Laurent's Sirius K9 Direction

04/24/2025

Please take a moment and answer this question in the comments below:
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Do you struggle taking your dog out in public because of how other people act or interact with your dog? Does your dog require training but the interactions with other people ruin your time with your dog because you have a hard time laying the ground rules down?
Are you a people pleasure, introvert or just don't like to get in any conversations let alone confrontations with others?
I am curious to know how many people struggle with responding to strangers about no contact with your dog.
I have had a large amount of owners over the years who say they dread training their dog in public areas where dogs are allowed to be because of how others disrespectfully approach their space or refuse to listen to the owners.

If this is you, I would like to know. Please also tell me about your experience and how it effects you today.

I am thinking of doing a video or even a "live" to discuss the matter and answer questions about the subject as well. Which would you prefer?

04/24/2025

Don't complain when your dog behaves and acts like it's breed. This is why choosing a breed based on your lifestyle and function is more important than aesthetics.
Do your research. If you need help, I'm here. Helping families choose a dog that's right for them is a part of my job description.
Set yourself, family and dog up for success before you bring a new puppy or dog home.

Personally designed programs to fit the needs of individual dogs, their family, home environment & working within your budget

04/20/2025

He is risen! Hallelujah!
Happy Easter!
We hope you have a blessed day!
-Laurents Sirius K9 Direction

04/15/2025

The relationship that you have with your dog is completely up to you and in your control.
What kind of relationship do you have? Would you change it? What would you change?

Tell us in the comments.

04/15/2025

Easter is just around the corner. A time for families and friends to get together, outdoor Easter egg hunts, good food and fun times that often bring about a lot of noise. Little ones running around who are "eggcited" (🙃) to find the hidden eggs and candy left behind from the Easter Bunny.

During these festivities... what do you do with your dog and why? Does your dog have good manners and behave during holiday events?
Are they anxious and fearful often leading to hiding or questionable behavior and body language?
Are they pushy and attention seekers? Always looking to be a part of the action and jumping up for that attention?

Does your dog know how to properly behave during these interactions? Or do holidays tend to be a little extra stressful of time because you're concerned about your dogs behaviors and "what if" momemts?

Get started on a consultation today to learn how you can help keep your dog safe and everyone else.
Remote and in person sessions are available.

Personally designed programs to fit the needs of individual dogs, their family, home environment & working within your budget

04/14/2025

Every single exchange and interaction you have with you and your dog is a training moment.
Every day your dog learns either what it is they can do, cannot do, and how they can get away with things and get what they want.

Often times, owners send mixed signals to their dogs. We often handicap our dogs by anthropomorphizing them. (Treating them like humans and giving them humanistic traits and emotions.) This causes a great deal of harm to their training and even to their needs and requirements as a dog, an animal.

How often do we see ridiculous and silly trends going around where dogs are clearly uncomfortable. Some dogs have a subtle body language that says: "hey. So um, i don't like that."
Unfortunately, we are too busy seeing the cute in our dogs, wanting videos to go viral for fame and attention or pushing and prioritizing our needs above our dogs comfort and respecting their boundaries.
Humans have a way to annoy dogs because when getting dogs, research and education about body language often is the last thing anyone thinks about.

With our daily interactions and routines, we teach our dogs how to live and be a part of our home, family and world.
When we don't understand dogs behaviors, we often unintentionally create, nurture and reward undesirable traits and behaviors such as fear, anxiety and resource guarding just to name a few.

Pretty soon a fearful dog who has separation anxiety will learn how to get the attention and response that they seek. The same goes for dogs who are reactive, pushy, overly friendly, attention seeking, aggressive and so on.

Training is not, here and there throughout the day.
Training is an every moment of the day experience.
It is just as important for your dog to learn how to respond to their name just as much as it is for them to learn how to be calm inside the home without having the zoomies and attention seeking constantly.

So much work needs to go into our dogs in order for them to be able to function properly and in healthy way. When owning dogs, it goes beyond just mastering basic obedience.

So how are you teaching and training your dog?
If your dog has behaviors that just don't seem to go away and you're at your wits end with options and training, take a look first at the environment you have created.
If you're struggling, don't wait and hope while holding your breath that the problems will eventually go away, that your dog will tire and get bored and eventually give up. Dogs do not learn how to undo behaviors alone. In fact, they continue to grow into those behaviors and problems will eventually get worse.
For some it's "the bite came out of nowhere."
Don't get to that point.
Message us today and schedule in a consultation. In person and remote training is available.

Personally designed programs to fit the needs of individual dogs, their family, home environment & working within your budget

04/11/2025

We are officially open for one on one sessions!
Message us to day to get started in the right direction. 🐕 🌟

04/11/2025

It’s National Pet week!

Show off those adorable pets in the comments below! Dogs, cats, birds, bunnies, lizards, horses, cows… it doesn’t matter! The more the merrier! 🤗

04/10/2025

Tomorrow is our opening day for one on one sessions!
Message us today to get started in the right direction for your training needs!

Personally designed programs to fit the needs of individual dogs, their family, home environment & working within your budget

04/08/2025

Dogs will only reach their full potential when we can focus on their success rather than their flaws.
There is no one size fits all training.
All dogs are different and we should not compare our dogs to the dogs we see in movies, commercials, Instagram, tiktok, Facebook or even our friends dogs.
Dogs are not robots. Like us, they will have good days, bad days, days where they are feeling a little off and hyper spastic zoomies days.
Some dogs may not get along well with others and rather than forcing them to interact, we need to teach them how to exist peacefully in that moment. Sometimes, owners expectations are set a little too high for their dogs.
Each dog has its own talents, likes and dislikes. Focus on the dog in front of you, not the dog on the screen. 💕
- Laurents Sirius K9 Direction

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04/07/2025

We are counting down to our last days until we are accepting in person training again!
In the meanwhile, have you checked out our resin and crafting page? We have custom dog tags as well that can be designed and specially made with your choice of colors and personalized with your dogs name.
Here is a photo of some new items we have available.

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04/05/2025

Dog Training requires constant training for the life of the dog.
There is always work for improvement and always something new to learn.
Think of it this way,
You can't go to the gym for a month and expect any results to last. You have to keep working and implementing a positive and healthy lifestyle.

A dog isn't trained after a month and then is good to go. If we keep slacking with giving corrections only when needed and ignore our dog's behavior or only give occasional training here or there, we will get the exact same results from our dog which is only a dog who behaves here and there and pretty soon, training will completely fall apart.

04/03/2025

This seems to be a popular image to pass around. However, I believe that it is missing some important factors.
First off, i won't deny or pretend that certain dogs won't go into a depression losing their home and families. This can and DOES happen.
However, shelters seem to be so bent on playing the guilt game than actually doing the best for not only dogs, but for their owners as well.

Not all shelter dogs are depressed because they have been "abandoned".
Let's be REAL, some of the best family dogs could care less about their family. They just want love and attention whoever they can find it from. Lol.

The case for many of these dogs looking sad and depressed in shelters can also be due to a lack of being desensitized to new surrounds, people and situations but the biggest factor is the noise and surrounding dogs.
Most often dogs shut down because there is just way too much going on. Dogs in kennels next to them are barking, perhaps some ecen stare down another dog making it feel uncomfortable and vulnerable so it tries to be as submissive as possible. New people handling the dog daily, people coming in for viewing, standing next to the kennel "standing over" the dog, hands always reaching for the dog and so on.
Some dogs are just uncomfortable with new surroundings and don't always know how to handle those moments.

Dogs in shelters are often taken for behavior testing while in the facility which I personally think isn't the best way to go around a proper temperament testing. There is usually way too much going on for a true test result.

And instead of playing on heart strings, we need to be concerned about placement of the dogs instead of rushing for the first adopter family that wants them.

It is far worse to use guilt on owners and families to keep their dog if they are in fact struggling.
I am not talking about owners and families who just simply get bored of their dog or decide the dog is older and want a puppy. So I will not debate that topic.
In today's economy nothing is stable. One day families are doing great and for some, the next day there are huge life changes. Owners should not be forced to keep their dogs due to being bullied or quilted by keyboard warriors.
If someone loses their job, how do they afford vet care, food, training and everything else their dogs need let alone trying to be financially stable for themselves and their families.
It is far better for a dog to be in a home where there is more stability and a better quality of care and life.
Or if we want to truly help dogs stay in homes, we should not bash anyone who needs to set up a temporary go fund me page.

Rather than judging, we need to try and see the point of view from every angle. And yes, not believe every sob story trying to pull a money scam.

Dogs deserve the best life that we can give them. Sometimes giving them the best means some owners need to be smart enough realize they just cannot provide for them the way they deserve. Sometimes finding a good home is the most responsible thing some can do.

04/02/2025

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-LSK9D 🐕

04/02/2025

8 days and counting until we open up for in person sessions! Remote training always available.
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03/31/2025

What area are you having the most difficulty with training your dog right now? Tell me about it in the comments. 🐕 👇🏻

03/31/2025

With the rain & cold temperatures, be safe on the roads! My car just slipped into the pet store parking lot where I ended up buying more dog gear & treats! 🤷🏼‍♀️ - LSK9D

03/27/2025

Training your dog is not always an easy task. You have to work and sometimes just when you see you are making progress, your dog does something and you have to take a step back.
You have to keep pushing forward, especially on those days when you just want to give up. You can’t make excuses on why sometimes bad behaviors are okay. You can’t be too tired and skip out. Dogs need and require daily physical and mental stimulation. The beauty of this is that there are hundreds of ways, even little itty bitty ways you can work your dog without you having to put much effort into it.
For example:
Can’t go for a walk due to weather or just plain old stress? That’s fine.
Set up an obedience routine in your living room while watching your favorite show. During commercial breaks train your dog. Then once your show comes on, put your dog onto place and work on calm on command. 💕💪🏻🐾

You will have your setbacks.
You will have moments of failure.
You will see the good the bad and the ugly.
You will be tired.
You will get fatigued.
You will get stressed out.
You will also get rewards.
You will see positive changes.
You will build a stronger and better bond.
You will achieve your goals.
You will have a well trained dog.
You will reach your destination and soak up all the beauty you worked so hard for.
Is it easy? No.
Is it worth it? ABSOLUTELY!
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The journey can be rough, but I promise you, the destination is beautiful.