Horizon Dog Behavior

08/27/2026

Honey is looking for the right home and had been adopted and returned twice due to being too over-excited and sometimes nipping during play.

I have found found her to be incredibly food and toy motivated and with the right outlets and exercise, she will make someone so incredibly happy!

You can find more info about her here:

https://adopt.joyfulpets.com/en/listings/2089526-honey

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day! 🐾❤️
Today we’re celebrating the dogs who teach us every day that the best relationships are built on trust, understanding, and connection. Because training isn’t about control—it’s about learning to communicate with your dog and building a partnership that lasts a lifetime.

Here’s to happier dogs, stronger bonds, and all the joy they bring into our lives. 🐶✨

Happy National Dog Day!

08/22/2026

🐾 Better skills. Stronger communication. Happier dogs.
Join us for positive-reinforcement group classes at Cleveland Park in Greenville, SC! 🌿 We’ll build real-world skills that help your dog feel confident and connected—from loose-leash walking and focusing around distractions to automatic settling, recall, place, stay, and leave it.

Learn to provide clear communication, rewarding the behaviors we want, and having fun while learning together. 💛

Ready to turn training into teamwork? Join our next group class! 🐶✨

08/20/2026

Sierra is a Boxer from a rescue who has been struggling with separation anxiety when her family leaves (even for short amounts of time). We have been working to desensitize her to separations.

Her family has a sister who will be moving closer to them and she has a dog named Rain who is a Brittany Spaniel. Rain has been considered reactive around other dogs for a long time.

Yesterday, Rain’s family brought him over during our session so that we could try to introduce them and we took it slow. They worked parallel to one another, sniffed through the fence, eventually began playing through the fence and we got them to a point where they could meet in the backyard! Rain’s mom said that she never thought this would be possible! But Rain made a new friend ❤️

08/19/2026

08/18/2026

Kallie was the type of puppy who was easily startled by things that she was unfamiliar with in the environment. She was also nervous around strangers as a puppy. Guess what helped her come out of her shell and gain confidence?

Going to a doggy daycare!

She is the type of dog who can adjust her play style and make a friend with any dog at her daycare and she goes often.

Working with our team and going and playing with other dogs brought her so much confidence! However, her enthusiasm seeing dogs on walks in her neighborhood is sometimes a bit over the top! So now we are focusing on some skills to help her disengage from other dogs on walks and focus back on her person. She is already doing an AWESOME job and making progress!

What is your opinion on doggy daycares? Let us know in the comments ⬇️

08/17/2026

It is HARD to raise a puppy in a single-dog home! And No- you don’t need to get a second dog.

But, I think finding a compatible friend to meet up with for play dates is probably going to take so much of that stress away.

I work with families often who are raising a very social puppy (think golden retrievers, any type of doodle, spaniel, etc) and they have often already worked with a couple of trainers before me!

They tell me things like- “my puppy knows how to go to their mat, they know obedience commands, and they still act crazy every day!” Or “they treat me like a human chew toy and I am in tears!”

If I had a puppy in my home without a really good friend for her to play with, I might be pulling out my hair too!

08/16/2026

Raising puppies can be a lot of work!
We also did some crate training, grooming desensitization, and eventually added in a few obedience cues in our first 6 months. What do you want to prioritize with your next puppy?

08/14/2026

Your puppy will probably destroy something that you didn’t want them to at some point while raising them. I think that it is important to have realistic expectations and be flexible and patient with them as they grow. No puppy is perfect! And rehearsal of unwanted behaviors doesn’t always mean the behavior sticks around forever- as long as you are doing some training and management along the way and getting your puppy into a good routine.

I have talked with my daughter about donating a few of her old toys to our puppy Indy a few times because when you live in a home with kids and dogs- you just have a lot of toys! And guess what? She has learned to be flexible and understanding- she gave Indy one of her dolls that she doesn’t play with any more and a few of her stuffies.
She has learned that when we live with other beings sometimes we share our things and sometimes things go missing or get broken and it’s just not the end of the world.

So yes- use training and management but also, just have fun and be patient! They will be grown ups before you know it!