Discovery Dog Training

Group Classes are live on the website!

We have two classes open to the public - Scent Class and Brain & Body and several evening Basics Boost single classes open to previous clients!

*For those who received our email last week - the Brain & Body class start time has been moved to 2:15 on Friday afternoons.

Details — Discovery Dog Training We offer private lessons year round on a flexible schedule for your convenience. While some dogs and owners enjoy and thrive in a group setting, others find that private instruction best suites their needs. Private lessons allow flexibility, and when appropriate, we can add or subtract material fr

Well, “they” were right. After doing one scent work trial, we signed up for another!

I was really proud of . Despite some challenges, she qualified on 5 of 8 runs, earned two novice element titles, and took a first and third place!

One of my favorite moments, however, was actually as we were walking back into the hotel from a potty break. We don’t often get to see ourselves and our dogs from an outside perspective in real time - but the reflection on the hotel door allowed just that. As we were entering one side, we spotted a few dogs exiting out the other. The dog who would have exploded at that proximity a few years ago immediately whipped her head up to check in with me to make sure I saw them - and I got to see it in the reflection. 🥰 We’re not perfect, but we’ve grown a lot.

And yes, if you’ve zoomed in you will notice that this was with the Dalmatian Club of America… 😂. She was one of only a handful of non-spotted dogs in attendance - and the only GSD so far as I saw. This also meant that we (the humans) found it a bit comical when a fire alarm at the hotel meant that the firefighters rolled up to a parking lot full of dozens and dozens of Dalmatians!

It was also really wonderful that the trial was close enough to our TN Search and Rescue friends that we could meet up for lunch! I consider Suzie my first dog mentor, which began 19 years ago when I was working on my senior exit project in high school. 🫣 They’ve spent decades volunteering their time, and dogs, to help others.