Southern Cross K9

NEW DAYCARE ADD ON SERVICE: PLAY AND TRAIN (WENDOUREE FACILITY)! Will be starting in the next few weeks! It’s $150 for the whole day including daycare. Drop off and pick up normally (6:30am-6pm). The training part of the day will be from 9am-3pm and it’s mobile! There will be 6 spots for each of the days it’s running so booking definitely essential! There may be some casual spots available but that will be subject to availability on the day! Book in now by sending us a DM! Day train at our Canadian facility will still run as normal on Mondays and Thursdays! #ballaratbusiness #ballaratdogtraining

New Dog/puppy mentor program!

Do you have a new puppy? Did you just adopt a dog? How would you like to have a trainer oversee their development and training for the next 6months? That’s what I’m Offering! You’ll be doing one on one consults with me every fortnight for 6 months! You’ll get unlimited text support and was as phone calls. You’ll get lifetime access to my support group for this program also! The cost? $1000! You’ll be doing over 12 consultations plus unlimited support and guidance from me! It’s our most cost effective training option we’ve ever offered! The consults alone work out at well under $100 a session! I may only be offering this for a limited time so jump on it!

Tour our boarding facility!

Many people don’t realise we do boarding! Our facility is clean, modern and climate controlled so your dog is comfortable all year round! We use premium food and include a complimentary bath as well as daily updates to your nominated phone as part of your dog’s stay! We have also recently updated our requirements in that if your dog is fully crate trained they no longer require an overnight trial! (They do need to be suitable for daycare however!). If you haven’t already get in touch to book your dog in with us!

The Wednesday Daycare Crew! Can you spot some familiar faces?? #dogdaycare

$20 COMMUNITY DOG TRAINING CLASS! No booking required! Just got to be ready to have some fun! Our first week went so well! Here is our classic jazz up/settle down exercise. We basically let the dogs be a dog! We then practise settling them down as fast as possible. Your dog is going to get excited so why not practise for those situations! These classes are on every Sunday at 12:30pm!! Come on down! #dogtraining

LIFESTYLES CLASS STARTING!

ANOTHER EXCITING CLASS! LIFESTYLES CLASS STARTING THIS SUNDAY 2PM! This class will run for 6 weeks on a Sunday. Cost: $250! We First class is at our Wendouree facility! All classes after that will be in locations around the Ballarat area! The class is designed to get your dog confident and engaged in many different environments so that you have a dog that focuses on you anywhere! Send us a DM or email if interested! Be quick this will fill fast!

Special Interest Dog Training Classes!

We have some special interest training classes running coming into Christmas! Too book any of the below please either inbox or text 0448 112 466! The classes are: - Tricks Class! Teaching your dog fun stuff while building an unbreakable bond! - Small dog specific class! This is a class for small dogs only! - Lifestyle class! A class where building confidence in public, getting your dog settled in public and training around town is the emphasis! - High energy/High Drive/Working dog class! A class where you learn how to harness your dogs drives and obtain some control without working against the dog! For more details please watch the video attached! All classes will run for 6 weeks and cost $250! Any questions drop them in the comments!

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST! DAY TRAIN We are looking at adding this service but would like to see if it’s a viable product so please let us know if this would be of interest to you! This service is for people that would like their dogs looked after and trained by our dog trainers (Jamie, Tegan or Bryce) for a 6 hour period at our Canadian facility. It’s suitable for all dogs including dogs that are not suitable for a daycare service! Your dog will be rotated through Training, play based work with a trainer and rest throughout their stay! They may also be paired with another dog for some supervised socialisation as part of their training depending on what you’re after with your dog. Your dog will be receiving all 1 on 1 time with experienced trainers! You tell us what you would like to work on from general obedience to confidence building! The approximate cost: $150 per day. Hours: open to changes but 9-3 seems like a good time. 8-2 maybe? We will 8 spots available. The pilot day will be a Monday with a look to expand if goes well! Please DM us if this is something you would like to enrol in!

ANNOUNCEMENT: BRAND NEW DAYCARE PROGRAM and associated price rise effective 3rd April! Yes our daycare program is getting completely revamped from the 3rd of April! Every dog currently in our day program will be automatically placed in one of five specialised programs tailored to your dog! We have been wanting to add more to our daycare program for quite a while now making it a much more behaviour and training specialised daycare! Those programs are: - Puppy Program: Puppies under 6 months of age. - High energy program: For the high energy dogs and breeds! - Senior Dog program: For dogs over 7 years of age. - Confidence Building program: For dogs lacking in a bit of confidence! - Classic program: a revamped version of our current program including trick of the month! Depending on what program your dog falls under they will go through specialized programs throughout your dogs daycare day. Each facility has a dedicated program coordinator who will be introduced over the coming days! More info on each program will go out in the coming days! Due to this change we have increased our staff numbers throughout our daycare so that our trainers can work one on one with your dog through the program! This does mean there is an increase in cost to our daycare program. The price increase will be effective from the 3rd of April! You can purchase multi visit passes before this time also so that the price increase doesn’t impact you for a longer period of time! We have effectively increased the price by $5. New prices effective April 3rd: Full day: $55 Half day: $40 10 visit pass full: $500 10 visit pass half: $350 If you have any queries or concerns about the price rise or anything about the programs please don’t hesitate to contact us! Thanks Team SCK9

NEW TRAINER - TEGAN We are really excited to announce that Tegan has joined usand is now taking bookings for consultations!! Tegan is highly experienced and has come from Melbourne where she ran her own successful dog training business! She has an interest in advanced obedience and behaviour modification! As you can by this video she’s an extremely talented trainer! Send us a DM to book in! She’s only just opened her books so we can get you in very quick!

CHANGES TO OUR DESEXING POLICY Hey Everyone! I hope all are going fantastic! We have an exciting announcement that will positively impact some of our younger doggos under 8 months! In line with new research we have decided to update our desexing policy: - In general Dogs are still required to be desexed by 8 months. - However, we will now be allowing written medical exemptions from a veterinarian so that your dog can continue daycare despite being over 8 months. Not all dogs will qualify for this! A medical exemption can only be granted for a maximum of 18 months. See below! - Your dog must have already been a daycare client before 8 months of age. What dogs qualify for a medical exemption? - Any dog breed that through science and research suggests that later desexing is beneficial for development and health. - Any breed that has shown through research that early desexing is detrimental to their health and development. - The above will mainly apply to large and giant breeds as well as some other smaller breeds. - Various other valid medical reasons may also be acceptable. We will assess other medical reasons on a case by case basis. The desexing medical exemption is conditional! That means that your dog will be continually monitored to ensure their behaviour is appropriate for daycare. Behaviours that would mean your dog can no longer attend daycare until desexed despite an exemption include: - Humping, mounting. - Obsessing over other dogs. - Aggression - list above is not exhaustive! Your dog also needs to attend daycare regularly (no less than once per fortnight) to keep their exemption. You do need to see a qualified, registered veterinarian to obtain a written medical exemption:) If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask! For more in depth info please watch the video!!

INFO ON BOARDING WITH US AND CHRISTMAS AVAILABILITY (WE HAVE SOME!)! We have put together a video going through all the information on our boarding facility. This includes info on what is required so that your dog is able to board with us! It is unfortunately a large video! So if you don’t want the more in depth Information here is a quick dot point summary: Boarding requirements: - Dog must be suitable for daycare at our Canadian facility. We are accepting dogs of all sizes providing they are okay with smaller dogs etc. - Dog must be suitable for boarding. If your dog is a current daycare client: - You need to do a boarding trial night. - Your dog also needs to be suitable for Canadian facility! We do take large dogs also, they just need to be suitable with all size dogs and temperament. If your dog isn’t a current daycare client: - You will need to complete a daycare and boarding trial. This can be done all at once! We have availability for Christmas!! This is available as we had not yet decided whether we would be open initially. We can confirm boarding is available over the Christmas period! There is spots but they will be limited so get in quick! You will also need to Organise a trial night before hand if your dog hasn’t boarded with us before! Lots more info in the video including what your Dog does while boarding with us! To get more info and to book a trail etc please message the fb page or email us on [email protected]

So I’m walking around the facility thinking “Fergus is everywhere today, every play pen I’m in he’s there.” Flash forward a few minutes and we spot this😂 Fergus is a genius! 🤯😎😂 Rumour has it he auditioned for the role of Michael Schofield from Prison Break😂😜