The Distinguished Dog

The Distinguished Dog Fun and effective training for your dog. Visit www.thedistinguisheddog.com for more information abou

The Distinguished Dog was founded by Kelly Heskett, KPA-CTP, in 2016. The Distinguished Dog utilizes a unique when training dogs using positive reinforcement methods, Kelly's approach gets in front of the behavior/issue where she is able to teach the dog how to behave appropriately, rather then correcting inappropriate behaviors when they occur. Kelly graduated with excellence from the Karen Pryo

r Training Academy in 2015. Kelly earned her Better Vet Visits certification through Karen Prior in 2016 and became Fear Free certified in 2019. Kelly and her husband are adovates in the animal welfare community. In addition to their 3 rescued dogs, they foster and volunteer with a local non-profite animal rescue, Finding Shelter Animal Rescue. In addition, Kelly provides training assistance the dogs within this rescue.

08/01/2025

Louie has been working on his cooperative care training. He’s not a fan of overall handling, especially around his paws. He quickly escalates in a negative manner anytime his owners accidentally got to close. Training is supposed to be fun! He’s learned how to wear a muzzle, and we’re working with him to offer is paw to use for touching. This may look like a cute party trick (the gopher part is 😉), but through cooperative care Louie is now offering his paw to be touched by his people! #

Louie was dressed to impress for his training this week. Louie hates having his paws touched, so we are teaching him to ...
04/16/2025

Louie was dressed to impress for his training this week. Louie hates having his paws touched, so we are teaching him to file his nails on a scratch pad, muzzle training and cooperative care!

Juno was excited to get a training walk in before the big snow yesterday. Not only his this boy incredibly handsome, but...
01/20/2025

Juno was excited to get a training walk in before the big snow yesterday. Not only his this boy incredibly handsome, but he’s also incredibly smart. By the end of our walk he was already mastering that the appropriate way to spot dogs was to look at them vs bark at them!

12/11/2024

Who said learning can’t be fun?! Rya is learning to go relax on her blanket. We will then build on this skill to teach her to go relax when people are going in and out the front door!

Bowie has been working through his aversion to new sounds in his house now that his grandpa has moved in. During our ses...
10/15/2024

Bowie has been working through his aversion to new sounds in his house now that his grandpa has moved in.

During our session, we noticed that Bowie’s graduation certificates were proudly displayed on the refrigerator! Nothing makes me happier than seeing clients who are truly proud of their pups 💜💜

Pixie is working on her excitable greetings when her favorite neighbor friends walk by her house. She’s basically a cel...
09/16/2024

Pixie is working on her excitable greetings when her favorite neighbor friends walk by her house. She’s basically a celebrity in her development and even has her own instagram page!

08/30/2024

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