Doggie Fitness Adventures , Pet Sitting Dog Training

blind dog training

Doggie Fitness Adventures & Pet Sitting   619.977.1875

Mid-Day Walks

Regular flexible Mid-Day walks available in the area whose perimeter is Vista/Oceanside to Encinitas to Rancho Santa Fe. All within North County San Diego. Special consideration to other areas, especially if you are a referral from an existing client.

Included with our Fitness Adventures:

  • Certified Dog Trainer walks the dogs ensuring dogs are properly managed and safety precautions are met.
  • Brisk Walk or Jog on neighborhood streets or nearby trails – on leash at all times.
  • Daily inventory or “output” reports left for owner (i.e. 3 pees, 2 poops)
  • Fresh water given during activity and afterward
  • Mix and Match Mid-Walks with Fitness Adventures for best value.
  • Client Referral Discount! (Refer someone and/or get referred for great savings)
  • Purchase monthly packages for best deal
  • Fuel surcharge may apply from certain locations
  • We are Licensed, Bonded and Insured for your peace of mind as well as ours.

Need just a quick let-out and feed the dog dinner? $25 Per Visit

  • Getting home late? Stuck in traffic?
  • Dog needs dinner and a quick let out?
  • Dog park within walking distance? We’ll go! No More Suffering Dogs… Phew!
  • Going to a Chargers or Padres game but can’t come home before the game? Call us!
  • Business dinner, office party, can’t get home for the dog? Don’t WANT to come all the way home?
  • If you schedule well in advance, we can even do a late-night service in lieu of a full overnight service.
  • We are Licensed, Bonded and Insured for your peace of mind as well as ours.

Gillian Young is a Certified Dog Trainer, specializing in blind and deaf dogs, focusing on acclimating the owners and household to the dog’s condition. Gillian received her Bachelors degree in New York.  She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT).Gillian works with your normal (sighted) ill-mannered, unchallenged house-pet. Gillian believes in easy, time efficient, manageable positive reinforcement training techniques that last and fit with your routine.

Gillian is also  a licensed, bonded and insured overnight pet sitter for the San Diego area. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT). She has previously worked with Collie Rescue in the Washington DC region withCollie Rescue, Inc. and worked with Dog On Fitness in Fairfax county of Northern Virginia.

“Blind Dog Trainer” began when Gillian’s own beloved collie, Sam, went blind at 2 1/2 years old. It began as detached retinas, and spiraled into glaucoma, rendering him mostly blind within a matter of days and completely blind after a few weeks. During this time, Gillian began to develop training methods for acclimating blind dogs and their owners. Having been through every (emotional and physical) aspect of blindness, Gillian’s own experience helps owners through the initial adjustment and supports owners with normalizing their dog’s life with a “special needs” mindset.  He received “bilateral intrascleral prosthesis” in 2008 and is now glaucoma free! Dr. Nancy Bromberg of Southpaws Veterinary Clinic in Arlington, Virginia was a miracle worker and took care of Sam’s eyes,  and their removal, and he remains the magnificent dog he was before the blindness.