K9 Care Dog Training

K9 Care Dog Training One to one dog training and dog behavioural services.

For adult dogs with established behaviour problems I provide 1 to 1 dog training for you and your family. 1 to 1 training is specially tailored to the training needs of you and your dog, not the one size fits all approach of some dog training classes. We can deal with the specific problems you are having with your dog in a controlled environment in a much more effective way. Most training has to

start in a distraction free environment and it is not always possible to achieve this in a group class environment. With 1 to 1 training, most common canine issues can be resolved in 1 or 2 sessions with a little hard work by yourself.

02/10/2024

Not my words but this my dog training philosophy.

For those of you who are not already aware, I am a reward-based dog behavioural trainer. I focus on finding incentives for the correct behaviour with EVERY dog I work with, whatever issues it has. However, sometimes although aware of the reward being offered, the dog disregards it, as it has already chosen what it considers to be a more profitable one. Some of you reading this may have already found this. You offer your dog a treat to stop it barking at another dog, but it ignores the treat as it finds the barking more rewarding. Or you offer it a toy to stop it from chasing a squirrel, but it ignores the toy, as chasing the squirrel is much more fun.
Much as I would love to train the dog using only rewards, sometimes there is no reward I can offer greater than the one the dog can get itself. So what do I do now?
A force-free or reward-only trainer may tell you to ignore the bad behaviour and it will just go away given time. But you've probably already found that although a great theory, it really doesn't work well in practice. In reality, the training that works the quickest, and the most effectively in my humble opinion, is if the dog is aware of both the benefits AND the costs of the choices that it makes. This will help it settle for the reward the owner is offering, since it understands it can't ignore them.
So when I work with owners, I will try to create effective rewards for whatever the dog gets right, but I will also create effective, non physical consequences should the dog choose to reject the reward the owner is offering.
This is not rocket science. I believe that pretty much everyone is aware that reward only training is only effective if you can always offer better rewards than the dog can get itself. If you are not aware of this, I hope you are not charging people for dog training. You might be the last chance for the dog you are working with.

13/08/2024

Not my words but well worth sharing.

I want my dog to be Sociable!
This is a phrase that I often hear from clients and indeed from many other dog owners. Perhaps it is worthwhile investigating exactly what “Being sociable” really means.
Do we really want our dogs to interact with everyone that they see? Is that a good thing? I think not.
If we encourage our dogs to interact with everyone that they see, then we are teaching them that the correct thing to do is make every effort to approach all and sundry regardless of the circumstances. The result then is the dog that may run off in the park to greet a perfect stranger or when on the lead may pull determinedly towards any passerby.

Surely the correct way of encouraging sociability in our dogs is to set the rules as to who they can and cannot interact with and indeed, how that interaction should take place.
There is no way that I would allow a stranger to interact with my dog by fussing, petting, making encouraging noises or even giving tit-bits. The only persons allowed that privilege are myself and my inner circle of family and friends.
There are many people who feel that they have a God given right to interact with every dog that they see. They do not! At the very least permission should be sought from the owner before interacting with any dog. If the wish of the owner is that their dog does not interact with strangers then that wish should be respected.
Whilst it is everyone’s choice what they want their dog to do with regards to “Being sociable” I do feel that that choice should be made having full regards to the possible outcomes. Surely our dogs should tolerate people but do they have to be their best friend?

I rarely post on Facebook but so many dogs and their owners are being failed by some trainers that I felt compelled to s...
07/01/2024

I rarely post on Facebook but so many dogs and their owners are being failed by some trainers that I felt compelled to share this video. It seems to me that common sense is now a rare thing in dog training. Make your own mind up.

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For adult dogs with established behaviour problems I provide 1 to 1 dog training for you and your family in your own home. 1 to 1 training is specially tailored to the training needs of you and your dog, not the one size fits all approach of some dog training classes. We can deal with the specific problems you are having with your dog in a controlled environment in a much more effective way. Most training has to start in a distraction free environment and it is not always possible to achieve this in a group class environment. With 1 to 1 training, most common canine issues can be resolved in 2 or 3 sessions with a little hard work by yourself. The best way to avoid having obedience and behavioural problems with your dog is to train it properly as a puppy. I provide 1 to 1 puppy training sessions in your own home which are designed to make training fun for your puppy and improve the bond between you and your pup. This is a modern and effective approach to puppy training which gives your puppy the best possible start in life.