The Capable K9

Our family is moving back to our home state of Indiana, after years of being away. We will miss all of our clients and friends that we've made in Louisiana these past few years! Thank you for trusting me to help you with your dogs.

The Capable K9 is now offering training services in Huntington, IN and the surrounding areas!

Please do not attempt “testing” your dog by touching or petting him/her while they are eating. I just don’t understand this philosophy.

There is ZERO to prove in this situation. If you are trying to teach your dog you are the dominant one, your information is incorrect.

Client: “But Ian, we have small kids in the house, we do this just in case the kids touch the dog while he/she is eating”.

Ian: “What are you going to do if your dog bites your hand while you are testing him/her”.

Client: “We will tell her no and scold her for it”

Ian: “So then your dog will have a bad association with eating and will probably start to eat faster. Your dog is disciplining you for reaching into its food. You are creating resource guarding”.

Client: “What can we do then”?

Ian: “Feed your dog in the crate”

Client: “But our dog isn’t crate trained”

Ian: “Then crate train your dog. Crate training your dog provides structure, boundaries, and safety while eating for the dog and kids. And it’s the cheapest babysitter you will ever pay for. The crate should be the bedroom for your dog.

Never have I seen a show about animals where the parents “test” their young by reaching into their food.

Let a sleeping dog lie.

Let an eating dog eat.