m in lessons.

06/10/2024

This cute guy is Marty and he has spent two weeks with us! So far, he has learned sit with duration, to offer his focus, to come when called, and to wait at doorways. Marty was under socialized as a puppy and we are going to work on socialization and leash skills in the upcoming weeks. Marty is a very sweet and people oriented dog!

06/08/2024

I don’t know if I’ve ever been so sad to see a board & train go back home! Atlas dropped off 6 weeks ago a meek puppy and picked up yesterday a confident dog who makes awesome choices!! He is such a good boy and he just LOVES to be a good boy. He’s breezed through his training, learning sit, down, to come when called, leash skills, place, waiting at doorways, and greeting people politely. He was so kind to our cats and made friends with every dog and human he met along the way. I really do love this little dog and am thrilled that his family loves him so much and that he gets to experience off-leash freedoms due to the training and dedication to his future. 🥺 Atlas is wearing a Dogtra Cue Gen 2, one of my favorite units for ease of use and clear communication!

06/08/2024

Meet Athena!! Athena is a mixed breed here to brush up on her kennel manners and leash skills, among other general obedience. She’s such a fun dog, she loves to run and play with toys. Athena has some crazy kennel anxiety so we have been playing games with the kennel to make it more fun and less stressful and working her brain and body before she is kenneled. She is making progress!

06/02/2024

🌌Aura earned three qualifying jumps today with each one being judged even further than the one before!! This little badass broke her personal best three times today with a scores of 16’10”, 17’, and 18’3”!!

06/02/2024

Snafu earned 3 more qualifying jumps in the senior division today. His jumps were 18’9”, 19’8”, and 19’9”. Not titles today but I love his consistency and we’ll practice before our next competition!

06/01/2024

💦🌊Snafu crushed it on the dock today!! Senior division? Nah!! He beat yesterday’s personal best for a 20’ splash this morning!! He then crushed that and earned his newest personal best of 20’6” in his second splash of the day and then kept up his consistency in the Masters division by closing out our day with a 20’2” splash! Three personal bests this weekend, I love my Fuey boy so much!! ♥️

06/01/2024

🌌Aura made her debut on the dock today!! She got 16’2” for her first competitive splash!! What a special girl!!

05/31/2024

🏅Our first splash of the 2024 season and in Tennessee was such a good experience!! Snafu earned his personal best, 16’9”‼️ We’ve got 5 more splashes this weekend and we’re hoping for some more awesome jumps in the senior division! Thank you N.A.D.M. Farms for the awesome venue and judging.

05/29/2024

Can I be honest? Having puppy energy in the house made life a little easier after we put our kitty down. We share a bond with each of these puppies and their good behavior and silly antics bring smiles to our faces.

05/29/2024

🏅🏅We passed TWO dogs today for their AKC Canine Good Citizen titles! These handler teams have put in the work and worked SO hard with their dogs. Congratulations to Lauren with Ace and Justine with Wilbur.👏🏼

05/29/2024

Snafu and Blueberry had a great lesson! These boys practiced heeling past other dogs, having another dog heel around them while they were stationary, and greeting another dog and handler on walks. I’m so proud of these two! 🐾 Oh!! And did I mention there were several baseball games going on behind us?!

05/28/2024

Go adopt a puppy and we’ll give you a complimentary 30 minute lesson, tips on housebreaking and kennel training, and 10% off board & train for August!!

05/27/2024

Does your dog need to work on greeting friendly strangers without losing his mind? We can help!
📍Johnson City, TN
📱713-898-9793

05/25/2024

Thank you for all of the comforting words, thoughts, and kind gestures. We are working on getting back to everybody today. Look at this beautiful rainbow we woke up to today, Suellen letting us know she made it.🌈

05/24/2024

💔We are saying goodbye to our sweet kitty, Suellen, today. My heart is broken and I’m not okay. There will be no lessons today. Drop offs and pick ups will still run as scheduled. I’ll be short on words but I’ll appreciate a hug. Texts have gone out for those with lessons scheduled. Please expect a delay in a response while I gather myself. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

05/22/2024

Practicing down to cool off on this hot summer day!! This group of dogs will play until they fall over. 🤪

05/22/2024

Deshedding baths are so satisfying! Maui is looking WOWEE after his bath, blow out, and brushing today.

We have some bath appointments in June and July. Message us to book!

05/20/2024

If you have a dog of a certain size or breed and think their behavior cannot be changed because they are x breed or x size then I’d like to introduce you to Wilbur! Wilbur is a Miniature Schnauzer and he turned 1 in February. Like most Schnauzers, Wilbur LOVED to bark!! He was most vocal when he saw other people and dogs from a distance and it was impossible to take him into public without loud chaos.

Wilbur has been quiet for his public lessons and has done great at parks and pet friendly stores. He’s been super focused on his owner and acing every goal we’ve set for him.

05/19/2024

Sunday Funday

We have given the dogs an easy weekend with minimal training and lots of playtime! We all need days off to relax so we can feel our best when we return to work.

05/19/2024

It’s our last day at the Bristol market!! Come on out to the Vintage Market Days of the Tri Cities at Bristol Motor Speedway to shop small business!

05/19/2024

Love when dogs get freedoms!!

PROOFING THE PUPS NINE YEARS AGO

What's nice about having the pups on the Mini-Educator collar from E-Collar Technologies is that the pups themselves are a walking advertisement for the system.

Last night I walked up the lawn of the wooded park I take the dogs to most days, and there were a couple of young people who had just stopped playing Frisbee. The pups stayed with me until I got close and the people remarked at how cute they were. I smiled and told the pups they could visit and they flew over to get love-bombed by the hipsters. A few minutes of that, and I clucked a bit and the dogs picked up and left and trotted right with me, big smiles on their faces. Yes, it felt good!

We had not gone more than 100 yards when we rounded up to see the two deer in a field about 80 feet away. The dogs, of course were off-leash, but I did not have the slightest concern that they would bolt the deer. The pups and I sat on a perfectly placed park bench and watched the deer together. All was calm.

We picked up and rounded down the old farm road another 100 yards and almost walked into a buck with his velvet antlers just starting to come in. This deer was very close, and there was no vegetation between us. Misto rose up on his toes just a little, but all I had to do was say "nah" to him, and he steadied up like a bird dog told not to break point. The deer, the dogs, and I had a little Mexican stand off for a few minutes, and then the deer bounded away, and the dogs and I carried along.

The treat bag is used continuously throughout our walks. I cluck, and the dogs round up for a treat. I tap the collar, and the dogs round back for a treat. I ask them to sit and the dogs get a treat. I ask them to jump up on the bench with me and act like civilized animals, and they get a treat.

I probably give out 70 or more pieces of kibble for every tap on the collar, and the tap is so low it is really only a tap on the shoulder to remind them we are on a focused mission.

The e-collar is an electronic leash that can communicate a great deal more, at a much longer distance, with impeccable timing, and no drama or flapping of arms or yanking. The efficiency of communication is such that I use it less and less as the voice is now paid attention to, and I find myself looking for a reason to tap the dogs in order to tighten up some small part of the regime. This is basic proofing -- the repetition of a command a 1,000 times or more, in a wide variety of locations and with distractions, so it becomes as fluid and as reliable as gravity.

05/18/2024

One of the biggest myths, misconceptions, and lies told by those trying to rehome or adopt out a dog…

He/she just needs room to run!!!!

No… they need training and to be understood for what they are.

More often than not this is where you failed and why the dog is no longer welcome in your home.

The tired dog is a good dog is also so grossly misunderstood.