The Warrensburg Dog Nerd

06/11/2025

I love working with adolescent dogs!

I get a lot of calls from potential clients who are at their wit's end, pulling their hair out, or think their dog is broken. A lot of those times, the dog is under the age of 3.

Adolescent dogs, of any breed, can be a handful. Even if the dog is spayed or neutered there are still hormonal changes, growth spurts, and a lack of maturity. We must give our dogs time to mature physically and mentally, but it's never too early to train!

Obedience, boundaries, and good habits are all things that can and should be implemented as soon as possible to set the dog, owner, and household up for long term success.

My job is to teach the humans how to clearly communicate with their dog to get the desired behaviors. The dog must learn that they have a brain and how to use it. Anyone who has observed me work with dogs in person has probably heard me say "find your brain". It's a reminder that adolescent dogs exhibit unwanted behaviors due to age and lack of prior learning, not out of spite or stubbornness.

Do you have an adolescent dog at home driving you up a wall? Take the first step to setting both of you up for success and schedule an evaluation today!

06/07/2025

T Boy and his dedicated owners have been doing their homework! 💪 T Boy is proofing his obedience commands and loves to train! This has caused some over excitement and demand barking so now he is learning how to settle. We love enthusiasm, but it can't be all work and play, no rest. Sometimes we need our dogs to chill out and that's okay.

Training Goals:
- settle behavior
- muzzle training
- social skills
- proofing commands

06/05/2025

Introducing Stormy, a 12 week old Pomeranian/Husky mix with gorgeous eyes and loads of s***k! Training can start at any age and with young puppies setting routines and encouraging good habits are very important. What you do with your puppy during the 10-16 week period of development can have lasting effects. I'm very excited to help Stormy's owners set her up for success in life!

Training Goals:
- prevent separation anxiety
- start good habits and conditioning
- crate skills
- leash skills
- basic obedience

Follow along to see Stormy's puppy hood training journey!

Did you know The Dog Nerd offers a one on one puppy development program for pups under six months? Learn how to build your puppy's confidence, expose them to new experiences safely, and desensitize them to handling and grooming! Reach out for more information!

06/04/2025

Introducing Nerdlettes, Bella and Rocky!

Bella (front) is a two year old female Yorkie and Rocky (back) is a one year old male Yorkie. These two adorable little Terriers have all of the s***k and wit in the world! However, since Rocky joined the family a year ago they've developed some bad habits. Today was their first follow up session post evaluation and they're already making huge progress towards their training goals!

Training Goals:
- reliable potty training (Rocky)
- door manners
- loose leash walking

Follow along to see their training journey!

06/02/2025

Come join us Saturday June 21st from 10 am - 2pm at Alpine Boarding and Grooming located at 1600 E Hale Lake Road for a two vet vaccine clinic.
Prices are listed below.
CASH OR CHECK ONLY
We look forward to seeing you there!

06/02/2025

Nerdlettes, Monique and Sydney are starting their training journey off strong! Last week, they learned how to teach a cue with pattern games and the importance of a marker word. They have a lot of training goals, but with patience and commitment they'll be crushing them in no time!

Training Goals:
- counter conditioning dog reactivity
- settle behavior
- recall
- inside cue
- nap schedule
- structured play

06/01/2025

05/29/2025

Connie and R***r are making strides towards achieving their training goals! R***r is well on his way to building a reliable recall and is much more engaged with Connie than when we started!

There's still work to do, but laying foundational skills is the best way to build reliability in your dog!

Training Goals:
- recall
- basic obedience
- confidence building

05/24/2025

Come see me and Leash Wonders Training at the Warrensburg Main Street Inc. Farmer's Market for Dog Day! We are here until 12pm and will be drawing the raffle basket at 11:30am!

05/21/2025

Sydney has big feelings about dogs! She needs to learn that she does not get to greet everyone and it's okay. Her mom has set some goals to help her attain stability so she isn't so stressed.

Training Goals:
- counter conditioning dog reactivity
- settle behavior
- recall
- inside cue
- nap schedule
- structured play

Follow along to see her progress!

02/07/2025

We are having another vaccine clinic on Friday February 7th between noon and 3pm. This is a walk in only clinic.

Services Offered: Rabies 1 yr (can have a 3 year with proof of current rabies) $15 Microchip $20| Dogs only: Bordetella (aka Kennel Cough) $15 Dogs only: DHLPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Lepto, Parvo, Parainfluenza) $20 Dogs only: Heartworm test $10 Cats only: FVRCP (Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia) $20

CASH OR CHECK ONLY!

02/07/2025

I have NOT fact checked this yet, and I am unfamiliar with Save This Life as a microchip manufacturer. I will update this post once I do.