Dogs and Kat: Dog Training & Behavior Counseling

09/13/2025

Want a dog that checks in with you and stays calmer on walks and in public? If so, THIS IS THE CLASS FOR YOU!

We have been offering our Relaxed Rovers classes for over TWO decades and our clients agree - it is an incredibly helpful class for both dogs and their people. We love helping dogs who are struggling! It’s kind of our thing. 🐶

09/12/2025

We already knew they were special. 🐶♥️🐶 Very cool new research on their smelling superpowers!!

Scientists at Cornell University have just discovered something extraordinary about dogs' brains, something that's never been found in any other species, including humans.

Dogs have a direct neural motorway connecting their sense of smell to their visual processing centre. They literally "see" with their noses.

Dr Pip Johnson was mapping neural pathways in dogs' brains when she found it. Using advanced MRI scans on 23 dogs, she expected to find the usual smell-to-memory connections that most mammals have.

Instead, she found massive information superhighways she'd never seen before.

"I just kept finding these huge pathways," she says. "They seem like information freeways running from the nose back into the brain."

Sniffing is a dog welfare need. 🥰

09/03/2025

YES!!! 🙌🏻 Thank you for this.

08/31/2025

You are welcome. 😁

08/29/2025

Sorry, babes…

08/21/2025

We’ve been offering Relaxed Rovers classes for almost two decades and find them incredibly beneficial for helping our clients have multiple different tools to use in a given moment with their dogs. Additionally, these classes help teach your dog to look to you for guidance when they encounter potential triggers on walks. Relaxed Rovers is all about creating connection and building trust to address the common and challenging issues of overstimulation, reactivity, and over excitement on walks.

08/15/2025

Please vote for us in the Best of Nashville poll! 🐶
We are so deeply grateful for 22+ years of support from you, Nashville! 🥰

https://vote.nashvillescene.com/kids-and-pets/best-dog-trainer

08/14/2025

Woohoo!! 🐶

08/13/2025

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Science confirms what dog lovers have always felt. In a groundbreaking fMRI study led by Emory University neuroscientist Gregory Berns—reported in National Geographic and Nature Scientific Reports—researchers found that when dogs smell their owner, the caudate nucleus, the brain’s center for joy, reward, and affection, lights up far more than when smelling food or other dogs. This means your scent isn’t just familiar to them—it triggers a powerful emotional response, a biological signature of love and bonding. It’s neuroscience proving that to your dog, you’re not just a caretaker—you’re family.

08/09/2025

And?

08/04/2025

We can’t wait for all the fun!! Come learn and play with us. 🐶

07/21/2025

Spots open in both Basic Family Dog Manners and Puppy Manners Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings. Come have fun and learn with us!