Ascension Canine Training

20/11/2025

Working on the proximity alert in the US at ATK9

19/11/2025

How it started versus how it's going ⌛

I met Liska when she was a wee little pup in New Zealand on my first workshop in the country. She got five days of tracking training with me and did really well (as did all the puppies (Gr**go and Code).

Liska saw the light (like many kiwis do these days) and moved to a better country - she now lives in Queensland with her human, Alice. They're a great team and now have several GAK9 double blind tracking certifications under their belt.

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17/11/2025

How do your dogs show love?

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16/11/2025

I am incredibly proud to see Ezra King become the first GAK9 Sport Trailing Trainer in New Zealand!

His accomplishments are already impressive having participated in anti-poaching operations in South Africa, achieved multiple GAK9 certifications, and he also assisted me at ATK9 this year, one of the premier working dog conferences held anywhere in the world.

He has a wealth of experience to share, so for my Kiwis following, don't hesitate to reach out to him :)

EZRA KING SPORT TRAILER TRAINER NEW ZEALAND For most of my life I have held a strong interest in working dogs. Finally, after many years of admiring from a distance, I took on my own Belgian Malinois in 2021 – Buddy. We have been on a journey together attending Irondog Seminars, trialling in PSA, ...

15/11/2025

Now taking expressions of interest to conduct a GAK9 Trailing Trainer Course in 2026.

This course is conducted over a two week period, and is a mix of presentations, hands on tracking, and video reviews. This means regardless of your learning style the information will be easily assimilated.

The course will be conducted in Canberra, ACT. It will be run mid year to take advantage of the cool weather.

There is no other course like this in Australia. The level of detail we will delve into is unmatched. Government agencies seek this training out, and several engaged me for their own units this year.

This is your opportunity to gain the best tracking knowledge available in Australia.

DM to register your interest.

14/11/2025

Kisses 😘

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13/11/2025

GAK9 Proximity Alert Training at ATK9 🐕‍🦺

This is a simple clip of a very abbreviated session introducing the proximity alert. This training realistically needs to be done over a couple of weeks but I had one day class (repeat several times) with groups of students at ATK9.

12/11/2025

"There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast."

- Charles Dickens

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10/11/2025

Happy Monday, hope you all had a better time than Chris had at ATK9 🤕

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09/11/2025

The best dog I ever raised - Military Police Dog Dirk 🫡

I didn't appreciate just how phenomenal this guy was until years later. What an absolute weapon he grew into. Couldn't be prouder of my boy.

07/11/2025

Hope everyone is having as good a Friday as this dog is having post track 🍻

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06/11/2025

Live ☯️Laugh😂Love🥰

It's just dog training everyone, chill. I enjoy throwing flash bangs, seeing decoys bit, ambushes sprung with the best of them. The former infantryman in me loves that stuff.

What I enjoy more are the bits in dog training where I am hanging out with my friends, working with amazing and passionate handlers and their dogs, and getting training outcomes in an enjoyable way.

Dogs are intrinsicly fun animals, they love doing stuff. I just try and match the vibe.

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