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Emma and David: Fighting cancer, helping others

Not sure where to really start, so I guess I’ll start from the very beginning with Emma. I have had a desire to get another dog for some...

Why Your Dog Doesn’t Respect You

“He did it to get back at me.” I hear this from my clients occasionally. People call to report a problem behavior and they say that it’s...

Krissy: The Ugly Dog Nobody Wanted

I came to Pawsibilities with my puppies. They all found homes, but everyone kept overlooking me. I had awesome temperament, beautiful...

Jewel, Mary, and House Bill 329

"Thank you for the opportunity to represent the service dog handler community at this hearing today. My name is Mary Vaughn and this is...

Seizure Alert Dogs Hobo and Holly

“I want he” is what our daughter, Melorah, said when she saw Hobo for the first time in 2005. Melorah was 4 years old with a severe...

Fear Free Vet Visits

We all know our dogs’ oh-no-we’re-at-the-vet look. You know the one when their ears are pulled back, their eyes wide and their body...

June Bug- the aggressive Danes last chance

My husband and I were fortunate enough to meet Liz Norris and begin our journey with Pawsibilities Unleashed at the beginning of 2017. We...

Sally and Julie: Reactive Corgi Update

Update about Julie, the 9 year old dog reactive corgi. She went through Pawsibilities Unleashed manner and obedience classes to work on...

Therapy Dog Peaches: Not Just a Family Pet

Funny how a picture can take you back in time. Or sometimes help you see a truth you didn't know until it’s shown to you. For me, it set...

Cardiac Alert dog Nora and Megan Jay

In the Fall of 2015 I got sick unexpectedly. Within a few months, my health went from my being able to run a few miles 2-3x a week to...

Sam: Following in Bella's Footsteps

Yesterday you read the full story of Bella and her long school therapy and service dog career, but every good dog eventually retires. In...

Story of the Newfoundland Bella

I rescued Bella, my Newfie, with the hope of learning to train her to do therapy work and teach me how to train service dog work. I was...

Another Risk of Shock Collars

Just One More Reason Why Pet Owners Need To Know The Risks of Using Shock Collars & Bark Collars! A West Kelowna dog owner made a...

Cardiac Alert Dog, Amy

Amy is a six year old Labrador x German Shepherd Dog mix. She was a Pawsibilities Unleashed rescue placement and run through the train...

The Allure of Punishment

Article by Michael Baugh CDBC CPDT-KSA I’ll start with a bold statement of my opinion. It is normal for us humans to feel compelled to...

Meet and Greet with the Trainer

I am writing this story BUT please don't judge me on this. All this is from the heart of how I met this wonderful trainer. This is a...

A Story from my Service Dog Class

My story starts as a girl who felt like she didn’t fit in. A girl with braces, who felt like she was living in another world. The...

I Didn't Know I Needed a Service Dog

My shitzu had just passed away. My friend Lee Anne West came to my home with her therapy dogs and brought them in to comfort me. At the...

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