MAX K9 Training

04/03/2026

Looking forward to being a part of the Grand Opening celebrations 🎉

🎉 You’re invited to our GRAND OPENING! 🐾
Join us at Pet Valu Petrolia on April 25th from 12–4 for an afternoon full of fun for the whole family (and your furry friends too)
✨ What’s happening:
🐶 Free prizes
🐱 Cat adoptions
🎨 Face painting
🐕 MAX K9 Training Demos
🛁 Dog wash fundraiser with Petrolia Lions Club
🍔 Caregivers of Petrolia Ferals BBQ
✂️ Nail trims with Beth

Bring your pets, bring your friends, and come celebrate with us — we can’t wait to see you there! 💙

03/10/2026

Playing & Learning as we go

01/28/2026

True words.

01/21/2026

Jumping is a gateway behaviour that leads to the development of other behaviours.
If jumping is not diminished by the time a dog gets his adult teeth at about six months, more behaviours will start to attach, such as excessive barking and reactivity.

A well-socialized dog will always approach on a curve, never directly.
Like most animals.
Direct and forceful approaches
automatically make another dog think THREAT!
Their mother was trying to teach a soft approach when the puppies would run to her for milk.
She would often growl or snap if they came on too abruptly… making them slow their roll when approaching.
and then they come to us and we allow it 😬
You see puppies that stay with their mother until they are six months old (you see this often in the stray community and then rescued)
They have no forwardness, don’t jump, or aren’t mouthy. Everything is absorbed and thought through before action. Their mother taught them that coming at things too hot is dangerous.

Until we get our hands on them.

Jumping is more than just behavior, It’s about teaching safety as well.

-LT

01/09/2026

My heart goes out to the Nickerson family and to the town that experienced this horrific event.
I hope this video can provide education on guardian breeds and the impact of having two or more of them.
If your dog is looking out a window from a couch all day, staring at stimulus, you are making a guardian dog. You are potentially reinforcing that behaviour.
You know how Michael Jordan got good at basketball? He played every day, for hours.
You know how your guardian dog is so good at barking at everything? You let them do it every day for hours.
If you can’t control the environment, set them up to succeed. For example, crate them when you are gone. Crating is more than just a babysitter against chewing and destroying the house. It’s also good for suppressing a guardian dog that barks or stares out of windows when you’re gone.
If you have them in your backyard, even in a fenced-in area, and they show a forwardness to outside surroundings, please be there to give them feedback for that unwanted behaviour.
They should never be unattended if they show a forwardness outside.

Please, please guide them!

What are your thoughts on the event?

12/19/2025

The extent of my social life as a dog trainer
I do want to help y’all, I do! but I am more than dogs.
I’m kind of funny and I know a bit of history.

12/10/2025

💥A Giveaway just for the Dogs 💥

What’s up for grabs 👇

$50 gift card to Petvalu
$100 towards any training (obedience, behaviour modification, board and train programs or virtual training)
$30 20 Foot Training Lead
$50 Slip Lead
$30 Black Kong

How to Enter
1.) Like “MAX K9 Training” on Facebook
2.) Comment Below
3.) Share & Like this Post
4.) Tag 3 Friends
⚡️For an extra entry, share a picture of your dog ⚡️

Winner will be announced the 20th of December

GOOD LUCK! 🐾

12/02/2025

Give the gift of a happy, well trained dog this holiday season.

We have gift cards available for in person training sessions, virtual training sessions and our board and train program. Available in custom amounts.

A dog training gift certificate is a gift that keeps on giving!

What better present than one that brings calm and peace to a home? You can purchase a certificate for a family member or a good friend, and they can use it whenever they’re ready.

11/28/2025

Here’s to a year of Board & Trains in Ontario!

One year ago, I relocated my established business of 18 years to Ontario, where I had to forge my own path. This was something I didn't have to do since I started my business back home in 2008. This move pushed me out of my comfort zone and helped me grow as a business owner.

Over the past year, we've welcomed board and train dogs from Massachusetts, Virginia, Michigan, Nova Scotia, and locally. Whether you traveled five minutes or 20 hours, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for trusting us with your dog and allowing me to continue doing what I love. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

11/08/2025

Our first pack walk in Ontario, It’s been a year in the making of building a small community here.
A monthly meeting/check in where we can talk about training, support each other, socialize (god knows I need it) and work on making our dogs their best selves. Thank you for all who came out!

10/30/2025

Walking or in a dog‘s eyes, migrating
is the best way to form a relationship with your dog. Let’s breakdown how to make the most of your walk together.

•”Watch me” starts the walks

•”Mother Henning” to get intuned with your dog

•”Follow me mode “ before proceeding

•”Auto sits” at end of the driveway, crosswalks, road crossings

•Lie down and observe- Absorb surroundings instead of acting upon

•Jump on something scary but safe- Confidence & trust building

•Pace changes-To help with engagement and focus

10/21/2025

Lindsay discusses the importance of having your dog around balanced, well adjusted dogs 🐾