Guardian K9 Services

20/12/2024

My heart has been full from all of the referrals I’ve gotten lately so I wanted to say a huge Thank You to all of you that pass my name along. 🫶

10/12/2024

Ralph is here for Day Train today.

Side note - I can always tell that clients have done a great job crate training when they settle in their crate immediately on their first day.

03/12/2024

Day Trains today are Peaches and new client, Hooke!

03/12/2024

Yes Peaches, we know you’re beautiful! 😂

27/11/2024

That wonderful moment when the teenager finally decides to relax without being told ten times.

19/11/2024

Day Train client, Peaches, is tuckered and we are only a couple hours into our day. Relaxation is just as important as play. There needs to be a balance.

16/11/2024

We only have a few spots left for November and December will be limited with the holidays, so I have opened booking for January. We are also still offering the 4 x 45min Private Training Package.
Get in touch today to secure your spot. 🗓️

And for the first time, we will be offering gift certificates this holiday season. 🎁

Guardian K9 Services offers dog training in the Fraser Valley as well as virtual sessions.

12/11/2024

Pretty sure Daisy is a strong contender for the cutest puppy award. She’s also extremely smart. Puppy basics is definitely a fun way to end the day. 😊

05/11/2024

Miss. Tallie is back for bootcamp today.

05/11/2024

04/11/2024

⭐️ The Importance of a Excellent Breeder ⭐️

I’ve been meaning to make this post for a while now. I’ve been extremely lucky that the two Malinois that I acquired from breeders have been incredible.

Good genetics and health clearances are non-negotiable in my eyes but a lot of breeders don’t put in the time to lay a good foundation for the pups. It’s time consuming for breeders to put in the work with early puppyhood development regarding environmental, tactile, and auditory sensitivity. A breeder that puts in the time can create a beautifully stable dog that adapts easily to new stimuli and recovers well from fear responses.

What reminded me to make this post was Halloween, Icon was amazing. He took everything in stride including fireworks right out front of our house. When I was looking into a new breeder (sadly Aria’s breeder has retired), I was looking for temperament over everything else. I took a leap of faith with Icon and it paid off. You can tell that both my breeders really put in the work with their litters which resulted in clear headed, stable, social dogs.

So when you are searching for a breeder look beyond the paperwork, titles, health clearances and ask about how the pups are raised.

Thank you Monarchy K9 and VZK9 for my two very special dogs.

31/10/2024

Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻

Halloween can be scary for dogs. This is your reminder to stuff and freeze those kongs and get some tasty treats ready. Make a quiet cozy space for your pup if needed.

Aria being a retired Security K9 is sure that fireworks are gunfire and immediately looks for bad guys. I like to have tasty treats on hand and become a treat dispenser as soon as fireworks start.💥

20/10/2024

The only time I use dog parks is when they are empty. We had some rainy day fun at one of my faves! Icon didn’t care that it’s wet out, he’s always game for some engagement!

I don’t play a lot of fetch with my dogs especially when the ground is wet, however, this guy is surprisingly careful with his legs and he’s very well conditioned.

Batman Von Monarchy K9

19/10/2024

Gentle leader or Halti is a piece of equipment that I don’t tend to advise. This is one of the reasons.
Side note… Dogs noses are incredible. I highly recommend scent work with your dog.

One more reason we do not use or recommend the "gentle leader or other harnesses that come across the dogs face.

Here is the vascular system in a canine head. This highlights the enormous amount of blood flow in the dogs nose. This blood flow serves many purposes, fuels the scent chambers, aids in temperature regulation, allows dogs to effectively track, but this also makes the dogs nose incredibly sensitive to touch. This is the main reason you should not use face harnesses. There are plenty of tools designed to communicate with dogs that do not put pressure on one of their most sensitive features. I Credit this post to Grant Teeboon AKA the PawMan

16/10/2024

If a 5 year old can do it, so can you!

15/10/2024

Day Train clients always get an end of day play session. They get to choose a toy to play with and we play together. Peaches always chooses this ball.

15/10/2024

Day Train client “Peaches” out on a field trip to work obedience in new surroundings. She was a rockstar.

15/10/2024

Why my dogs are naked 90% of the time and always during play…

Collars and/or harnesses are definitely a necessity to dog guardianship, however, they can also be very dangerous in certain circumstances.

I always remove collars when my dogs are crated/kennelled and playing together. Aria is loose in the house 24/7, she never wears a collar unless we are going somewhere. Icon wears a collar when in the house with us because he’s still learning the ropes and well… he’s a teenager so his listening skills aren’t fantastic lately.

That said the minute my dogs decide to play, all equipment comes off! Collars and harnesses can get caught in dogs’ teeth and break them or worse dogs can get tangled and strangle themselves.

And as for the photo, yes… that’s what Malinois play looks like. 🤣