Kinder to K9s Training services

22/06/2025

Some amazing words from a trainer I have always admired, watched since I myself was very young and even had the honour to meet and chat to this year at crufts. The reasons I don't and will never train using fear, pain or intimidation. You can set boundaries and guidelines without them.

22/06/2025

Today is the day!!!!!!
Do you have your questions about training your young dog?

Do you like great coffee and food?

Then today could be just what your looking for.

Come down to Pinocchio's house cafe in Edenbridge for some great coffee, food and to have all your puppy and young dog questions answered.

Whose coming? 👀

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20/06/2025

If you'ev been thinking of signing up to the complete support package, here's your sign!!! 🆘

This family reached out early on in their puppies life and are already absolutely smashing it, loose lead walking and recall are off to an amazing start and lots of stuff behind the scenes at home are going well to make life so much easier and more stress free for when those pesky teenage months hit.

They are a just over a month into their 3 month journey and this boy is doing so well, and we have found the perfect rewards to keep him engaged and eager to run back to them from distractions.

I love hearing the wins in-between our sessions and am always on hand for any blips with exactly what is needed to help them.

Seeing young dogs progress and flourish and lowering stress levels for busy families allowing them to enjoy their puppy and love having them as part of the family is why I do what I do.

Because everyone should love every second of dog ownership.

I currently have slots available to start new support packages, so if you have been wondering whether to start your journey to your picture perfect life with your dog, now is the perfect time.

Head into the featured posts to find all the ways to contact me and we can schedule a chat to discuss your young dogs needs. 📱🖥️💬💬

20/06/2025

Have you seen the posts around lately 🤔

Come see me in this Sunday, great food, great food and some great chat with a qualified trainer for any issues you may be having.

Chewing, jumping up, recall, loose lead walking, whatever your problem come grab some free advice 🤩

20/06/2025

20/06/2025

This is why I love my job, hearing from clients that you have helped them so much just makes me so happy.

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19/06/2025

"I don't want to put my dog in a cage it's cruel"

This is one of the common things I get told by puppy owners, but crate training being cruel is a myth and can be a great thing for your dog.

An appropriately sized crate should be a safe, comfortable, cozy place for your dog to sleep, eat or have some time to itself in a busy household. A place that the dog can go where it knows it won't be bothered by other dogs, kids, or the hustle and bustle of a busy home.

Building up a positive association with the crate from day 1 is essential. Make it super comfy, feed the dog in there, give them safe long lasting chews in there leave the doors open for free access. Make them see that the crate is somewhere that good things always happen.

Try not to use the crate as a punisher or a place for time out.

Using it as a punishment can make them reluctant to go in and damage the association. For time out use pens instead of you need the puppy to calm down away from you.

These tips will ensure you have a dog who is happy to go into their crate and keep everyone safe and happy in the home.

19/06/2025

Anyone else's house starting to resemble a bad taxidermy shop 🤣🥵🌞

18/06/2025

"My puppy had amazing recall would come way from everything, I just needed their little training treats. Now I can't get them back at all and I don't know why"

This is a common point for people to get to with their puppies and with adolescence, the first thing to go.

Suddenly your dog isn't coming back for the little bits of biscuits you bought in the supermarket and they would rather stay running around saying hello to everything and anything.

So what is my first tip for keeping that whiplash recall you had.............. 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

KEEP TREAT VALUE HIGH!!!!!!!!

At a certain age, dogs find the world more exciting than us so we have to keep the reward value higher than the distraction.

Take a variety of treats out and use them accordingly." We are going this way not that way", little biscuit treat. "Dont jump in that lake or chase that bird", higher value meaty treat, "Don't go over to or come away from that dog", high value treats like squeezy cheese or liver pate.

Tailor the reward to the distraction. If you're asked to do something you'd rather not do, most people would immediately ask 'Whats in it for me?'. This is what your teen dog is asking you, and if they don't deem the deal worth it, then it's off. 🙅🙅

17/06/2025

😮‍💨😵‍💫🫨I don't usually post about this but i don't think I'm alone......😮‍💨😵‍💫🫨

Like many other people I struggle with my mental health, sometimes in a big way and one of the biggest things I struggle with that triggers me is overwhelm. One of the biggest things that arrived in my life that caused huge overwhelm was the arrival of a crazy ginger cocker puppy in my life.

I had put over a year's worth of planning onto getting Kez and I had also gone into it knowing what he could be like (for those of you who aren't aware ginger animals are known for being a bit crazy and I wanted high drive working stock as he was to be a working sports dog) and wanted to safeguard against that. I was prepared, I had planned life out and what it was going to look like etc etc.

However the days after we bought Kez home, I cried................... ALOT!!!

Now your probably thinking he was a nightmare chewing furniture, chasing the cat and toiletting everywhere...........Nope he was great.

So why did I find it so hard?

Honestly I think it was just a big life shift even if he wasn't a nightmare puppy, the pressure of wanting him to be happy, confident, well rounded, well behaved and not a menace to society and not with anxiety issues etc like Tilly suffered with. All of this and to be done as early as possible and with some knowledge of training dogs.

All of this while working (before I started dog training) at the same time and constantly wondering if I was doing the right things, in the right order or the right way with not really much helpful knowledge.

We did puppy classes but it was the questions and things in-between that caused stress, and with so many people in class and a class straight after it was often hard to see my trainer.

Puppy blues is often overlooked and once the excitement of the arrival has gone down and your faced with this creature you have to build a bond with (which doesn't always come straight away and that's fine),and adapt your life to all whilst making sure you teach them how to behave in a world they don't understand is a lot.

All the things you are thinking or feeling in the start with your puppy are completely normal and your not the only one. Seeking help and communities with like minded people can be a big help.

So with that in mind, comment below if you ever had moment of overwhelm and wondering if you made a mistake with your new puppy.

I'm hoping I'm not the only one here 🤣