K9mutt Training

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Before & After:
Many pets are dumped in shelters due to mange which is a treatable condition. Please don't overlook the ones who's life you could change by giving a little TLC❤️🐾❤️

08/13/2026

Those of us who care will have tears--

Some dogs on your street don’t live much of a life.
They simply exist.

They live in the yard.
Sleep there.
Wake up there.
Tomorrow and the next day, they’ll do it all over again.

They watch the world through a gap in the fence.
Bark at the kids going past before school.
Dig another hole.
Wait at the door hoping today might be the day they get to come inside.

But they’re “too much”.

Too excitable.
Too jumpy.
Too noisy.

Funny thing is, when they were a puppy there were big plans.
Going to the beach.
Running in the park with the kids.
All those things everyone imagined.
Together.
That was the plan.

To be part of the family.
That’s what everyone said they wanted.

Somewhere along the way it got “a bit much”.
Training? Thought about it. Tried it for a week. Clearly “this dog can’t be trained”.

So back outside they go.

Imagine what it’s like for this dog.

Watching through the glass while everyone else is in the warmth. Hearing the talking, the laughing, the everyday noise of a family living their lives while they’re excluded.

Their life happens on the other side of those doors.

Then finally, as the sun goes down, the door opens.

Dinner.

They’ve been waiting for so much more than that though.

For someone to come out.
For somewhere to go. Something to do.
For a little bit of that family time that they were meant to be part of.

It was different once.
That squidgy puppy became a priority.
Then the puppy inside became the difficult adolescent.
The difficult adolescent became the dog who lived outside.

And outside simply became where they lived.

And when they finally do get to do something?

No.
Don’t pull.
Don’t sniff that.
Don’t jump.
Don’t bark.

But what did we expect?
When walks are rare.
When outings are a huge event because "they're a lot to deal with".
When almost everything beyond that fence is exciting because they experience so little of it.

A yard day in and day out isn’t a life.
It might be safe. There might be shelter, water and food every day.

But survival and a fulfilling life are not the same thing.

A dog shouldn’t spend their whole life watching ours happen through a window.

Waiting and waiting for their turn to actually live.

08/13/2026

08/13/2026

Not all dogs like other dogs oe want to play with everyone.

“They just want to say hello” 😍
Do they?

We’re so keen to read that swishing tail as friendliness.
A little bounce towards, but then maybe a back off. Playing?
Quick, fast wee feet. Full of excitement?

We have a habit of focusing on what we really want to see, and then we may use a movement or one part of a dog’s body to confirm we were right.

The reality is, it’s tough to read sometimes.

Truly it is.

Those fast wee feet can happen because your dog is very unsure.
That wee bounce?
Same thing.

If you’re not sure, the majority “rules”.

Take a minute to look at everything.

Not just a moving body part, but the body as a whole.

The environment.
The context.
The interaction in its entirety.

And a dog backing away, scooching backwards?
Going behind your legs?
Hiding under that chair?

They’re not ready for their new “friend”.

If you have to force it?
It’s not what we want it to be, at all.

08/13/2026

Starting in a couple weeks. If you have questions let me know.