Pardus K9 - Canine Training & Behaviour Modification

Pardus K9 - Canine Training & Behaviour Modification Pardus K9 is a Winsford based canine professional offering:
Dog Training & Behaviour modification across Cheshire.

Founded in 2019 by Daniel Child, after more than a decade as a Dog Handler, Pardus K9 was born from a passion for dogs and a career dedicated to training & working with them in some of the most demanding environments, including private security, the prison service, armed forces, and police forces. At Pardus K9, we combine years of hands-on experience with a global perspective, gained from visiting

and observing thousands of trainers and behaviourists around the world. This journey has shaped a truly versatile and modern approach to training, one that values effectiveness, compassion, and longevity over shortcuts and quick fixes. We specialise in helping the dogs others have failed with, using a deep understanding of breeds, behaviours, and training methods. We’re not a one-trick pony, we adapt, problem-solve, and tailor our work to the individual dog. Our commitment is to high standards by using up-to-date techniques, and predominantly positive reinforcement. But above all, every dog we work with is treated with kindness and respect. Because for us, it’s not just about training dogs, it’s about changing lives, one partnership at a time.


- Fully Insured
- Human First Aid Trained
- Canine First Aid Trained
- DBS Checked

02/01/2026

2026 PRICING.

As promised here are the new prices for 2026/27.

We have kept as many services as possible at the same price or added the absolute minimum possible to keep things affordable to allow growth to the company.

We've never hidden anything, including our prices.

So here they are:

* 90 Minute Initial Assessment - £100
* Bespoke Behaviour/Training Plans - £50
* 1-2-1 home visits - £60 p/h
* Residential Training - £400 p/w (per dog)
* Documented Full Days Weekdays - £200
* Documented Full Days Weekends - £250
* Personal Protection Assessment - £150
* Personal Protection Session - £80 p/h
* Social days - £50
* 4 x 1-2-1 home visit puppy course - £90
* 4 x 1-2-1 home visit puppy continuation course - £120

Package deals are still available, here are the revised prices:

Platinum package deal - £300 - save £100
1x 90 minute assessment & 5 x 1 hour home visits.

Diamond package deal - £250 - save £50
5 x 1 hour home visits.

Gold package deal - £ 190 - save £40
4 x 1 hour home visits.

Silver package deal - £150 - save £30
3 x 1 hour home visits.

Bronze package deal- £100 - save £20
2 x 1 hour home visits.

Full day options.

We offer 2 types of full day for the same cost:

1. Individual - Just a trainer and your dog(s), this includes a pick up, train and drop off service, collection anf drop off are included in the price within a 10 mile radius. £1 per addition mile (DEFRA approved BS8517 compliant vehicle). Individual Full days are fully video documented to show exactly what training was done and what equipment was used.

2. Accompanied - Come and spend a day with me whilst I train your dog at various locations or train around your daily routine.
You get to see how I do it all at my pace and learn how to do it yourself at your pace.

Social days - a day where your dog(s) spend a day with me and my dogs in my home/ training environments for socialising, association training and desensitisation. Basically a day residential.

Workshops will start at £40
Pack Hikes will start at £12
Sports club will be £60 per month or £25 per dog per session. Details coming soon.

We do personally funded 3 or 6 month 0% finance payment plans on all purchases £200 or above, or 6 or 12 month agreements on purchases £1000 or above.
NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED. T&Cs do apply.

Payment methods taken:
Cash
Card - Chip & Pin
Card - contactless
Apple Pay
Google Pay
AMEX
Bank transfer
Invoice
PK9 Gift Card

We have no preference on payment types, whatever is easiest for you, is easiest for us!

There is still a 10% discount for all emergency service workers, NHS staff, active military & veterans.

As always we are fully insured, human & canine first aid trained, CRB checked, disability friendly and community driven.

🐾🐾 GROUP SESSION BOOKINGS NOW OPEN! 🐾🐾It’s time to book your favourite group sessions for next week! 🎉🔔 Please read care...
01/01/2026

🐾🐾 GROUP SESSION BOOKINGS NOW OPEN! 🐾🐾

It’s time to book your favourite group sessions for next week! 🎉

🔔 Please read carefully before commenting - there have been a few changes! ⬇️

We use this post to help manage our inbox - so:
👉🏼 If you’ve booked before, just comment below with the groups you’d like to attend.
👉🏼 If you’re new to booking, DM us first so we can get you set up and explain how it all works.

⸻

📋 BOOKING RULES

✅ First come, first served - limited spaces available!
🚫 No pre-bookings
📅 Bookings open every Thursday
⚠️ 24 hours’ notice required for cancellations - less than that and you’ll still be charged in full.
❌ No-shows will be charged. Two missed Wednesday Walkies = 4-week booking ban.

⸻

🐾 PARDUS K9 – WEEKLY PAWSOME SCHEDULE 🐾

⸻

🐾 MONDAY – Heelwork 19:00-20:00

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🧘🏼‍♂️ TUESDAY - Calm & Connected 19:30-20:30

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🦮 WEDNESDAY - Wednesday Walkies
👥 Max 25 dogs per group 19:00 onwards

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🎯 THURSDAY - long line and loose lead club 19:00-20:00 (£10 per dog)

⸻

🚶🏼‍♂️ WIN A WALK!

(Offered only on random weeks.)
Like this post to enter.

No win a walk this week.

⸻

🤓WEEKEND GROUPS!🤓

All held at:
📍 The Field - Hopley House, Middlewich, CW10 0LN
(Currently on hold)

⸻

🐕‍🦺 WEEKEND SESSIONS

To give the field chance to recover, and having no other suitable venue, weekend groups will be on hold a little longer.

💬 EXTRA INFORMATION

📍 All sessions in Winsford (weekends at Hopley House, Middlewich).

🐕‍🦺All dogs must be on a lead at all times unless instructed otherwise by a Pardus K9 team member (Dan, Kelly, Amy & Fay).

💪🏼 Fully insured
🩹 Canine First Aid trained ⛑️ Human First Aiders
🔐 DBS checked
🦽 Disability-friendly
👩🏽‍🍼 Child-friendly

💷 Discounts available for:
Military & veterans, prison service, police, ambulance, fire & rescue, and all NHS staff.

🕒 Please note: For weekend groups, we won’t have time to chat after sessions.
If you have questions, please ask DURING your class.

⸻

✨ Commitment, connection, and a whole lot of tail wags guaranteed! ✨

⸻

And, we’re still offering special weekly group deals!

🐾 A Full Week - £50
Attend as many groups as you’d like that week.
👉 Ask for “A Full Week” and list your chosen groups.

🐾 5 for the Price of 3 - £30
Attend any 5 sessions that week for just £30.
👉 Ask for “5 for 3” and name your chosen groups.

💳 Payment will be taken at your first group of the week.
Failure to attend will result in either losing that session from your allowance or being charged separately for the missed class.

⸻

31/12/2025

🌟 PK9 End of Year Awards & Thank You 🌟

What an incredible year it’s been!
We’ve welcomed 329 individual clients through our doors (and fields!), delivered countless training sessions, tackled so many behaviours, and shared endless laughs, wags, and progress. It’s been busy, rewarding, and truly humbling.

As with any small business, we can’t always please everyone, we simply don’t have unlimited time and resources. This year has been our busiest ever and a very steep learning curve, but we’ve given every single one of you our absolute best, and a lot of lessons have been learned by all.

🏅🏆AWARDS 🏆🏅
We’ve already crowned our Dog of the Year, but there are SO many brilliant teams and dogs that deserve a special shout-out.

Here are our 2025 PK9 Awards:
🏆 Most Consistent Team – Maxine & Otis/Jerry
🏆 Most Improved Team – Mil, Josh & Nelly
🏆 Most Improved Handling Skills – Gaynor & Chico
🏆 Best Overall Improved Dog – Amy, Jay & Luna
🏆 Fastest Learners – Ethan, Erin & Woody
🏆 Bravest Dog – Bear (Jayney)
🏆 Best Recall – Amy & Rupert
🏆 Best Heelwork - Fay & Penny
🏆 Best Loose Lead Walking – Niel & Betsy
🏆 Outstanding Effort at Home – Adelaine & Athena/Leo
🏆 Biggest Confidence Increase – Anne-Marie & Bleu
🏆 Most Food Motivated – Rupert 🤣 Amy
🏆 Friendliest Dog – Shirley. Jessica
🏆 Happiest Dog – Gus. Abby
🏆 Most Colourful Team – Yvette & Bella
🏆 Most Energetic Dog – Maggie Melanie
🏆 Best Dressed Dog – Daisy Natalie
🏆cuddliest dog - Jax. Jenny
🏆 Most Helpful Person – Steve.
(Our official PK9 fence expert!) 🛠️❤️
🏆 Best Nostrils – Tia. Dianne.
🏆 funniest dog - Tucker. Connor.
🏆 Best Improved Impulse Control – Nova. Nicky & Chris.
🏆 Smallest Dog, Biggest Personality – Razor Olivia.
🏆 Most Courageous Team – Nic & Max.
🏆 Daftest duo (but great progress made) Mitch & Rudy.
🏆 Biggest Diva - Queen Pepper. Caron 💃🏽🤣

To anyone who didn't win an award, you're still a winner. There's just a lot of dogs & people to choose from.
You ALL make this job the best in the world.

🤎 In Loving Memory 🤎

With a lump in our throats and tears in our eyes, we remember the purest of pure souls we said goodbye to this year:

Lexi🤎 Bailey🤎 Sully🤎 Athena🤎 Rufus🤎 Kobi🤎 Harvey🤎
You are forever in our hearts. 🕊️

The loss of any dog is heartbreaking to all who have felt that heartbreak, thank you for loving them so much.

Owning a dog isn’t just about walks and training, it’s about unconditional love, daily joy, quiet companionship on tough days, and the privilege of being loved so completely by another creature.

We’re so grateful to share that magic with all of you.

🎉 To end the year together 💃🏽🕺🏼🐕‍🦺

You’re all invited to a free social walk tonight (31st December) leaving from Winsford Marina at 7pm.
ANYONE is welcome, clients, friends, family, dogs of all kinds!

This is simply a relaxed walk with friends to see out 2025. It’s not an insured or planned training session, just good company and fresh air. Please remember there may be fireworks 🎇 going off so if your dog had a nervous disposition to loud bangs, give this one a miss.

From the deepest part of my heart — THANK YOU to every single client and friend who has been part of our PK9 family this year.

And a massive, massive thank you to Kel, Amy, and Fay for the endless help, support, laughter, and for keeping me on track (and in check!). I appreciate you all more than you’ll ever know. ❤️

Here’s to more tail wags, breakthroughs, and adventures in 2026!

See some of you tonight,

Dan & team 🐾

Kiko! Pardus K9s dog of the year 2025. What started as a single session to help with recall in June 2024, became nothing...
29/12/2025

Kiko!

Pardus K9s dog of the year 2025.

What started as a single session to help with recall in June 2024, became nothing short of an insane training journey

Jo & Steve and sometimes Shelby, have been with Kiko to more group sessions than I can count this year, every workshop, every social event. What started as a little help has turned into what I can only call insanity 🤣

It was a hard choice between Kiko and a few others, what edged it was the fact that this lot have chosen to go mad of their own choosing just for the enjoyment of it all. There's no element of competition, no gloating or showing off, always early and out with the the dog. And they do the homework I set 🤣.

As a little thank you to you guys, for being such amazing clients and friends to us this year.
1 free home visit and plan is available for you to use at any time throughout 2026.

I have a few more people and canines to mention but Kiko and Co really deserved their own post.

Keep up the amazing effort.

Just a little reminder. There is no heelwork class tonight.No calm & connected This coming Wednesday I will be at Winsfo...
29/12/2025

Just a little reminder.

There is no heelwork class tonight.
No calm & connected
This coming Wednesday I will be at Winsford marina at 6:30pm taking my old dog Logan for a slow hours walk at 7pm, feel free to join me, we will be walking an unlit route. Please be aware, this IS NOT a Wednesday Walkies, just a leisurely walk for me and my dog and maybe a few familiar faces.

Select groups will resume from next Monday 5th
Weekend groups will be announced as we go forward.

We are back.We finally managed to take a few days off this year.Thank you to everyone who gave us gifts and cards. We a...
28/12/2025

We are back.

We finally managed to take a few days off this year.

Thank you to everyone who gave us gifts and cards. We are truly blessed to have not only such great clients, but great friends too.

We have a few changes coming in the new year, so here is everything you need to know.

Pricing
A price increase is due. This is something we genuinely hate doing, but the cost of living sometimes forces our hand. This will only be our second price increase since 2019.

Revised pricing will be posted shortly. Group prices will remain the same on weekdays, with a slight increase for weekends.

New benefits
We are introducing PK9 Loyalty Cards.

• Buy 5 and get the 6th free for 1 to 1 sessions.
• Attend 10 group sessions and get your 11th free.

Wednesday Walkies will be returning and will remain free.

We have several pack hikes planned for 2026. These will be included in group loyalty cards.

We will also be running a free social pack hike in June to celebrate surviving the winter.

Venues
We will continue using public spaces and privately rented venues to keep training realistic and relevant. We are also actively looking to purchase land within a 10 mile radius of Winsford in the new year.

If you know any landowners who may be interested, please do not hesitate to contact us.

A new look
To be clear, we are not rebranding. We do not need to.

However, we will be reviewing and refining the aesthetics of the brand over the coming months.

Improving PK9
All staff and volunteers will be completing refresher training in both human and canine first aid. Our health and safety is being overseen by an IOSH qualified officer.

Dan will be continuing his education in canine nutrition and improving his agility knowledge by attending classes himself at various clubs.

The brand known as Pardus K9 will be focusing on internal growth. We are working towards ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001 and ISO27001.

DogSport club
A DogSport club is coming. We now have a suitable location.

Dan will be training two decoys. This will become a paid position once training is completed. Terms and conditions will apply. This will be a sport club, not a boys club.

Workshops
We have several workshops planned for the new year.

Workshops will vary in duration and price. Topics will include loose lead walking, learning and conditioning theory, canine first aid, recall and more.

PK9 approved dog walker scheme
We will be introducing a PK9 approved dog walker scheme.

This scheme includes walkers we already know through our free groups and ongoing training. Anyone who trains with us and whose handling, safety standards and communication we know well may be included.

Alongside this, we will be offering an optional, low cost workshop aimed at professional dog walkers who want a deeper understanding of behaviour, equipment, safety and communication. Attendance at the workshop is not required to be included or recommended.

We will only recommend walkers we know and trust.

Booking and messaging
To help us manage our time and provide the best service possible, we ask that messages are limited to booking enquiries, or questions about who we are and what we do.

For training advice, behaviour queries or problem solving, a session must be booked so we can meet you and your dog and give safe, appropriate guidance. Discovery walk ups are available and Wednesday Walkies is free to attend. Advice will be given but that advice may include "you really need to book a 1-2-1" this isn't greed, it's to ensure each dog gets the best possible chance of success.

As always, thank you for your continued support.

22/12/2025

A huge, huge thank you, to everyone who came to yesterday's Pardus K9 Christmas Socal Canine Parties and for a "little" drink later on.

Before I get into that soppy stuff, we had a slight issue with the booking system the last few days and a few sessions were missed, I'm sorry and a hefty discount will be given to make up, this also means any notes I made have been lost, which may mean I've missed a few emails off my list, of this is the case for you. Please DM and I will get all information over TODAY!

Yesterday!!!! 😎😍🐾

Each dog and owner alike did a fantastic job working with the their dogs and the PK9 team to ensure a safe, fun environment for all attendees.
And even though it was a social, we still had groundbreaking progress with a few dogs.

The evening drinks blew me away, 32 faces came to show their support last night, I've not had a night out that big since I was in my 20s 🤣
We are saving our presents until Christmas Day but thank you once again for such a lovely sentiment, as unnecessary as it is, we really do appreciate it. I tried to post this last night but my fingers were drunk🤣

We appreciate you all equally, but sometimes shoutouts are needed, as you've seen we do this frequently to all who really deserve it.

So, after their amazing progress yesterday!

Jayne and Bear... just wow. Wow wow wow!
From Bear not even being able to look in the direction of some people and dogs due to anxiety, to inviting 4 people to give her physical attention in a short period of time, all whilst checking in with mum to see if she's doing well.

Not just me, not just the PK9 team, our entire community is so proud of you, it's taken 6 months, 1-3 groups a week as often as possible, this duo is a testament to my constant "keep at it and you will get long term results". Keep up this amazing efforts both of you 🥰🥰

There will be a few more shoutouts over the next few days, for some of the clients who have been especially hard working this year, faced difficulties and overcome them, had setbacks and not given up, and those who have just been great dog owners. We may be looking to grow next year, but we will never lose that personal connection with any of our clients.

Good morning. Thursdays normal booking post won't be up today. Please use the following post link, all bookings need to ...
18/12/2025

Good morning.

Thursdays normal booking post won't be up today.

Please use the following post link, all bookings need to be done via the posts dedicated to them.

A polite reminder.

Kelly volunteers her time to arrange bookings for groups, this is not her full time job she has another one on top of this! She offers this to help take the load off me. She doesn't monitor messages throughout the week, she checks when she gets home if she has time, remember we have 3 dogs too! It's extremely busy this time of year, things get missed or have to wait we can only apologise. Please be as patient as you can. I will get to everyone by the end of today.

I'm not taking a new bookings from the end of today, until in the new year now as I'm at physical capacity now.

The reason we do things the way we do them, isn't to be awkward or dictators. It's to ensure safety, timings are kept, plans are stuck to, and to make sure insurance is valid... my insurance gets updates with each dogs and their details in real time. I don't do things by the book, I'm writing a better book!

In 2026 there will be a huge restructuring of Pardus K9. You're going to see us EVERYWHERE!

Please if you'd like to book a group for next week, use the post linked below. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1438085774986179&id=100063543094216

Booking groups for next week. Just a quick one to let you know next week will still have groups, however the format will...
16/12/2025

Booking groups for next week.

Just a quick one to let you know next week will still have groups, however the format will be different.

This week Monday will be heelwork as usual.
There is a good chance I may do a small walk on Christmas Eve - TBC.

Tuesday!!

Tuesday will be a £10 attendance fee.

From 7pm NOT 7:30pm until 9:30pm.

It will be a 45 minute walk, followed by a mixed group of neutrality, obedience, retrieval, heelwork, recall (long line) and any other training you may want to work on for a bit of fun.

This will be limited to 25 dogs, first come first serve.

You can stay as long or as short as you like.

You will need a torch 🤣

11/12/2025

🐾🐾 GROUP SESSION BOOKINGS NOW OPEN! 🐾🐾

It’s time to book your favourite group sessions for next week! 🎉

🔔 Please read carefully before commenting - there have been a few changes! ⬇️

We use this post to help manage our inbox - so:
👉🏼 If you’ve booked before, just comment below with the groups you’d like to attend.
👉🏼 If you’re new to booking, DM us first so we can get you set up and explain how it all works.

⸻

📋 BOOKING RULES

✅ First come, first served - limited spaces available!
🚫 No pre-bookings
📅 Bookings open every Thursday
⚠️ 24 hours’ notice required for cancellations - less than that and you’ll still be charged in full.
❌ No-shows will be charged. Two missed Wednesday Walkies = 4-week booking ban.

📸Please see images for more info on each group.

⸻

🐾 PARDUS K9 – WEEKLY PAWSOME SCHEDULE 🐾

⸻

🐾 MONDAY – Heelwork 19:00-20:00

⸻

🧘🏼‍♂️ TUESDAY - Calm & Connected 19:30-20:30

⸻

🦮 WEDNESDAY - Wednesday Walkies
👥 Max 25 dogs per group 19:00 onwards

⸻

🎯 THURSDAY - Focus Group 19:00-20:00

⸻

🚶🏼‍♂️ WIN A WALK!

(Offered only on random weeks.)
Like this post to enter.

No win a walk this week.
Winner of last weeks walk. Melanie Egerton DM to book.

⸻

🤓WEEKEND GROUPS!🤓

All held at:
📍 The Field - Hopley House, Middlewich, CW10 0LN
🗓️ Starting weekend of Saturday 8th
📸See images for more information

⸻

🐕‍🦺 SATURDAY SESSIONS

To give the field chance to recover, and having no other suitable venue, weekend groups will be on hold until the new year.

💬 EXTRA INFORMATION

📍 All sessions in Winsford (weekends at Hopley House, Middlewich).

🐕‍🦺All dogs must be on a lead at all times unless instructed otherwise by a Pardus K9 team member (Dan, Kelly, Amy & Fay).

💪🏼 Fully insured
🩹 Canine First Aid trained ⛑️ Human First Aiders
🔐 DBS checked
🦽 Disability-friendly
👩🏽‍🍼 Child-friendly

💷 Discounts available for:
Military & veterans, prison service, police, ambulance, fire & rescue, and all NHS staff.

🕒 Please note: For weekend groups, we won’t have time to chat after sessions.
If you have questions, please ask DURING your class.

⸻

✨ Commitment, connection, and a whole lot of tail wags guaranteed! ✨

⸻

🎁 Hidden Deal for the Dedicated Readers 🫣

As a trial run, we’re still offering special weekly group deals!

🐾 A Full Week - £50
Attend as many groups as you’d like that week.
👉 Ask for “A Full Week” and list your chosen groups.

🐾 5 for the Price of 3 - £30
Attend any 5 sessions that week for just £30.
👉 Ask for “5 for 3” and name your chosen groups.

💳 Payment will be taken at your first group of the week.
Failure to attend will result in either losing that session from your allowance or being charged separately for the missed class.

⸻

Just a quick reminder. I am open until 23rd of December, if you need/want a session before Christmas, the deadline to bo...
11/12/2025

Just a quick reminder.

I am open until 23rd of December, if you need/want a session before Christmas, the deadline to book is tomorrow.

This is to help manage admin over Christmas.

As many of you know, Kelly, my wife, helps with my admin, and even though I'm working, she's earned her time off.

P.S
We are still looking at indoor venues for the new year 🤗

A few snaps from today's classes at Hopley House. Next weekend will be the last weekend for a while to allow the field s...
06/12/2025

A few snaps from today's classes at Hopley House.

Next weekend will be the last weekend for a while to allow the field some time to recover and to allow my washing machine a well earned break from muddy clothes.

In the new year the full group selection will return and a few upgrades are almost ready to go.

Thank you for all the dedication the regulars have shown this year with the groups, we've had a blast and look forward to more fun times 😁🐾

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Winsford

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 9pm
Tuesday 10am - 9pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 12pm - 7pm
Friday 12pm - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm

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