Southwest Canine Ethology

03/10/2026

Fall Pack Walk Starts Next Sunday @ 9:30am.

28/08/2026

My little one is selling World's Finest Chocolate for a school fundraiser this year, they are $2 a bar. He has a variety of different flavors. He will have them at the Pack Walk this Sunday @ 9:00am. Let me know if you like to get any.

16/08/2026

30/07/2026

Does anyone else prefer wide open trails over paved city sidewalks?

29/07/2026

Good dogs wear muzzles...

29/07/2026

Good dogs wear muzzles; in fact we do not judge or discriminate. Join us for our Pack Walk every Sunday @ 9:00am. High Range Park. If you have questions message me 5052501074.

27/07/2026

Walking two dogs shouldn't feel like a wrestling match. Contact us for a more enjoyable walk.

25/07/2026

Papa Sto doesn't try to fix anything. He's just steady.

For a dog that lunges at strangers, pulls into chaos, or can't hold focus for more than three seconds — working next to a dog who genuinely doesn't react is more instructive than any cue.

Papa Sto is a Pyrador. He weighs over 100 pounds and carries himself like a dog who has never once considered making a situation worse. He's been in more high-stress intake evaluations than most trainers see in a career.

His job in a session isn't performance. It's presence. What the other dog experiences around him is a template — this is what neutral looks like, feels like.

Most everyday behavior problems — the pulling, the reactivity, the dog that can't settle — are dogs that have never been shown what calm actually is. Papa Sto shows them.

Southwest Canine Ethology — Rio Rancho & Albuquerque, NM | 505-250-1074

25/07/2026

Our diagnostic isn't just for "red zone" dogs.

Most clients who call us have been managing something for months — leash reactivity, jumping, a dog that won't settle, a potty regression that started after a move. Everyday problems that feel embarrassing to bring to a specialist.

That's exactly what a Behavioral Diagnostic is built for. Ninety minutes. A structured review of your dog's history, environment, and stress signatures. A custom Behavior Intervention Plan built on what your specific dog needs — not a generic protocol.

You don't need a bite history to book an eval. You need a dog whose behavior you want to understand.

Book: k9creationsnm.com | 505-250-1074

25/07/2026

Potty regression isn't defiance. It's data.

When a dog that was fully housetrained starts having accidents, the instinct is to treat it as a training problem. It isn't. Potty regression in an otherwise trained dog is almost always a stress or medical signal — a change in the dog's neurobiological state, not a gap in compliance.

The variables worth examining: schedule disruption, environmental change, a new animal or person in the home, hormonal shifts, subtle pain, or early cognitive change. The dog is communicating something. The question is whether you're reading it correctly.

Root-cause behavioral assessment identifies the source. Protocol design follows from there — not the other way around.

Page Lynn Potter, M.S. | DVM Candidate | NePoPo® Silver Graduate
Southwest Canine Ethology — Rio Rancho & Albuquerque, NM
505-250-1074