Katie's K9s

04/01/2025

❤️I love it when I get videos like this from my students😊

Lucy is just 4 months old but after coming to classes and working on her recall Jude was able to let her have a run on Orton Scar feeling confident she would come back when called.

✨ Full marks for Jude and Lucy who have been doing their homework 💯

🐾If you are interested in puppy classes please get in touch - I have two spaces left in the class starting in Feb 🐕

01/01/2025

🐕Have you had a puppy join your family in the past few months?

🐕Would you like some help with training and socialisation?

🐕Our next block of puppy classes start on Tuesday 4th February so please contact me if you would like to join the class.

Below are just some of the things we will work on.
🐾 Walking on a loose lead and recall.
🐾 Jumping up.
🐾 Toilet training.
🐾 General puppy care.
🐾 Enrichment activities to help relieve boredom and build a strong bond between you and you pup.

I have kennel club listed status and all training is carried out using positive reinforcement. Following on from the puppy course there is the opportunity to continue onto the bronze, silver and gold kennel club good citizen classes

28/12/2024

Indie's had enough of lead walking due to her season so yesterday we went to Welly and Tails where she could run free safely. What a fantastic facility to have on our doorstep. The labs enjoyed running in the open space but Indie's favourite bit was the new scent wall. There's even a nice big shelter for owners to keep dry under and with a dog wash in the carpark it meant we even took clean dogs home - a bonus at this time of year😊 Thank you Welly and Tails.

19/12/2024

Thanks to Welly and Tails for posting this, some really valuable advice😊

Hey everyone! 🎁 It's your favourite dog park and aggression trainer, here to depress you ahead of the festive season!

But seriously, a few things to think about that can make the difference between it being a stress-free Christmas and one of the worst experiences of your year.

To dogs, Christmas can mean:

🤯 Strangers visiting my house (including Santa!) resulting in barking, guarding or bites from stress/fear
🤯 Visitors bringing their own dogs to visit = dog fights or resource guarding
🤯 Children visiting the household of dogs who aren't used to kids
🤯 Less walks, more walks, walks in busy places, strange visits to Santa, strange visits to garden centres
🤯Eating loads more treats or weird stuff that I've scavenged that make my belly hurt
🤯 Weird stressy environment in the house because mum is cleaning, running round buying presents, and dad is.... (Ok, just my house then) 🙈😅
🤯 More toys to guard, more stuff to keep an eye on, more things to be told off about (I've already had my first destroyed present of the year that I left out in a dog-accessible room)

Dog bites are emotional things.

A dog bite doesn't just do physical injury, it can result in:

📌 You deciding to have your dog put to sleep after an incident
📌 You rehoming your dog
📌 Causing family disputes if a dog bites a visiting child
📌 Arguments in the home

I've spoken to owners over the years where Social Services have been involved because their dog has bitten their child. Where owners can no longer have their nieces, nephews and grandchildren visiting because of a dog bite.

So how to remedy this?

✅ Often, a quiet, separate space for your dog to relax in, or a well positioned baby gate can be the difference between these situations happening and not happening.

✅ We love giving our dog treats, but I really don't give my dogs a lot around this time of year. Just a few extras, spread out. The last thing I want at Christmas is tummy upsets.

✅ Don't feel guilty for putting your dog in another room. Feel guilty for putting them in situations they can't cope with.

Happy Christmas all! 😉🎄

15/12/2024

One of our talented class members completing her homework 😊 well done Lindsey and Fern👏👏👏

24/11/2024

Another great day today at Longfield Agility, getting not one but two wins towards grade 5. So pleased with this little girl and how hard she works for me😍
If you're interested in training with us please get in touch.

19/11/2024

12/11/2024

It's been a busy couple of weeks for members of Katie's K9s agility group. Congratulations to Linda and Josh, Becca and Bonnie and Katie and Indie who all got 1st places at Crookedoak and to Linda and Becca who got various placings at Phase Purples A4A show. Keep up the good work ladies👏👏👏

12/11/2024

Another successful weekend for Indie, 1st in agility and two clears in jumping at Wilmslow show. Looking forward to receiving my personalized trophy 😍

07/11/2024

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04/11/2024

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03/11/2024

Our next block of puppy classes will start on Tuesday 26th November. The class will cover the Kennel club's puppy foundation course which includes walking on a loose lead, recall and good manners along with showing you various enrichment activities to help build a strong bond with your puppy and exercise their brain. Please get in touch for more information or to reserve a space.

02/11/2024

What a fantastic couple of days at the British Agility Championships. Indie isn't quite two years old and this was only her second indoor show. We have learned so much this weekend and our partnership has really grown. We still have lots to work on but I'm so proud of how far we've come already.
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