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Alyssa Rhodes

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My Life As A Professional Leash Holder✨
Maleficent | Kang | Groot |🌈Drax
♛@bitey.squad
♡@parker_borth
➳@consistentcanine
𐚁DFW,Texas

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Mal earned the second leg of her PSA 1 today earning her the title!! I am literally over the moon, I decided on a whim to sign up for this trial last week with very little prep. Mal turned 6 on Friday so it was only fitting she went out with a bang on her birthday weekend. This is officially her retirement from trialing in PSA after 3 years.

As always thank you to the decoys for catching her safely and making today not only a test but fun. Big thank you for @1excelk9 for the fair judging ! And my friends who were there to keep my head from spinning away with anxiety @brithedogtrainer & @itsjustbrezzzy 💜

This was Mal’s third attempt at her level one and she even got Highest Distinction in the Carjack🤗 it’s been a long road of building her to this point and the main person I have to thank she can even do something like this is Parker, he took time to build her a great foundation that carried her many places. Thank you to @art_ofthe_bark & @summuttznamal for always being willing to lend a hand whenever I needed advice and prep. And big thank you to the club we are in for all the reps, and support. I love this purple girl so much and I’m very proud of her today 💟 taken in Lometa, Texas by @k9_alyssa

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Kang and I entered both hardest hitting @touchofsouthernjuice and won 1st place in the sleeve division and 2nd in the suit (coming behind his slightly larger brother). @dogmanjan’s favorite boys 💚❤️ taken in Georgetown, Texas by @k9_alyssa

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7 months ago

Kang The Conqueror passed his PSA PDC today!

I couldn’t be more proud of my son and how hard he tried today💚 Raising Kang has been nothing short of a grand adventure. I can’t wait for all the things we’ll accomplish together. My perfect boy🥹 taken in Georgetown, Texas by @k9_alyssa

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2 years ago

Ran it back for year two 🎢🎆 taken in Walt Disney World by @k9_alyssa

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20 days ago

Maleficent Mistress Of Mischief PSA1 & APPDA EL!

Today Mal and I passed the entry level of APPDA and I couldn’t be more proud. We’ve been prepping for this every week since she finished her PSA 1. This is Mal’s official retirement from trialing in bite sports at 6 years old 😭 it feels like this moment came faster than I could have ever prepared.

Mal is my first sport dog and she has allowed me to try anything that caught my interest. She’s always ready to go anywhere and do anything and that has opened more doors for me than I could have ever imagined. I will forever owe so much of who I am to this dog. Mal hasn’t just been my sport partner but my life partner too. She’s with me every day no matter where I go, sleeps in bed with me every night and has gone on so many trips. Mal is the definition of best friend, soul dog and partner. I couldn’t have asked for a better dog to grow up in my 20s with.

Thank you so much @dogmanjan for going out of your way to make the long drive to Texas for us as we prepped and making sure we were ready as well as introducing us to this new sport. Thank you @arcane_corsos for always being down to do some dog shit and hosting Janson every month as well as the trial. And @art_ofthe_bark & @summuttznamal who never let our mistakes get me down and help us prepare as much as possible today would have never been possible without your help.

Mal holds such a special place in my life and my heart I chose to retire her now to preserve her aging body as long as I can. She’ll come out for fun bites, maybe the occasional ppd competitions and continue her half time shows as well as go back to our local frisbee club to finish out some disc titles! These past 6 years have been such a fun, exciting and educational time with her, now it’s time for her son💜 by @k9_alyssa

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I don’t think I’ll ever have a dog like him again in this lifetime but I’ll be searching forever for it 🥺

For the last month I’ve been saying I wasn’t going to sign him up for this but after going through the walk through I decided to have some fun since we don’t plan to trial until next year. We didn’t prepare for this in any way so our secondary struggled but there is no question this dog loves some good PPD scenarios. Out of 11 dogs in total Kang placed 3rd in the suit division.

Very bitter sweet considering his first competition was bar bites 2 years ago. Very thankful for the people in our corner right now that are helping me build him up💚 taken in Dogma Academy for Dog Trainers, LLC. by @k9_alyssa

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2 months ago

Living my childhood dreams screaming my heart out at @boptothetoptour and seeing @realadamhicks perform Lemonade Mouth songs 🪩 taken in Dallas, Texas by @k9_alyssa

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3 months ago

My moon and sun 🌚🌞 taken in Sardis Lake by @k9_alyssa

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So much fun going back home for the weekend to celebrate another trip around the sun🥳 by @k9_alyssa

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3 months ago

My heart and soul all wrapped up into one dog💜 I’m so thankful for every adventure we’ve gotten to do together. There will never be another dog like her in a million years. I love this dog more than I could ever put into words 🥺 taken in Lometa, Texas by @k9_alyssa

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The excitement and anxiety of trialing with my first sport dog has carried me for so long the bitter sweet feeling of realizing it was our last time stepping on a PSA field together came afterwards.

Mal didn’t start bite work until she was 9 months old, even then she didn’t start any kind of sport training until she was 3. She may not be the hardest hitter, flashiest dog out there but if you knew all the things she over came to even be out there you’d be amazed. When I first got Mal my goal was to make her as versatile as possible, allowing me to dabble in any sport I could including bite sports. She definitely is that, keeping a clear head and giving her all into anything we’ve ever step foot into.

I couldn’t have asked for a better first sport dog, first Malinois and first heart dog. This dog means more to me than I could ever put into words💜 taken in Lometa, Texas by @k9_alyssa

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