Eastlake, Ohio (Lake County)

Breed: German Shepherd

Likes: His football and his little brother Toby Shih poo

Pet Peeves: Not a fan of cats or anyone walking near the house

Favorite Toy: Football or any Kong or orbee ball

Favorite Treat: Anything!

Favorite Walk/Park: “Runs in circles in the yard”

Tricks: Sit, down, and he puts his head on my chest to be petted

Story: Got him from a breeder at 3 months old.  Go home and had him for a week when he got Parvo.  Spent over $1000 and he is more lively than ever! My miracle puppy!

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Where’s my football?” or “Just keep circling.  Just keep circling.”

Elyria, Ohio (Lorain County)

Breed: Shih Tzu

Reason for contacting us? Obedience Training and Aggression Control

Likes: Walks

Pet Peeves: Putting on the harness

Favorite Toy: Any stuffed squeaky toy

Favorite Treat: Meat bones

Favorite Walk/Park: Oberlin Park

Tricks: Sit give fives

Story: Adopted from Love-a-stray

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Feed me!”

Parma, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)

Breed: American Bulldog

Reason for contacting us? Obedience training and off leash control

Likes: Water hose

Pet-Peeves: None

Favorite Toy: Rope chew toy

Favorite Treat: Biscuits

Favorite Walk/Park: Walks

Tricks: Place/Sit

Story: Bought him through eBay

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Mama!”

Parma, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)

Breed: American/English Bulldog

Reason for contacting us? Obedience training

Likes: Belly rubs

Pet-Peeves: None

Favorite Toy: Rope chew toy

Favorite Treat: Biscuits

Favorite Walk/Park: Walks

Story: Given to me by cousin

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Give me more!”

Willoughby, Ohio (Lake County)

Breed: Poodle

Reason for contacting us? Obedience training

Likes: My mom

Pet-Peeves: Maddy, a crazy min pin

Favorite Toy: My ball

Favorite Treat: Vanilla ice cream

Favorite Walk/Park: Any walk with my mom

Tricks: Snuggling with my mom

Story: Went to look at a 4 year old female poodle and Romeo picked me.  Can’t imagine life without him!

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “I love my mom; I really love my mom; have I told you I LOVE my mom?!”

Euclid, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)

Breed: Black Lab

Reason for contacting us? Obedience training

Likes: Food and bones

Pet-Peeves: Mailman and small dogs

Favorite Toy: Bone

Favorite Treat: Anything

Favorite Walk/Park: Metro Park

Tricks: Walk on leash and heel

Story: After visiting with several dogs and shelters, Max was the only one nice with my son.

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Where’s my food?”

Silver Lake, Ohio (Summit County)

Breed: Sheltie

Reason for contacting us? Obedience training and aggression control

Likes: Chasing dust

Pet-Peeves: Washing machine

Favorite Toy: Blanket

Favorite Treat: Alpo variety snaps

Favorite Walk/Park: Walking around the lake

Tricks: Sit pretty

Story: We were looking for a Sheltie and found Ollie on Craig’s List.

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “I need a job!”

Kent, Ohio (Portage County)

Breed: Brindle Boxer/Pit

Likes: Walks, fetch, tennis balls

Favorite Toy: Tennis balls

Favorite Treat: Any

Favorite Walk/Park: Any

Tricks: None yet

Story: A young girl had to give Daisy up because she lost her job and could not take care of her.

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “I love treats and my owners!”

Stow, Ohio (Summit County)

Breed: Cane Corso

Reason for contacting us? Puppy, obedience, and off leash training,

Likes: Long walks on the beach, sticks, belly rubs, hairbands

Pet-Peeves: Being away from Mom & Dad

Favorite Toy: Bone

Favorite Treat: Anything edible or not edible is fine

Favorite Walk/Park: Dog Park

Tricks: Jumping over the couch

Story: We were driving down the street and saw Harley and his brothers and sisters running in their yard.  We stopped and asked about him and then took him home!

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Why won’t Beau play with me?”

Seven Hills, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)

Breed: Mastiff

Reason for contacting us? Obedience training and aggression control

Likes: To play and please his owners

Pet-Peeves: Sharing food

Favorite Toy:  Large outdoor rubber toys

Favorite Treat: Large milk bones

Favorite Walk/Park: Walking with Lora

Story: Titan arrived as a birthday gift for our son.

Willoughby, Ohio (Lake County)

Breed: Mixed Breed

Likes: Being next to you

Pet Peeves: Buddy taking her stuff

Favorite Toy: Nylabone

Favorite Treat: Soft treats

Favorite Walk/Park: Neighborhood

Story: We got Ivy at the APL in September of 2011.  She came from a shelter in Indiana.

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Can I sit on your lap?”

Willoughby, Ohio (Lake County)

Breed: Lab Mix

Likes: Balls, squeaky toys

Pet Peeves: Thunder

Favorite Toy: Big squeaky bone

Favorite Treat: Soft treats

Favorite Walk/Park: Anywhere

Tricks: Give a paw

Story: We got Buddy in October 2007 at the animal protective league

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Wanna play ball?”

Eastlake, Ohio (Lake County)

Breed: Boxer

Likes: Walks, running in the yard, biscuits

Pet Peeves: Don’t like the cage

Favorite Toy: Like’s her ball an her red dog

Favorite Treat: Any

Favorite Walk/Park: In the park

Story: She got out of her cage and destroyed seven sets of blinds trying to find me

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “I’m happy my dad did not send me back!”

Painesville Township, Ohio (Lake County)

Breed: Labrador

Reason for contacting us? Obedience Training

Likes: Treats

Pet Peeves: Vacuum cleaner

Favorite Toy: Tennis ball

Favorite Treat: Any treat

Favorite Walk/Park: Beatty Landing

Tricks: Steals a sandwich within lightening seconds!

Story: Got him on Thanksgiving Day!

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Get these kids away from me!”

Akron, Ohio (Summit County)

Breed: Lab/Shepherd Mix

Reason for contacting us? Obedience Training

Likes: Peanut butter, BARC Dog Park, sneaking on the bed

Pet Peeves: When people stare at him

Favorite Toy: Kong, stuffed chicken

Favorite Treat: Galley Boy!

Favorite Walk/Park: BARC Dog Park

Tricks: Turning on the Xbox with his nose

Story: He was a stray in Wayne County, we adopted him from Paws & Prayers

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Derp!”

Akron, Ohio (Summit County)

Breed: Shepherd/Hound/Rott Mix

Reason for contacting us? Obedience Training

Likes: To chase butterflies, walks through shallow waters

Pet Peeves: When my toys don’t squeak

Favorite Toy: Squeaky anything and anything I can rip apart

Favorite Treat: Num num num FOOD!

Favorite Walk/Park: Let me run free and I am happy

Tricks: Being handsome

Story: Adopted in Pittsburgh – saved from a puppy mill

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “But I’m cute…!”

Tallmadge, Ohio (Summit County)

Breed: Lab/Terrier Mix

Reason for contacting us? Obedience Training

Likes: Play, food, people

Pet Peeves: Staying still

Favorite Toy: The newest one

Favorite Treat: Cheese

Favorite Walk/Park: Anywhere

Story: Rescued from Paws & Prayers – 6 weeks in a foster home

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Let’s play!”

North Royalton, Ohio ( Cuyahoga County)

Breed: Poodle

Reason for contacting us?  Obedience training and off leash control

Likes: Our trainer was the best!  He was wonderful with us and most of all Peek-a-chew!  Off leash control outside means the most!!

Favorite Treat: Pup-peroni

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “I love my trainer! XO!  His personality for the customers and most of all his love for the dogs!!

Norton, Ohio (Summit County)

Breed: Terrier Mix

Reason for contacting us? Obedience training

Likes: Long walks and tender loving

Pet Peeves: Unwanted smelling of the butt

Favorite Toy: Anything that squeaks

Favorite Treat: Denta Stix

Favorite Walk/Park: Columbia Woods Park in Norton, Ohio

Tricks: Dancing

Story: Ginger was found at 6 weeks old in the snow with no houses around.  She was found by a Norton City worker and brought her home to us.  We love her very much.

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Everyone is here to serve and love me!”

Brunswick, Ohio (Medina County)

Breed: German Shepherd

Pet Peeves: Training

Favorite Toy: Tug Toy

Favorite Treat: Apples

Favorite Walk/Park: Bark City in Strongsville, Ohio

Tallmadge, Ohio (Summit County)

Breed: Miniature Poodles

Reason for contacting us? Daize came to Sit Means Sit Cleveland-Akron in need of obedience training and help with too much barking.  Little Bit needed obedience training and aggression control.

Likes: Daize likes running, running, toys, running, playing with my sissys, and going for car rides!  Little Bit likes treats, sitting on my mom’s lap, and playing with my sissy.

Pet Peeves: Daize doesn’t like to go to bed, or when sissy eats her food.  Little Bit’s pet peeves are sharing Mom, posing for pictures and car rides!

Favorite Toy: Daize likes her lamb, or what’s left of it, and Little bit likes her pink blanket.

Favorite Treat: Daize likes absolutely anything and Little Bit likes Milk Bones and people food.

Favorite Walk/Park: Daize likes anywhere that she can run, but Little Bit likes to walk around the block at home cuz’ Mom will pick her up when she gets tired.

Tricks: Daize can stand up and dance in circles.  Little Bit watches others do tricks, but she does “speak.”

Story: Daize met her owner because a good friend bought her, but she lived in a crate so they looked for a better home and here she is!  Little Bit arrived when her mom drove 50 miles to buy her cuz’ she was just what she wanted- white & black

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): Daize would say, “Let’s go for a ride!” and Little Bit would say “Do I have to?”

Akron, Ohio (Summit County)

Breed: Doberman

Reason for contacting us? Puppy training, obedience training, off leash control, aggression control

Likes: Chicken and long walks

Pet Peeves: Hair and squeaky toys

Favorite Toy: Anything he can hit you with

Favorite Treat: Chicken

Favorite Walk/Park: Turtle Pond

Tricks: Sit

Story: Breeder outside of Columbus.  Only red male of the litter.

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Where do you think you’re going?”

Copley, Ohio (Summit County)

Breed: Lab

Reason for Contacting us? Obedience Training

Likes: Cheese

Pet Peeves: Having to get up before 8AM

Favorite Toy: Treat ball filled with cheese

Favorite Treat: Greenie

Favorite Walk/Park: Neighborhood walk to our lake

Tricks: High five

Story: Picked up from breeder on a farm in the middle of Illinois

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Can’t you guys keep it down a little?  I am trying to take a nap!”

Tallmadge, Ohio (Summit County)

Breed: Boxer Mix

Reason for Contacting us? Obedience Training

Likes: Running, playing with toys

Pet Peeves: Doorbells

Favorite Toy: Dino Bone!

Favorite Treat: Pupcorn

Favorite Walk/Park: Water Works Park

Tricks: Hang Ten

Story: Mom and Dad found me in the paper one day.

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Let’s go ‘Bye Bye’!”

Youngstown, Ohio (Trumbull County)

Breed: Leonberger

Reason for Contacting us? Puppy training, off leash control, and therapy dog training

Likes: Water bowl, the pond outside which is my personal Jacuzzi

Pet Peeves: Not paying attention to him – he will talk until you look

Favorite Toy: Tennis ball – I love to drop it and watch it bounce gently

Favorite Treat: T-bone treats, frozen yogurt cups, ice – any kind cube or crushed

Favorite Walk/Park: Liberty Park and the creek under the bridge there too, but Mommy and Daddy don’t like me to get in the call all wet

Story: He came from Good Life’s in Michigan.  On his way home, he cried until we put the AC on and his nose was up to the vent.  His first day home he slept most of the time in his water bowl at 8 weeks old.

Motto (what would your dog say if he/she could talk): “Let me go see Grandpa Pete!”  He is our neighbor and Loki goes out every morning for treats – he knows Pa Pa Pete’s whistle.