KB Dog Training and Walking

24/11/2025

MIDDLE!

Check out Nico's amazing demo of a middle here!

This is a such a fun move with so many real life uses. It's a really fun way of getting recall and focus from your dog, and it's also super polite to other people when passing close out and about. It also looks pretty cool!

23/11/2025

⭐ Our FIRST EVER Superheroes Reactive dog group woodland walk was a massive success! 🌳

We had a great walk out in the wild on a beautiful and busy Sunday afternoon. It was such a pleasure to guide everyone safely around the woodland and help everyone build confidence and see just what they are really capable of.

Well done everybody who came along you all did so well! It was calm and so much fun 😁

Massive thank you to Cat and Emily for being such great team members today and making sure everyone felt so safe and supported.

I can't wait for the next one 🌳

17/11/2025

⭐ I thought I’d take a moment to introduce myself properly

I’m Kirstie, a dog trainer who specialises in reactive, nervous, anxious and boisterous dogs who don’t always fit neatly into a typical class.

I don’t do agility.
I don’t do canicross.
I don’t compete at Crufts or have a wall full of rosettes.

I do real-life training for real-life dogs and support for the owners who love them.

I know exactly what it feels like to have a dog who barks at every dog you pass, to be pulled down the street, to dread simple walks or to be chewed to bits by a dog who doesn’t yet understand how to cope.

🐾 My passion for dog training started when I adopted Roo, my rescue lurcher, a 40mph whirlwind with zero recall, no impulse control, reactivity issues, and he pulled like a train.

That journey led me to become qualified with the IMDT, alongside my degree in Animal Welfare and Behaviour. It also shaped how I train: focusing on real situations, real struggles, and real results.

I help owners build confidence, understand their dogs, and feel proud of the progress they never thought possible. I’m always just a message or phone call away, and I’ve built genuinely lovely relationships with the people I support.

I’m proud to have helped many dogs and owners turn things around, get back out into the world, make dog friends, and enjoy life again.

🐾 I offer:

• Fun games based training 1:1 training
• Puppy Classes
• Group classes
• Dog walks and training walks
• Café socialisation sessions
• Walking confidence sessions
• Support with everyday behavioural struggles

⭐ All training is 100% positive, effective and realistic, never through fear, force or punishment.

If you’re struggling, you’re not alone. And you absolutely can change your dog’s life (and your own).

16/11/2025

Flight days really are exhausting and emotional, I remember when I helped out! What an experience it was. If you are looking to adopt a dog, please consider this rescue. I have personally spent time assisting with them in Cyprus and they care so much and work so hard. The dogs are incredibly special

Flight day today. One doggy landed in the Netherlands and 8 to Uk. It was a huge battle to catch up everything in time and we made it. All of them flew and are going now to their forever homes. Magnus, one of the lurcher pups flew to the Netherlands and Charley Lanie, Hilda, Selene, Hayley , David, Charlie boy and Eliana went to the UK. It was exhausting cause 6 of them were large dogs but its all worth it. We have 9 dogs less at the shelter to be stressed and barking wanting to go out. 9 dogs more in homes being loved. Isnt this the best payment we could ever have? 😊
We will post the dogs in other posts in the next days and you will see them as well.
Thank you everyone for sharing our posts. It means a lot cause those shares brought new people who saw our posts and adopted our dogs. Isnt it amazing to have 9 more doggies in homes? 😊 🥰

15/11/2025

⭐ Big news — NEW weekly drop in Puppy Class! ⭐

After speaking with lots of owners, I’ve created something that truly works for real life:

⭐ A rolling puppy class every Sunday!
Drop into any week you like.
No need to commit to a full course.
Come as often as you want!

£20 per class
or
Block of 5 for £80 — use them whenever you like until your puppy is 6 months old.

No stressing about missing sessions because of holidays or illness!

📍Location: Explore by Paw, NP18 2EB
🕐 Time: 10am
First class: Sunday 30th November

⭐ What your puppy gets:
🐾 Essential life skills taught in a safe, outdoor environment

🐾 Socialisation and playtime with other puppies

🐾 Real-world distractions to prepare them for the world

🐾 A supportive space to ask questions and get guidance

⭐ What you get:
🐾 A confident, well-rounded puppy

🐾 Flexible training that fits your life

🐾 Peace of mind knowing it’s 100% positive — NO pain, fear or punishment ever

⭐ Message me to book!

14/11/2025

Weekends are getting pretty full up. Book in your slots for 121 training and walks while I still have space!

13/11/2025

⭐ Fun Scent Work December WORKSHOP– A 1 hour Scent work adventure for You and Your Dog! ⭐

Now coming to NEWPORT and MIDSOMER NORTON

🐾 Looking for a fun, engaging way to keep your dog happy, stimulated, and mentally enriched—especially during hot weather, injury recovery, or days when walks aren’t possible?

⭐ Join our Fun Scent Work Workshop!
This isn’t your average scent training—this is all about games, laughter, and bonding. You’ll learn easy, scent-based activities designed to challenge your dog’s nose and entertain the whole family. These games can be played by anyone at home with everyday household items!

🐾 Why Scent Work?
Dogs experience the world through smell—it’s incredibly calming, rewarding, and enriching and tiring. Every dog, of any age or ability, can benefit from these games!

⭐ Perfect for:

Dogs of all breeds and energy levels

Families looking for easy, interactive activities

Keeping your dog engaged when walks aren’t ideal

No experience needed. Just bring your dog’s nose—and your sense of fun!

Let the sniffing begin!

⭐£20 for 1 hour workshop

Message me directly to book!

Dates:
📍 Midsomer Norton
Walkies Dog field
Saturday 6 December
1pm

📍 Newport
Hey Good Dog
Sunday 7 December
11am