King's K9 Dog Training

11/11/2025

What is Balanced Dog Training? Dog training is not a one size fits all approach based on how a person feels, it is about finding what brings real world results for the dog and human team we are helping... check out the amazing Jools Mobbs post from WonderPaws Dog Training... I couldn't have put it better 💜

09/11/2025

What makes a “good canine citizen” isn’t fancy tricks or constant stimulation, it is consistency, clarity, and steady repetition.

Dogs thrive through small, simple habits—done over and over. These create true success, in business, in behaviour, and in life.

Inspired by reflections on “Greatness” from , because what works for billion-dollar brands also works when training your dog.

04/11/2025

🤡 Another Round of Doggie Circus School Completed - 🎉Congratulations to all the amazing human-dog teams who smashed it out of the ring and spun their way through the 5-week block 🥳🥳🥳

🎪 For anyone wanting to share some circus fun with their main four paws buddy, we have...

One. Final. Block. For. 2026!!

Starting 11 & 12 November, depending on your skill level.

Email [email protected] for more details 💜

28/10/2025

🥳🎈Happy 4th Birthday to the one and only Mayhem Master! 🐾🥰

4️⃣ years of 🌀chaos, 🥰cuddles, 🤡clownery and countless 🤓lessons from the most charming rascal in the pack. From stealing snacks to stealing hearts, Mojo’s makes every day an adventure and makes me strive to be so much better than I was yesterday!!

You are loved to infinity and beyond, my wonderful, wild little weirdo. 🐾💜

25/10/2025

100% this! 🥰

🛑 𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 🛑

Period.

When you own a dog, regardless of size, breed or temperament, it’s your responsibility to keep everyone around you safe.

This includes your vet.

This is my dog Roy. He is my absolute world and I love him and would do anything for him. He’s an incredible pet to our family and a small circle of people that he’s chosen.

He’s also a prick to people he has no relationships with. Before me he had a bite hitory and he is absolutely capable of still doing it at 11.5 years of age. He’s got terrible genetics and very thin nerves.

Yesterday he needed vet care.

You know what I did?

✅ I checked reception before I walked in to ensure nobody was in our path.

✅ I had him on a short lead under physical and verbal control.

✅ I kept both of us away from the doorway until we were called in, while keeping an eye out for unexpected people ready to move if needed.

✅ I restrained him appropriately while the vets and nurses did their thing and reassured them that they would be safe not only with my words but with my actions.

✅ I didn’t get offended at their requests around safety or his cage label.

In short, I did everything in my power to help the vets and nurses do what they needed to do safely and go home in one piece.

It bugs me intensely when I see people endangering professionals who are there to help them. Your vet clinic shouldnt end up with staff at the ED because you dont believe in muzzles, restraint or responsible dog handling.

When you own a dog, you have a duty of care to ensure they do not cause damage to other people in EVERY environment and situation. You dont get to pass off responsibility.

If you have a dog who has social issues, thats ok.
Just make sure you keep your community safe 🫶

17/10/2025

The man, the legend, the mind blowing experience... Michael Ellis with Refine Your Canine Dog Training at Pro Dog Training 🥰

20/09/2025

💜⬇️💯

18/09/2025

MY DOG’S FRIENDLY”

Option 1.0 Translation:
I have no recall, and I’m relying on the hope that everything will go well. Your dog’s comfort, boundaries, or training goals aren’t really part of my consideration, I just assume all dogs want to meet mine. I genuinely love dogs, but I haven’t thought through how my actions might affect yours. And if you object, I might see you as the problem - because, after all, my dog’s friendly.

09/09/2025

Yes, a thousand times, yes!

I just read a post in a community group that is equal parts familiar, and worrying.

The post was a new puppy owner, with a puppy that is not yet fully vaccinated. The owner was asking if there was anywhere in the local area that was safe for the to take out their new puppy, before their vaccination protocol was complete.

First Answer- No

Second Answer- No

Third Answer- Me, metaphorically jumping up and down and waving my hands in the air while I try to explain..

Dogs have a critical period of socialisation up until approximately 16 weeks of age and it’s quite literally- critical. Their brain will grow to 80% of its adult size during this time and experiences during this time have greater significance than at any other time in the dog’s life.

“By a critical period, we mean a special time in life when a small amount of experience will produce a great effect on later behaviour.”
— Scott & Fuller, Genetics and the Social Behaviour of the Dog

The risk of behaviour issues increases exponentially when a puppy is isolated during their critical period, and yet, this is still not only happening but being recommended to new puppy owners.

So, what can you do with your puppy before their vaccination protocol is complete?

1. Check with your vet whether an early finish vaccination protocol is an option for your pup. This could be the difference between your puppy being fully vaccinated around 12 weeks, or not until 16 weeks.

2. Enrol in a Puppy Pre School class in an indoor space (that can be disinfected) run by qualified trainers who understand what socialisation is- and importantly, what socialisation ISN’T. You can start in classes like this from 8 weeks of age, after your pup’s first vaccination.

3. Stay away from dog parks (for reasons that go beyond disease control), dog beaches and other high traffic dog areas.

4. Organise specific friends and family members to visit you and organise for you to visit them in their home. Diversity is important- expose your puppy to children of all ages, people who move, dress and speak in different ways to you.

5. Expose your puppy to noises, surfaces and novel items at home AND in safe spaces

6. Take your puppy out- carry them, hold them or sit them on your lap if you prefer but let them SEE the world you are going to expect them to be a part of for the rest of their life. They DON’T NEED to interact, but they DO NEED to observe.

I beg you to safely socialise your puppy. Their life depends on it.

23/07/2025

You could train your dog to be calm, cool, and collected… But where’s the fun in that?

Some dogs, like Ralph, come with a little extra spice—unfiltered, unapologetic, and wildly entertaining.

We don’t train the chaos out of them—we teach them how to channel it like pros.
Manners don’t mean muting their magic. It’s about making their quirky personality work for them.