Kings K9 Kennel & Training, LLC

03/08/2024

𝙸𝚝'𝚜 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕! 𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚢 𝚍𝚘𝚐! 🎉🐾

Therapy dogs can play a crucial role in improving emotional and physical well-being such as:

🐶 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: Therapy dogs can provide comfort and companionship, help alleviate feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and depression and boost morale while providing a sense of security.

🐶 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟: Interacting with therapy dogs has been shown to reduce stress levels. Petting a dog can lower blood pressure and release endorphins, promoting relaxation and a sense of calm.

🐶 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Therapy dogs can help facilitate social interactions, improve communication skills, provide a non-judgmental presence and encourage individuals to open up and engage with others.

🐶 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬: Engaging with therapy dogs can encourage physical activity through walks, play, or simply moving around to interact with the dog.

🐶 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Therapy dogs can provide mental stimulation through play and interaction.

🐶 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬: Therapy dogs can serve as motivators, encouraging individuals to participate in therapy sessions and other activities. Their presence can also help individuals stay focused and engaged.

🐶 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: Therapy dogs can provide a comforting presence during counseling or therapy sessions, helping clients feel more at ease and willing to participate.

🐶 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞: Overall, therapy dogs contribute to an improved quality of life by bringing joy, comfort, and companionship.

Thank you, Kings K9 Kennel & Training, LLC

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28/07/2024

We will be temporarily closed from September until December. During this time, I will be focusing on my family and taking some much-needed time to adjust to this wonderful new chapter in my life.

I truly appreciate your understanding and support during this time. If you have any questions or need recommendations for interim training options, please feel free to reach out. I look forward to resuming training in December and continuing to help you and your dogs achieve your goals! 🥰

Thank you for your continued trust and loyalty.

In the mean time I look forward to seeing everyone in Aug and knocking out this last month of training! 🐾

25/07/2024

Way to go Sunny! ☀️

04/07/2024

Happy 4th of July from Kings K9! 🎆🐶 Today, as we celebrate our nation’s independence, let’s also ensure the safety and well-being of our furry friends. Here are some tips to keep your dog calm during fireworks:

🇺🇸 Create a safe space indoors where your dog
feels comfortable.
🍔 Play calming music to drown out the noise.
🌭 Keep them busy with their favorite toys or a tasty treat.
🐾 Wishing you and your pets a joyful and safe celebration!

04/07/2024

19/06/2024

Please be mindful of actual service animals!

17/06/2024

‼️Adoption Opportunity ‼️

Meet Jett

He’s a 9 month old Labradoodle who is a SNUGGLE bug. He loves running around the farm and isn’t bothered by chickens or the horse. Jett is currently going through training classes, so far he is mastering everything we have worked on! 🏆

Jett is fully vetted and will come with a training lesson package to help him and his new parents learn everything we’ve done and to further his skills if desired.

•Crate & House Trained 🏠
•Off-Leash Trained with an awesome recall 🐶
•Great with other dogs/cat and people 🐈
•Started in basics 📓
-sit
-down
-place
-stay
-loose leash walking

13/06/2024

We are back and in full swing at Kings K9!

‼️ Some things to look for this month ‼️

• 2 New Adoption Program Dogs Available
• Openings for Private Lessons
• Openings for the July Group Class
• 1 Opening left for July board & train program
• 2 Openings left for August board & train program
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Meet R***r 💥

R***r is here for his adult board & train program for June! He’s such a goofy boy and he is absolutely crushing it so far.

📆 Contact us today to schedule a consultation. Let’s build a strong foundation of trust, communication, and love between you and your four-legged companion.

📍 Location: Nashville, NC
📞 Phone: (252) 567-9339
📧 Email: [email protected]
💻 Website: kingsk9kennel.com

08/05/2024

❗️Just a reminder Kings K9 will be closed from May 10th-May 25th❗️I will be returning all calls and text once I am back home. 🐾

17/04/2024

Tucker says, sunny days and wagging tails! 🌼 Let’s bloom together this summer with our expert training sessions!

📆 Contact us today to schedule a consultation. Let’s build a strong foundation of trust, communication, and love between you and your four-legged companion.

📍 Location: Nashville, NC
📞 Phone: (252) 567-9339
📧 Email: [email protected]
💻 Website: kingsk9kennel.com

24/01/2024

Tired.
Your puppy is tired.
The most common call I get for puppies is that the puppy gets out of control at times, and is biting the owners. I used to laugh and think "how could a tiny puppy be such a tyrant?". But then I saw it, time and again. It's not hard to fix. Typically ignoring the puppy won't stop it, squealing OW won't stop it, holding the dog's mouth shut won't stop it, and for sure the stupid alpha roll won't stop it.
You let the puppy get far, far too tired and didn't put it up, then it gets all wound up. Puppies need 20+ hours of sleep a day. Get your puppy out of the crate or exercise pen, potty it, feed it if needed, and play with it for a bit. Then put it back in the crate. If the puppy falls asleep within 5 minutes it was tired. Let puppy sleep an hour or two then get it out again and repeat the cycle. Puppies shouldn't be left out to get all worked up, and practice pottying in out of the way places, and shred your possessions. Put the puppy up. A lot of the nipping will just go away as the puppy matures. If you're in Dallas Fort Worth area and you need a plan and help with your new puppy contact me.

08/01/2024

Group Class Schedule ❗️

This was a hit last year so here is the schedule for 2024!
Puppy and adult classes will be separate.
Classes will be limited to 7 dogs.

Our group classes provide a fun and supportive environment for both you and your dog. Together we will work through the basics of dog handling and commands.

📍 Location: Nashville, NC
📞 Phone: (252) 567-9339
📧 Email: [email protected]
💻 Website: kingsk9kennel.com

02/01/2024

Wag into the New Year with Confidence! 🐾
Our personalized dog training programs are designed to meet your dogs unique needs. From puppy basics to behavioral challenges, we’ve got you covered. Let’s make this year one of growth and good behavior!

📍 Location: Nashville, NC
📞 Phone: (252) 567-9339
📧 Email: [email protected]
💻 Website: kingsk9kennel.com

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas from our dog-loving team to yours. Thank you for choosing us as your partner in creating well-behaved and happy dogs. 🎄

24/12/2023

Until a year ago, I was a trainer with a very force free approach. I didn’t believe there was a place for aversives in dog training. I didn’t have a dog that required them. Lucky me!

Until I got this chap. My very much adored kelpie, Evo. Bred to move HUGE flocks and herds of livestock out in rural Australia. A hard-headed dog, with a mega independent streak.

I worked hard with him. I’m a trainer. I laid my foundations, as I have done successfully with my other 4 dogs before him. They worked, to a point. And then, they didn’t.

I was fully prepared to give him a breed-appropriate outlet. Alongside the other work I give my dogs, I have my own sheep, meaning I can work my own dogs regularly on stock. However, my small flock of flighty sheep was far too jumpy for him to work, and he was becoming dangerous out and about in any sort of proximity to sheep.

So, you may say, just keep him on a lead! Problem solved. Well, not really.

Management can and does fail. I have heard it from countless clients. I have had it fail myself.

I also live, with sheep on my property, and surrounding it on 3 sides. Everywhere we turn, there are sheep. There’s no avoiding them.

Keep him on a lead in the garden? We have a large garden and keeping him on the lead would be unfair. He’s an incredibly active, working bred dog, who would end up spending his entire life on a lead.

We also encountered prey drive issues out and about, particularly around deer. His recall was fantastic, but once we moved, our walks were either full of deer, or sheep and he could rip a long line out of your hands to chase something particularly tempting.

So, I decided to bite the bullet and e-collar train. Controversial, particularly online.

But, the absolute best thing I ever did.

The alternative solutions I had suggested were:

Keep him on the lead - I buy good quality leads, but they have failed on me before
Move house - we’ve moved to a dream house, not an option
Avoid places with sheep etc - hard when they’re in the garden
Long line - he could still pull a long line out of reach
Train him - he was trained to a very high level and we had reached the limits via force free methods.

Management fails.

I went through the process of conditioning him properly to the e-collar. I spent ages ensuring I got it right, he understood what was expected and that he knew how to switch it off. I invested in a pricey bit of kit, and I went about it by the book.

It’s transformed his life.

He can romp around the garden, he can walk through my sheep without batting an eyelid, he can walk off lead on the hills and he can enjoy walking in the forest even when deer run out in front of us.

For him, that wasn’t ever going to be an option without it.

Nothing was more reinforcing than chasing.

And it was going to get him killed. He’d have been shot, or hit by a car, or lost. All because I wouldn’t open my mind to using different tools.

Am I suggesting every dog requires one? Absolutely not. But there are MANY cases where they save lives. It’s both saved and enriched his.

He’s happy, he lives his best life. He hikes everywhere with us, he’s well mannered and fully reliable off the lead. He knows the rules, and that’s the key.

He’s not suppressed. He can still go off and be a dog. He tears around the garden with our other dogs, he sniffs and does dog things. But he’s safe when doing it all.

I see a lot of judgement towards these tools from people owning dogs who would never require these tools. That’s great. And that’s also not a problem. But it is completely unfair to demonise the use of a tool which you haven’t taken the time to fully understand. I was 100%, without a doubt, against them before I took the time to understand how they worked and how they were used.

It’s imperative that they’re used with a trainer well versed in using them. It’s also crucial that the equipment used is good quality and not something cheap from Amazon or eBay. It’s an investment, but one that is so necessary for a lot more dogs than you might realise.

Take the time to understand others’ points of view. There is truly not a one-size-fits-all approach in dog training and my change of opinion has opened up a whole new world for all of my dogs ❤

Photo by Saffy Leyfield Photography

23/11/2023

🦃 This Thanksgiving, we’re thankful for wagging tails, happy hearts, and the incredible bond between dogs and their humans. Happy Thanksgiving from our dog-loving family to yours! 🦴🍂

19/10/2023

A bond beyond words, a connection beyond leash. ♥️

Happy Thursday! Go train your dog 🥰

📆 Contact us today to schedule a consultation. Let’s build a strong foundation of trust, communication, and love between you and your four-legged companion.

📍 Location: Nashville, NC
📞 Phone: (252) 567-9339
📧 Email: [email protected]
💻 Website: kingsk9kennel.com

10/10/2023

Are you ready to unlock your dog’s full potential? 🐶
At Kings K9, we’re dedicated to transforming your pups into well-behaved, happy, and confident companions!

📆 Contact us today to schedule a consultation. Let’s build a strong foundation of trust, communication, and love between you and your four-legged companion.

📍 Location: Nashville, NC
📞 Phone: (252) 567-9339
📧 Email: [email protected]
💻 Website: kingsk9kennel.com

08/09/2023

Friday Feels 🐾

Finley, Buster, and Maggie 😍

26/07/2023

11/07/2023

A break in the rain makes everyone happier 😍 This months training pups 🐾

01/07/2023

✨ Group Class Schedule ✨

Happy Saturday! Below are the starting dates for our group classes. These classes will range from puppy manners to basic obedience. They will be 6 weeks long. During this time we will have fun working together to build a better bond with your pup and learning new commands!

Puppy Class- Wednesday July 19th
(Under 5 months)

Adult Class- Thursday July 20th
(6 months & up)

If you’re interested but not sure if this is a good fit for your dog, give us a call we will help you find the best fit during training for you and your fur baby!🐾

30/05/2023

29/05/2023

Happy Memorial Day! 🇺🇸 The pups were feeling festive 🐾

29/05/2023

Big Congratulations to Mrs.Tedford and Blue for earring their CGC title!🎉 They have been working super hard for this and for Blue to earn his Therapy Dog certification. He basically is the bestest boy. They will be working towards their CGCA next! 🐾

We will also be offering some more group classes again this summer. They will be based around the S.T.A.R. Puppy and Canine Good Citizens curriculum. I will be posting the dates soon!

22/05/2023

Snaggle teef, slobber kisses, and puppy love.. Monday Mood. 🤓❤️