Kate B K9 Training

01/06/2025

24/05/2025

A few of my favorite faces of the week. All these guys were so good for our outings and each one did something amazing to earn their spotlight here❤️ I’m so proud of them when they make an improvement that may make future walks better for me but mostly for the owners.

19/05/2025

15/05/2025

Celebrating my 1st year on Facebook and in the dog business full time. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you.
Here are just a few of my friends that I get to see on a regular basis. 🙏🤗🎉

24/04/2025

If somebody adopts this dog, I will help you with training.

23/04/2025

I got some proof this morning that my kid listens to me sometimes.
Also, that she will absolutely be a good dog trainer one day.

19/03/2025

We had our last 6 AM pack walk with this short term board and train GSP. He has only been with us a few days to work on his leash skills and getting used to being out in a busy and loud environment. With only four days he has done extremely well. We have taken a field trip every day. We have been  doing a big walk twice a day. He has been out on the farm to work on his impulse control towards other animals moving. It has been fun working woth him.

20/02/2025

This perfect puppy who my friend is fostering is up for adoption! She has been living with kids and dogs and has been socialized and is ready for her family. If you know anyone looking for a spring puppy, here is your girl!

15/02/2025

❤️ Lou.

05/02/2025

Todays faces

18/12/2024

Good luck to wink, criss cross and mini today! This is one big step closer to them being able to go home with you!

08/12/2024

I always try to reshare this every once in a while. It’s one of the most important dog rules. If one kid gets spared a bite because you read this then it was more than worth my time.

Let’s talk about dogs and kids.
We have been told our entire lives that dogs are man’s best friend. Just that saying alone humanizes dogs. So, we get a puppy or dog and bring it into our house, with our family, and then set human expectations for that canine. It’s just unfair and sets the dog up for failure without training and boundaries in place.

We first have to be completely aware that we are housing a different species that speaks a different language and uses their noses and mouths to navigate the world.

For kids to live safely and peacefully with dogs there needs to be rules. Some good basic rules for the kids are
1. Don’t touch the dog when they are eating or chewing on a bone
2. Don’t touch the dogs when they are sleeping or escaping to their safe space
3. No climbing on the dog
4. No roughhouse play with the dog
5. A common phrase in my house is “where is your energy level kid”?
6. NEVER pet strange dogs, there is no benefit. But always risk of a bite.

Your dog also must have some training and impulse control. Some good rules for dogs around kids are
1. No jumping
2. Only allowed on furniture when invited
3. No resource guarding food/toys/furniture/people
4. Great bite inhibition- being cautious of what they put their mouth on
5. Knowing their safe space, like a crate, and utilizing it for alone time

This is my kid and her dog Oliver. Ollie was raised in my house, with my kid. She was 3 and he was 8 weeks. Now she’s 8 and he’s 5. We have never had a bite, we have never had a problem. He sleeps under her bed to keep the monsters away. His size is a bonus because even if he does jump, he can’t knock her down. Ollie does not go on furniture, he has great control of his mouth, he does not guard resources against humans, and he has patience and impulse control. All of these things were influenced and not left to chance. And even with all these safe guards in place, I am still very aware that he is a dog, with knifes in his mouth, and a limit to bu****it, and I make sure my kid knows this too. I say “all dogs can bite” and she defends Oliver, but I remind her that he’s still a dog. Teach your kids to have great respect for dogs. Teach your dogs to have great respect for little humans. When you have a good family dog, there are a million good reasons to coexist with man’s best friend.