Paws With Me K9 Enrichment & Training

Paws With Me K9 Enrichment & Training I am a wife and dog momma to 2. My youngest pup, a little over 4yrs old, has brought me to this purpose. I'm excited to be on this journey!

I believe that by meeting dogs where they are and working in partnership with their guardians, we can foster stronger relationships, deepen understanding, unlock their true potential and create lasting change. When we found out he was a fearful, sensitive pup, I dove all in, taking classes to not only better myself, but understand him more and help him live his best life!

These babies are exhausted!! I’m so very proud of them! We had over 60 people for Friendsgiving and they were so quiet, ...
09/27/2025

These babies are exhausted!! I’m so very proud of them! We had over 60 people for Friendsgiving and they were so quiet, lots of people asked where the dogs were. When we told them inside they were shocked! We have the best babies ❤️🥰🐾

It’s Friendsgiving today!!! We are excited but the pups aren’t going to like all the hustle and bustle. So, I’m setting ...
09/27/2025

It’s Friendsgiving today!!!

We are excited but the pups aren’t going to like all the hustle and bustle. So, I’m setting them up for success! A tasty treat to keep them busy and the mind occupied! Maybe they’ll even get a nap in?!

🍁 October is looking to be a fun and busy month! You just never know where we might show up!  🐾👻🤡🎃📍 📆 Right now, this is...
09/24/2025

🍁 October is looking to be a fun and busy month! You just never know where we might show up! 🐾👻🤡🎃

📍 📆 Right now, this is where you'll find us, partnering with Old Dogs Go To Helen, Golden Dog Adventure Co. and Canine Connection, LLC! 👀

Hope to see you there!

How often does your dog get to dog? We spend so much time managing them: when to eat, how to eat, when they go out, what...
09/21/2025

How often does your dog get to dog?

We spend so much time managing them: when to eat, how to eat, when they go out, what they play with, when they sleep, where they sleep…

When not given the opportunity to dog, fulfill basic needs, they find ways to dog and people look at it as horrible behavior.

What can you do to help your dog dog??

Sometimes a message just clicks.

We received this photo from our colleagues in the Netherlands who hosted our Director, , for the 'Lives of Streeties' workshop. The quote, "Dogs do not have to learn to be dogs, they need space to be dogs," truly seems to be resonating, and we're so glad to see this core message making a big impact on people sharing lives with dogs!

Thank you .nl for sharing this!

K9 Thrills & Skills registration is open for October! It’s being offered at Canine Connection in Laconia on Monday night...
09/20/2025

K9 Thrills & Skills registration is open for October!

It’s being offered at Canine Connection in Laconia on Monday nights and at No Monkey Dog Business in Concord on Saturday nights!

When people hear you have a reactive dog, I'm pretty sure this is what they see! Maybe not the snuggles he gets, but the...
09/19/2025

When people hear you have a reactive dog, I'm pretty sure this is what they see! Maybe not the snuggles he gets, but the teeth and being vocal!

We are getting ready to host Friendsgiving at camp (we could have 30-40+ people). The people that know us and know we have Brutus and Ruby ask "how can you do that, where are the dogs going to be?"

And then there are those that don't even know we have dogs! They see our planters, that look just like Brutus and Ruby and they think that they are just fun planters.

Sure, there are some people that haven't quite gotten to the point where they can have company, whether it's family or friends. Our dogs, are used to being moved to a safe space, with tv/music, a yummy kong locked safely in their crates, just in case someone decides to wander.

I am so grateful we have set ourselves and our dogs up for success so we can still be social and enjoy company.

If you have a dog with big emotions, what things have you put in place so both you and your dog can manage company?

October class registration is open! Links in comments!
09/18/2025

October class registration is open!

Links in comments!

I have learned so much in this journey of mine, things I’m not proud of. But the good news is, I learned there is better...
09/07/2025

I have learned so much in this journey of mine, things I’m not proud of. But the good news is, I learned there is better, I learned I can be better and stronger for my dogs and their needs. I can give them choices, ask for consent and we can all live our best life due to the lessons learned.

How many times do we beat ourselves up for past mistakes? When we can only do what we can with the information we have at the time.

The actions and choices we made have brought us to where we are and where we are still going. We will probably still look back to this day and say the same thing.

So just know, you are always the best version of you, right now.

Does your dog get enough dog time or does it spend most of its time as a pet? 🤔 now that’s something to think about! Wha...
09/04/2025

Does your dog get enough dog time or does it spend most of its time as a pet?

🤔 now that’s something to think about!

What can you do to help your dog dog?

Attend a Canine Curiosity Experience is an EXCELLENT way 😉

What is Behavioral Diversity?

At the heart of the Total Welfare Model is the idea that we can learn a great deal about a dog’s well-being by looking at the range of natural behaviors they are able to show when their needs are met and their instincts are honored.

The broader and more balanced this repertoire, the stronger the indication that a dog is experiencing a good life.

Examples include:
▪ Sniffing, tracking scents, digging, or pawing to explore
▪ Parading with a toy to invite interaction or show off
▪ Caching toys or bones in the yard or cushions
▪ Wrestling, ambushing, or play-stalking canine friends
▪ Rolling in the grass or basking in the sun

Navigating obstacles, perching, investigating, or patrolling with confidence
When a dog’s range narrows too much, welfare may be compromised. Why? Because without access to robust natural behaviors, dogs are restricted in some way. It may be their health, nutrition, environment, or interactions. Something is stopping them from doing enough “dogging.”

That’s a shift for the dog world to think about. We are so often asked to make dogs do less dog stuff. But true welfare means helping them do more of it.

This is what Total Welfare helps us learn to do: see dogs as dogs, meet dogs as dogs, assess dogs as dogs. With modern animal welfare science, we can move out of the dark ages and into a future that supports the whole picture of canine wellness and the Good Life they deserve.

The Total Welfare App helps track the breadth of natural behaviors as one part of the overall welfare picture, giving us greater confidence in understanding whether a dog is truly living the Good Life.

This is what happens when you have some fun with me! Results may vary 😂😴
09/03/2025

This is what happens when you have some fun with me! Results may vary 😂😴

UGH! This hurts my heart so much! I don't know any of the details in regards to the video or the trainer, but how horrif...
08/31/2025

UGH! This hurts my heart so much!

I don't know any of the details in regards to the video or the trainer, but how horrifying to think of all of it: the trainer doing this infront of the guardian, or this is a board and train situation and the guarding has NO IDEA!

Sooooo grateful this woman has shared. It's hard to do that!

I did some confidence building work with a woman and her nervous dog. She told me about her interaction with a trainer trying to help her dog overcome this. The trainer told her she had to make her dog confront the thing she was afraid of. Put her right in the middle of it, face her fears.

How horrifying is that? That's like you being afraid of snakes and the trainer says, well, only way to "get over it" is to get in the pit that is full of snakes. And guess what? You can't come out until you're not afraid anymore.

Say what??? How is it that you aren't going to be afraid of snakes anymore? You're going to be even more horrified!

Thankfully the guardian didn't feel right about it and left class. That's advocating for your dog! That's listening to your intuition that is telling you something isn't right.

Getting a more in depth vet visit, checking ALL of the boxes, not just a wellness check, may tell you more about your dog's wellbeing and help with some behaviors.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16toXyU98P/

4470 likes, 418 comments. “He had celebrity testimonials, amazing before and afters and was led to believe this was the ONLY way to fix them. I have so many regrets. Don’t trust your dog with these dog “fixers””

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