KLASSK9s

23/08/2025

Good old Victoria Stilwell contradicting herself on how “dogs wearing prongs etc will never thrive when caused discomfort around their neck”

sorry what was that? “Very impressive” if you say so yourself, right? 😂👀

23/08/2025

‼️ MISSING, PLEASE SHARE ‼️

‼️ POSTING ON BEHALF OF OWNERS ‼️

REWARD FOR SAFE RETURN

Black and white short coat Chihuahua
Wearing a black/white collar as pictured
Missing from Ambrose Rise, Dedridge, Livingston.
Missing since 22nd Aug 9:45am

Last possible sighting 10:30am 22nd August near Underpass at the bottom of Ambrose Rise towards Murieston.

Contact numbers:
07398147675
07486015436

22/08/2025

‼️ Updated Service List ‼️

🐾 Initial Consultation
Required before booking any 1:1 training sessions. This allows me to meet both you and your dog, assess their needs, and create a tailored plan moving forward.

🐾 1:1 Training with Owner
One-hour, personalised sessions designed around your dog’s specific needs. These sessions focus on teaching you how to work effectively with your dog, building lasting skills through real-world training.

🐾 Three-Hour Training Day (1:1)
A focused session where I work directly with your dog in a variety of environments to accelerate their progress. Training videos are provided, and collection/drop-off from your home is included.

🐾 Basics Training Day
A three to four-hour structured session alongside other dogs in my care. This service develops your dog’s foundational skills while providing opportunities to socialise with calm, neutral dogs in a controlled setting.

🐾 Adventure Days
A fun and engaging outing with other dogs in my care. While no formal training is provided, the day is structured to ensure balance and a positive group dynamic. Sessions run for 3–6 hours with regular breaks and water provided. Flexible timings available.

🐾 Group Walks
One-hour walks in small, balanced groups. Currently running Monday–Thursday. (Please note: Group walks are currently full.)

🐾 E-Collar Training
Available following an initial assessment. Introduced in a positive, reward-based way to ensure your dog learns safely, confidently, and with enjoyment.

Packages and block bookings available.

Further details of pricing and availability can all be found via the website. If you live outwith West Lothian a small fuel charge will be applied for travel costs.

All bookings can be made via the website
www.KLASSK9s.com

21/08/2025

‼️ Messages ‼️

I have a few messages and bookings to get back to, I haven’t forgotten about you’s I promise! Been non stop all day so will be in touch either tomorrow evening or over the weekend to get everything sorted for the week ahead 🙌🏼

Thanks for your patience as always
Morgan x

21/08/2025

Norman was in this morning for his first training session.

Leash pulling was his only downfall, he’s a great little guy! Norman is walked a lot by owners in their 80s, so although he’s just small, it’s a lot to handle for someone of that age if a small dog pulls.

So firstly we ditched the flexi lead, I done some shaping training to where I wanted Norman to walk and introduced a slip leash for clear communication, end of the video (one hour session) I put him back on the flexi lead to demonstrate it’s not the leash that does the work it’s the shaping of the behaviour you expect from the dog.

Norman now understands where to walk and what’s expected of him 🧡

Here’s a sped up video of his session.

21/08/2025

🙌🏼‼️🙌🏼

“Reward based training” “Positive reinforcement training” “positive only” “Force free training” “science based training” are all terms you’ll have heard recently… or rather have had rammed down your throat 😝😆 (sorry not sorry) but what does it mean?? What does it ACTUALLY mean?? And why do some trainers use it and others don’t? I don’t use the terms to describe my training!! Why?

Well here’s the thing - ALL trainers use positive reinforcement for the vast majority of training and behaviour!
It basically means we add something nice when the dog does what we want!
Sit = treat
Simple as that! So why aren’t ALL trainers saying we are “Positive reward based” if we all use it?
Well because it now represents a group of trainers who use it EXCLUSIVELY and will not use any other method available - they wouldn’t remove something nice from the dog to give a consequence, wouldn’t add something not nice (like a verbal correction) or anything that they perceive the dog to find mildly unpleasant (lead correction, aversive noise, introduction to what the dog finds triggering)
There is no escalation or deviance from just rewarding the good thing the dog does and you as the owner have to stand through long periods of bad behaviour simply ignoring it and waiting for the dog to do something good or simply avoid any situation your dog may do something bad- I’m going to give an example to make it easier.

If a dog (not a pup) jumps up continually at people a positive reward based force free trainer would drop treats on the floor to encourage the dog to not jump up but to stay on the floor and get the treats….. Now… I would tell you that’s rewarding the behaviour!

So what would I do? I would start by rewarding the dog for getting off, but if that didn’t work I would escalate my methods until we found what worked and stopped the behaviour - and that’s going to be different for every dog!
I would use something that the dog doesn’t like to discourage the behaviour! That could be a loud hand clap, sharp “OFF” command or a pet corrector to introduce a noise that the dog doesn’t like and therefore associates with the jumping up and doesn’t want to do the behaviour again.

Some extreme Positive only reward based trainers would say that it’s unkind as the dog doesn’t like it!
But I’ll tell you that dropping treats on the floor doesn’t stop the behaviour, the dog has no idea that you’re trying to stop them jumping and therefore will continue to do so! Which can be dangerous! They can knock children/ elderly people over, scratch and hurt people which gets them into trouble and it’s an unwanted and unnecessary behaviour!
So there is a fix
And there is a kind way to make owners think they’re fixing it but they’re not!

And now the perpetual argument starts
The Science based positive only trainers will make out that anything other than permanently feeding treats is cruel!
And normal logical thinking trainers like myself tell you that leaving a dog in a perpetual state of uncertainty and not setting boundaries is cruel!

I suppose it’s up to you, the dog owner to pick a team! 😆😆😆 So good luck because it’s an absolute sh!tshow in the dog training world 😆😆😆😆and nobody agrees and if you want to give this post 20 mins of being on the internet and then read the comments you’ll begin to see how many extreme and varied levels of ideology and methodology there are in dog training!!

21/08/2025

Mornings with Sir Norman 😍

21/08/2025

My little bully, Bear 😍🎀

20/08/2025

Music to my ears 🧡