Partner Spotlight
Partner Spotlight: Doggit & Dawgs at Work
We believe that strong training programs start with strong partnerships, and one of those partnerships is with Doggit. Doggit helps connect families with ethically sourced puppies from responsible, vetted breeders, supporting transparency and higher standards in the early stages of a dog’s life. Their focus on responsible sourcing aligns with our commitment to setting dogs up for success from day one, both in health and temperament. When puppies come from thoughtful, well-managed breeding programs, it makes a meaningful difference in long term development, training potential, and overall wellbeing. Pairing that foundation with structured training, social exposure, and enrichment gives each dog the best possible start. We are proud to work alongside Doggit in supporting families who are looking for a responsible path into dog ownership, with a focus on care, clarity, and long term success. If you’re considering adding a puppy to your family, starting with the right source matters.
Daily Dog
🤍🐾 **Meet Pearl – Bringing Smiles Wherever She Goes** 🐾🤍
Thinker Thursday
Physical exercise is important, but mental exercise matters too. Mental stimulation helps dogs build confidence, practice problem solving skills, reduce boredom, and engage natural behaviors in healthy ways. Puzzle toys, treat dispensing toys, snuffle mats, beginner scent games, food puzzles, hide and seek, and simple thinking exercises can challenge your dog’s brain in ways that physical activity alone cannot. Just a few minutes of focused mental work can leave many dogs feeling satisfied and fulfilled. A tired dog is not always a dog that ran the farthest. Sometimes it is the dog that spent time thinking.
Daily Dog
💜🐾 **Meet Grace – Spreading Joy One Visit at a Time** 🐾💜
Dog Sports Spotlight
Dog Sports Spotlight: Scent Work
One of the most natural and rewarding dog sports is scent work. Scent work taps into a dog’s strongest sense, their nose, and turns it into a structured, purposeful activity. Dogs are trained to locate specific scents and indicate when they’ve found them, whether in boxes, rooms, outdoor environments, or more complex search settings as they progress. What makes scent work so powerful is that it builds confidence, focus, and problem solving skills while also providing mental enrichment that is deeply satisfying for dogs.
It is accessible to nearly all breeds, ages, and energy levels, making it an excellent outlet for both high drive dogs and dogs who may not thrive in more physically demanding sports. Beyond sport, scent work can also improve engagement, impulse control, and handler communication, which often carries over into everyday training and real world behavior. At Dawgs at Work, we love scent work because it honors what dogs are naturally built to do while strengthening the human–dog relationship in a meaningful way.
Wellness Wednesday
Movement matters, but more is not always better. Exercise should match your dog’s age, breed, health, and individual needs. A young growing puppy has very different physical needs than an adult working dog or senior companion. Too much repetitive impact, intense activity, or exercise that exceeds your dog’s conditioning level can place unnecessary stress on growing joints and muscles. Pay attention to recovery too. Soreness, excessive fatigue, reluctance to move, lagging behind, or changes in behavior after activity can all be signs your dog may need more rest or a different exercise plan. Fitness is not about pushing harder. It is about creating a healthy balance that keeps dogs feeling strong and comfortable for the long run.
Canine Good Citizen Series
Canine Good Citizen Series (New Educational Series)
We’re starting a new weekly series focused on the Canine Good Citizen pathway, from Star Puppy all the way through Canine Good Citizen (CGC), Community Canine, and Advanced CGC skills. Each week we’ll break down one test item at a time, what it actually looks like in real life, what evaluators are looking for, and how to build those skills in a way that makes sense for both dog and handler. This series is designed to help take the guesswork out of the CGC process and make training feel more clear, structured, and achievable. At Dawgs at Work, we also support teams directly through training and preparation, and we offer official CGC testing through our AKC approved evaluators. Whether you’re just starting with a puppy or working toward advanced public access reliability, we can help guide you through each step of the process. Next week we’ll begin with Star Puppy and build from there.
