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K9 Psychology canine trainer, Follow & Trail Mantrailing Welcome to K9 Psychology. Please be aware of the following policy for Home boarding.

A dog trainer covering all aspects of dog training giving people an understanding of dog psychology and training needs. The idea being that the owners understand the foundations, then give the dog what it needs. We are here to work the body stimulate the mind and fulfil the heart by bringing balance back to owner and dog. At K9 Psychology we use reward based training, "PRAMA" Positive Reinforcemen

t & Minimal Aversive. We incorporate game play as part of a structured plan, we promote the dog using its natural instincts in training the dog to become its better self. We also teach scent detection, Mantrailing ( Teaching Dogs To Find People ) & Basic Gun dog. We also provide home boarding and we are fully licensed by NLC , fully insured, Canine First Aid Trained. As per regulations & policies and procedures, I’m required to carry out a trial prior to boarding dates to ensure compatibility with my own dog. It’s £50 per night, per dog. I also require the dog(s) to be crate trained as boarding dogs are crated at “ NIGHT” and when they “ CANNOT” be supervised for “SAFETY”purposes. Thanks,
Michael ( UBBA Home Boarding )

25/12/2024

Merry Xmas from us here at K9 Psychology

24/12/2024

22/12/2024

I share this video as Gary nails it in every way here. Myself and him speak often about the day to day issues we are dealing with. It is frustrating and it is sadens us. For me , him and many others like us when we are seeing these great dogs and others being failed. Over the last few weeks I with another trainer have had to seek homes for spaniels and labs. Owners who are ill equipped to deal with them. Or owners who are unwilling to put structure and rules in place for the sake of appeasing the masses. Day after day we are seeing the poor advise given to people. I was very honoured to be in the presence of another good trainer who is dealing with similar issues. A power breed who was biting the arms of the owner. They were advised by two previous trainers to turn their back or ignore it. Instead of correction the dog for being an absolute ass a behaviour which if not stopped will continue to get worse and to the detriment of the dog possibly being put to sleep and for what for not saying you can’t do that and it stops now. I’m getting tired of not only seeing these breeds we have but many other pet dogs being failed.
People often comment about my dogs and Gary’s dogs and their behaviour being great. They say we are so lucky, there is no luck we can’t be lucky 5 times his 3 and my 2.
It takes bloody hard work and putting that work in takes time and effort. Our relationship is not been ruined because we put firm rules and discipline in place in fact it’s stronger. The dogs have leadership they have structure and if they step out of line there is a negative consequence. Through that leadership we both have great dogs.so please for the sake of you and your dogs and others like you please let’s give these dogs the life they deserve.

“ TREAT THEM LIKE A DOG”

If you don’t they will treat you like a dog.

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21/12/2024

The quote you see before you was one made by a friend who spoke their mind and was a great trainer and mentor to many other trainers. He passed away but what sticks with me is this quote. I’ve recently worked with a few dogs and had to assist in rehoming other dogs. For me this quote hits the nail on the head. In my opinion respect the dog by treating it like a dog because if you don’t the dog will treat you like a dog.

14/12/2024

Great to meet Pamela down at Impackt Behaviour today. Pamela deals with a lot of aggression cases using her own trained dogs. We will be seeing Pamela up in Scotland possibly around Easter next year so watch this space and follow Impackt Behaviour's page if you like the sound of what she does......and Evil Edna is definitely not Evil....slightly annoyed maybe. Fiona's shepherd couldn't quite figure out what she was 🤣🤣🤣

11/12/2024

You always hear me bleating on about outlets for your dogs. “ GENETICS MATTER”

My two hunting breeds are genetically bred to pick things up and retrieve. So here is a prime example of a genetic outlet. This helps give them breed fulfilment , in turn it will lower arousal making things more manageable when training later.

Another thing is neutrality, during this exercise two off lead collies run past with their owner my dogs stayed neutral and ignored.
Having no interest in other dogs is not bad. Your dog doesn’t need lots of other doggy friends. It doesn’t need to say high to other people. It needs a strong relationship with you build it through game play.

If your dog seeks attention from other dogs and people you sacrifice obedience. If someone can entice your dog they can steal it.

09/12/2024

Primed and ready

01/12/2024

Over the last few weeks we’ve been busy with our regulars Mantrailing. A great low impact dog sport for both dog and handler any dog can take part. We don’t discriminate we have all breeds and Big Bruno our resident Bully breed even gets involved if your interested in getting involved in teaching your dog to find people why not let us know and give us a shout

24/11/2024

Congratulations to Janice and Charlie today who completed their black snood trailing sheet with a long, aged trail. Janice and Charlie are regulars and it certainly shows. They've both done incredibly well over the past few weeks gaining in confidence and skill. 🙌🙌🙌

14/11/2024

We will be live tonight 8pm both on Facebook and Tik tok come and join us for all dog chat.

09/11/2024

I’m in London for the weekend and will answer any messsges on my return. Please be patient with me this is the most important. Weekend of my calendar. It’s my time to reflect.

08/11/2024

Last week for two days I was away with others doing trials training. A great weekend for all and loads of information being passed about to better ourselves and dogs in their training for future competition. One of the things I needed to progress on was tracking. Having a working cocker who has worked in the Gundog field there is a tendency to go side to side rather than straight lines. The food wasn’t helping as he was constantly looking for it.
Knowing he was highly ball driven and work for the retrieval and game play we introduced the ball at the end of the track.

“Que SELF DISCOVERY”

If you follow the track you get the golden nugget if you don’t we just stop and when you hit the track we move forward. After a few reps and me far exceeding my steps for the day the dogs got it.

In a way I equate self discovery to free shaping . Let the dog work it out without forcing it or any coercion. Through those little trial and error mistakes the dog achieved that golden nugget.

I often use a similar approach for frustrated dogs / Puppies. What I did the other day. Puppy was pulling to get to my dog we stood still until we got any give or slack in the lead then moved forward. Once we were about 4 feet away the puppy never actual pushed to get closer they just sat down. Everything was calm no over excitement no jumping or lunging.

21/10/2024

Today members of our group attended our dear friend Shona’s funeral.

A small very emotional service involving family and friends. We as a Mantrailing group feel honoured to have known her. Unknown to us she did a lot of hobbies some which were unknown to us but despite her illness she was full on. We were also honoured to have been mentioned as a group in her story. Her sisters mentioned Mantrailing and our group was a passion of Shona’s. I admit her story brought a lump to my throat.
If ever you’re feeling down and maybe life isn’t so good. I’d say take a leaf out of Shona’s fighting spirit, despite all she was going through with this terrible illness. She fought every day with courage, it was clear sometimes when she trained with us she was in a pain and tired with treatments she was undergoing. But still she was there still volunteering to run and hide and be part of the group.
I for one will take inspiration of her courage and determination.
Rest now @⁨Shona⁩ you are missed by all of us.

09/10/2024

On Monday the 7th of October, one of our group Shona Gunn sadly passed away after losing her battle with cancer. Shona for me envisaged a fighting spirit, despite sometimes in grave pain with her treatment for this awful illness she was brave and participated in many sessions of Mantrailing with us. She was happy and smiling anytime she was with us always happy to go the extra mile for others while sometimes clearly in pain. She was a valued member of our group and always will be in our thoughts going forward. Her spirit and humour was always present even though she was fighting the biggest hurdle she ever faced. I for one will miss her for her wit , cheek and sense of humour even during that biggest of fights she was enduring. Im sure that you will all join me in wishing her family our deepest condolences in their loss. I will be contacting the family in a few days once they have time to have time on their own. I will update any arrangements of her funeral for those wishing to attend and pay their respects. Thank to all of you.

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You always hear me bleating on about outlets for your dogs. “ GENETICS MATTER” My two hunting breeds are genetically bred to pick things up and retrieve. So here is a prime example of a genetic outlet. This helps give them breed fulfilment , in turn it will lower arousal making things more manageable when training later. Another thing is neutrality, during this exercise two off lead collies run past with their owner my dogs stayed neutral and ignored. Having no interest in other dogs is not bad. Your dog doesn’t need lots of other doggy friends. It doesn’t need to say high to other people. It needs a strong relationship with you build it through game play. If your dog seeks attention from other dogs and people you sacrifice obedience. If someone can entice your dog they can steal it.

Mantrailing

Loose lead to no lead

If you want the dog you desire you have to work for it. You can apply all the tools you want but it’s the hard work that gets results. Tools manage it , training gets you the result.

We will be back tomorrow from our trip. Some great memory’s

Loose lead course

Kim started her loose lead walking course journey today with Blaze. She wanted to try the process I put together and through my coaching she achieved this in under an hour. Still a bit to go but prior to this he was over aroused , understimulated and pulling like a train. This was achieved through positive reinforcement and free shaping. Under 1 hr and this is what she achieved.

Are you struggling to get your dog to walk nicely. All I need from you is patience, consistency, effort and commitment to your dog. So if you want it bad enough, you’ll work for both your dog and you. So why not come and join us on our loose lead course. I will be with you , every step “WHY” because I will be training a six month old Lab who doesn’t know how to walk on a lead yet. All interested parties PM us and we will come back to you.

Machrie 6 months old

For the last 6 months we have allowed him to be a puppy, we mix play and obedience to build a strong relationship. Game play is one of the strongest reinforcers and motivators. His recall at 6 months old is already on the money. Now the real hard work really begins. He’s already got his scent work journey which is another add on for him. He will be competing in working trials when old enough and currently training towards those skills required.

Finn the Doberman

Let’s talk “ REINFORCEMENT” Whatever behaviour your dog is displaying, it is doing it because it is being reinforced at some point. Wether it’s a wanted or unwanted behaviour. So think to yourself what behaviour is my dog displaying and then think why is it happening. So for example if it’s barking at the window , the door, people, other dogs, Is it pulling on the lead. Is it stealing things. Why why why. So then think of what’s being reinforced in the dogs eyes. Dogs will do things because we allow it, they do things to better their own situation they do things if it is self rewarding. Think what the dog sees , what function it’s achieving. During my lives I get lots of questions and most of the answers are so common sense it upsets people when I don’t beat about the bush with my answer. If you’re triggered by the answer then you’re part of the problem. I’m open and honest I will say it how it is. I tell you want you need to hear not what you want to hear. Someone on my live the other night asked “ HOW DO I STOP MY DOG GETTING INTO MY FRIDGE” my reply is that a serious question. Didn’t go down to well. But this is what dogs are having to deal with in the modern world. They are told never say no to a dog, never correct a dog. Tell me I’m wrong if you do have a look at the state dogs are in. Let me ask you a question, if a child was opening the fridge, a closed cupboard with access to cleaning chemicals. What would you do….. . Would you go and ask on social media. Or use a common sense approach by putting locks on those cupboards, limit freedom to the items. But this is what as I’ve said in the past this is the crazy mixed up world we live in. You want to know how to stop a behaviour which is unwanted it’s simple,,,,, “ DONT ALLOW IT” “ LIMIT FREEDOM TO PRACTICE THE BEHAVIOUR” and “ TRAIN DONT COMPLAIN” someone didn’t like my straight to the point answer the other night. So their boyfriend threate

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