Every time I’m out training a dog in public, people always ask questions. And you’d think it would be the two questions businesses are legally allowed to ask about service dogs: • Is that a service dog? • What tasks do they perform? But nope. Not even close. The #1 question I get — by far — is… 🎤 “Can I pet that dogggg?” 😂🐾 So now I’m curious 👀👇 When you’re out in public with your dog, what are the top 3–5 comments or questions you hear the most? Drop them below — I wanna see if the answers are universal or if you’ve got some interesting ones 😆🐕‍🦺

You do not have to be an expert to train your dog every day! You don’t need fancy skills. You don’t need perfect timing. You don’t need to “know everything.” You just need 10 minutes. Put it in your calendar. Set the intention. Pick one simple thing. That’s it! This video? It’s just Sandy doing basic sit, down, and stand reps. Nothing flashy. Nothing complicated. Just engagement. Just communication. Just us working together. And here’s the thing… Training isn’t just about “getting the behavior.” It’s about: • Building trust • Strengthening your bond • Opening up a clearer line of communication • Giving your dog focused, one-on-one time they absolutely deserve Even if it feels awkward. Even if you’re unsure. Even if you’re thinking, “I don’t really know what I’m doing.” That’s literally what this space is for. You show up. You try. I help guide you. And no matter what you’re working on — simple reps like this, or something from the courses section — if you’re engaging with your dog and having fun, you’re already winning. Schedule the 10 minutes. At the end, you won’t just have a trained behavior. You’ll have a dog who trusts you more… Who looks to you for guidance… And who can’t wait to work with you again. That’s the real goal. 🐾💛

Happy Easter from Ollie! 🐣

Okay this one got me 😂 The whisker violin challenge is so dumb… and I love it. Volume up! Had to try it with Grizz and it absolutely delivered (aka did nothing!) 👇 Drop your silly, pointless dog (or any animal) videos below — let’s get a thread going and give everyone a reason to laugh this weekend 🐾

!!Volume Warning!! I have not posted in a while but wanted to give an update! Ranger went to Wawa after a really long day and it was such a stressful environment so I wanted to share what I noticed! They were cleaning the floors at Wawa, and it was insanely loud there and I wanted to say how proud of him I am. Here is what I noticed… I did have him in a corner but that was the current safest position for him as there were other variables I wanted to be cautious about. The cleaner was extremely close to Ranger and though him and I made eye contact about how close he was, he did apologize after. Ranger was looking around with his head down so he was obviously overwhelmed but I wanted to see what his limit was, while being careful. I did tons of verbal praise after he rejected physical touch which you can see! I never touched him after as I clearly saw what his boundaries were. He yawned, which let me know he was stressed and that yawn was a way of releasing some of that stress. He did stand when it got close to him and told him to ‘sit’ which I understand can be not the ‘right’ move but that loud floor cleaner was extremely close and I did not want an accident to happen. I did repeat it and let him think about it and he eventually sat. As someone did walk by, he knew not to smell them but did and I told him to ‘leave it’ which he did after me asking twice. But this was such an action packed video so there is lots to take away from this. In honesty, SO PROUD. I was even getting antsy being there and Ranger definitely noticed. If yall have any takeaways I would love to hear them!