Katka Working Dog Training LLC

12/04/2024

I made my business official today! 🎉

12/01/2024

When you have a dog like a Malinois, Dutch Shepherd, German Shepherd, or Border Collie- The sky is the limit.

11/30/2024

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

11/24/2024

Exercise isn't the only side of this equation. Dogs need exercise yes, but they also need real genetic fulfillment as dogs. They need opportunities to not only fulfill their breed-specific needs, but also to fulfill their needs as predators. They need to hunt, stalk, chase, catch, and consume and it's up to us to help provide those things in their life. This goes further than giving them enrichment toys and lick mats. Some ways to help fulfill predation in our dogs include chuck it, flirt pole (this is a big one), and some raw feeding practices too. And a lot of dogs experience great benefits from tracking and detection as it fulfills their drive to hunt. Get creative!

11/23/2024

Good record keeping goes a long way! Keep your training goals clear by keeping a journal to document your progress. Each week, write down what reasonable goals you’d like to work towards with your dog. Then, each day before you train think to yourself, “what kind of session do we need to do today to help us reach our goals this week?”

11/23/2024

"A closed mind is a dying mind." -Edna Ferber

The dog training world is a very harsh place with some very closed-minded people in it and I think we need to do better as a community to change that. Just because another trainer solves issues differently doesn't make them wrong, there might be a reason they problem solve in that way with that particular dog. I highly recommend taking other trainers in your area out to coffee and having a friendly and respectful conversation about training theory. You'd be surprised how much you can learn just by keeping an open mind.

11/22/2024

Ethological Trend 🐾

11/12/2024

11/10/2024

XERXES X HERJA BABIES!!!!!

11/01/2024

10/28/2024

My boy 🫶🏻

10/26/2024

Having a true love for the breed, we pride ourselves on breeding for healthy stable working line Germ

10/16/2024

Sometimes I think that the only thing Lobo really cares about in life is tracking. The thought of “what if someone had adopted him and he never got a chance to discoverer how much he loves tracking?” makes me so happy I have him. Fingers crossed this boy ends up somewhere where he can track as a career. ....