Mercedes reached out last week in search of a new, Toronto dog walker for Willow.
Willow, like K9 Kate's pack members Blue and Baymax, had been struggling in her previous pack This has nothing to do with the skills of the dog walker but sometimes a fit isn't right, whether it be related to the park that the walker visits, or their dog walking and training philosophies (we are force free dog walkers, Willow's former walker was not), or the dogs in the pack (Willow is a young pup who is full of beans; she is grouped with dogs who are in line with this), or a dog has simply calmed down as time passed and s/he started with her new dog walker, or the training set in … as you can see, there are a lot of factors leading to a dog's success, most of which have very little to do with the dog walker.
Still, I was nervous so imagine my surprise, when Willow FREAKING ROCKED IT!!! And I mean … ROCKED. IT!!!!!!
She immediately integrated with her new pack, running with them for the full hour. To an observer, she would not read as a dog with a new dog walker. She blew me away.
Now, behaviours may begin to be exhibited in the coming weeks. If they do, K9 Kate's amazing dog walker and dog trainer, Jessica Greenwell, is ready to get our new friend into fighting form so that she can continue to thrive (as we know she can)!!!
Mercedes and Kyle, thank you for letting us walk Willow. We love her already.,