The Loyal Canine Inc

11/05/2025

Did you think that because I tell you, as a client. No furniture allowed. When a dog first comes home from training, and everything needs to transition properly... that I mean forever? No 👎 (although rarely are my dogs on furniture, they prefer the cold tile and not convinced they like when their human sister gets them up to try to smoosh mom) but much like we always start ON LEASH, then dropped leash, then off leash.... furniture privileges are earned privileges. Why? Well why do you have your children earn walking around the block by themselves through repetition and trust? Why do they earn the keys to a car through respect, repetition and trust? Why do we let them earn cooking in your kitchen? Swimming alone? Babysitting others? Getting a job? Etc etc etc

Earned privileges are easily taken away if bad decisions are made . Especially if that kid driving dads car let's it go to their head. Privileges are earned through consistent competent good decisions. For behavior, safety, and maturing the mind through guidance and assistance with rules and boundaries. Respect.

But keep on giving that 15 yr old a free porche without earning it. You'll have some replacement parts and behavior modifications pop up. Much like most dogs initially coming in to training. Start off right... we bypass the drama and life is fluid ❤️ just because they behave for me, as much as humans like robots, dogs are living thinking beings and know who's let them walk all over whom. Teaching them to listen to grandma and mom and dad...does NOT come only from a click of a button. It comes through relationship building and consistency in expectations

But... if I want it...I'll always have dogs to train 🐕

11/05/2025

When people say...oh my dog is friendly... yet it's the cause of majority of issues. Lol such a drama. Yet a well deserved and good placed correction. Over excited dogs are not "just playing" mich like a kid who is excited and Knicks another kid down...oh they are just playing excuse. Dogs coming in face to face with no respect. Is not socializing. Also why most dog parks are not the place to teach young dogs socialization or manners. They are places dogs who already well socialized and balanced could go... wishful thinking of a dog trainer. Lol story of my life. No. The pattie was not in the wrong at all. He let that dog know he was making him very uncomfortable from the get go. Just like I'd not let a stranger walk up to my child and just hug her. I'd not allow a strange dog either. Great video.

08/29/2025

Many of you know we are huge proponents of keeping your pets lean and fit. Unfortunately (particularly in the States), many people don't know what a lean dog is supposed to look like. Owners of healthy, lean dogs are always being told their dogs are "too skinny" when in fact they are not. We are just used to seeing overweight dogs and think that's normal.

Here's one of our favorite visual comparisons from malnourished (too thin) to obese. The middle two pics are healthy lean dogs. From the side, you should see a nice tuck behind their ribs and a noticeable hourglass waist when looking down on their back. And for some short coat dogs, yes seeing one or two ribs is OK!

Keeping your dogs at the low end of their healthy weight range will not only help their joints and prevent disease, studies have shown that dogs which are kept at a lean weight, live two years longer than overweight dogs!

📷 Thanks Midwest Canines for this great visual. ♥️

11/07/2024

10/04/2024

A little Life Training & Dog Training? Are your dogs behaving weird this week? Czar was a bit suspicious...of what most people wouldn't ever sense...so looked as if he wad growling and protecting me....from a wall. That is not the case...did you know that...

06/23/2024

Older dog who has mobility weakness and slips often? Keep the hair on their feet short and clean and I use skin glue to adhere the no slip stickers onto their feet. Individually cut the toes out etc, as the stickers come in one piece and prevent the natural flexion of the toes and feet, which is definitely not good. Makes a huge difference, and keeps me from having to go buy a crap Ton of rugs 😆

06/23/2024

I am more than "Just" a dog trainer. I communicate with all beings at a much deeper level, most won't understand. I don't need words, I don't need to command, I teach how to just Be, together, in Balance. I feel deeply, I have a soft heart, even the stink head dogs I work with,that feel like they need to bite me at first, we come to a good relationship. When they come back for boarding and see me, will tell you how much they like their trainer. When they say goodbye before they head back home, I am like an Auntie and say I'll see you soon. My clients become a second family to me, i dont just pet sit and train their dog. I dont attract those type of clientele, and if they come they dont stay long. I never expect it to be the last time I say goodbye. Even with clients that literally do everything right, follow through to the absolute T, and help me develope their absolute dream dog, things happen that are out of our control. Even well trained dogs will pick up bait that has been thrown out carelessly on a walk. It doesnt take much. I have been in Cuscos life since a baby, almost 7 years, and trained and worked with him from a very naughty almost homeless puppy, to service dog quality, but ultimately he was his families Best Friend. I am heart broke, and heart broken for his family. He picked up the dream boat of a family and I am so happy I got to be apart of it and watch him spend his life, how a dog should! I am not a fan of bait, even so called animal safe stations, can become unsafe....let alone if people are trying to scatter bait or bait wild animals. Not only is wildlife at risk, but pets and children! I am sending so much love, prayers, healing to his family. He lived the dogs life ❤️ and they have an eternal Guardian now. I am happy I got to spend last week with him and it was a good week, as it always was together, a pre-bye? In the animal world you realize you have less control then you think. Random unthinkable things can happen, accidents can happen, dogs and animals can be unpredictable at times. In almost 16 years, I am lucky to have only been Unlucky 2 times, with dogs having random unknown illnesses or accidents. 2 times in 16 years is enough!

12/28/2023

Talk about a Gagey Gage twin. Someone go adopt this cute boy!