Dogs and Kat: Dog Training & Behavior Counseling

07/29/2026

🦴 While we're busy talking and learning in class, our dogs need something to keep them busy too! Bring your pup something to enjoy like a long-lasting chew, a lick mat, or a simple DIY puzzle like this paper towel tube with treats inside.

A little enrichment can go a long way in helping your dog stay ready to learn during class!

07/27/2026

Reward markers make training clearer and more effective. 🐾

Want to improve communication with your dog? Our group classes and private lessons will teach you the science behind positive reinforcement and help you build lasting behaviors.

Sign up through the link in our bio or visit dogsandkat.com to get started.

07/23/2026

🐶 Congratulations to Laura and Ziggy on graduating from our Basic Family Dog Manners class! 🎉

This class helps dogs and their people build a strong foundation while strengthening their relationship through positive training. We're so excited that Laura and Ziggy are continuing on to our Better Family Dog Manners class. Thank you, Laura, for sharing your experience with us! ❤️

Ready to start your own training journey? Sign up through our website!

07/21/2026

🐶 Our Puppy Play Sessions give your puppy the chance to practice important social skills in a safe, supervised environment. These one-hour sessions focus on helping puppies learn how to play appropriately and navigate interactions with other dogs. 🐾

Puppy Play Sessions are offered twice each week, and puppies enrolled in our Puppy Manners and Positive Play Class receive 4 sessions included with enrollment.

Ready to help your puppy build confidence and make new friends? Sign up through the link in our bio!

07/20/2026

🐾 Meet our newest trainer, Grace! 🐾

Grace loves helping dogs and their people better understand one another through practical, positive training. She enjoys helping families build confidence and wants to make training fun for everyone involved.

Looking for help with your puppy or dog's behavior? Book a private lesson or enroll in a class through the link in our bio!

07/16/2026

Sit might seem like a simple behavior, but how we teach it matters!

Our Puppy Manners and Basic Manners classes cover all the everyday skills you and your dog need to succeed together using positive, reward-based training methods.
Ready to get started? Register through our website (the link in our bio!)

07/14/2026

🐶 Our Puppy Manners and Positive Play Class covers all the important puppy basics while helping your pup build confidence and learn how to navigate the world. Even better, enrollment includes 4 additional Puppy Play Sessions, offered twice each week! These give your puppy extra opportunities to socialize, play, and practice social skills in a supervised environment.

Thank you to George Bailey's family for sharing their experience with us ❤️

Ready to get started with your puppy's training journey? Sign up through the link in our bio.

07/14/2026

Important to know and remember during these hot months of summer!

Studies on dogs, primates, and rodents show that even mild hyperthermia affects the prefrontal cortex — the part of the brain responsible for impulse control, decision‑making, and behavioural inhibition.

When body temperature rises by 1–2°C, the brain:

🔘processes information more slowly

🔘becomes more reactive to movement

🔘loses fine motor control

🔘struggles with inhibition

Heat alters the nervous system’s ability to regulate arousal

References:
Hall, E. J., Carter, A. J., & Bradshaw, J. W. S. (1999).
Effects of mild hyperthermia on working dogs.
Journal of Comparative Physiology B.

Bruchim, Y., et al. (2017).
Heat stress and the canine nervous system.
Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

Kiyatkin, E. A. (2019).
Brain hyperthermia and behavioural inhibition.

07/13/2026

🐾 Looking for better manners and a stronger relationship with your dog? We've got a class for that! Our positive, reward-based classes are designed to help dogs and their people succeed together.

✅ Sign up through the link in our bio to save your spot!

07/12/2026

We have some spots left in our 5-week Relaxed Rovers class. Visit the link in our bio to register!