K9 Connect

🙋‍♀️ Did you know that the first 12mths of your puppy's life is vital to their training and development? 🐶 Just like young children, our puppy's brain is constantly changing and developing. In turn, this changes the way our puppy views the world and deals with their environment. 🐕 Teaching our dogs not only basic obedience skills but also building their resilience to these changes is so vital to how they cope as adult dogs to the big wide world. 🐾 At K9 Connect, our classes focus on so much more than obedience skills. We also focus on building that relationship and connection with you and your puppy! 📌 PUPPY POLITE is a perfect class for 4 -6 mth old puppies - quickly moving out of that baby puppy phase into curious and energetic teenagers! Our next class is starting on SATURDAY 20th APRIL at 10:45am. You can book directly online by following this link! https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?cls=5

~ Loose Leash Walking workshop ~ 🐕‍🦺 A FEW A SPOTS LEFT 🐕‍🦺 🔺TONIGHT, 7.00pm at our indoor training centre in Ferntree Gully This one-hour workshop is filled with so much training goodness! We take a good look at why dogs pull, discuss equipment and ask does it really work? Dissecting your walk into stages from getting ready, heading to the door/gate, going through the door, stepping away from the front door and heading down the driveway… Loose leash manners may come naturally to some dogs, but for most, they pull like a trooper with you in tow. The only way to change it is through training - clear, consistent, fair, fun training. There is no magic cure other than learning what YOU need to do to help your dog, and then practising. We look forward to having you and your dog join us in class. Click the link to book in: https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?schedule=894

🐶 Puppy Polite is the perfect class for your growing young puppy (4-6months). 📝 This class is all about developing skills already learned from Power Up Pup (or your local Puppy Pre-school / Homeschool training). ✅ One of the best lessons we can teach our puppies is how to concentrate and be successful around distractions like other dogs and people. Learning the value of being responsive, focused and able to make all these little wins pave the way for a fabulous canine member as they grow! 👍 Our puppy's brain is like a sponge! They absorb so much information in those early months - what better time to tackle some training, set some foundations and have FUN along the way! 📍 K9 Connect's Puppy Polite class is run at both our Ferntree Gully and RSPCA Burwood locations. Check out our upcoming dates on this link below: https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?cat=11

What else would you do on a hot sunny Summer afternoon - group sunbake, of course! Share with us what your pooch gets up to in the heat? ☀️🏖️

Merry Christmas from Galaxy, Switch and Dusk

🐾🧩🖐🏼 We hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day and captured some great moments📸 Here is Galaxy, Switch and Dusk enjoying the magic of Christmas. We’d love to see a photo of your dog enjoying Christmas too, please share in the comments 😊

Social Play for Puppies

🐾💜🩵 We love this half an hour of our week. Puppies of different breeds and temperaments, under the age of six months, learning how to be lovely, calm, friendly and happy.

Paws to Connect

✏️📚 𝐏𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 ~ 𝓒𝓵𝓪𝓼𝓼𝓻𝓸𝓸𝓶 𝓢𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼 We are really looking forward to presenting our Classroom Series classes to you. We will dive into the science, psychology and learning theory of dogs - dog training, living with dogs, working with dogs and their owners. There is a mix of sessions for the pet owner, for the competitor, for the dog trainer/instructor and other industry professionals. There are currently six classes to choose from: 🐾Take the Best Puppy Class 🐕🐩 Managing Multi-Dog Households 🐾 How to Take a Great Class 💡⚙️ How do dogs Learn? 🐶👶 Living with Dogs and Children 🏅 Ring Etiquette and Ring Vibes Some sessions are theory only (no dogs), some are more practical based (you may bring your dog), some may be a combination of theory and practical. Attend a single session or purchase a theee-session or six-session package and SAVE! https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?cat=9

🌟~*~ 𝔹𝕖𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕋𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕤 ~*~🌟 Our next Beginners Tricks Workshop is set to start - and we can’t wait 😁 📌Commences Wednesday 13th September, 7.00pm ❇️6 x 1hr classes, held fortnightly. This super fun and interactive program looks at the starter steps for many tricks, including targeting, shake paws, spin/twist, roll over, play dead, sit pretty (beg), take a bow to name but a few. With classes held fortnightly, you have a good amount of time in between sessions to practise and progress. You will also have access to our 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 that covers all the tricks taught in class with lots of 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲. 📲Click the link to book in: https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?cls=9

🐾 There’s lots coming up at K9 Connect. 🧩 One-off workshops, structured programs, puppy play, tricks, manners - there’s something for every dog. 📲 Click the link to see when the action is on and to book in: https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/Public/Registration/Index.aspx

🌪️Is your walk a bit of a whirl wind with your dog? 🫧Let us show you how to calm the moment and find enjoyment in your dog walks again. *~ 𝓛𝓸𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓛𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓱 𝓦𝓪𝓵𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓴𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓹 ~* 📍Tuesday 25th July , 5.45pm Come join us for our one-hour intense workshop covering all the ins and outs of your dog pulling on the lead and how to help train for the loose leash. Click the link to book in: https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?schedule=718

🧩🐾Puppy Puzzles🐾🧩 Our one-hour, fun and engaging workshop will well and truly satisfy your puppy’s mind. ❇️ Tuesday 18th July, 7.00pm ❇️ Tuesday 22nd August, 5.45pm 🐶 Perfect for puppies under 12 months of age, Puppy Puzzles is designed to help your puppy learn how to navigate through life loving with humans. We have so much *stuff* that we just expect our dogs to be ok with - are you sure your pup is ok? Is your pup spooked by new things, concerned with things out of place, worried when exploring different environments? This interactive workshop will help you and your puppy find your feet together by navigating our training space and the stations / puzzles / challenges that we have set up. 📲 Book your puppy in. Gain calm confidence and forward, brave exploration. https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?schedule=716

🏁⚡️🐕💥🐕⚡️🏎️ R A C Y . R E C A L L S Our four-part course (classes held fortnightly) is a great way to improve your dog’s recalls. 🧩 If your dog runs away from you when you unclip the leash, if your dog ‘doesn’t hear you’ when you call and call, if your dog forgets that you exist - then our Racy Recalls course is for you. Open to dogs from 12 weeks of age (puppies and adult dogs welcome), this course is loads of fun and all about building connection and desire from your dog. ⚡️Tuesdays 7.00pm 💥Starting 25th July 📲Click the link to sign your dog up: https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?schedule=715

All of the trainers at K9 Connect have their own dogs. They’re not perfect but they do love life ❤️ - and we love life with them ❤️. We love them for who they are, the joy they bring to our everyday. We enjoy training them, and allowing them to be goofs 🤪 Even though Dusk is a clown, and sometimes a bit too vocal, he is ALWAYS this enthusiastic about being picked to go on an adventure 🩵!!

🌪️Is your walk a bit of a whirl wind with your dog? 🫧Let us show you how to calm the moment and find enjoyment in your dog walks again. *~ 𝓛𝓸𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓛𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓱 𝓦𝓪𝓵𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓴𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓹 ~* 📍Wednesday 18th January, 6.00pm Come join us for our one-hour intense workshop covering all the ins and outs of your dog pulling on the lead and how to help train for the loose leash. Click the link to book in: https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?schedule=553

K9 Connect Training Hub

🥳🎉🐾🎉🥳 ⭐️𝕮𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖇𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌⭐️ 2 years of classes at our indoor training centre!! It hasn’t quite been the 2 years we were imagining since we had our very first class back on 28th November 2019. Covid lockdowns have been very unfortunate - but we are still here and looking forward to lots more fun and dog training goodness. 🎞 We thought we would share our journey of where we started, to where we are now with our amazing training space in Ferntree Gully. ⚠️ Our last classes for 2021 are in full swing. The 2022 calendar is currently being worked on - we will FB post when bookings will be open. 🎄 *K9 Connect will be closed 23rd December through to 7th January (phones and emails will not be tended to as we are looking forward to a rest with our families - it’s been a big two years as we are sure you can appreciate).

🐶 Oh! To be a puppy!! 🐶 🐾 Here’s a glimpse of our Social Play for Puppies sessions. 📝 These 30 minute casual classes are designed for puppies under 6 months of age to learn how to have manners and regulate play with other dogs. We just love watching the learning from the puppies and their owners. 📌 To book your puppy in, head to our website for online bookings: www.k9connect.com.au