K9guss

K9guss Professional Dog trainer and instructor for pets, working dogs and assistance dogs. I have trained pet dogs, gun dogs, Police dogs and assistance dogs.

I have listed status with the Kennel Club to run training courses under The Good Citizen Dog Scheme at Puppy, Bronze, Silver and Gold level. My name is Andy Gussey and I have over thirty years of experience in dog training. I was a Police dog handler for 11 years training and working German Shepherd dogs and specialist search Spaniels. Since 2001 I have helped other people train their dogs; I have

listed status with the Kennel Club to run classes covering the Good Citizen Dog Scheme.I conduct classes for puppies, beginners and advanced dog handlers and I can schedule one to one sessions to help dog owners train and handle their dogs. I have worked with a wide variety of different breeds from Great Danes to Border Terriers and everything in between with a variety of training and behavioural needs. As well as my Police German Shepherd dogs I have always owned English Springer Spaniels, I love their energy and character. I was brought up surrounded by working gun dogs becoming involved in their training as soon as I was old enough and later working them myself. I now find myself to be the proud owner of a miniature Dachshund, full of character. I have also been involved in training a number of therapy, wellbeing and assistance dogs for a variety of purposes.

I have a couple of spaces available in a new puppy class (Up to 6 months) starting on Sunday 10th May. Class time is 9am...
30/04/2026

I have a couple of spaces available in a new puppy class (Up to 6 months) starting on Sunday 10th May. Class time is 9am.
If interested or any questions email me at: [email protected]
Here are the details of my classes.
My venue is on Woollard Lane on the outskirts of Keynsham.
Classes are 45 minutes and in blocks of 5 weeks, £105 for the block with the option to do a follow on block. I have use of a large enclosed grass paddock, sand covered horse riding arena and a large barn.
There is plenty of room for parking and for people to watch
I aim to have between 5 and 8 dogs in each class.
I have an awards scheme similar to the Kennel Club Good Dog Award Scheme and a few extra bits.
Essentially this means we do, heeling on and off lead, sit, down, stand, recall including around other dogs, socialisation with people, dogs, noise and surfaces. We also do some fun age appropriate agility.
Age wise your dog just needs to have completed / be up to date on its vaccinations to attend.
My classes run all day Saturday and Sunday but 9am Sunday is the only available time for new puppies.

Hope everyone enjoyed last nights Charity Police Dog talk and you found it informative with a sprinkling of humour.Thank...
29/04/2026

Hope everyone enjoyed last nights Charity Police Dog talk and you found it informative with a sprinkling of humour.
Thanks to everyone for their support and following a generous donation from Abbie and Paul we raised over £1000 for The Alzheimer’s Society.
Any feedback would be gratefully received.
Pic- My technical director Ellie handling Police Dogs Sol and Zeus when she was younger.

Looking forward to my talk on Police Dogs tomorrow.The entrance is opposite the Iceland store.Car parking is available i...
27/04/2026

Looking forward to my talk on Police Dogs tomorrow.
The entrance is opposite the Iceland store.
Car parking is available in the car parks by the Leisure centre, Ashton Way or The Labbotts.
Doors open at 6.30pm, talk starts at 7pm.
I’ve managed to persuade a friend to bring their search dog and do a quick demo.
There will also be an opportunity to ask any questions.
I have 7 spaces left if anyone who hasn’t already contacted me still wants to come.
See you there.
Picture of my last police Dog Docker
Just in case anyone would like to sponsor us or make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Society here us the link to my daughters and mine Just Giving page

https://www.justgiving.com/team/teamgussey?invite=true

This weekend were the last classes of the current block.Congratulations to everyone who achieved their awards. Pictures ...
26/04/2026

This weekend were the last classes of the current block.
Congratulations to everyone who achieved their awards.
Pictures of the latest to join the exclusive Gold Award club 👏 🐶

You don’t necessarily need to be a specific breed to be a search dog.Here are the current dogs in my scent classes. (We ...
23/04/2026

You don’t necessarily need to be a specific breed to be a search dog.
Here are the current dogs in my scent classes. (We also have a Border Terrier, a Cocker Spaniel and another Lab who I didn’t get a photo of)

My Police Specialist Search Dog was trained to find 14 different scents: 9 Class A & B drugs, two types of currency (Ste...
15/04/2026

My Police Specialist Search Dog was trained to find 14 different scents: 9 Class A & B drugs, two types of currency (Sterling and Euros) and two types of fi****ms.
If you want to know how they are trained, how long it takes and how the dogs are selected in the first place I have 24 tickets left for my talk on 28th April.
Email me at k9gussdogtraining@gmail to secure your tickets.

14/04/2026

Lexi the German Shepherd searching, handled by Kathryn. A bit of problem solving required to get into the area and wind blowing away from the fence making it far more challenging than if the wind was blowing towards her.
You can hear her nose going when she’s close to the fence.

13/04/2026

Here is Brady searching for, locating and passively indicating a scent hide. NB: He had already found it once before I filmed which potentially explains why he didn’t indicate when he was close to it the first time.

13/04/2026

Sniffing.
10 minutes searching with their nose is thought to be the equivalent of a 60 minute walk.
Sniffing lamp posts whilst walking on a lead is not the same thing, by the way!!
Anyone who has witnessed their dog really searching for something using their nose, like a hidden retrieve or scent will have heard the noise they make like a helicopter rotor blades.
Here’s a video (just the end) of Labrador “Blue” searching for and locating the scent of gun oil on an article hidden in the grass.

Reminder of my Police Dog Talk - 28th April 2026If you want to attend and haven’t yet requested your tickets, please ema...
08/04/2026

Reminder of my Police Dog Talk - 28th April 2026
If you want to attend and haven’t yet requested your tickets, please email [email protected]

During my Police career I spent 12 years as a Dog Handler, working three different General-Purpose German Shepherds and a Specialist Search Springer Spaniel trained to locate Drugs, Money and Guns.
The talk will include what they do, how they are trained to do it, how I became a Police Dog Handler and my experiences working in the role.
As always, I will try to include some funny stories along the way.
There will also be an opportunity to ask any questions you have.

The date is: Tuesday 28th April 2026 - 7pm – 9pm
Venue is: “The Space” which is above the Library in Keynsham (Opposite Iceland) 5 Temple Street, Keynsham, BS311HA.
Ticket price is £10 per person.

My Dad is currently living with Dementia; my daughter Ellie and I are doing a 26.2-mile Trek in the Brecon Beacons in June to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society.
All the proceeds from the talk will go to Alzheimer’s Society

If you would like to book tickets to attend, please email me at [email protected] stating how many tickets you would like and the names of those attending.

I will then confirm I have tickets available for you and give you payment details.

Please pass this on to to friends, family and anyone else who may be interested.

If you would have liked to attend but can’t make this date, let me know as I may organised another one depending on numbers.

Kind regards
Andy Gussey
www.k9guss.co.uk
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