Peanut Detector Lily-Belle

Service dog in training, Lily-Belle, is coming along nicely.  In just a few more weeks she will be a dual purpose Service K9 for her little girl, Meghan.  She will be a seizure companion as well as a peanut detection K9.  Meghan and Lily will be featured in the Suwanee Newspaper this month to share their wonderful story.

Marley Is Home

Marley is home!! She did great.  We still have a little to work on with her family but she is well on her way to filling those big shoes her sister before her left behind!

~~FOR ADOPTION~~

 This sweet face is Charlie.  A one year old Hound/Lab/Pitt Mix.  He is a rescue that has been with me for a few months learning his manners and completing my Advanced Obedience!!  He needs an active owner with a yard.  He needs an owner that can maintain his high need for structure & discipline as well as love.  He is good with kids, cats that are used to dogs, & dogs that aren't challenging.  He is crate trained but still a little too puppy & full of mischief to be left unattended in the house.  He loves to ride in the car and meet new people.  He is a very friendly guy but again he needs the right kind of owner.  When he came to me he was a little too big for his britches and lacked any respect for people or other animals. He is available with an adoption fee which includes training for his new owner. If you are interested in making a forever home for Charlie, please contact me - Ashleigh@ga-k9.com subject line "CHARLIE".

Snuggling with his buddy Boomer

Happy New Year!!

It's the New Year and we have a brand new batch of trainees!!  I am so excited to share their stories!!  My apologies ahead of time.  I am having problems uploading images to the site so you'll have to check out Facebook for pictures of my trainees!


MARLEY -
Marley is a beautiful 6 month old Golden Retriever pup that is definitely name worthy ;o)  She should have been named "Pistol" because that she is.  She is fully of sassy but as sweet as they come.  She is here for the Advanced Obedience.  She is about 14 days into her program and doing very well with the normal hiccups along the way.  She has completed all her Basic Commands - heeling with an automatic sit when we stop, her sit-stay, down at my side, down-stay, come with an automatic sit when she gets to me and all with hand signals.  She has also learned her "place" command which she loves because she gets to be a lazy girl & chew her bone!  Marley's best friend is Murphy a 5 year old yellow Lab & Tuggs, a 2 year old American Bulldog.

TUGGS - 
Tuggs aka Marley's boyfriend is a 2 year old American Bulldog who is here for the Advanced Obedience as well.  Although I'm moving at a slower pace with him he is doing great.  He was a little too big for his britches towards other dogs when on the leash but is now a super friendly, sweet guy I knew him to be, all the time!!  He also is about 2 weeks into his training and has a little over a week to go to get caught up on his curriculum for his program.  His favorite part of the day is riding in the car to go work his obedience in a public place and nap time!! He loves laying in the sun in the yard :o)

FINN - 
Finn is a 6 month old Australian Shepherd pup that is FULL of energy!!  Actually, that may be an understatement.  He is here for the Advanced Obedience.  He is making me work hard for the money.  He doesn't take no for an answer without something to say about it back.  We are working this week to get through the Basic obedience commands and then we'll be moving onto his off leash work.  Finn is learning his proper puppy etiquette from the older, learned dogs ;o)  I think he's sweet for Bernice, one of my regular boarders.  She is a 3 year old Boxer mix ;o)

Please stay tuned for more on each of my trainees and their stories & pictures!!

Updates on Dante, Charlie, Brody & Ty!

Dante is coming along slowly but surely.  We've had some set backs with his potty training but I *think* i've got him figured out..... I hope I didn't jinx myself.  We have started working on his Advanced Off Leash work.  The weather isn't super cooperative but we're making it work.

Brody isn coming along nicely.  His biggest challenge is always on the leash.  9 out of 10 times he's fantastic and then every once in a while he'll lose his mind and set off at a dog or person.  He is doing excellent with his Advanced Obedience but we have to get these little hiccups out of the way before he's ready to go home!!

Charlie & Ty are finishing up with their training.  They both are just polishing up what they have learned in their package & will be ready to see their families!!

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~Dante~

This beautiful boy is Dante, a 4 month old Great Dane.  He is here for the Advanced Obedience!  It has been a slow start with Mr. Dante.  As with all Great Danes, he is hypersensitive to correction so it's a lot of balancing letting him know when he's being a super good boy & when he's being naughty.  Along with the fact that he plenty to tell you when he doesn't want to do something.  He's paying me back through the constant fountain that runs through him ;o)  I'll take my time with Mr. Dante and his light bulb will come on soon..... I hope :o)

Brody!!

This crazy guy is Brody!  He is a 2 year old Pitt mix that only has 2 speeds...... asleep or playing!! ;o)  He loves everyone, everything, anything...... off the leash.  He is here for the Advanced Obedience.  He is doing great but he too is taking the "I'm too cute to work" card.  He is a very smart guy with tons of potential!  I just have to get him to slow down long enough to focus!! :o)  Brody is all his basic commands down pat & is being introduced to his place command.  This should be a great way to help him stay focused and in one place!!

Brody being a good boy & holding a down before playtime

They look a little eeee-vil.  Boys will be boys.

Too pooped to even take a picture......

..... or get up and play with Dante

Little Ty

This is Ty!  He is a 4 month old Boxer/Pitt mix.  He is a super sweet, very sensitive little fella.  He is here for Basic Obedience.  He is making tons of friends and coming along fairly well in his training.  Although he'd rather just play "I'm so cute, please don't make me do any work Mrs. Ashleigh" :o)  He is heeling with an auto sit, sit & down (stays) and is now being introduced to more distractions ....his friends!  Herein lies his downfall.  More updates to come!

Ooodles of Doodles!!

It's like Doodle City around here :o)  Miss Ellie is coming along very well in her training.  We hit a few stubborn moments every now and again when her friends are around but nothing too awful.  Ellie is also joined by Bella, a 10 month old Goldendood & Charlie a 7month old doodle (all from Ayers Pampered Pets).

Bella is a very sweet girl all the way from Tate, GA.  She is here for the Basic Obedience.  She is a spunky, playful girl.  She instantly made herself at home and is doing super!  She is walking on the leash nicely, heeling at my left side and sitting when we stop, holding her sit command.  We have started down but she is a little reluctant to hold his command so we still have some work to do as her training progresses!

Running with her buddy Dante

Charlie is such a sweet boy.  He is here for the Intermediate Obedience.  He is a pleaser for sure.  He is a social butterfly & everyone is his friend!! He is doing very well his commands - heel with an auto-sit, sit(stays), down(stays) and he's been introduced to come on the leash.

Hello Roadie

Wrestling with Lily

Charlie Brown Update

Holding a down command

I am quite smitten with Mr. Charlie Brown.  He is such an absolute love bug.  Although he comes with that stubborn side that is just innate to the breed he has been great to work with this week for the Basic Obedience.  He is heeling nicely on my left side & stopping when we sit.  Holding his sit(stay), doing a down at my side & a down(stay).  He is still challenging me on a down from out in front though......work in progress.  For his program we are doing a modified version of the Basic program and he is learning the "place" command also.  He does excellent with the place command.  Just like Ellie, Charlie is learning to do all these commands around more distractions and holding his commands for longer intervals of time.  He only has a few more days before he goes back to his family so it's back to work!!

Holding a sit command 

It's always good to share

Holding a sit command while I walk away

Ellie Update

Miss Ellie is doing EXCELLENT!  She is very smart & picks up on everything I teach her very quickly.  She has a great calm disposition and is very eager to please.  She has made a lot of new friends this past week but her very best friend is Roadie!  Here Ellie & Roadie are both practicing holding their down command and saying cheeeeese!  Ellie has completed heeling nicely at my left side & sitting when we stop.  Holding her sit (stays), down at my side with a down (stay).  she is super at coming when called either off the leash or on.  Today she started the "place" command as well as increasing the amount of time she has to hold her commands, adding more distractions & doing down from out in front & with some distance.  We still have a lot of work to get done this week before she goes home! :o)

Ellie on her "place" command while Kyleigh shares her toys

Holding her sit command while we open & close the front door

Getting some snuggles while holding her sit command. 

Ellie holding her down command while I go outside and increase my distance away from her as well as turning my back to her. (boarder Sunshine, former trainee is also doing excellent holding her sit command)