Gold Ridge Cognitive Canines

06/19/2026

☀️ Final Group Classes & Events Before Summer Break! ☀️

As the temperatures rise, we're wrapping up our June group classes and events before taking a break for the hottest part of the summer. If you've been wanting to join us, now is your chance!

📅 Remaining June Schedule

👃 Scent Detection • June 19 – 7:00 PM • June 26 – 6:00 PM

🏃 Agility • June 20 – 6:00 PM

🎾 GRC Club • June 24 – 6:00 PM

⚽ Treibball • June 25 – 7:00 PM

🐕 Social Responsibility • June 27 – 6:00 PM

🧠 Cognition Assessments • June 29 – 5:45 PM • June 30 – 5:45 PM

These are the last scheduled group classes and events before our summer hiatus. While group programming will pause during the hottest months, private lessons, day training, board & train programs, and other services will continue as usual.

Thank you to everyone who has trained, learned, played, and grown with us this season. It has been a joy watching so many teams strengthen their relationships and discover new ways to fulfill their dogs' needs.

💧 Be sure to bring water, cooling gear, and anything else you and your dog need to stay comfortable during these warm summer evenings. We have shade, seating, hoses, and a kiddie pool available to help everyone stay cool.

We look forward to seeing you at these final June events and can't wait to return with more group opportunities when cooler weather arrives!

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🌿 Relationship + Clarity + Fulfillment

= Happy Dogs (and humans) ✨

06/17/2026

🎉 HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎉

After 9 years in business, I finally have our new official branding and logo design from my dream artist, Rachel Jung of Rayco Design!

Working with Rachel was everything I hoped for and more. From the very beginning, she took the time to understand not just my business, but the meaning behind it. She transformed my ideas into a brand that feels authentically me while elevating it in ways I never could have imagined.

One of the most unexpected gifts from this process was helping me fall in love with my full business name again. I had struggled with how long it was (even been told by well-respected trainers that I must change it😅), but Rachel created a design that made it feel intentional, professional, and beautiful. Every detail was thoughtfully crafted, and the entire experience felt collaborative, creative, and exciting from start to finish.

As a fellow small business owner, I love supporting other passionate entrepreneurs, and Rachel exceeded every expectation. I am absolutely in love with my new branding and cannot wait to work with her again in the future.

Check out her work: https://raycodesign.com/

As for the logo itself, every piece was chosen with intention.

I wanted it to represent the variety of dogs we work with:
🐾 Small, medium, and large breeds (also puppy, adult, senior)
🐾 Companion dogs, service and therapy dogs, and sport dogs

Most of all, I wanted it to capture what we strive for every day: dogs living fulfilled lives through relationship, clarity, and purpose.

Dogs thriving with freedom.
Dogs thriving with fulfillment.

Driven with purpose.
Powered by play.
Trained to thrive.

Welcome to the next chapter of Gold Ridge Cognitive Canines. 💛

06/09/2026

Gold Ridge GRC Club is in its second year! 🔥

We're excited to be hosting meetups every Wednesday this month! Then, as the summer heat arrives, we'll be returning to our usual schedule of one meetup per month until September.

If you've been curious about GRC Dogsports, this is a great opportunity to come check them out! Whether you're looking to strengthen your relationship with your dog, build new skills, or discover an activity that truly speaks to your dog's soul, we'd love to have you join us!

Our current schedule is always available on the homepage of our website:

grccanines.com

Come see what GRC is all about and find a new way to challenge, fulfill, and connect with your dog! 🐾✨

06/06/2026

06/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Northern California Dog Pros Meetup yesterday! 🐾 ✨

I loved seeing so many familiar faces, meeting new people, and finally connecting in person with folks I've known online for a long time. We had people travel from near and far, and I am incredibly grateful that so many of you took the time to join us. (My only regret is I didn't take any pictures!!!! 😅🤦‍♀️)

This was our first meetup held outside of someone's home, and it went even better than I expected. The turnout was larger than I anticipated, the conversations were thoughtful and engaging, and it was refreshing to spend time with so many people who share a passion for dogs, training, behavior, and learning.

As valuable as online communities can be, I truly believe there are things that can only be gained through real-world experience and face-to-face connection. We ask our dogs to navigate the world around them, and as professionals, we benefit from doing the same. There is something special about sitting down together, sharing ideas, discussing experiences, and learning from one another in person.

A huge thank you to everyone who brought dogs as well. They were fantastic ambassadors, and I was proud to see so many socially responsible handlers and well-managed dogs representing our community.

I'm incredibly grateful for this group and the community we're building together. We are already looking forward to hosting another meetup this fall or winter. If anyone would like to help organize or host the next one, I'd love to hear your ideas!

Otherwise, I have to say, the dog-friendly brewery was a wonderful location and may be hard to beat! 🍻 🐾

Thank you all again for making our first public meetup such a success. I can't wait to do it again!

🐾💛

05/29/2026

If you spot me in the wild, there’s a good chance I’m wearing two jackets because it was somehow freezing at the end of May, carrying an iced coffee in my husband’s jacket pocket because I needed the extra layer, and taking pictures of dogs in flowers.
🌼🪻

I love this kind of stuff more than I can explain: Dogs in fields, spring flowers, messy candid moments, fresh air, camera rolls full of dog photos, and being around living things. It makes me feel human in the best way. 💛🐾

Fulfillment matters on both ends of the leash. It isn’t one-sided... it’s something we build together through alignment, learning each other, and clear communication, creating a shared life that meets both human and canine needs. ✨

05/27/2026

Looking forward to this!! 🔥

Looking forward to having Jay back in Orange County for the third time — but especially excited to finally add GRC Dogsports into the mix this year.

Historically, working spots have sold out extremely fast. Right now there are only 4 working spots available for GRC and 3 working spots for Play As The Way.

Audit spots are always a great option too — all the learning, none of the pressure of bringing your dog.

More details to come, but the event is already live on my website through the link in my bio. Feel free to message me with any questions.

05/24/2026