Distinctive K9

Distinctive K9 Dog Training and Rehabilitation Specialists. Based in the North East of England. Helping dogs of all breeds. Get in touch now to secure your appointment!

We are dog training and rehabilitation specialists based in the North East of England! We transform the lives of dogs and people from stressful and chaotic to relaxed and carefree.

-Reactivity to people, dogs, or environmental stimuli such as cars or cyclists. This includes when on a walk as well as in the garden or home.
-Leash Pulling
-Excessive Barking
-Aggressiveness (including food aggressi

on)
-Unwanted Lunging/Jumping on People
-Separation Anxiety
-Fears and Phobias (e.g. hoovers, the sight of grooming or claw clipping tools)
-Extreme Lack of Recall
-Dogs who have become Territorial
-Reactivity When Being Groomed
-Chewing the Leash
-Reactivity getting into or being in a car

Due to high demand, we have a 2-week waiting list.

Thank you for the lovely review, Michelle! We look forward to learning of Mac's progress in the future! 😊
02/04/2025

Thank you for the lovely review, Michelle! We look forward to learning of Mac's progress in the future! 😊

Why are group puppy classes so much cheaper than personalised 1-2-1 training sessions? The answer is simple, you pay les...
24/03/2025

Why are group puppy classes so much cheaper than personalised 1-2-1 training sessions? The answer is simple, you pay less...and you receive less.

While few people see lasting positive results from group puppy classes, most people experience very a low positive outcome.

Why is this? 🐢

Plain and simple. A puppy class is not the correct environment for learning. It is however, a correct environment for a dog trainer to make decent money in a short amount of time.

When we humans study for exams, where do we go? We usually go somewhere quiet with minimal distractions. So with this in mind, why do we think it's ok to do basic foundation training in group puppy classes, full of distractions and over excited puppies?

Puppy classes have high energy, young dogs present, with high distractions. This is not the best place for a dog of any age to learn.

It is best practice to teach good manners and obedience in calm, low distraction places. Only when our dogs have mastered what we are asking in this environment do we move on to areas with more distractions.

Dog trainers who run group puppy classes know that the majority of people are going to walk away somewhat disappointed, but they didn't pay much any away so most people just let it go 🀷

17/03/2025

Pre-Training play is something that is massively beneficial, especially for dogs who have high energy or those that have issues towards getting ready for walks.

We made great progress with George today, and we are looking forward to sharing his progress journey with you all in the future 🐾

13/03/2025

What a transformation! 🐢

Kayleigh contacted us as her family were struggling with Hunter's behaviour.

Hunter's behaviour was so extreme that he was scheduled to be euthanased, however last minute the family were unable to go through with it and fortunately came across us on Facebook 🐾

Hunter and his family have had 3 sessions with us so far and the difference in his behaviour is night and day!

In the video below you can see how Hunter reacted to me standing outside the home and entering the living room, then you can see how much he has improved!

Massive well done to Kayleigh and Leigh for all their hard work!

Training and rehabilitating dogs with the type of issues Hunter has can be difficult due to the severity of his issues and his size/strength.

If your dog's behaviour is becoming too hard to bare, please get in touch! There is always something we can do and miracles do happen when you have the right trainers and are willing to commit to training 🐢

We will be sharing additional videos in the future of the AMAZING progress Hunter has made!

Sunny Saturday Mornings πŸ’–
08/03/2025

Sunny Saturday Mornings πŸ’–

We've had a lot of enquiries lately, but our website has shown us that some of our replies are going unread πŸ™ˆPlease make...
25/02/2025

We've had a lot of enquiries lately, but our website has shown us that some of our replies are going unread πŸ™ˆ

Please make sure to check your junk folder!

We get back to all enquiries within 24 hours.

Another lovely review! Thank you John, for your kind words. We look forward to hearing about Pixie's future progress 😊
20/02/2025

Another lovely review! Thank you John, for your kind words. We look forward to hearing about Pixie's future progress 😊

All tired out after a good day of walks and helping Obi the Labrador with his reactivity today 🐾
13/02/2025

All tired out after a good day of walks and helping Obi the Labrador with his reactivity today 🐾

Thank you for the lovely review, Rachel! We are over the moon with the progress Hattie has made so far :)
10/02/2025

Thank you for the lovely review, Rachel! We are over the moon with the progress Hattie has made so far :)

'Do you think you could scootch over a little so I can stretch out here ?' πŸ˜‚
09/02/2025

'Do you think you could scootch over a little so I can stretch out here ?' πŸ˜‚

Rosie having her Saturday afternoon snooze before we head off to our session with a client πŸ˜‚
25/01/2025

Rosie having her Saturday afternoon snooze before we head off to our session with a client πŸ˜‚

Tyler has recently adopted Smokey from a shelter and has come to us as Smokey has a number of behaviour issues. Smokey i...
24/01/2025

Tyler has recently adopted Smokey from a shelter and has come to us as Smokey has a number of behaviour issues.

Smokey is around 4 years old and to say he has had a rough start to life would be an understatement! He has been passed around piller to post, never really having a place to call home until now.

Smokey is highly reactive towards other dogs and unfortunately, the shelter he was at did him no favours by rehoming him numerous times to homes that already had other dogs! Yep...they rehomed a dog reactive dog ( reactivity including aggressive behaviour) to a couple of homes that already had dogs...what could possibly go wrong? πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

When Tyler informed the shelter that he has plans to train Smokey, they told him 'nothing can be done' , ' this is just how he is', 'realistically Smokey isn't going to improve'.

Well, it's time for us to prove Brysons Animal Shelter wrong!

All dogs can be helped, trained and rehabilitated when you have the right trainer and a dog owner who is dedicated!

Smokey has already come along leaps and bounds in our sessions, and he is set to make a huge turn around. We will be uploading progress videos in the coming weeks 🐾

If you have sent us an enquiry via our website/contact page, please double check your email address before submitting. W...
17/01/2025

If you have sent us an enquiry via our website/contact page, please double check your email address before submitting.

We have received lots of enquiries over the past couple of weeks, but there are a few people we have not been able to reply to as they have mis typed their email address.

If the following people could drop us a message or email that would be great!

Gill ( 2 Labradors and 1 Collie)
Pamela ( Yorkshire Terrier)
David (Jack Russell cross)

15/01/2025

We have a couple of clients who have Cane Corso's and a potential ban has been very concerning.

As mentioned in this interview, this breed is not on the dangerous dog list, which means there is very little chance they will be banned.

Big well done to the 2 gentleman and dog in this interview. They conducted themselves very well and we able to get across some very important points!

We love receiving messages like this from our clients. Helping people and their dogs is at the heart of what we do πŸ’–Pixi...
13/01/2025

We love receiving messages like this from our clients. Helping people and their dogs is at the heart of what we do πŸ’–

Pixie is often highly reactive towards other dogs ( and sometimes people ). We had our first session yesterday, in which we did some leash work as well as some basic management techniques. We will have a socialisation session in a couple of weeks...but it's wonderful to hear that things are coming along so well!

If you also have a reactive dog...please get in touch! Even the most severe cases of reactivity can be rehabilitated...you just need to get started 🐢

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