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K9 Services believes the perfect foundation to a lifelong relationship of strong bonds between an owner and their dog is early training.

K9 Services NZ Ltd is a dog training company specialising in puppy development, education & life skills, pet dog therapy/in-home assistance dog training, private sessions for obedience/manners and behaviour training solutions. K9 Services specialises in puppy development, education, life skills & proactive preventive training for pet dogs, therapy/emotional support dogs/in-home assistance dogs wh

ether it's our board and train programs, coaching one on one lessons or in group classes. Whether in a class or one to one situation working with your dog should be fun and rewarding. Consistency and patience used over the training period will result in a rewarding outcome for both dog and owner. About Liz

I have been helping to enhance the relationships between people and dogs for as long as she can remember. My passion for dog obedience and education enhances the entire learning process and has seen and dealt with virtually every situation that dogs have found themselves in. I am committed to supplementing my experience with methods being taught globally, and have gained the National Certificate in Animal Management (Canine Behaviour & Training).

08/12/2024

💚HAPPY💚
Life Skills

Back with Happy today, we have all been out with COVID over the last 3 weeks, in today’s training session we introduced the start of scent.

02/12/2024

Start Your Puppy’s Journey to a Well-Behaved Life Today! 🐾

Got a new puppy? Let’s set them up for a lifetime of good behaviour and happy moments with you! Our Puppy Training Programs are designed to give your pup the essential skills to thrive, using fun and positive reinforcement techniques tailored to their needs.

🌟 What We Cover:

Socialization with people and other dogs
Basic obedience (sit, stay, recall)
Toilet training guidance
Crate training tips
Managing puppy biting and chewing
Building confidence in new environments

🐕 Why Choose Us?
With over 20 years of professional dog training experience in Auckland, I’ll help you and your pup bond while laying the foundation for a well-mannered adult dog.

Program Details:

Private 1:1 sessions for personalized support
Flexible scheduling to suit your lifestyle
Includes access to an online puppy development course.

👉 Don’t wait! The puppy stage is the perfect time to start training. Let’s work together to make your puppy the best companion they can be.

📞 Contact us today to book your first session!
www.k9services.co.nz

03/11/2024

✨Training Highlights of the Day✨

MOCHA ☕️
Mocha is back with after being on holiday for 6 weeks, today’s session we introduced muzzle training, talked about safety and management after an incident, introduced 1.2.3 game.

HAPPY 😃
Happy continues to now proof her foundation training in real life application, today’s session was on recall away from stationary and moving birds.

NB: No birds were put under stress in a controlled session.

31/10/2024

Happy Halloween..

20/10/2024

💚Happy💚
Life Skills
Happy is continuing to proof her life skills in busy locations, today we went to Bunnings and then on to do cafe training in a dog friendly cafe, thanks for having us Joe's Garage.

22/09/2024

💚HAPPY💚
LIFE SKILLS TRAINING
Happy is continuing on with her training journey with a combination of strengthening her life skills, some formal obedience and today we introduced some gun dog exercises.

These different disciplines will all help with impulse control and her overall life skills, makes training fun and varied.

15/09/2024

✨Training Highlights ✨

♥️LOLA♥️
Friday we were back with Lola working on her reactivity to other dogs, we incorporated some functional obedience/ management techniques & now pattern games to improve focus on her handler + counter conditioning.

🩵DOT🩵
Welcome Dot for an initial consult plus training, Dot is struggling with some reactivity in the car + anxiety in new environments, we look forward to working with her and her family.

💚HAPPY💚
Happy training journey continues on with a combination of lifeskills & some formal obedience.

14/09/2024

OVER-GREETERS WORKSHOPS
1. Paws & Focus: Calm Walks, Happy Dogs
Focus: Teaching your dog to stay calm and focused during walks.
Skills Covered:
Loose lead walking
Building engagement with you in distracting environments
Teaching calmness around other dogs and people
Outcome: A calm and happy dog that enjoys focused walks without pulling.

2. Leash Masters: Handling Distractions Like a Pro
Focus: Managing distractions like other dogs, people, and wildlife.
Skills Covered:
Teaching "leave it" and "look at me" cues
Increasing engagement when distractions arise
Developing impulse control for greeting or reacting to stimuli
Outcome: A dog that stays focused and well-behaved, no matter the distraction.

3. Focus First: Walks Without the Chaos
Focus: Building strong focus on you during walks.
Skills Covered:
Strengthening recall and name recognition
Enhancing attention even with competing stimuli
Using games and play to keep your dog engaged with you
Outcome: A dog that looks to you first and maintains focus, even in busy environments.

4. Walk This Way: Polite Paws in Public
Focus: Polite walking in public spaces, managing greetings and interactions.
Skills Covered:
Teaching polite greetings for people and dogs
Managing excitement when encountering new environments
Building positive interactions without jumping or pulling
Outcome: A dog that greets politely and walks calmly in public, without overwhelming excitement.

5. Lead the Way: Calm & Controlled Greetings
Focus: Teaching calm greetings and avoiding overexcitement.
Skills Covered:
Teaching controlled approaches to people and dogs
Reducing jumping and pulling when meeting others
Introducing calm behaviors before greeting
Outcome: A dog that stays calm and controlled during greetings, making outings smoother and stress-free.

6. Manners Matter: Focus & Fun on Walks
Focus: Building great manners and having fun while walking.
Skills Covered:
Teaching polite behavior at doors and crosswalks
Using fun activities to build engagement and manners
Rewarding calm behavior during walks
Outcome: A well-mannered dog that enjoys fun and focused walks with you.

7. Stay Calm & Walk On: Dog Distraction Solutions
Focus: Helping your dog stay calm and focused around distractions.
Skills Covered:
Learning to disengage from distractions
Reinforcing calm behavior in busy areas
Strengthening cues for calm walking
Outcome: A dog that walks calmly and confidently past distractions without reacting.

8. Walk & Focus: Mastering Dog Etiquette
Focus: Creating a balanced walk with good etiquette and focus.
Skills Covered:
Building overall etiquette on walks (not pulling, ignoring distractions)
Increasing calm responses to people and dogs
Mastering leash manners and general focus
Outcome: A well-mannered dog that follows good etiquette on walks, making every outing more enjoyable.

Each workshop is $75.00 per handler/dog team
No reactivity or aggressive dogs.
Dog/People friendly only

Starting 29th September 2024 at 9.30am with Workshop 1

08/09/2024

I’ve been crook the last few weeks so training has been postponed, slowly on the mend our 1st consultation back.

💚CHARLIE💚
INTIAL CONSULT + TRAINING

Charlie joined us today for primarily a session on LLW, like a lot of adolescent dogs, he struggles with LLW around distractions, however before you add in distractions, you need to train some fundamentals of LLW.

Charlie is hoping to join us soon for some specific workshops coming soon.

25/08/2024

✨Training Highlights of the Day✨
We started with thick fog and ended up with the sun shining bright.

☕Mocha tackled impulse control around toys, working on cooperative play and perfecting his toy release. He's becoming a real champ at staying cool under pressure!

🐶 A warm welcome to Ruby! In her initial consult and training, we set the stage for success. Ruby's goals include nailing loose lead walking, improving her recall, and managing impulse control around social distractions. Exciting times ahead!

🏅 Happy put in some solid work on recalling off distractions, laying the groundwork for some competition obedience.

23/08/2024

Look who’s back…

We welcome Lola back, to work on some social triggers, it’s been about 12 months, she completed my Puppy Development Program, her Mum has done amazing well maintaining her Life Skills.

I look forward to working with this team again.

18/08/2024

🐶**Dog Training Highlights of the Day!** 🐾
Well the weather certainly was a hindrance today and we managed to see 2/4 scheduled today.

👨🏼‍🌾Ranger Intial Consult + Training
Ranger is a 5.5 mth GSD that is showing leash reactivity, today he had his intial consult plus we looked at tidying up some foundation behaviours,
Ranger has lovely food drive, and we introduced cooperative play which we can use in the future for training.

😀Happy Life Skills for Dogs Program
Happy and her owners are making amazing progress, today we looked a foundation recalls exercises, introduced a whistle plus extending the recall sequence with food games.

Although the weather was atrocious, it is commendable that these pups owners braved the weather for some training.🐶

11/08/2024

🐶**Dog Training Highlights of the Day!** 🐾

Mocha's Life Skills Training
Mocha has joined us in a 4-week foundation program focused on recall and impulse control. Today, we laid the groundwork with basic recall exercises, conditioning his name and introducing a visual cue using a hand target. We also added in some impulse control exercises to improve his loose-leash walking. Great start, Mocha! 🐕✨

Koda's Gundog Journey
Koda is making fantastic progress in his puppy gundog program! Today, we look at building up his retrieve with a variety of fun games, introduced a hand target for recall, and explored different cues like a whistle and verbal curs. This little gundog in training is doing amazing! 🎯🐾

Doug's Puppy Development
Today marked Doug's last session, and I’m going to miss that gorgeous boy! We wrapped up with a fun play sequence added to his recall cue, introduced some puzzle games for his witching hour, and strengthened his scatter cue. Doug has been a joy to train, and I know he’s going to thrive! 🧩🐶

Each of these pups is making fantastic progress, and I’m excited to see where their training journeys take them! 🐾🎉

04/08/2024

🐾 **Dog Training Highlights of the Day!** 🐾
💖A bit of a golden day💖

💚**Cheezu Life Skills Training**
Cheezu has successfully completed our Life Skills for Dogs foundation program and has made great progress in many areas.
We’ve introduced a halt to help manage his lunging and to ensure consistency with different handlers while working on his impulse control around social triggers.

To address his RG struggles, we strengthened his basic sit & down positions, introduced a strong hand target to use for recalling away from objects, and implemented cooperative play with cues, Get It & Out.
Plus, we’ve established a rewarding exchange that Cheezu loves.

Great job Cheezu!

🐾 **Happy's Life Skills Training**
Happy worked on some essential car manners today, she learned to stay in the car until released and to re-orient to her handler upon exiting. This training will help her impulse control at the start of walks and keep her focused on her handler instead of the environment.

Great job Happy!

28/07/2024

🐾 **Dog Training Highlights of the Day!** 🐾

🎉 **Welcome, Mocha!**
Today, we had our initial consult and training session with Mocha. He's a bright boy working hard to improve his recall, loose lead walking, impulse control, and specific reactivity issues. Excited to see his progress!

🐕 **Koda's Gundog Journey**
Koda is a few weeks into our Gundog Puppy Program. As a pet and hunting companion, he's mastering a blend of puppy basics and gundog fundamentals. Keep up the great work, Koda!

🐶 **Doug's Puppy Development**
Doug is making fantastic strides in our Puppy Development Program. Today, he tackled recall, impulse control around food, and handling social distractions. Way to go, Doug!

🐾 **Happy's Life Skills Training**
Happy joined our Life Skills for Dogs Program last week. She's focusing on social and impulse control struggles, recall, and more advanced training. Looking forward to seeing her progress!

14/07/2024

💜DOUG💜
PUPPY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Back with young Doug this morning, today we worked on platforms, reinforcement zone, release cues, cooperative play and different reinforcers, recall.

**Using Toy Reinforcement for Recall Training**

Toy reinforcement is an excellent strategy for improving recall in dogs. By using a favourite toy as a reward, you can make coming when called an exciting and rewarding experience for your dog. This method taps into their natural play drive, making them more eager to respond.
This creates a positive association with the recall cue and encourages consistent behaviour. Incorporating toy reinforcement into recall training not only enhances your dog's responsiveness but also makes the training process enjoyable for both of you.

07/07/2024

💜DOUG💜
PUPPY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
OMD.. I nearly stole Doug he is the cutest 13 week old pup, today he started his puppy development program with us.

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Pet Life & Gundog Skills foundation course

Week 7: Our last class today, everyone made progress. Here is a short video of our spaniel’s working on their exercises today.

Pet Life & Gundog Skills Foundation Course.

Our teams are coming along for Week 6.

PET LIFE & GUNDOG SKILLS FOUNDATION COURSE Week 5: Our teams are coming along nicely

💜NORMAN💜 PUPPY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM End of session play, plastic bottle is his favourite reinforcement and was used in some impulse control exercises in his session.

Intial consult with Toffee working on some engagement with handler and LLW foundations.

Marlow

What a coaching session may look like depending on what we are working on. Marlow is a 6-month-old GR he has pulling on lead well rehearsed + lack of impulse control with, particularly social triggers (people/dogs). Our 3 previous session we have been laying down some foundations + confidence building. Now it’s time to put everything together.

Team Zieger, they have come along way since the beginning of class, more engagement on his handler which was huge improvement + tidied up his LLW, impulse control around other dogs.

Team Blaze ending his 7 week course in something he loves to do and bred for, Team Blaze are an amazing team to watch and I admire what they do to keep our country safe from pests.

Gunner Egg Hunt Trial

Search & Retrieve

Gunner is doing some search & retrieve work at home, you don’t particularly need any equipment, here I am using a plastic bottle. What odor do you think he is searching for? A) The plastic bottle B) My scent C) Both D) He is using his eyes only.

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K9 Services specialises in dog training and obedience classes for pet dogs, whether it one on one lessons or obedience classes. We also train dogs for Jobs, specialized training in the service industry.... K9 Services believes the perfect foundation to a lifelong relationship of strong bonds between an owner and their dog is is good training. Whether in a class or one to one situation working with your dog should be fun and rewarding. Consistency and patience used over the training period will result in a rewarding outcome for both dog and owner. Our classes are kept small for more personal coaching and attention. About Liz I have been helping to enhance the relationships between people and dogs for as long as she can remember. My passion for dog obedience and education enhances the entire learning process and has seen and dealt with virtually every situation that dogs have found themselves in. I am committed to supplementing my experience with methods being taught globally, and has gained the National Certificate in Animal Management (Canine Behaviour & Training). I am also the tutor of Canine Management Certificate at Unitec