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A family brand who have worked, trained and bred German Shepherds for many years.

31/03/2025

📺 This City is Ours 🎬

K9 X has opened a variety of doors for us since its conception in 2019 and this was up there with one of the coolest experiences 😬

Kelly & Blu did us proud! 🤩 As real working dogs who have never operated in a filming environment, they were fantastic ❤️ 👏🏻

Blu, usually an avid TV watcher, slept all the way through her premiere in our house 🤣 💤

Genuinely chuffed to bits with how versatile these dogs are. Some CV on them now! 🙌🏻

Be sure to check the series out on BBC IPlayer now.

11/03/2025

A little catch up with littermates Sergei & Luna, from our 2021 litter 🥰

Fully contented roaming acre after acre 🫶🏻 🐾

25/02/2025

Running with my dog - liberating ❤️ 🙌🏻

Running with a dog that isn’t problematic and would back you to the hilt, every day of the week - priceless!

In a world where there is now cause for armed police to patrol our Manx streets, is the idea of owning a protection dog as far-fetched as maybe it once was? 🤔 Food for thought.

The imposing aesthetic of our dogs is probably sufficient deterrent 😆

IOM Shepherds dog with K9 X training 🤌🏻 Hit us up for any info.

22/01/2025

They get around, these girls 😆 Over 9 miles in our beautiful hills for us all, yesterday 🐕 ⛰️ 🇮🇲

Kelly (Mum) 8 years old, making light work of it 💪🏻

18/01/2025

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15/01/2025

Police Dog Astra of Cumbria Dog Section 🇬🇧 4 years old from our ‘C’ litter, works alongside her brother PD Moose 🫶🏻 🐾 🇮🇲

Over the years the bi***es we have produced have proven to be formidable - don’t underestimate the girls 😈 🐕

06/01/2025

This is SO COOL! 😎 Donnie from the IOM catching bad guys in Manchester 😍

Shortly after becoming a qualified police dog, Donnie has been deployed, tracked over differing surfaces and located THREE people wanted for burglary 😮 👏🏻 🤩

We’re incredibly proud of you PD Donnie 🥲 (and handler, of course 😆)

01/01/2025

New Year’s Day!

Which also means, the birthday of our ‘C’ litter. 4, today! 🎂 🥳❤️

They were the beginning of our civilian dog breeding journey, carrying on our lines from 2012 😬

Happy birthday, pups! Please do post any pictures of them now, below 🙂

23/12/2024

PD Moose (IOM SHEPHERDS Chase) featuring on 12 days of Christmas 😍🎄

Always been a star 🥰

21/12/2024

A very festive shot of PD Jax wishing you all, particularly his Manx pups, a very Merry Christmas 🎄 🎅🏻 🐾 ❤️

17/12/2024

He’s done it!! 👏🏻 🙌🏻

Young Donnie from the Isle of Man is now Police Dog Donnie in Greater Manchester Police’s Tactical Dog Unit 🤩 🇬🇧🐕🚓🇮🇲

We are so proud of this boy, who we sent to the UK at around 7 months old, not long after which he began his initial Police Dog course. We knew he had the stuff 😆 however the 13 week course is testing and a lot is expected from even the best dogs.

Donnie was developed by a client of K9 X and whom must be commended for the standard she got Donnie to - this is no mean feat, particularly as someone new to dog handling. Even some with vast handling experience lack the ability to develop puppies well.

We are so proud of Donnie and all involved in his training. He is now on the streets with a new handler and we can’t wait to follow their journey. Good luck, guys 👊🏻

12/11/2024

Go Dad!

PD Jax - 2023 Pups’ Dad 🫶🏻🇮🇲🇬🇧

05/11/2024

Donnie! 🇮🇲❤️

01/11/2024

This gave us that Friday feeling 🙌🏻 ❤️

A couple of Friday’s ago, we met with Lilith & Schafer from our ‘23 litter, as their family were keen to touch base with us to ensure they were on the right tracks.

What we saw from start to finish was outstanding!These sisters didn’t take their eyes off the family, they played, they recalled, they dropped toys on command, they were indifferent of passing dogs and people 🤩

When I asked about their training journey, they told me ‘we just had fun’ - this is vital and so often dissipates as dogs grow.

We are often asked ‘do the pups’ remember you?’, on this occasion, it’s like we weren’t even there 🤣 however, that is exactly what we do want to see! The family have succeed in building the best bond 🫶🏻

Rehoming time with our litters is always a mixed bag of emotions where all we can do is our utmost due diligence to pair the right dogs with the right families.

You never truly know how it will pan out. Although, we have been delighted with all of our chosen homes to date 🥰

Well done to each and every one of you. It means so much to us 🙌🏻

31/10/2024

Happy Birthday to the girl that has given us everything 🫶🏻 🐾

8, today 🧙🏻‍♀️👻🎃 🎂 🎈

10/10/2024

‘It’s a bit of a gamble going to the Isle of Man to assess a potential Police Dog, isn’t it?’

‘No, because it’s K9 X’

A snippet of the conversation had between the GMP dog acquisition team. Valid concerns during austere times, however the faith people who know us have, means so much 😊

It gets better, upon assessing Donnie (right in picture) we were told it’s one of the quickest ‘yes’s’ they have ever said 😍

Donnie has begun his 13 week initial course in Manchester and we look forward to hearing how he progresses. Whilst he initially displays good Police Dog qualities, there is a lot to play for over what is one of the longest Police courses.

We must mention the client we worked closely with who developed Donnie as a puppy. To get a puppy to a standard where professionals are interested in investing their time, is no mean feat. She is new to dog handling and must be commended for this.

The little Isle of Man continues to produce quality Police Dogs for the UK - this makes us smile 😊 🇮🇲 🇬🇧

06/10/2024

Bonnie Bone-crusher 🦴 🚫 😅

You all knew how proud we were of Bonnie with the way in which she performed to such a high standard at her debut demonstrations, having only commenced training weeks before…..

Well 🙄 it transpires (some weeks later 🤦🏻‍♀️) that she may have been too good 😆 as these are actually the moments Bonnie broke Ian’s wrist!! 😮

No-one said working dogs was easy 😆😮‍💨 He’s powering through though 😉 💪🏻

03/09/2024

This is a sad one 😔

‘21 pups Dad. 💔

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Trixie!… and her practical agility perfection 🤌🏻🤩 What a dog. Fitting in superbly with the family’s other dogs, young children and all that comes with life on the farm. You guys make us so happy seeing the life you provide our dogs. Thank you 🙏🏻 😊