K9 Trickstas - Dog Training and Behaviour Modification

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K9 Trickstas - Dog Training and Behaviour Modification

We offer dog training and behaviour consultation by a certified professional dog trainer
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Our trainer is passionate about building a good relationship between dogs and their owners. In our training we use positive reinforcement (reward based) training methods which help you and your dog learn to understand, communicate with, and support each other better. Our trainer is:
* Full Member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers New Zealand
* Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assess

ed (CPDT-KA)
* Certified Trick Dog Instructor (Do More With Your Dog!)
* Certified Sport Dog Trainer (Foundation) (Fenzi Dog Sports Academy)
* Certified Instructor of Rally-FrEe (Rally Freestyle Elements)
* Registered Training Provider for Purina Pro Plan Canine Good Citizen Programme
* Fear Free Certified Professional

22/11/2024

Lainey attended our group walking class last weekend and during the one session her engagement and on-leash walk improved so much! At the end of the class she kept following her owners happily, ignoring other dogs 🩷 Keep up the good work!! 👍

22/11/2024

My girls had a great time getting dirty!!! 😍😂😍😂

By the way, don’t reward your dog for unwanted behaviours!!! Yes we use food in our training. But it is very important not to reward the dog for unwanted behaviours!
For example, if your puppy jumps up on people, the first thing you need to do is prevention. Distracting the puppy with food is not prevention. You could use a leash, gate, etc. to prevent jumping. Instead, we need to teach the puppy alternative good behaviours also called incompatible behaviours. For jumping, we usually teach the puppy to sit/lie down or go to bed. If the puppy gets over-excited when people approach him, you may need to ask them to stay away from the puppy until he calms down.

Let me repeat “DON’T REWARD YOUR DOG FOR UNWANTED BEHAVIOURS!”

I hope you get my message correctly 👍

21/11/2024

Brie ran a real agility course for the first time! Because I dropped treats on the course (I am sorry!), some other dogs couldn’t help putting the nose to the ground but somehow Brie didn’t do that at all. She stayed engaged with me even when I made mistakes 😍 Good girl Brie 🩷

19/11/2024

Tim is still learning how to play tug with his owners. Being still a puppy, he can be clumsy with the use of his mouth. His owners also need to learn how to communicate with him through play. But he is a nice puppy. I am sure he will quickly learn to play nicely with his owners 👍🥰

17/11/2024

It was wonderful to have Kiko in our group walking class this morning!! Why was I so excited about it?
When she attended our puppy class, car travels were a big struggle for both Kiko and her owner. Kiko was so scared of the car that she even refused to approach it. But thanks to her owner’s dedication she now jumps in the car happily as a result of eating her meals in the car every day for a few months!
Well done Naeomi and Kiko!! 🩷🩷🩷

17/11/2024

Last week my most challenging girl Jasmine achieved something…
Canine Good Citizen Foundation and Bronze!!
If you follow this page for the last five years, you would understand how much it means to us. Because of her reactivity, sensitivity, and low frustration tolerance, I was unable to attend group classes at our own dog training club that offers many classes. Although I taught group classes as K9 Trickstas and also as a volunteer instructor of the Manukau Dog Training Club, I was unable to attend my classes with my own dog as I had to focus on my students and their dogs. Recently we found a great opportunity. A CGC class run by the East Auckland Dog Training Club midday on a weekday and taught by a positive trainer Heather.
Our classmates were very supportive and considerate. I really enjoyed training with them. We were able to refine our skills in a controlled environment.
In the assessment she had to meet a stranger with a dog, stay with a stranger while I was out of sight, and settle at a table with some other people and dogs, for example.
Thank you everyone who helped us reach this milestone!

16/11/2024

Odie, Obi, Tip, Loki, and Fluffy graduated from the Training Foundation Class for Puppies! In the last session they learned tricks that are very useful in their daily life 🐕 Their owners are motivated to do more with them 👍🩷
I hope all of them continue to enjoy doing lots of things together!
The next round of the Training Foundation Class for Puppies will start on Saturday the 30th of November!!

15/11/2024

The most common problems are fear, especially fear of loud noises, and not doing what the guardian wants, such as not coming when called.

15/11/2024

At Barking Mad Dog Market last Saturday, my 22 month old Beagle Brie entered a race. As you can see in this photo she was the fastest (i .e. Best recall!) but she didn’t win the race because she refused to go through the goal gate through which she saw many strangers waiting 😂

14/11/2024

We took advantage of this opportunity to practice working in a new environment. At first Brie was very distracted. So we just walked around a lot until she looked calmer and more attentive. Once she started staying engaged with me, she didn’t care about the strange environment at all. Good job Brie 👍

14/11/2024

Walk under a roof on a rainy day 🐕

12/11/2024

Locke and Maple 🩷

12/11/2024

Some dogs refuse to get in my van. But Tip popped in as soon as I opened the sliding door 😂 That means that we are ready to visit different locations for our training walks 🥰

11/11/2024

Just because she is adorable ❤️

11/11/2024

Coco did amazing in her second coaching session. While we were working, she didn't care about people or dogs passing by at all because she was having so much fun! Look at her enthusiasm to touch a hand with the nose! 😍

09/11/2024

We had a great day at Barking Mad Dog Market as ambassadors for APDTNZ (Association of Professional Dog Trainers New Zealand)! We saw some familiar faces 🐶 The students of the Training Foundation Class for Puppies, thank you for agreeing to reschedule the last session to the next weekend so that I could attend the market!! 🩷 Nicole from Force Free Dog Life and Merran from The Dog Behaviour Academy, thank you for being lovely companions for the day!

08/11/2024

Jake practiced paw targeting 👍🐕

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+64272514460

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http://k9trickstas.com/

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When Coco met my decoy dog Ben for the first time, she tried hard to invite him to play with her 😍 #k9trickstas #coachingsession #oneononetraining #socialisation

Good boys practicing their Default Behaviour 😍 Well done, Morty and Jake! #k9trickstas #goldenretriever #beagle #defaultbehaviour #defaultbehavior #controlunleashed #foundationskills #lifeskills

Edelweiss practiced Look At That (LAT) from Control Unleashed 🐕#k9trickstas #oneononetraining #coachingsession #lookatthat #lat #controlunleashed #counterconditioning #reactivity #spitz #germanandjapanese #dogtraining #puppytraining

Formerly super reactive girl Jasmine has learned to dismiss cyclists 👍🩷#beagle #jasminethebeagle #reactivity #reactivitysolved #lookatthat #lat #gentlemethods #dogtraining

In order to use a crate for your dog, your dog first needs to enjoy getting in it!#beagle #briethebeagle #crating #cratetraining #lovecrates #k9trickstas

Group walking class 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕#k9trickstas #groupwalkingclass #groupclass #practice #reactivity #looseleashwalking

Panino doesn’t like nail trimming. In this session we went up to the stage where I touched his nails with the nail grinder without turning it on. Separately we practiced hearing the noise when it is on, too 👍 #cooperativecare #nailtrimming #nailgrinding #nailgrinder #smallsteps #miniatureschnauzer

Lovely babies at the end of a training session 🩷 All three dogs are working on different skills. Cooperative Care with Panino, Engagement with Pepper, and Confidence/Independence with Bailey 😉 #k9trickstas #dogtraining #oneononetraining #miniatureschnauzer #miniatureschnauzers

Look how relaxed all these dogs were on a group walking class! They all usually struggle to stay calm around other dogs but they did a great job in the class 😉 The next group walking class will be on Sunday the 3rd November. #k9trickstas #groupwalkingclass #reactivity #arousal #overexcitability

Play is an important part of our training whether it is for skills or behaviour modification 🐕 #k9trickstas #trainingwalk #cavoodleduo #cavoodle #cavoodles #engagement #dogtricks #spin #legweaves #wait #recall #choosetoheel #dogtraining #playwithdogs