Dog Gone Amazing

Let me preface this article by saying that this is general info only, every dog and every situation is different. Drug interactions may be different for every dog and environmental effects may differ from dog to dog. Also, the breed, sex and age of a dog can add to its issues so PLEASE call your [...]

By Dagmar Bohlmann Reno has gotten a new dog trainer in town. Malaika Heinbaugh, owner and head trainer of Dog Gone Amazing, has worked with animals her whole life. “I always knew this was what I was born to do,” she said. Dog Gone Amazing is different than other dog training companies in Reno. Heinbaugh [...]

Hey Malaika, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you and tell you how much your excellent customer service meant to me. Unfortunately, it seems rare these days for people to stand behind either their word or product – I am thrilled: Dog Gone Amazing does not fall into that category! I remember [...]

Hey everyone!! Come visit me at PAWS Store in Damonte Ranch, South Reno in the Super WalMart parking lot by Payless Shoes and Learning Express. I am there Saturday evenings from 4:30-6:00 and Mondays from about 2-7pm. Please come and see me, my dogs and ask me any questions. Also, I will be blogging about [...]

I picked up Blue about a week ago for my Board and Train program. He is a 1 year old St Bernard and is a VERY big boy already. When I picked him up, his owner April, who is literally half his size, gave me an entire sheet of “issues”… 17 items to be exact. [...]

I brought Rufus back to his owners last night.  I have to admit that I was a little nervous because you just never know how a dog will react when you put him back in his old surroundings.  But Rufus did me proud.  He was so excited to see his family.  He checked out the [...]

12:19  If you all could see Rufus right now you would laugh.  He is on the couch asleep, in the craziest position.  Yesterday we stopped by Malaika’s house and I was anxious to see how he would respond in the new surroundings.  He did great.  He didn’t hide or shake.  He walked around a little [...]

8:34  I am sitting on the couch in the living room typing up Rufus’s go home information for his owners.  First I watched him rough house with my 2 boys.  They ran like crazy dogs from room to room, paused and stared each other down, then bolted again.  I just smiled watching.  When he got [...]

8:43  I can’t believe that I have had Rufus for almost 2 weeks.  He has really adapted to the house great.  He no longer gets nervous when we do our training sessions in the house.  His body is much more relaxed.  Before he felt like stone because his muscles were always tense.  He doesn’t duck his head [...]

7:21  Rufus got to start his day out with an exciting surprise…his owner Dani!  He got an hour of her undivided attention during our morning group class.  It is great to be able to add in these sessions so that Rufus gets a chance to practice his commands with a new and very important person, his owner.   [...]