Kind Dog Training

05/28/2026

Two bowls loaded with meat and cheese. One Hobie. Excellent choices. 🏆

This is an auto leave it: run right past the tiny buffet, ignore the obvious life choices, boop the hand.

No corrections. No intimidation. No “LEAVE IT LEAVE IT LEAVE IT” soundtrack. 📢🚫
Just clean setup, clear criteria, and positive reinforcement making good choices look easy. 🧠✨

Meat and cheese: present.
Hobie’s self-control: also present. 👼

05/17/2026

Two dogs. Zero thoughts. Just premium smiles and the kind of joy people spend thousands on wellness retreats trying to achieve.

Happy Sunday from Lukka and Fern! 💛🤎

 

05/06/2026

😬⚡ Anxiety is Contagious. Yes, Even Across Species.

The May newsletter is out. We’re talking anxious dogs, slightly more anxious humans, and why that might not be a coincidence. There’s also a study that might make you feel seen in a mildly uncomfortable way. It’s useful, a little humbling, and surprisingly reassuring....

04/30/2026

Training results may vary, but the cuteness levels are consistently off the charts! 📈 🐶🥰

04/16/2026

Hobie is in San Diego, California.

He’s part personal trainer, part shadow, part lizard conspiracy theorist.

He’ll match your every move like it’s a team sport, run like you both forgot something important, and then absolutely black out over a rogue lizard. Training? Solid. Manners? Impressive. Devotion? Slightly intense, in a flattering way. Also happens to do some very fun and cute tricks, which he is extremely proud of.

Best as your one and only pet—people? 10/10. Would like more of them, please. Other animals? respectfully not on the guest list.

If someone you know needs a hilarious, athletic, deeply loyal sidekick… kindly interfere in their life and send them Hobie.

Interested people should reach out via DM. (His mom is also tagged in this post!)

04/03/2026

April newsletter just dropped. A quick trip to Germany where dogs behave like it’s just… a normal Tuesday, no prong or shock collars in sight, a tiny game that might upgrade your walks, and one very lovable dog currently interviewing humans. Slightly entertaining, mildly educational—worth a read.

Germany banned electronic collars in 2006 under their Animal Welfare Act, based on the principle that training methods must not cause unnecessary pain, suffering, or harm. This standard has since been reinforced and clarified to the point that aversive tools of any kind—including prong, choke, and...

03/24/2026

Happy National Puppy Day to two dogs who are legally not puppies but refuse to acknowledge that.

Pollux: ball. just… ball.
If there’s no ball, we invent one. If that fails, we stare at you until one appears.
Dognition says he’s a “Socialite,” which feels like a very polite way of saying “will abandon all dignity for human attention.”

Fern: Harvard graduate energy trapped in a dog body.
Dognition “Expert.” Solves problems. Judges me. Works exclusively for snacks and selective friendships.

They showed up in my life at 4 and 6 months old (Pollux from & Fern from )

Now they’re turning ten.

TEN.

They’ve got their little maintenance updates now. A few creaks, a few quirks.
But then one grabs a toy, the other does something wildly inappropriate, and suddenly it’s 2016 again.

I didn’t notice the moment they stopped being puppies.

I just know I wasn’t ready for it.

03/05/2026

The March newsletter is out.

Inside: why spring turns every dog into a slow-moving scent investigator, a simple sniff game to try on your next walk, and a few genuinely useful puppy resources for anyone currently living with a small, adorable chaos machine.

Also included: new San Diego and live online group class dates if you’re looking for structured training support this spring.

If your dog has recently spent several minutes investigating one suspiciously interesting bush, this edition will feel very relatable.

The section of the canine brain devoted to scent analysis is proportionally enormous. While we see spring in color, dogs experience it in invisible architecture — currents, layers, footnotes.

02/20/2026

Hidden between the civilized highlights…

Here is February’s photo evidence:
• One dog in a long-term, legally binding relationship with his ball (no prenup). 🎾💍
• One dog attempting to fight the garden hose and losing with confidence. 🚿😤
• Several smiles that look wholesome. 😇
• Several mischievous grins that say, “I regret nothing.” 😈
Personality and mild chaos. February remains unfiltered. 🫠

02/12/2026

Throwback to 2018 when Fern was already out here passing advanced Snoot Engineering.

No filters. No ring light. Just a highly committed nose and a lot of snacks.

Some dogs chase balls.
This one treats my hands like architectural challenges.

Priorities.

02/02/2026

We love our dogs. We talk a lot. Sometimes we bake.

February’s newsletter is about making communication clearer, adding a simple training game, and celebrating dogs properly (with snacks).

Link in bio.