XL-K9 Ltd Dog Training Specialist

XL-K9 Founder Raj was recently featured in Stacey Dooley International Women’s Day documentary with Body Positive Warrior and XL-K9 client Harnaam Kaur ✨ The episode gave a peek into our journey together as we have trained Harnaam’s rottweiler King Kai Singh for just over a year, saving them from a troubled start to now an everlasting bond 🔗 It shows how we have helped to improve the relationship between them both, from basic obedience to personal protection training and why having a solid foundation is so important to a lasting and promising handler-dog relationship. The leash is the telephone wire between the handler and the dog. We get you connected 🤝 At XL-K9, we are here to help not only the dogs but the handlers too and this story is just one example 🙌🏽 Watch the full playback now to see our segment as shown on W TV channel. Comment below your favourite part 💬⬇️

Here’s another example of a dog that pulls on the lead. We get these types of issues coming to XL-K9 weekly, so we wanted to share this clip from our recent training session with Duke the German Shepherd. 🎥 Watch it to find out some insight into how these behaviours start happening, and how to implement corrections like we have. Head over to our Instagram to see the end result 👆🏽 All dogs should have proper lead mannerisms, meaning they should be calm and walking on the lead correctly as this sets the foundation for a good and positive walk with their owner 🦮 Thankfully, we solved Duke’s problem within 20 minutes and now we get to work on his brother Tyson’s issues. Stay tuned with our stories and posts on @xl.k9.ltd on IG, to see how we get on! 🐶

Do you want to know just how we train your dogs when they come to us at XL-K9? 🧐 Whatever your dog’s issues are, we aim to tackle the problem from the root cause, and rebuild upwards. We focus on not just correcting unwanted behaviours, but helping to nourish your relationship with your dog through training 🦮🧡 Find out how we do this and hear from our client Chris who visits us with his dog Rocky to correct some foundational behaviours and build up his personal protection with proper control 🙌🏽 Head to our website now to book in your first session with us: https://xlk9.com/

Last week we said goodbye to @kingchampagnexlbully after he boarded with us for 10 days! When King joined us he came with a lot of issues, from: extreme pulling on the lead, very dog reactive, not listening to the sit command and anxious without his handlers 🐕‍🦺 One of his biggest distractions was @petsathomeuk, where he would lose full control and try to go for the toys, and pull towards other people and animals. This made it massively unmanageable for his handler and King’s behaviour needed to change ‼️ In his time with us at XL-K9, we focused on crate training and a lot of engagement work, to make sure King got more comfortable with his handlers and a range of environments and surroundings. When we completed our handover with @rkb_ldn, it was important we took King back to his biggest distraction and put his training to the test ✅ For a dog which didn’t even sit before, isn’t this such a huge improvement?! Well done champ 🙌🏽👑 #StardogXLK9

Voice control is one of the many different features you can manage when training your dog 🗣 Find out what you should be doing with your voice to improve engagement with your dog whilst training 👆🏽 . . . #Voicecontrol #trainingmydog #dogtraining101 #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainer #dogtraining #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainers #gsdtraining #dogtrainingvideos #dogtrainingvideo #dogvideosofinstagram #dogville #gsdtagram #rottietraining #rottweilertraining #dogprotection #puppytraining #puppytrainingtips #puppytraining101 #puppytrainer #trainingmydog #dogtrainingisfun #trainwithme #dogtrainingexperience #dogtrainingevolution #dogisfamily

One of the most common issues new puppy owners have is managing their puppy biting/nipping. Here’s 3 easy ways to solve this by following our 3 simple rules ➡️ 1️⃣ Crating system = Structure. Stop your puppy from forming unwanted behaviours, and help create solid foundations for the future. 2️⃣ Lead = Direction. Control your pup at all times. You wouldn’t leave a child all alone while they’re out, so don’t leave your puppy! 3️⃣ Training = Guidance. Training and interacting with your dog puts all their drive and energy to use. This way your puppy knows every time it comes out it’s kennel or crate, it’s for something engaging and rewarding. We don’t give time to start creating and forming bad habits, which can lead to a bad mannered dog! We want happy and obedient dogs in order to enjoy them, and for them to enjoy us 😀🐶 . . . #puppybiting #puppyphase #puppynipping #puppydogs #puppydogpals #puppytraining #pupintraining #puppytraining101 #puppytravels #puppytrainingtips #puppytrainingclass #puppydogtrainer #dogtrainervideo #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainingvideos #rottiepuppies #gsdpuppies #bullypuppies #puppiesoftheinstagram #londondogtrainer #dogtraineruk #dogtrainerlife #trainingdogs #trainingdogsforlife #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainingisfun #dogobedience #dogobediencetraining #puppyobedience

CLICKER TRAINING IN ACTION 💥 Clicker training your dog is a great way to get them to focus on what you’re asking them to do. Using a clicker during training will help your dog recognise when they’ve carried out a behaviour that will lead to a reward 🦴 Adding a marker word into the training helps to reinforce what the command is, but the clicker helps to make it more predictable to your dog and they’ll likely associate the sound with the reward. Here, we are doing some clicker training with Alvaro, a 16-week old Cane Corso. We’re using 1 click for the command (mark) and 2 clicks for the release (reward). As the family’s spoken language at home is Punjabi, we are using the clicker technique to train Alvaro’s heel, sit, stay and sit-stay commands in Punjabi. When releasing, it’s important to remember to always use a release marker, such as our head trainer Raj, using an enthusiastic yes or high pitched “chiipp”, to associate with a release. We aim to transition to mark and reward without the clicker later on, to continue to build Alvaro’s commitment to work. 🐶 We’ll be bringing you a short reel on this soon to help break it down for you guys! Drop a comment below if you want to see that soon, and share this with another dog owner 🙌🏽

This is our food routine with Blake from the XL-K9 family 🍖 We like to work him a little bit before dinner so he enjoys his reward a bit more.. which is of course @4 Paws Supplies 😋 What does your food routine with your pooch look like? And, do you want to see a routine alongside our Bella too? Let us know 👇🏽 . . . . #dogreels #dogfood #dogroutine #foodroutine #trainingwithmydog #dogtraininglife #dogtraining101 #dogtrainerlife #dogtraining #doggosofinstagram #gsdofinstagram #dogfood #doggiveaway #dogtrainingisfun #dogtrainingismypassion #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainingadvice #puppytraining #puppytraining101 #puppytrainingtips #puppytrainingclass #trainmydog #germanshepherdtraining #k9training #k9trainer #k9trainingtips #k9unit #dogvideos #dogvideos🐾 #dogvideosofinstagram

Do you want to know how to capture and maintain your dog’s engagement? 👀 Try out this quick tutorial demonstrated by our trainer Raj, alongside XL-K9 OG’s Bella and Blake 🐕 Practice this with your pooch daily to see the difference in engagement and improve your relationship 🙌🏽 Share this with someone who’s just got a puppy to help them out ↗️ . . . . . #trainingvideos #policek9training #policek9ofinstagram #policek9unit #gsddaily #gsdpup #gsd_corner #gsd_page #gsd_feature #gsd_features #gsd_page #gsdclubusa #gsduniverse #gsdtagram #gsduk #gsdunleashed #gsdgram #dogtraining101 #dogengagement #dogcaptures #gsdtrainingsession #puppytrainingtips #puppytraining101 #trainingwithmydog #trainingmydog #howtotrainyourdog #germanshepherdcommunity #trainmypuppy #doggytraining #dogloversunite

When Shadow the Dutch Herder came to us, we saw straight away the issues he was having and knew our XL-K9 methods would help him get over his anxieties. Extreme reactivity and zero mannerisms on the lead are big no-no’s ❌ and should be eliminated in your pooches as soon as possible to enable their confidence in walking on the lead comfortably and ensure handlers can also manage their dogs with ease ✅. If your pooch suffers with these similar behaviours, XL-K9 are here to help! Fill out the form on our website to enquire for a session, and let’s get to work 🐕 . . . . . #dutchherder #dogtrainers #dogtrainersofig #dogtrainersofinstagram #beforeandafterdogs #trainingmydog #trainingwithmydog #leadwalk #dutchherdersofinstagram #puppyloversofinstagram #puppyprotection #dogtraining101 #puppytraining101 #puptraining #mydogslife #doggydogworld #puppytrainer #puppytraining #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainingtricks #dogtraininglife #dogtrainingclasses #londondogtrainer #k9dogtraining

The most popular question we get asked is “what can I do for better control when walking my dog?” 🐕 Our head trainer Raj shows you what you can do to make your walks with your bestie smooth and enjoyable for you both 🙌🏽 Share this with someone who you think it could help and let us know in the comments if this works👇🏽 Follow us for more helpful doggy training tips and tricks 🐶 #trainingwithmydog #dogtraining #puppyimprinting #puppytrainingclass #puppytraining101 #puppytrainingtips #doglead #leadwalking #leadwalking #bullytraining #newpuppytips #newdogtips #puppytrainingathome #doggydaycare #leashwalking #dogtrainersofinstagram #puppytrainingvideos #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainingvideo #dogtrainingisfun #dogtrainingvideos #dogtrainingtip #dogtraininglife #topdog #dogtraining #looseleadwalking #leash #dogtrainers

XL K9 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! After the successful outcome of “Litter A”. XL Kennels are proud to announce the repeat breeding of our very own Blake X Bella! For all puppy enquiries please contact us at www.xlk9.com or you can DM us 😃🐶

Hunter at 9.5 months old on a long send from a down stay. We used no form of agitation on this bite. We are showing how we have trained Hunter to bite with pure commitment without any pressure 🔥

This was a handover after Suri the German Shepherd came to us on a tailored boarding programme. 🦮 As you can see we have calmed the dogs nerves, fixed those bad habits and corrected the lead walking. The handler also learnt the methods and calm confidence to sustain all that their pooch needs to keep up this great behaviour, and we’re so proud of the whole team on this! 🙌🏽 A happy dog and a happy handler makes XL-K9 the happiest 🐶

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Get the best out of your furry friends! At XL-K9 we cover everything you need to imprint the correct behaviours in your dogs. Find out all the services we provide now 👇🏼👇 Check out a description on the full list of our services on our 'Services' tage, or find more information on our website here: https://xlk9.com/