Precisionk9

Precisionk9 Relationship based dog training. Based in the Midlands UK. All breeds and issues. Proven, ethical training.

Reminder to throw some fun into your training.Monotony without discipline, kills motivation and progress 🐾
06/11/2025

Reminder to throw some fun into your training.
Monotony without discipline, kills motivation and progress 🐾

Happy Halloween 🎃
31/10/2025

Happy Halloween 🎃

Pretty girl Cleo
24/10/2025

Pretty girl Cleo

Why you can’t train genetically-inclined traits out of a dog.Dog have been selectively bred for hundreds of years to bes...
21/10/2025

Why you can’t train genetically-inclined traits out of a dog.

Dog have been selectively bred for hundreds of years to best aid us in work, protection and to offer us companionship. Over time, each breed has adapted genetic inclinations to best suit their role, with selective breeding resulting in only the best suiting dogs being bred to represent their breed and role.

Due to this, we see dogs raised exactly the same show significant differences in behaviour, due to their varying genetic dispositions.

Recent research from the National Institutes of Health shows that in variants of a large‐scale study of 101 breeds, genes contributed 60-70% of the variation in traits such as trainability, aggression toward strangers and prey drive.

Another genome mapping effort found strong breed to breed variations in brain regions known mediate fear/aggression.

So what does this mean?

Different dogs and different breeds are going to have different default reactions, motivators and trainability, and all of this must be fully appreciated and taken into account whilst training.
For example, a sheepdog is bred to be highly tuned to certain motor‐patterns and focus tasks. training can channel those behaviours, but cannot remove the innate drive at root to herd.

Whilst you can theoretically shut a dog down enough that it does not show wants and needs, the lack of appropriate outlets for drive is setting dogs up for increased frustration and therefore negative fall out behaviours. Instead, learn to fufil your dog in ways that are more productive. Enter the world of dog sports or find ways to fufil your dog in your own time in a way that works for you.

Better to provide enrichment than to let them find their own, which is likely to be problematic for humans!

What are your thoughts? Do you agree?

Another shout out was definitely needed for and the gorgeous Zico.This team is looking fantastic, and is the epitome of...
21/10/2025

Another shout out was definitely needed for and the gorgeous Zico.

This team is looking fantastic, and is the epitome of the perfect match between handler and dog.
Found as a reactive stray, Zico proves that any dog can be trained and Nancy has certainly put the work into making this reality.

He's growing into the easiest, most well tempered dog I've had the pleasure to work with.
Lovely work and the commitment speaks for itself✨️🐾

Big shout out to and for their obedience debut.Flint originally came to see us struggling with uncontrollable dog reac...
21/10/2025

Big shout out to and for their obedience debut.

Flint originally came to see us struggling with uncontrollable dog reactivity and 0 obedience. Seeing him working happily in a ring with no tools, surrounded by dogs, and then tolerate many rude dogs in his race was such a joy as his trainer🐾

Helen has done some absolutely amazing work and is a prime example of what zero excuses and hard graft can achieve 👏👏👏

Another first place obedience placement for Rehn on Sunday - but more importantly, another fantastic day spent with my...
20/10/2025

Another first place obedience placement for Rehn on Sunday - but more importantly, another fantastic day spent with my best girl 🐾

On Sunday, some of our Sunday obedience club travelled to compete in newark with some fabulous showings. Proud of you ...
20/10/2025

On Sunday, some of our Sunday obedience club travelled to compete in newark with some fabulous showings. Proud of you both!

Precisionk9 walk and train.By popular demand we are opening walk and train spots for Wednesdays and Fridays from Novembe...
16/10/2025

Precisionk9 walk and train.
By popular demand we are opening walk and train spots for Wednesdays and Fridays from November.

Walk and trains will be solo only and actively training focused to continue the goals we have placed during our 1-2-1 sessions.
This is available for all clients within a 10 mile radius of NG17, with free travel to clients within a 5 mile radius.

Required weekly commitment with a monthly fee that includes a 121 training session.

Dm for details.

Why I don't support profit only dog breeders and why I blame them for the rise in dog attacks.Hard truths: part one.Dog ...
13/10/2025

Why I don't support profit only dog breeders and why I blame them for the rise in dog attacks.
Hard truths: part one.

Dog attacks are on the rise, and whilst there are many avenues to blame, arguably, the main culprit is the excessive overbreeding of dogs.

Over the last ten years, people have discovered that the monetisation of dog breeding is currently off the charts. The public has changed its perception of dogs from being a luxury item, (with a high workload to upkeep,) to a home decoration or status symbol. This has led to us owning more dogs than ever before, and to keep up with the demand, all regard for the animals we are creating has gone out the window. (Excluding a select minority.)

With so many people breeding dogs for quick cash, we are seeing less and less, (or honestly pretty much no,) care being put into health testing, temperament assessments, and owner suitability.
Here is why this is such a problem.

Unethical dog breeders simply do not care to vet and properly assess whether the people paying them for dogs are suitable owners. Due to this, I'm seeing an influx of novice owners with powerful and intelligent breeds that they simply can not control. These breeders do not educate their buyers on diet, training, or genetic fulfilment, and therefore, thousands of new puppies are entering homes that are entirely unfit to fulfil their needs. This leads to frustrated and confused dogs who are more likely to act out, in the hands of owners who simply can not control them.
With the proper education that ethical breeders provide, this simply would not happen.

Additionally, health testing is expensive, takes time, and 99% of profit dog breeders will avoid pursuing these vital tests as it is simply too much effort.
This means dogs are being born in pain, with genetic predispositions and increased risk for diseases, disorders, and bodily irregularities. Dogs in pain or discomfort will always be more likely to act out, and when you combine this with no regard for the breeds genetics, tolerance levels or line history for aggression, it is no surprise why bite rates are rising.

People simply don't care, and it is getting others hurt.
Do better.

Blessed to be able to call this my job and greatful for my wonderful clients, new and old🐾
12/10/2025

Blessed to be able to call this my job and greatful for my wonderful clients, new and old🐾

06/10/2025

Power without control is a liability in the wrong hands.
As owners of predatory animals, we have the responsibility to keep our pets and the public safe, and there is no better way than through training. 🐾

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Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
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