BK9 - Becky Annah

08/22/2025

🔥 Since its release in June, the Workshop Bundle has been creating buzz — and for good reason.

Handlers who jumped in are already applying the material and seeing instant changes in their training🤩 This isn’t theory — it’s actionable, practical work that sharpens your handling and brings clarity to your dog.

What’s inside:
🐾 Focused Heeling Foundational Techniques — develop precision and engagement. — strong basics for reliable progress

🐾 Drive Building — learn how to channel both food and toy motivation

🐾 Dual Release Marker Training — advanced clarity for top-level work

Whether you’re polishing competition skills or just want more control and enthusiasm in your sessions, this bundle delivers a system to level up your training.

👉 Available online now — jump in and start seeing the difference for yourself.

Train from anywhere!

This Workshop Seminar Bundle is a deep dive into advanced and dynamic training, combining drive building, dual release markers, and the art of luring and lure fading. This bundle is designed to sharpen focus, build engagement, and develop intentional, powerful movement. Perfect for handlers looking....

08/18/2025

✨ Training Opportunity in Liverpool ✨

Liverpool has always held a special place for me—I’ve had the privilege of training so many wonderful dogs and owners here over the years, and I’m excited to be back tomorrow. ❤️

Tomorrow we’ll be in the Liverpool area and have room for 1–2 private lessons.

✅ Perfect for anyone looking for support with a behavior issue
✅️ Working Dogs, Performance Dogs or Pet dogs.
✅ Great for current members wanting a refresher or brush-up session

If you’d like to reserve a spot, reach out to us today—we’d love to see you and your dog! 🐾

08/17/2025

🌿🐾 Outdoor Puppy Classes at BK9 🐾🌿

For puppies 12 weeks to 5 months – our classes are all about fun learning, socialization, and safe exposure to the world around them.

✔️ Proper socialization with other pups
✔️ Outdoor engagement & confidence building
✔️ Marker training foundations
✔️ Obedience & skill development through structure & play
✔️ Biting management & redirection
✔️ Behaviour guidance & analysis for a smooth start

📌 Cost: $150 + HST
📌 Enrollment: Through our website or DM for more info🐶✨
📅 Class Dates: Aug 29, Sept 5, 12, 19, 26 & Oct 3 - weather permitting, classes may be moved forward to the next week.

08/13/2025

What do you give your dog's for treats or cool activities on these hot days? 🍦 🌊 🐕

Vykor is enjoying a small vanilla ice cream from Bob and The Boys on our way home!🏠


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08/08/2025

Great conversations. Great connections. The kind you get from people who want to grow, who ask questions—and then go put in the work. People who want to build an unstoppable relationship with their dog, where excuses and judgement don’t hold them back.

I want to introduce: David Johnston—aka Chalkmaster Dave—a man with a huge heart, serious talent, and a passion for helping animals. He’s had incredible success with many rescue dogs because he understands where it all starts: connection and bond development. Every dog in his hands gets that relationship-building process from the very first moment.

What I really admire about Dave is that he takes his own education in dog training seriously. He doesn’t just follow the mainstream mould—because, some people paint things with a broad stroke. Instead, he seeks out the best, the specialists, the people who really get dogs. Case in point: he travelled 4,000 km to work with myself(BK9 - Becky Annah), Brent and Sarah from Complete K9 Care , a behaviour mod specialist and Nationally Certified Decoy, and to attend our seminar and workshop.

I’ve spent years with Vykor’s bitework, having fun and doing demos. It's a game he loves. Dave could see exactly what Vykor means to me and how much that dog and I have really bonded—and how every dog in our BK9 program matters—and he wanted to dive in and learn everything that goes into obedience and bitework. Why?

Because his own dog LOVES it.
It’s about giving them a healthy outlet. Starting them in a way that builds confidence, precision, and pure joy. That’s the start of a new journey—a deeper bond and a whole lot of fun.

And no, this doesn’t mean eveyone doing this is “teaching your dog to be aggressive.” That’s a trendy misconception, usually from people judging by optics or personal bias. For us, it’s about finding what the dog loves—like herding for a Border Collie or agility for a sporting dog—and building that connection you can feel every moment on the other end of the leash.

On top of all that, this wonderful human took the time to paint my working dog, Vykor, and deliver it. His talent is mind-blowing, and that piece is already hanging proudly on my wall.

A huge thank you to you, Dave—you’re one of a kind.
Check out his work Chalkmaster Dave & David Johnston

08/04/2025

📸 Family photo time! 🐾

Two of these sweethearts have been with BK9 for over 10 years❗️ Now, little Romeo is starting his own BK9 training journey! 🎓🐶

Excited to help him learn life skills with his awesome pack by his side. 💪💛

📸 Becky Annah

07/16/2025

At BK9, our protection-based functional obedience training creates a fun, low-stress vibe for dogs and handlers!

I don’t need to be hands-on to teach your dog to perform🎭. We guide you and your dog to master skills with confidence.

This keeps the learning environment interactive, engaging, and stress-free, ensuring your dog thrives while building a strong bond. 🐾 Thank you .k9.care for this lovely image!!

07/11/2025

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07/09/2025

Learning how to make obedience fun 🎉 through food games 🍖 and building it into structured training — it’s something many people struggle with. One of the biggest challenges? Keeping the session active! ⚡️ Dogs thrive on movement 🐕💨 and we love tapping into a natural drive: prey drive 🐾

At this past workshop, we worked with a wide range of trainers and handlers and pet owners — all at different skill levels 🎯, with different goals 🧠 and training backgrounds. Our job is to adjust on the fly and quickly identify what each team can improve on right away. That’s what makes these workshops so rewarding! 🙌 I love it because we get to troubleshoot in real-time 🛠️ and help people walk away with a solid game plan 📋.

Some attendees chose to really hone in on one thing, while others took the opportunity to work through several moves 🔄.

Not in Nova Scotia? No problem! 🌍 We travel and offer in-home sessions 🚗 between here and Ontario. We also co-host workshops with skilled trainers in the industry — from sport dog professionals 🏋️‍♂️ to behaviour specialists 🧩. Plus, I offer online coaching 💻 for tailored support no matter where you are.

👉 Check out our website for more info!

07/05/2025

Ok - So, Yes - a LOOONNNGG post!

"Listen carefully or you don't know what you're missing" -BA

Alright, there's a damn good reason I haul myself 3,7820km (roughly 38-40hours driving) to work with Brent, the founder of CK9C and Sarah! There are decoys everywhere! Hell, they're coming out of cereal boxes now days, but Brent? He's become my choice, hands-down. It's not just that he's - sure, that's really cool! A beautiful accomplishment too, but it's not why I keep coming back every year.

It's because this guy is insanely talented and in-tune. He reads dog's like an open book, in real-time and uses his imagination to the dog's benefit, every time. He's not just a decoy. He's a fellow behaviour expert who gets dogs on a level most don't touch. I've experienced decoys out there who thinks it's a game to "see how much a dog can take before they break." Yeah, I have personally heard that one, and got the heck out of there. That's not Brent at all. He pushes a dog for growth, but never at the cost of the dog's confidence or spirit. He lets the dog win, and ends on a good note....always!

Last year, my boy Vykor was hit hard with Lyme disease, sore with an injury, on meds for over 8 weeks, but still itching for bitey fun when he could sense the environment. After all, I was one of the instructors at the workshop, so he could smell the sleeves around us. I closely watched Brent as he worked with my dog - he never jammed Vykor and worked to keep him comfortable in the bite..1000% of the time, keeping his injury in mind. He was so careful - yet fulfilling what Vykor loves the absolute most over anything else.

This man has never jammed (hurt or injured) a dog, not in practice, not in bite club, not on the competition field, not when testing police prospects, not in workshops and not in protection sports. This is HUGE for me, becasue you can actually push a dog without the risk of injury if you know what you are doing. You can alternate between drives without going beyond the team. Brent is careful, deliberate, and actually gives a damn about the dog in front of him.

Brent's not one of those decoys who gets ahead of himself or lets ego win. He builds the dog up (no matter the breed), aligning their skills with your goals and what your dog can actually handle. That man's a gem and I wish more people could see the depth of skill and heart he brings. On top of that, his amazing wife, Sarah is absolutely incredible in many ways! She's the driving force behind our co-production workshops/seminars and the CK9C business. She's an incredible woman, wife, mom and so happy to call her my friend. She balances it all!

If you are looking for someone who will treat your dog right and bring out their best and can travel or get to Ontario - this is the place to be!

07/02/2025

🇨🇦✨ What a weekend! ✨🇨🇦

Our Protection & Obedience Workshop this past weekend was an absolute blast! We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who chose to spend part of their Canada Day weekend with us—working dogs, learning, and having a ton of fun.

We covered a wide range of topics, including:
🔹 Foundational bite work techniques
🔹 Drive theory & building strong engagement
🔹 The art of luring (and fading the lure!)
🔹 Dual release markers..and so much more.

Our workshops are all about hands-on experience, real-time coaching, and helping handlers connect with their dogs—whether you're refining skills or discovering something totally new.

📲 Couldn’t make it? Good news—our new BK9 seminar presentation series is now available online! Visit our store to dive into these topics and more, straight from the field.

Next year we will be planning our Seminar/Workshop in early May! We'll have our pre-registeration forms ready to go soon!

Thank you again to our amazing crew and community—your passion makes these weekends unforgettable. 💪🐾

Special thank you to Sarah & Brent for being such amazing hosts!!!

06/16/2025

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