Our Mission to Help more Dogs

Over the years of being in the animal industry I have found myself drifting. This drift is likely very personal but it still has a direct impact on my work, Kind Animal Services. If you have been following KAS for any amount of time you are probably frustrated with how frequently I change services, descriptions, update the website, and inconsistently publish content. 

Kelsie, KAS trainer, walking Krash, foster dog in training, on a city street doing reactivity training.

My ambition knows no limit to how much I want to accomplish and what KAS might look like from one time to the next. This means I have attempted many different modes of business, always trying to strike a balance between my heart and my logic. It’s my heart that teaches, it wants to spread awareness of just how sensitive and capable animals are. That successful behavior change doesn’t come from the tools you use but from your ability to communicate and open up to animals and nature as a whole. 

Then there is the logical business side of my being, she screams “More marketing! Get that article written, that video edited, post that photo.” I can’t ignore the fact that I, like everyone else, is trying to make enough money to buy groceries, pay for farrier appointments, and veterinary visits for the animals in my care, including my foster dogs. 

The reality is I’m not an assertive male figure that shoves my ideas and services down vulnerable throats. If only I could just speak with that unwavering sureness that what I know can’t be challenged and is undoubtedly the absolute truth. But I’m painfully aware of the negative impact such an absolute mentality has. I by no means represent any kind of perfect knowledge and I see the gaps in the veil of my understanding of animals, learning, and behavior change. 

AI image. Serious male dog trainer working with a large dog showing appeasement signs.

This, I believe, is my power. This gentle personality trait that I am not the sole holder of all there is to know about training animals gives me flexibility and allows me to remain whole. I mention this because I hope that you too can see this and make informed decisions about the professionals you trust with your animals. My dream is to educate the humans that want to listen, how to get positive behavior change.

KAS has finally found its niche, simplified its services, and offers more value than most other trainers out there. Our purpose is simple, to educate. The means in how we do that is through 3 main services:

• Workshop Sessions ($275) are in person single untimed consultation and training sessions typically held in the dogs home. This unlimited and open type of session allows plenty of time for assessments, physical training exercises and set ups, planning, and recommendations. This is my most popular service that clients book on an as needed basis.

• Six Week Course ($720) is six 45 min once a week lessons. This service breaks down the training plan into digestible chunks with weekly homework for the guardian. Each lesson builds upon the previous week. 

• Tutoring/Field Trips ($120) is as it sounds tutoring or training for the dog only. This lesson is just for the dog to learn from the trainer/teacher. It’s a 2 hour session that often involves picking up the dog and taking them to a specific environment to continue their education and socialization. Pet guardians don't have to be home or present during these sessions.

While these services are my bread and butter I also offer board and train options, camps, weekend workshops, group classes, talks, and most importantly virtual consultations.

Don’t forget about the virtual consultations! These are a valuable little nugget that can offer those who travel or are too far away for an immediate in person session receive the information and resources they need.

I am very proud of my service line up and my ability to build customized behavior programs that offer my clients the success they are seeking without compromising the animals welfare. But it’s not enough. More often than not I offer free resources to people that call, I demonstrate skills and techniques to any one I pass on the street. I don’t want my services to be limited only to those that can afford it. Turning down dogs I know I could help is like ripping my heart out, examining it, then putting it back in. It hurts. 

There are limits to the quality of my work if I were to take on every single case that came my way as well. 

I have come up with a new idea I hope will allow me to help more animals and more animal guardians. While there is some luck involved in this new process if it becomes a successful idea I will be doing this 4 times a year, once a quarter. While 4 dogs isn’t a lot it’s a lot of work for me! That’s 3 months of free training, any combination of the services above for free over 3 months at no cost to the guardian. This means keeping dogs in their homes but taking them on as I do with my foster dog program. I plan to offer my everything. 

Enter Giveaway

In order to support this offering and such intense training and continue to make a living we have to come to a compromise. I am going to be doing a raffle giveaway process. $5 per entry. If you are the winner you can nominate any dog you feel like if you don’t have a dog personally you want to work with. This is a life changing opportunity for some lucky dogs out there. 

Look, I’m putting a lot on the line to give my whole heart and soul to helping dogs thrive. I’m asking only a little from my followers and supporters. Asking that you enter but even more impactful would be if you would share this with your personal network. I want to reach as many people as possible and the wider I cast my net the more likely I will be able to continue to offer this unique and life changing opportunity to more dogs. 

Kelsie, KAS dog trainer, holding a spaniel puppy during a puppy socialization/tutoring session.