K9 Trekkers

08/05/2023

✨Just a girl with “her” dogs ✨
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Happy long weekend everyone and we will see you Tuesday 👏🏼🐾

07/24/2023

🐾 Wednesday’s fur kids here to remind you all that we will be taking a break in services July 23rd - July 30th 🐾
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Wishing everyone a wonderful week and we will see your doggies again Monday July 31st 🐶
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07/13/2023

You asked we answered! ..”Do they have nicknames??”
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They do!
Some are terms of endearment, some nicknames were shared over the years by family and some were developed over time with us at K9 🐾
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Daisy - Daze/Daisy-Girl/Where’s your sister? 🌸
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Aloha - Crazy 👖/Loowwwha/
Atta-Girl 🌼
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Winston - Winnie/Fred/Mr.Fellows 💙
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Kaeda - Goo-Bear/The first verse of “You are my Sunshine”/But-why?? 🐵
(My doggo)
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Coco - Coceroos/Cokes/Scootch 🌹
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Joey -Joey-Little/Jo-Jo/Mr.Man 🖤
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Catalina - Cat/Leena-Leena/Speed 💣
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Harley - Harelz/Dooder/Schoodle-Woodle-Doodle 🐾
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Lucy - Lucy-girl/Tater-Tot/Teensy ⭐️
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07/07/2023

Our tiniest member Lucy is baaaack 💕
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She’s the perfect combo of spicy and everything nice. She mingles around with our big ones, struts her stuff with our medium ones and at a mere 8 lbs is our littlest trekker 🐾
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She’s confident yet cautious and is the perfect addition to our Thursday treks 🙌🏼

07/06/2023

🐾Wednesday’s started bright and early to beat the heat 🐾
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Things we are doing to keep your pups safe during these hot days:

*Early starts to our hikes 🐾

*Shortening our regular hike duration to avoid heat stress when needed 🥵

*Keeping cool in shady trails for majority of the hike 🌳

*Using long lines and leash up time for speedy members who are used to running and exploring at a faster pace 🐶

*Hiking in spots with water or swim access 🏊‍♀️

*Post hike hydration stations. Our fancy term for water bowls 💦
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06/09/2023

Swims, smiles and snacks make for a great day 🐾
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06/05/2023

Big fantastic news for our doggie community! 🐾🎉

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05/18/2023

Wednesday ⛰️🐾☀️
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Joey, Rascal, Kaeda, Winston, Zuma, Rozy, Harley & Peyton
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05/05/2023

Thursday’s looking pawsitively dogtastic 🎉🐾
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~ Rascal, Aloha, Daisy, Joseph, Wendel, Coco, Gypsy & Kaleo ~

05/03/2023

10 out 10 recommend dogs and sunny weather on a daily basis ☀️🐾 🌿⛰️
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Leo, Coco, Aloha, Winston, Joey, Kaeda, Catalina, Harley & Daisy

04/06/2023

✨Big day at K9!
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New member Winston the golden retriever had his first hike with us today and he did ah-mmazing!! We also welcomed back our little playful dude Harley after being away all winter. And last but not least, these wonderful fur kids and this epic STAY!..👌🏼
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It was a good day at K9 today 🐾
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04/04/2023

What a day!
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The K9 van decided to quit on us mid pick ups and we were unable to go on our today 🏔️!!
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Thank you to all you amazing clients who came and picked up your fur kids as we waited for RyanN] to come to our rescue. As always our concern is safety when in these situations and I have to say given the circumstances, all the pups were on their best behaviour while I navigated through the situation.
While we waited each pup got a quick jaunt/pee break so everyone was able to stay comfortable until their came to pick them up. I also wanted to give a huge shoutout to the people of our community, all of you who stopped to see if we were ok and needed any help, we so appreciated it 🙏🏻..(including our neighbour!!)
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And a MASSIVE thank you to RyanN] who is currently still out in the rain fixing the K9 van so we can get back out there and return to our daily 🐾
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I will update everyone as soon as we are up and running. Thank you ✌🏼💕

04/01/2023

⭐️Thursday fur kids practicing their impulse control ⭐️
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How do we do it?
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📌Recognize each dogs tolerance level for close contact/comfort to other fur friends (and respect their individual capabilities in group to avoid stress)

📌Establish a good stay with repetitive short training with each individual doggo

📌Using a variety of positive reinforcement methods to help build confidence and trust

📌A few other tricks of the training trade

📌Practice, some more practice then some patience, some more practice, and again some more patience and then some more practice.
And then there you have it!!..an adorable dog squad practicing the perfect STAY ✋🏼
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03/13/2023

✨Dear Coco,
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You joined us back in 2017 and remained a loyal member till your very last day. Your wild spirited speedy loving quirky self will be missed immensely. Our off leash adventures will never be the same without you.
May you continue to run free and hard ✨
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You are missed and loved ♥️

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03/08/2023

We are back 🎉..and so is Bo!
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Welcome back Bojangles! We’ll be seeing this sweet face more frequently in the coming months..Woop 🙌🏼
All the doggos were so excited to be out after almost a month long break with their 🐶🐾
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Missed these fur-kids ✨
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03/06/2023

Kaeda is pumped to be returning to her K9 hikes and seeing her furiends tomorrow!! 🐾
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It’s been waaayyyy too long. We missed our clients and our outdoor doggie adventures 🏔️🥾🐶
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02/28/2023

❗️Please stay tuned regarding hike tomorrow ❗️
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Currently our roads are plowed however access to our hiking grounds might pose to be too difficult to drive through for the K9 van as the location we hike is in higher elevation. I will update everyone as soon as possible once I check the trails, thank you for your patience!
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We have missed your pups and are ready to return to our regular dogtivities 🐾
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Thank you 🙏🏻

02/09/2023

Furiends 🐾
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Zuma, Kaeda, Rozy, Peyton and Joey ♥️
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02/02/2023

Just us girls today! 💕
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Kaeda, Rascal, Charlie, Rozy, Coco & Peyton 🐾
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01/28/2023

Thursday Trekkers ✨
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These pups were on their best behaviour as the dog lady stumbled along with her cold/flu in tow..🤧.. so grateful!
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Daisy, Peyton, Aloha, Rascal, Kaleo, Rozy, Gypsy, Coco, Dasher, Dexter and Joseph ♥️
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01/25/2023

These fur kids ♥️🐾

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01/24/2023

Hike days with are always a fun adventure ✨🐾⛰️
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Thanks for lending a hand, learning our training tricks and being the pawparazzi guy when needed!
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We appreciate you 🫵🏼 ♥️..(also the fur kids LOVE when he joins and I become chopped liver)
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01/11/2023

Monday’s giving it their all!!
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Catalina, Leo, Daisy, Aloha, Kaeda, Charlie and Coco!
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👏🏼👏🏼

12/31/2022

🎉✨🥂 Happy New Year everyone!

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12/23/2022

Hello everyone! 🎄
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Just wanted to give a BIG thank you to our community, our clients, and everyone who took part in our recent fundraising efforts!
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Between the bottle drive, the silent auction and the photo shoot hosted by Shawna Gower we raised a total of $2767 for 🐶
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Thank you again to all the businesses who contributed items for the fundraiser and to .ds MOTO-vated Dog Training .pawventures, Camp K9 Farm Retreat teaming up together and making this event a success!
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Thank you to all of you 🙏🏻

12/16/2022

Wednesday’s dog squad 🎉
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Coco, Peyton, Kaeda, Rascal, Rosie, Charlie, Gypsy, Joey and Zuma
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These fur kids worked really hard for this photo. There was a lot of excitement that day as we hadn’t seen a few members in a couple of weeks and celebrating with play was a must! This “stay” exercise helped to re focus the pack and calm everyone’s energies down. Excellent work doggos!
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Bravo K9 members 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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12/08/2022

Tuesday trekkers ✨
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Tis the season for extra hikes and these fur kids aren’t complaining.!!.(The dog lady a bit sometimes when the snow gets calf deep but nobody likes a whiner so she gets zero sympathy 🙃)
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Onward and forward!
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Joseph, Coco, Kaeda, Daisy & Aloha
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11/27/2022

A BIG thank you 🙏🏻 to everyone who came down to support our fundraiser yesterday!
Thanks to your generosity we managed to raised $700 for 🐶
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Here’s a glimpse of our fun filled day!🎄📸
•ds .pawventures

11/25/2022

Our fundraiser has made it to the news 🇺🇦

When you wake up to your group chat exploding first thing in the morning, you know something is up!

This idea originated a long time ago between two colleagues, and has now turned into something much bigger and better. I am so grateful to be a part of this doggie community and so thankful for theses amazing women and how we’ve all come together to organize this 3 part fundraiser for Breaking the Chains International, a rescue organization in Ukraine.

If you haven’t heard ..our fundraising continues!

We hope to see you Saturday 🐶📸

A group of Cowichan businesses that works with dogs is raising funds in support of an international organization that rescues displaced animals in Ukraine. Since the war began in Ukraine nine months ago, around 100,000 people have been killed or injured, along with displacing many more. Animals have...

11/23/2022

Stay? No problem 🙌🏼
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Oh you’re taking a few paces back. Ok, also no problem.
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That’s far enough dog lady, give the break command already 😅🎉
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Charlie, Aloha, Wendel, Leo, Daisy, Kaeda, Catalina, Harley and Coco 🐾
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11/21/2022

The silent auction is LIVE 🎉

Spread the word, have fun and let’s help some animals in need !! 🐾

Raise money for school, charity & non-profit organisations online through silent auction software, raffle, donations and auction services platforms, including items on consignment.

11/20/2022

Our fundraisers continue! 🎉🙌🏼🐾

Please click on the post for full details for our on line auction that has just began tonight!
Bid on some fun dog affiliated goodies and a fancy
I-Pad even! Something for everyone 🐾

And please mark your calendars 📆 for Saturday November the 26th for a fun filled amateur photoshoot at MOTO-vated Dog Training centre 📸

Fundraiser Finale’ Saturday, November 26th - Time 11-1.

As you may already know K9 Trekkers, Moto-Vated Dog, Pawsitive Strides, Come Over Rover & Camp K9 Farm Retreat are teaming up to help raise funds for Breaking The Chains.
Breaking the chains is a rescue organization in Ukraine focusing on helping displaced and abandoned animals that have been affected by the tragic circumstances in Ukraine. You can find more about them here;
https://breakingthechainsinternational.org/

Our final part of this fundraiser will be an event held at Moto-Vated Dog Training Facility located at 5280 Polkey Rd. This will be your final day to drop off cans and/or donate to our cause.

You can look forward to a Holiday Pup Picture taking at this event.
(by donation, be advised the photographer is an armature and pictures will be emailed to you after the event.) Please send an email to [email protected] to book a spot we will be setting up 15 min appointments for each dog, drop-ins are welcome.

Bring your dog in for a little picture fun, grab a dog snack AND view the fun stuff that has been donated for our silent auction –

The silent auction is up and running on GalaBid click this link so you can bid on all types of items including a $700 tablet! https://app.galabid.com/dollarsfordogs

We would like to thank our supporters who have helped and given us donations for the silent auction
Kootenay Tags - https://kootenaytags.ca
Botanical Bliss - https://botanicalbliss.ca
Island Pet Zone - https://islandpetzone.com
Island Skalliways - https://skalliwags.ca
Moto-Vated Dog Training - https://www.motovateddogtraining.com
Dr. Dobias - https://peterdobias.com
Darci’s Groom Room and Spa - https://darcis-groom-room-and-paw-spa.square.site
Oody Oose - https://www.facebook.com/oodyoos
Purica - https://purica.com
K9 Trekkers - https://www.k9trekkers.com
Come on Over Rover - https://www.comeoverrover.info
Kone Elevators - https://www.kone.ca/en/
Tim Hortons Beverly St – Duncan
Pathfinder Dog Adventures -http://pathfinderdogadventures.com

We are looking forward to Saturday! – Spread the news and we will see you there…

11/15/2022

Stay ✋🏼…
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Good dogs!
Aloha, Charlie, Daisy, Wendel, Leo, Catalina & Harley 🐾
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11/08/2022

🍂🍁 Monday’s doggos 🍂🍁
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The focus on these precious faces! So good 👏🏼👏🏼
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11/05/2022

Fundraising announcement!

I am pleased to announce that K9 Trekkers, Motovated Dog, Pawsitive Strides, Come Over Rover & Camp K9 Farm Retreat are teaming up to help raise funds for Breaking The Chains.
Breaking the chains is a rescue organization in Ukraine focusing on helping displaced and abandoned animals that have been affected by the tragic circumstances in Ukraine. You can find more about them here;
https://breakingthechainsinternational.org/

Our first fundraiser will be a bottle drive! ♻️

What does that mean?!
For the entire month of November we want your cans, bottles and anything refundable!

📍DROP OFF INFORMATION:

Shawna - Motovated Dog Training
Duncan
https://www.facebook.com/motovateddogtraining
Please Facebook message or email directly to make arrangements.

Chelsea - Pawsitive Strides
Duncan/Sahtlam
https://www.facebook.com/PawsitivestridesDS
Please Facebook message or email directly to make arrangements.

🚌 PICK UP INFORMATION:

We will be offering pickups within the Cowichan Valley every weekend to make it easy as pie 🥧!!.(Day and time to follow)..for folks who are unable to make it to either of our drop off locations.

If you are a client of one of the mentioned dog businesses above please contact them directly on how you can get your recyclables to them.

More information to follow on further fundraising events!

Let’s come together and help these animals in need!

Thank you in advance for all your support 🙌🏼
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11/01/2022

🎃Happy Halloween 🎃 ..from our fur kids to yours! Hope everyone enjoys a fun, safe filled evening 👻!!

10/30/2022

🎃 Wishing everyone a Happy Halloween weekend from Thursday’s dog squad! 🎃
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Kaleo, Gypsy, Daisy, Kaeda, Joseph, Rascal, Aloha & Coco 👻
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10/28/2022

Can we get a round of appaws for Wednesday’s dogsquad!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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We welcomed new member Charlie the lab 💕
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This chill girl navigated very well through the pack, has excellent obedience skills and picked up on our cues and commands in no time as she’s one smart gal. Welcome to the pack Charlie 🐾
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This excellent stay 🤚🏼is brought to you by Peyton, Coco, Charlie the golden, Charlie the lab, Kaeda, Zuma, Harley and Rascal
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Photo credit 📸 .ds
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10/25/2022

Squad goals 🐶 ✨🔥
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Charlie, Aloha, Daisy, Kaeda, Wendel, Harley, Leo & Joey-Little 🐾
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10/19/2022

Thanks to special guest for joining our Tuesday (was supposed to be Monday) hike 🐾
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This is very much a big part of the crew but is usually behind the scenes of van care, advertising, social media, and then some more van care!..when he’s got some time off from his daily job 🛗 and has an opportunity to hit the trails with us, he never disappoints. The dogs LOVE him, he sets a great pace ..(I was huffing 😮‍💨) understands our training methods (because well he lives with a crazy dog trainer lady) and he’s the dogs #1 fan much to my offence 🐾
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We just appreciate him two fold 👏🏼
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Thanks for joining us .
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Till next time 💙

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