The summer is progressing quickly! Not sure where it has gone already!
Relevant Dates:
NO SATURDAY CLASSES MONTH OF JULY
New Basic class starts: 8 pm Monday July 13th
New Basic class starts: 7 pm Tuesday July 21
New Day Training starts July 20th!
Friday July 17th Therapy Dog night Parkside 6:15 pm RSVP to Marj by the 15th please
No Classes Thursday July 23 Muskogee
Sunday July 26th Bark in the Park at Drillers Stadium 7pm, we will have a booth so we will need some help there. RSVP to see!
NO Classes Monday July 27th
Friday July 24th Therapy Dog night Claremore 6:30 weather permitting. Dinner at Hammet House after or maybe everyone bring a picnic supper and we will go to park and eat. RSVP for both by the 22nd please.
Thursday July 30 Makeup class for Muskogee 7:30pm
I am sure I have made my normal mistakes and things will have changed by the time I print this and bring it to class so watch the websites and the Facebook pages for those pesky updates!
Go Forth and Train!
Marj

Gosh where has the summer gone???
As usual August and September are promising to be very busy!!!
Let’s get up and running for new and complicated tasks for our dogs for their “Back to School” too!
It still continues to be HOT HOT HOT…none of your dogs need be outside in this heat; it’s exhausting for them and you MUST provide a way for them to get cool if they have been out in the heat all day.i.e. Come inside where it is air conditioned to get and stay cool…Please Please report any of your neighbors for dogs that are left out in this heat without enough water….or a place to get cool. A plastic dog house is not a place that a dog can go to get cool!!!!
Please check out the new Marjthedogtrainer Facebook page…it has new info updated daily and including a tip of the week…and please read my rant “Murder by Dog”.
And don’t miss our newest fundraising raffle for Miss Lilli Brant it is a doosey!!!
Please make note of our dates and continue to watch the websites and Facebook pages for more timely information and updates about what is going on…
Saturday August 1 Advanced and Service Dog classes start again …
Saturday August 15 Lobster dinner to benefit Glad Wags (our Service Dog program) last day to get tickets is August 1st?
Let’s let the Sunrise Rotary know how much we appreciate their efforts to be a corporate sponsor for our Service Dogs!! I know tickets are pricey…but it’s once a year?…
Friday August 21 Therapy Dog Night …Parkside …6:15 pm
Thursday August 27th NO classes Muskogee..
Save the Dates:
Monday September 7th Labor Day ..the Great Raft Race …we will have a raft and a booth…get your raft racing skills ready…raft party TBA I need 5 water ready professional’s to man and race the raft….I need your names by August 8th…
Thursday to Saturday September 10, 11, and 12 Chili cook off in Claremore we will have a booth..
Saturday September 19th Bark for Life ORU campus.. 9 am till 12 pm
The remodeling to the Service Dog building is almost done Thank you to all who donated to update this important space for our dogs…
I am looking for investors to help purchase the Tail Waggers store next to us: it is for sale again and I want to purchase it to help support the Service Dog program…Interested? Call or see Marj.
Go Forth and Train!!

Fall is my most favorite time of year!!!
As usual September promises to be REALLY busy! …
Sadly we have just passed the 1 year anniversary of the passing of our much loved Trainer and Friend Autumn Massie…our thoughts a prayers go to Katie her sister and Chris her husband who are still very much a part of our family!!
Many new things are on the horizon. Fall is the best time to move forward with new things and ventures…
Many Many thanks to the Sunrise Rotary club..for the FANTASTIC benefit dinner!! It was a blast and they raised an unbelievable amount of money for Glad Wags…I am still in shock!! We will be able to help so many more children this year!!
Jessica my trainer of many years is opening her own training center in the Pearl District!! I am so excited for her! I know all of us will be on board to help with any wall painting, floor scrubbing etc. when she gets near to opening day.
Also I have rented a new building in Muskogee!! It will be our own space and I am excited about that and we will need some extra hands to clean out space and lay down those big heavy mats…paint etc.!! The Grand Opening of that space will be after first of year!!
Dates:
Thursday Sept 3rd Graduation Muskogee
Thursday Sept 10th NO Classes in Muskogee
Thursday Sept 10, Friday Sept 11th and Saturday Sept 12th Blue Grass and Chili Festival..Claremore..
Saturday Sept 12 No Saturday Classes Tulsa
Monday Sept 14 New Basic Class 8pm Tulsa
Thursday Sept 17th New Basic class Muskogee
Friday Sept 18 Therapy Dog Night ..Road trip!! Coffeyville Kansas 7pm dinner afterwards somewhere! Details to follow
Saturday Sept 19th Bark for Life 9am to 12pm ORU we will have a booth..
Saturday Sept 19th Advanced classes moved to 2pm
Thursday Sept 24th No classes Muskogee
Friday Sept 25 Therapy Dog Night Parkside 6:15 pm
Saturday Sept 26th 1pm Public Access Testing Service Dogs only …NO ADVANCED CLASSES that day! We will only test 8 dogs that day..check with Marj to see if you are one of the 8…
Make sure you are on our text notification system…so you can receive updates

Happy Valentine’s Day!! And February Newsletter….
Treat someone you love (even if it’s your dog) to a “love”ly day!
Well we are off and running in anticipation of our fundraiser….please consider joining the planning committee or gathering things for our raffle baskets…we need folks to talk at meetings …. to get the word out…and to start taking flyers around…we are trying to raise enough to purchase a larger rural location to meet our ever-growing demand for our Service Dogs.
Dates and events:
Save the dates: NO classes of any kind on Saturdays in April
Also Starting in May there will only be 1 Service Dog class per month …the first Saturday of the month.
Thursday February 4th Advanced class Muskogee in old building
Friday, February 12 Women’s Living Expo…Expo Hall 9am to 6pm…I really need two people to open up in the am…
Saturday, February 13 Women’s Living Expo…Expo Hall 9am to 6pm need two people to open up at 9am
Sunday, February 14th Women’s Living Expo..10am to 5pm… plus help to tear down…
Friday, February 19th Poker Run meeting 630 potluck….please I will provide the meat ….
There is no Therapy Dog nite in February
There are NO CLASSES Monday February 15th or Tuesday February 16th ….
Please make sure you are on text system to receive texts regarding class changes and events
Just some quick notes regarding my hours of operation:
I will take calls from 8 am to 5pm Monday thru Friday and from 9pm to 12 midnight…
I will take calls from 3 to 5 pm ONLY on Saturdays….
I will take NO calls on Sunday unless it is an emergency…I define an emergency as any type of gushing blood, a missing dog,
Or any type of Service Dog Problem….
Please remember that I teach EVERY evening from 5 to 9pm…you will not get an answer to a text or a call during those times.
Also Please Please DO NOT call or text me the same day prior to an event for me to answer questions…you can text to tell me you will be late or not attending ….but not where or when event is you can find all that information on the internet or by our text system.
Please if you are approaching the end of your 8 lessons for advanced classes plan to pay your tuition on time. You need to be keeping track of the number of classes you attend…
Marj

OK once again when I don’t think it’s possible for people to be more unprepared for an impending disaster I am reminded that they NEVER are!!!!! At what point when it is all over the news and yes; you can see impending fire headed the way of your home do you decide “Oh Gee I guess we need to get out” and your poor animals are the ones left behind??? GET A DISASTER PLAN people…don’t rely on strangers to gather up your pets and livestock because you weren’t paying attention!! I am making a slight exception for folks away on vacation or if something would happen while you were at work….but again rely on your neighbors to let or help get your animals to safety.
Your disaster kit should include a CRATE yes and guess what your animal should be crate trained….(cats too). a backpack for each animal or one big enough for supplies for each animal. An extra leash, training collar(one they can’t slip out of), collar with extra set of current name tags, current photographs, food bowls, cat litter and pan; several bottles of water and enough food for six feedings any medications, a few first aid items…benadryl ace bandage, vet wrap, scissors, antibiotic ointment, hydrogen peroxide, some gauze pads, gauze bandages, Rescue Remedy;  a muzzle or old panty hose to make one out of and a space blanket(the kind you use to keep warm or cool;the one with one side shiny) Keep this with your disaster bag for the people in the house. Make a plan with every member of the family so that someone is in charge of gathering pets….and about that …I ran across so many folks in fires that left their pets behind because they wouldn’t come when called; they couldn’t get a leash on them; they wouldn’t get in the car….they didn’t have room in the car..the list was endless with ignorant excuses…What the HELL is up with this….I have been through two prairie fires and had to evacuate ….and I’ll bet I had probably 5 times as many animals to evacuate as any one person…and I didn’t even consider leaving any behind….Don’t write me about putting animal in front of people’s safety…of course I wouldn’t do such a thing…but get a grip people…I worked Katrina picking up dogs chained to dog houses swimming until they couldn’t anymore and drowned….You people with “outside” dogs…get them leash trained…put them in a car..once in a while…GET A PLAN!!!! Or better yet when you find out in a few days that the pets you left behind perished DON’T GET ANYMORE..you don’t deserve them….

Are you in the market for a new dog, but overwhelmed by the options available to you?
Do you want to rescue a dog, but want to get one that doesn’t have a lot of scary baggage?
The best way to get a great dog is to start out with the right dog for you!
We use our countless hours of experience and in-depth knowledge to help you find the right dog for you and your family! It’s so easy to be mismatched with a dog – one that wants to kill your cat, or knock over your toddler, or drag you down the street and growl at you, and frequently rescues and breeders do not match dogs properly to their people.
We will help you assess rescue dogs for your family using our service dog temperament test if you are looking for a steady, bombproof dog, or we will put you in contact with a real, reputable breeder with a breed that matches your lifestyle using our nationwide trainer’s network!
The results are astounding!

We offer a 30 day program that will give your dog or puppy the following basic skills tailored to your dog and your family situation:

​* Crate training
* Stop out of control barking
* Paying attention on command
* Walking on a loose leash
* No mugging of children or guests
* Coming when called
* Aggression problems both with people and dogs (strange dogs and dogs in your home)
* Resolving door bolting
* Building confidence in fearful dogs
* Impulse Control
* Sit and Down Stay

​Depending on your dog, most problems can be resolved in 30 days some may take longer; it is sometimes impossible to correct many months or years of misbehavior in just 30 days. We train your dogs gradually with balanced training methods. Dogs in our board and train program live in the home, not in a kennel facility, learning how to be a good citizen in a real-life environment. We focus on teaching your dog/puppy to be “calm”. If you want a calm dog you have to be “calm” in the way you handle your dog. Over-petting, over exercising, continually keeping your dog “up” never results in the dog you want. You can depend on our many years of experience with 1,000’s of dogs successfully trained to help you have a dog you can truly enjoy and make part of your family.

​Our board and train program comes with our traditional beginning class for free – with our program and when you take the class after the dog is returned from training, we guarantee our training. ​

DOG DAY SCHOOL is the newest, most VALUABLE and unique dog training program in Oklahoma!
Is your dog stuck at home all day, bored and “entertaining” themselves by being naughty?

​– Fun and Useful Training Instead of Nonproductive Dog Daycare – your dog learns skills while you work!
– Dogs of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels
– Two week program where the dog expert trains your dog, and then you!

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for two weeks. Drop off at our training center from 7:30 to 10:00 AM, pickup from 4PM to 6PM.

CALL to inquire about specific problems being resolved outside of the basic obedience skillset essential to EVERY dog! Each dog has a custom training plan in addition to basic skills.
AND, when you sign up for this program, you get $25 OFF a basic obedience class, so you learn how to make your dog WORK FOR YOU!
The two week program will introduce your dog to these obedience concepts:
* Sit stay
* Down stay
* Recall (coming when called)
* Heeling (walking on a loose lead)
* Leave it & Impulse Control
* Crate and Potty Training

We are now enrolling for day training. WE ONLY HAVE FOUR SPACES LEFT, CALL NOW!
​You must call 918-504-1764 and pay to reserve your space. Questions and visits to our facility are encouraged.

Is your dog a good dog? Have you already taken training someplace but want to do more with your dog? Do you like learning things with your dog and having fun? Does your dog desperately need a job but you’re not quite sure what to do?
Our advanced classes are ongoing and we have a large number of students that return consistently year after year because they love having fun with their dog! Our board and train, semi private, and traditional beginning classes all prepare your dog for this program!
In our advanced classes, you can explore dog agility, urban herding, retriever training for fun, canine nose work and tracking, tricks training, therapy dog work –  you can even learn how to train your personal dog to do service dog tasks for fun!
For those interested in competing with their dog, we also teach rally obedience and traditional obedience skills for fun and competition.
This training is a program for lifelong learning that helps you facilitate a richer life with your dog.
We believe that all dogs have a desire to work and accomplish something with their lives, just as people do. This means that amazing things can be accomplished when you and your dog work as a team!
This is a safe, controlled environment, and a wonderful alternative to running twelve miles a day with your dog or risking going to the dog park.

Class times are Mondays at 7pm, Tuesdays at 6PM and 8PM, and Saturdays at 12PM
Classes are kept small, enrollment is ongoing, and spaces are limited because our long time students continue enrollment, but please call 918-504-1764 to inquire!

Note: We do accept students who have taken beginning classes at another institution into this program directly upon assessment of your dog’s skill level. We do not make you repeat our beginning class if you don’t need it. ​

We offer a 30 day program that will give your dog or puppy the following basic skills tailored to your dog and your family situation:
* Crate training
* Stop out of control barking
* Paying attention on command
* Walking on a loose leash
* No mugging of children or guests
* Coming when called
* Aggression problems both with people and dogs (strange dogs and dogs in your home)
* Resolving door bolting
* Building confidence in fearful dogs
* Impulse Control
* Sit and Down Stay
Depending on your dog, most problems can be resolved in 30 days some may take longer; it is sometimes impossible to correct many months or years of misbehavior in just 30 days. We train your dogs gradually with balanced training methods. Dogs in our board and train program live in the home, not in a kennel facility, learning how to be a good citizen in a real-life environment. We focus on teaching your dog/puppy to be “calm”. If you want a calm dog you have to be “calm” in the way you handle your dog. Over-petting, over exercising, continually keeping your dog “up” never results in the dog you want. You can depend on our many years of experience with 1,000’s of dogs successfully trained to help you have a dog you can truly enjoy and make part of your family.

Our board and train program comes with our traditional beginning class for free – with our program and when you take the class after the dog is returned from training, we guarantee our training. ​

​Puppies can be a real challenge! Starting your puppy right with imprinting, house-training, and socialization is critical.  So for all of you new dog owners we offer a 4 week puppy primer board and train – your new puppy will learn to ring bells to go outside and get him/her crate trained and started on reliably going outside to potty.
This program is for puppies younger than 16 weeks, and includes six weeks of classes  after the dog is returned to you.
​Call 918-504-1764 to Reserve Your Puppy Primer
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