King & Co Detection

16/09/2025

Well, I certainly can't hold him with one hand anymore 😅

Alfie turns 2 years old today, but he really is just a little boy in a big boy body.

02/08/2025

Happy 3rd birthday Miss Marie!

This little girl is always with me through thick and thin. If I fall over at work, she rushes back to check on me. If I'm sad or stressed, she licks my ears to make me laugh. She's always quietly watching to see if I need her, and doesn't back down when things get tough.

Love you pup pup ❤️

27/06/2025

05/05/2025

Mr King (or should I say Mr Popular) has fans!

On a recent project, we passed multiple cow herds who came running over to Kingston, surrounded him, and yelled out after him when we moved away into another paddock.

For a typical dog, this would have been extremely frightening and may have elicited reactive behaviour. But King was able to calmly create space and keep working.

The animal interactions training that we do before a dog is operational is not just about keeping wildlife/livestock safe from being chased. It is also very important for the dog himself to learn to feel comfortable should he be approached.

23/04/2025

It was miserable weather this morning, but as long as there's treats, Marie is happy 😍🍬😄

11/04/2025

I have been very lucky to attend the Joint Symposium for Working K9s in Atlanta, USA.

What an incredible week of listening to fascinating talks and meeting incredible people from around the world!

I can't wait to get home and put some of these learnings into practice.

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20/03/2025

A happy 4th birthday to Kingston!

Photo is a throwback of the day he came home with me. He seemed so grown up at the time but looking back he really was just a little boy.

And now, he's aged into a true gentleman ❤️

26/02/2025

The team at King & Co are taking a very overdue and well deserved break.

We'll be back to sniffing bat butts and responding to emails on March 10th.

23/01/2025

We discovered a hidden gem on our doorstep!

07/01/2025

Looking forward to another year of adventures with my best friends 👩🐶🐶🐶

📷: Tiffany Chapple

28/12/2024

Wishing everyone a calming and restorative holiday season.

We are enjoying the slow pace of this time of year - sleeping in, sniffing flowers, lazy fetch 💤🌺🥎

14/12/2024

Walkies for Alfie 🐾

As a detection newbie still in training, Alfie often gets left behind at home when we complete our morning surveys. Even though I'm pretty tired on our return (thanks 4am starts and 10+km hikes), young Alfred still needs his own stimulation.

Even when getting a dog for a job, it's important to think about how you'll satisfy their physical and mental needs when they're not working. Dogs aren't robots that you can switch off when they're not actively on the job. Will their type of energy suit your home life, not just your work life?

I like field labradors because they love a play, a sniff, a solid morning of work. But they also love a cuddle and a good nap. And as someone running her own business alone, having down time is really vital for me.

So this mornings enrichment for Alfie was a nice sniffy walk, some water retrieves at the river, followed by a snuggle on the couch 🥰