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Kw-K9 Training

Professional dog trainer servicing Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph and surrounding areas.
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07/22/2024

Started a new page as my previous page got hacked. (If you're seeing this on my old page, my Instagram account is still linked I just don't have access anymore so I can only post photos from instagram)

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07/15/2024

Bruce and jovi don't play, this and smelling eachother are as much interaction as they enjoy together. I don't force it, instead I teach them both rules to respect each other.

07/07/2024

This is Zeus; a 4 year old American akita/German Shepherd. I was called about his aggression towards everyone outside the family in the home, when I first met him I was in the bite suit and he did bite me the first 5 visits I came over. Now me and Zeus are buddies and I've been able to start the training, we are working on obedience and impulse control before we change how he perceives strangers emotionally. Because of his breed, he might always be aggressive towards strangers initially so the solution will be control and reducing the time it takes to trust someone, not making him love everyone as you can't change genetics.

05/17/2024

Jovi doesn't like strangers in the house. She's always fine on a walk but is very territorial. My friend came over and I was able to introduce her right at the door and work on her manners, getting rid of the jumping as well as never leaving them alone when they are here.

05/07/2024

This is Jovi, a 2 year old dogo argentino that I will be doing a 1 month board and train with that started yesterday. Jovi has 0 obedience; pulling, jumping on strangers, no recall and only listens when you have food. After I finish building her play and the obedience I will be tackling her behavior issues, she has bitten 5 people now around food or after being handled in a way she doesn't like (touching her paws, kissing her head).

05/03/2024

My client took awesome photos during our off leash lesson with Bailey the mini goldendoodle and my dog Bruce the heeler/shepherd. I've been training Bailey 2 weeks now and she's off leash recalling in the middle of chasing bruce in a brand new environment. Will post video of that tomorrow.

03/26/2024

Little bruce is turning 4 soon.

10/25/2023

6 month old German shepherd (old photo will have an up to date photo tomorrow) looking for a rehome, this is a dog that was going to be dumped at a shelter and my client instead offered to rehome him. He is severely underweight, nails are way too long and clearly had 0 training and socializing, I'm going to be working with him for 3-4 weeks to get him off leash trained and socialized.

Friendly with people, kids and dogs (untested with cats but probably not good with them).

REALLY good nerves, nothing bothers him from loud noises to fast moving objects.

Medium/high drive, I'm guessing he's a mix of working/show line as he has good drive but is settled after 20-30 minutes of work.

HIGH food drive, play drive and loves cuddles. He would play hard then lay on your lap for hours.

He will be available for the right home in 3 weeks after I fatten him up and get him off leash trained.

ONLY EXPERIENCED HOMES OR HOMES WILLING TO TRAIN WITH ME OR A TRAINER I APPROVE.

Dog is located in Paris but can meet halfway if you're far, ONTARIO ONLY and I will keep in contact frequently.

10/15/2023

This is what happens when you let your dog mature and keep them intact for 1 heat cycle. shows this beautifully with only 1 month apart in these photos. The literature on early spay/neuter is clear (especially with large breeds) and letting males mature to 2 and allowing atleast 1 heat cycle for females (preferably 2) is healthiest. Early spay/neuter is responsible for tons of issues such as hip dysplasia with the only argument I hear is "to prevent the pet population". As someone with a 3.5 year old intact male who has never had a litter and will never have a litter, if you're not responsible enough to manage your male around females in heat or manage your female while in heat, you aren't responsible enough to own a dog. I've managed both intact males and females for years with 0 difficulty. If you're interested in learning more about the literature shoot me a DM and I'd be happy to send peer reviewed studies.

09/02/2023

Jovi the day she was picked up versus Jovi today. This is my sisters dog and all the credit for Jovi's skin goes to her. These photos are about 2 months apart and she continues to get better everyday. She had severe bacterial skin and ear infections. The rescue we picked her up from never got her checked out, she was with the rescue in this condition for 6 months with 0 vet appointment and we were even told wasn't necessary (it very much was). Now jovis finally able to stop scratching and enjoy life.

08/07/2023

Working a 15 month old female igp prospect in protection (no I'm not a good decoy, give me a few years to catch up to you decoys 😂). I haven't been involved in the sport for a few months now so when another trainer from my old club asked me to work his dog I couldn't say no. She'll be going for her BH this September where I'll also be helping prep her, which will help me learn how to prep my own dogs for trials in the future.

07/22/2023

Maisey the 2 year old schnauzer is in training primarily for reactivity but also for basic obedience like pulling on the leash. Before being able to train maisey I had to address her fear with me. It's a bad idea to try to get a dog to play with you if they're afraid or aggressive, you must build a relationship first. It took 8 visits total coming over almost daily before she truly loved me and was playing really hard. We just did our first obedience lesson teaching the out and will first be getting control thru obedience and then addressing the reactivity (its out of excitement not aggression).

04/09/2023

Stevie the 6 month old malinois female, super sweet dog who just needs basic obedience.

04/06/2023

Tiger the beautiful 14 month XL American bully. He's a big goof that just needed help with the basics like pulling on the leash and recall.

11/18/2022

Athena ❤️

11/04/2022

Client sent me this 4 hours after our play session of her young malinois puppy after telling me she couldn't get her to stop biting all day, shes been sleeping the whole time. Instead of tackling the issue head on, giving her outlets to express her true genetic makeup allowed her to finally have peace throughout the day, if you don't give them an outlet to bite they'll find their own fun 😉.

10/16/2022

Max the border collie recalling off leash from a dog in a new environment. This was taught with the e collar in 2 sessions and has not been used since and is not used in this video at all.

10/13/2022

I see a lot of people wanting their dog to be calm before doing everything. Max here is a perfect example of a dog with fixed personality traits where everytime he sees someone he knows and loves he tends to really show it. Instead of forcing him to be calm and attempt to change his genetics, we control and guide who he really is, I can let him be as crazy as much as I want, the second I ask for anything he'll do it because he loves it, we're actually using what the dog genetically finds reinforcing instead of trying to suppress it.

10/10/2022

I often get asked "when should I spay/neuter my dog". The vet industry has convinced the general public that spay/neuter at 6 months is a good idea to prevent the pet population problem. Waiting until 2 to spay/neuter is critical for your dogs health. Everything from the bone structure to there hormones is dependant on if you wait or not. Pictured above is a dog at 10 months intact and that same dog at 15 months neutered. The picture speaks for itself.

Photo credits/ a great presa kennel to follow:

10/09/2022

I almost never have aversive tools on display for my page because that's what people tend to focus on. Instead of seeing an emotionally happy dog, they see the tool and instantly associate it with pain and fear. Ivan balabanov teaches us TWC trainers that the emotions of the dog ALWAYS comes first, the tool is the last thing on our mind. The prong collar is not training the dog, understanding emotions, motivation , learning theory and genetics is real dog training.

09/06/2022

I got super excited because this was Ed's first time I introduce possession games and this was only 20 minutes after the first session. He picked play over the child who he really loves and before, the slightest noise or movement was enough to interrupt the play. Can't wait to see what else we can do in the next few weeks of this board and train, he's a really cool young presa with lots of drive.

09/03/2022

Bruce taking a 20 second break before needing a 500th frisbee toss.

07/30/2022

Basic off leash obedience with Bruce.

07/02/2022

Pheona the reactive aussie playing hard around a strange dog. This dog is far from fixed this is just the beginning. Love bringing my helper Bruce who always does what he's supposed to do and loves doing it.

06/24/2022

Love hanging out and playing with this dog. She's a 17 month old presa canario with medium-high drive that just wants to work.

06/13/2022

Reese the 4 month old bernadoodle Is not easy to take photos of but is very fun to play with and train.

06/05/2022

__ the 9 month old female Cane Corso/American bulldog. Looking forward to every lesson, this dog is high drive and just wants to work and is highly intelligent, my kind of dog.

06/02/2022

Saylor the 9 month old Beagle getting her bath of shame after rolling in a lot of 💩. Saylor is just here to help with her obediance and she got bored with me just talking to her owner and that 💩 was too good to pass up.

06/01/2022

Bruce doesn't miss very often and when he does I messed the throw up.

05/29/2022

Mack the 2 year old St Bernard/Poodle doing his first session working on reactivity around strange dogs, he has already bit three dogs, with the last one needing stitches. This was at the very end of the session so his motivation to play is done at this point but I was super happy with his progress so far, this was the 4th dog we brought out and he's starting to apply the concept with every dog.

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I was told recently that my dog must not be well trained if hes still wearing the prong so I wanted to prove that it's purely cosmetic at this point and not needed nor do I use it anymore. Bruce simply outgrew his flat collar and I never got around to buying a new one. #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogsofinstagram #foryoupage #fyp #explore #explorepage #foryou #cambridge #kitchener #waterloo #guelph #germanshepherd #cattledog #blueheeler

Abbey is a 1 year old cobberdog that I will be training for the next 4 weeks. Working on heeling for the first time today with the goal being full off leash control around all distractions as well as teaching her how to greet strangers and dogs as she is currently too overwhelming. Kwk9Training is a dog training business servicing the waterloo region. For more information on how you can also achieve off leash obedience or fix behavior issues visit my website kwk9training.ca, email me at [email protected], call now at 519-222-8636 or send a direct message on Instagram/Facebook! #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogsofinstagram #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #explorepage #explore #cambridge #kitchener #waterloo #guelph

This is an older video I never posted of me proofing basic commands with Odie, an 8 month old Rottweiler/Cattle Dog, the dog can't leave the position until he hears "okay", making the command itself have an implied stay. David LeGal is a Dog Trainer servicing the kitchener-waterloo region and surrounding areas. For more information on training contact me at 519-222-8636, send me an email at [email protected] or visit my website for more information kwk9training.ca #dogtraining #dogtrainer #cambridge #kitchener #waterloo #guelph #foryoupage #fyp #foryou #explorepage #explore

Oddie the 1 year old rottweiler/cattle dog mix session 2 of loose leash walking. This was taught with 0 food or play with only love being the reward. I will be training oddie everyday for the next 2 weeks and will show the progression to getting a dog fully off leash around competing reinforcers. David LeGal is a Proffesaional dog trainer servicing waterloo region and surrounding areas. For more information reach out at 519-222-8636 or [email protected] #dogtraining #dogtrainer #cambridge #kitchener #waterloo #guelph #puppy #explorepage #explore #foryou #foryoupage #fyp #rottweiler #dogsofinstagram #dogs #dog

Notice how he's not wearing any collar, he understands the rules and because of that gets ultimate freedom. He knows not to go on the road and also understands where the neighbors lawn starts and won't cross that boundary. Get your dog under control and every situation with your dog is stress free. Even if he messed up and went towards the road I only need to give 1 word and he'll come back. #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogsofinstagram #dogs #blueheeler #germanshepherd #cambridge #kitchener #waterloo #guelph

Finnegan the 2 year old standard schnauzer. I was called over for a possible human aggressive case. I went in the bitesuit and this was his reaction to me for the first 30-40 minutes, peobbaly bit me 20-30 times in total. This is NOT aggression. Finnegan here is playing in his mind and he is actually a very sweet dog who just needs to learn how to control his crazy. Yesterday I did a session using play which make him finally relax and stop biting my ankles and hands 24/7. The end goal will be using differential reinforcement to get the dog to engage in play with strangers in a more productive way, no getting rid of his crazy instead we're going to use it. #dogtraining #dogtrainer #schnauzer #dogsofinstagram #dogs #cambridge #kitchener #waterloo #guelph #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #explore #explorepage

Jack and sugar the dynamic doodle duo practicing off leash recalls. Both dogs (specifically sugar being the main culprit) liked to take off anytime the leash was off which is why I was called. Both dogs are doing great with sugar just needing a little more work before being 100% comfortable to not have him dragging the long line anymore. Overall the owners can now walk them off the leash on there property and recall them whenever needed but the ultimate goal is as much freedom as possible with recalls only when necessary. #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogs #kitchener #waterloo #cambridge #guelph #dogsofinstagram

Introducing Ed to possession games

Blue heeler/German shepherd doesn't miss the frisbee ever.

Bruce doesn't miss very often and when he does I messed the throw up. #dogtraining #dogtrainer #explore #explorepage #cambridge #kitchener #waterloo #Guelph

Off leash control in high distraction environment with lots of people and dogs around. #dogtraining #dogtrainer #blueheeler #offleash #dogsofinstagram #explorepage #foryoupage #foryou #dogs #dog