Apex K9

08/17/2026

More 4 month old Rottie Finley heeling and working for an automatic sit when stopped.

08/17/2026

A new trainee coming into Apex. Here’s Finley!!! His 4th class. Went from Raptor to a settled in pup.
Working on his heel with sit , recalls and place command!! Shaping his obedience and having fun!!

08/16/2026

Defense of handler with Alexander Mestre and Olivia Palazzi.

07/16/2026

Saw this in another trainers page…. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!

Dog training homework for clients.

You know the one.

You spend an hour with a dog and owner. You make real progress. The dog is responding. The owner is amazed. You send them home with clear instructions, simple exercises, ten minutes a day. Nothing unreasonable.

You come back the following week.

They did not do the homework.

Not some of it. Not most of it. None of it. And the dog is exactly where it was seven days ago, sometimes worse, and the owner is looking at you like you are the variable that did not perform.

So you do the session again. You make progress again. The dog responds again. The owner is amazed again.

You send them home with the same homework.

You already know what happens next.

Here is the part nobody warned you about when you got into this industry. You are not in the dog training business. You are in the human behavior change business. The dog figured it out in twenty minutes. The owner is a six week project with no guarantee of completion.

Every dog trainer reading this just exhaled.

You are not alone. It has never been the dog.

What is your best strategy for actually getting owners to do the homework?

Within a day or two of starting the ads. You will know if you have a winning campaign by the end of the first 30 days. Anybody who tells you it takes months before you start seeing results is lying to you.

05/11/2026

05/11/2026

Another young canine trainee at APEX K9. This is Crazy Zane, a 5-month-old puppy. He was extremely energetic prior to training. Under guidance, with his owner dedicating time to training, he is mastering walking nicely on a leash, sit-stay, and down-stay commands. They are making excellent progress.

05/06/2026

5-month-old Rottweiler puppy Rocky demonstrating remarkable composure during training. This pup's temperament is truly exceptional, and the unexpected breeding that produced him has yielded a uniquely wonderful outcome for the family.

05/02/2026

Geaux Wild Rehab

It’s time to have a very important conversation.

When you find injured or orphaned wildlife, your instinct is to help and that comes from a good place. But there is one rule that must be followed every single time:

DO NOT EVER FEED THEM

ONLY keep them warm and safely contained in something

Feeding an animal something you “have on hand” is not helping - it is often a death sentence. Wildlife have very specific dietary needs and giving things like cow’s milk, evaporated milk, heavy whipping cream, breast milk, coffee creamer or almond milk can cause severe digestive issues, aspiration, organ failure… and tragically, death.

In just the last four days I have received calls about seven different animals - bunnies, squirrels, opossums, and baby raccoons that were all fed the wrong thing. Every single one of them lost their life because of it.

Please understand these type of posts are never about shame or blame. Every person who tried to help meant well. This is about education and prevention.

Your role when you find wildlife is simple, but critical:
✨ Keep them warm
✨ Keep them safe
✨ Get them to a licensed rehabilitator as quickly as possible

That’s how you truly give them a chance to survive.

We will continue to share this message again and again in hopes that it reaches more people each time. Because one less feeding mistake means one more life saved.

Please take a minute and help by sharing this post too

03/28/2026

Zach and Moose improving every week! Working his off leash obedience getting ready for a great summer!

03/28/2026

Alex doing an awesome job teaching Patrick the perfect target for the French Ring Flee.