Elite Canine Training

04/26/2025

For more information about our services visit: www.elitecanine.biz or give us a call 608-568-4558!

04/24/2025

Frustrated by your first few walks of spring? We can help! Limited board & train spots are open this spring and summer.

Message or call 608-568-4558 to learn more about our board & train programs.

www.elitecanine.biz/boardandtrains

04/24/2025

Let's talk sniffing! 🔈

There are so many benefits to letting your dog sniff around outside. It provides mental stimulation, physical exertion and reduces stress. It engages their brains and helps them make sense of the world around them.

If your dog is able to be off leash, great! If not, that's okay too! You can put them on a long leash, take them to an open space and let them sniff around. Doing this for even 10 minutes a day is so good for your doggo. 🐾

04/22/2025

Happy Earth Day! 🌎

Think like your dog today: be excited for the chance to go outside, take some extra time to look around and appreciate the beauty that we often overlook.

04/18/2025

Playing around with our new camera. Got some really cute pictures of some really cute pups!💛

04/17/2025

Our first dog Easter egg hunt was so much fun! 🐾 Each dog had their own hunting style from opening the eggs themselves to picking the eggs up and bringing them to their person.

04/15/2025

Easter photoshoot🥚🐰

Need some goodies for your dog's Easter basket? Stop by Elite Canine Grooming & Retail for all the treats, bones, chews and toys you can fit in that basket!🐾

04/12/2025

Meet Milo!❤

Milo brightens the day of everyone around him with his goofy quirks and happy appearance. He absolutely LOVES other dogs and has done amazing with all of our daycare dogs. Even though he looks like he wants to be pet and loved on by people, he prefers NOT to be smothered with love. He will tolerate being handled and touched for putting on leashes/collars, grooming appointments, nails, etc. but prefers not to be pet excessively. He is also a resource guarder.

He was brought to us after a severe bite from resource guarding and has had multiple incidents of growling/snaping when being touched on the head/neck area. He has been with us for almost 4 months where we have been training and setting up specific situations for evaluation. These evaluations have helped rule out certain types of homes that will not be suitable for him. We have also ruled out any painful medical issues with a veterinarian that may be causing him to react this way.

His ideal new home will not have kids. Milo’s ideal new owner will also advocate for his space and keep his environment well managed to prevent resource guarding.

The perfect set up for Milo is a kennel run like the one in the picture below. He was not kenneled in his previous home and I originally was going to start him off in a big pen, gradually make it smaller then switch to a regular kennel but he does so well in the big kennel run and is very nervous in a normal kennel. The run that I have is not even connected to the wall and he will not touch the panels, he is very respectful of the wall boundaries.

The perfect outside area would be a fenced in yard to prevent him from having to be put on and off a leash multiple times a day. He would love to have another dog to wrestle with but cannot be a dog that will resource guard. He is very food motivated and listens very well to commands. He knows come, kennel, wait, sit, down, and does well walking on a leash.

We appreciate all the donations for our 5 dogs from last year. Your donations cover food, flea and tick/heartworm prevention, training equipment, treats/bones/chews, etc. Without your donations, we wouldn't have been able to help these dogs get out of the shelter and into their forever homes. You can donate to the link below❤

Once Milo finds his new home, we plan to take in our 7th dog. If you are looking for a dog but Milo isn’t the right fit for your home, please check in with Safe Haven! Our friends over at Memphis & Co. Dog Training also have a Cane Corso foster train named Duke available for adoption and our friends at Psyched Canine have a Terrier Mix, Kai who also came from Safe Haven.

https://gofund.me/82f3b3a0

04/11/2025

Happy Friday from some of our daycare, boarding and training dogs!🐾

04/11/2025

Happy Pet Day from our Elite Canine crew! Soon we’re going to run out of room on a post for all of our pets 🤣

04/06/2025

We have availability for Easter boarding!

www.elitecanine.biz/boarding

04/05/2025

Happy Wedding Day to our groomer, Jaxin!🤍🥳

Her dog, Elvis would like to remind you that a marriage means the dog gets double the treats from here on out😉🐾

04/04/2025

Happy Friday!🐕

04/04/2025

As many of you know this spring/summer is going to be a busy time for Elite Canine as Jaxin and Kellsey are both getting married and Mia is having a baby!

Because of that, our board & train availability is going to be very limited starting in May. If you are thinking about training, now is the time! All board & trains booked for April will get 10% off as well as a free dog food consultation and 20% off your first bag of dog food!

Message, call 608-568-4558 or email [email protected] for more information on what training program is best for you and your pup!

04/04/2025

Ticks are already out and about this year, if you haven't thought about switching to a natural alternative we highly recommend it. We carry Earth Animal products at our store Elite Canine Grooming & Retail and have been using them ourselves for years. Feel free to message with any questions!

DO YOU KNOW WHAT SIGNS OF HARMFUL REACTIONS😿🚑 TO WATCH FOR WHEN USING FLEA & TICK CHEMICALS ON YOUR PET?💊💦

As warmer weather approaches,☀️ it’s time to start thinking about protecting your pet from fleas, ticks, and even heartworm.🦟 When pet owners reach for those flea and tick treatments—whether chewables, spot-ons, or other parasiticide products—many don’t realize that adverse reactions can occur.

That’s why it’s crucial to know the signs and symptoms to look for so you can report any concerns to your veterinarian promptly.
The challenge is that different flea and tick treatments use various chemicals, each with its own potential side effects. For example, isoxazoline, a common insecticide, is highly lipophilic and easily absorbed by the body. It’s been known to cause a range of reactions, including seizures, behavior changes, gastrointestinal issues, and more.

These type of reactions can even happen in humans if ingested as a 2-year-old boy (12 kg), the son of a veterinarian, ingested two chewable tablets💊 and developed an unsteady gait🫨 approximately 50 minutes later. By 2 hours after ingestion, he had ataxia, tremor, confusion and hallucinations. He was sedated with midazolam, and 10 hours after ingestion was only minimally ataxic.

According to a recent study published in Vet Record, “The true incidence of neurological adverse effects from isoxazolines remains unclear. The delay between the administration and onset of signs can be long, and the association may be missed. A lack of timing information in the summary of product characteristics could also contribute to missed attribution of adverse effects.”

This Sunday on the Inside Scoop, we’re kicking off a Flea & Tick Prevention Series with must-know tips on both chemical and natural prevention options. Whether you’re looking for safer chemical solutions or effective natural remedies, our experts will guide you in making the best choices for your pet’s health. We’re launching this series with a team of veterinarians, herbalists, and scientists who will share everything you need to keep your pet safe and healthy this season.

In this first episode you’ll learn:

🦟 The Best to Worst Chemical Preventives: What works, what to avoid, and the safer options for your pet.
🦟 Favorite Natural Strategies: DIY repellents, essential oils, ultrasonic devices, amber collars, and more.
🦟 Combining Chemicals and Natural Solutions: How to effectively blend both methods when necessary for maximum protection.
🦟 Detoxing After Chemical Use: Supplements and protocols to help prevent and minimize adverse reactions when using chemical preventatives.

This is just the beginning! Over the next several weeks, we’ll continue bringing in expert insights on different aspects of flea and tick prevention.

Be sure to join us Sunday at 12pm EST for expert advice from our panel of veterinarians in California, Florida, Arizona, and New York. Each vet will share region-specific insights, from year-round prevention in Florida to managing tick-heavy areas like New York.🌎

Comment SCOOPERS and we'll message you the link to join Inside Scoop, a Planet Paws monthly subscription group, where all live podcasts are available to watch at any time. Plus, over 5 years of content including: past live podcasts, interviews, ebook downloads, and more!

Get ready for our Flea & Tick Prevention Series & see you this week!

**Edit on image for NexGard Spectra - Adverse reactions 190,802 / Deaths - 5,998