Phoenix K9 Training

05/11/2023

So incredibly grateful to call this line up my team ❤️‍🔥 The PHX K9 trainers, pack walkers, and our dogs… just missing Austin & Hercy.

Team work makes the dream work 💫

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31/10/2023

Happy Halloween 👻

I am out of office from today until November 10th, if you need to book in a session or need any advice please contact:
kate becky

I will be available on WhatsApp for all current clients questions or requested feedback, but all new inquiries will be replied to on November 11th.

Thank you 🙏🏽

29/10/2023

I’ll be running a scentwork workshop on 25/11, come along!

💥 Tactical Workshop 💥

Phoenix K9 Training will be joining us at Chiltern Hills Farm Dog Field on Saturday 25th November‼️

For more information contact us to get booked in - Limited Spaces

10/10/2023

👻HALLOWEEN PACK WALK👻

28th October, 11am-12:30pm, Black Park Country Park.

This is a Halloween Themed on leash pack walk, free of charge! If you’d like to attend, please comment a 👻 emoji on this post and share it to your story.

Make sure you dress your dog up in something Halloween themed! You can go all out with an outfit, or just put them in a bandana! Totally up to you!

This year we will have the amazing there to take photos of your dogs and these photos will then be available to purchase a few days after the event.

😈👻👹🎃☠️👽

29/09/2023

Fun fact, I fixed my dogs severe resource guarding issues as a puppy through play.

Yep, play. I knew nothing else would work with a dog like Austin, punishments would make him more aggressive and damage the relationship I had built with him so far, and doing all the standard trust building exercises around food would have been a waste of time, this wasn’t a behavioral issue caused by handler incompetence, it is a strong genetic trait that I needed to learn how to use to my advantage.

To add to that, I was doing EVERYTHING you should do with a puppy to prevent resource guarding from ever developing. He was hand fed every meal, all food resources came from me from the get go, I never did anything stupid like take his food away, or put my hands near his mouth while he was eating. His resource guarding is genetic, because he’s an extremely possessive animal.

A lot of people would have tried to suppress that, punish it, shut it down, but anyone who has worked with me will know that unless it’s extreme aggression with intent to harm, I don’t ever shut genetic traits down, I UTILIZE them to my advantage.

So I learned how to play with my dog in a way that suited him, a way that built trust between us, a way that gave him an outlet to be super possessive but with the clarity he needed to remain under control and happy within the game. It pushed me out of my comfort zone, I had never played with a dog with so much intensity and confidence, and it has massively changed the way I work with dogs ever since.

Resource guarding can be extremely dangerous for both the dog and the handler. What if your dog puts something toxic yet edible in their mouth? You need to get it out. What if your dog gets something stuck in their mouth? You need to get it out. Situations I have experienced with Austin and managed to deal with very easily because of the level of trust he has in me.

If your dog resource guards anything, I’d suggest you hire a reputable trainer asap because it is not something you have to live with for the rest of your dogs life. It can be sorted!

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27/09/2023

Grips could be fuller…. 😮‍💨

Diego’s second ever bitework session and he was a complete natural, full calm grips, lots of power and possession and lots of natural confidence.

Genetics cannot be changed 🧬 Work with them, not against them. 🙌🏽 Otherwise you’ll be arguing with your dog for life.

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11/09/2023

Thank you very much for these pictures from the Phoenix K9 Training Mentorship get together day!

The Mentorship days are some of my absolute favorite days of the year! Getting to work with all of my amazing students in person and talk dogs until the sun goes down with like minded dog nerds is my idea of a perfect day 👌🏽

Thank you to everyone who chooses to participate in my program, it’s truly an honor to work with every single one of you and your dogs, I love watching you all continue to develop and grow into such wonderful dog owners / trainers / canine professionals! I’ve made some of my very best friends in the industry through this program and for that I’ll forever be grateful 🤍🙏🏽🫶🏻

09/09/2023

We are so excited to be able to announce our newest venture to you all!

🔥 PHX K9 DETECTION DOGS 🔥

Over the past 6 months and I have been running scentwork classes for our lovely clients and they have proven to be a huge success.

We have been trialing and testing different methods and have come up with 4 super exciting scent detection course levels for pet dogs!

The levels will consist of:

Beginner, intermediate, advanced and finally, Elite 🌟

If you have already completed any of our scentwork courses in their old format, please do not worry, you can still progress onto the next level as the foundations still remain very similar!

Phoenix K9 Detection Dog courses will be inclusive to all, suitable for the majority of dogs, and we encourage you to attend our classes with whatever equipment you feel is suitable for your dog, all tools are welcome here.

Over the upcoming months we, as your instructors, will be expanding our own knowledge in the Scent Detection world and will be adding further services to our scentwork program!

To make things when more exciting, .kate & .becky will be joining us, learning from us and will eventually be able to offer a Phoenix K9 Detection Dog course in their own areas very soon to ensure we can make our courses accessible to even more of our clients!

If you’re interested in hearing more or joining one of our classes, drop us a DM or an email 📧 [email protected]

We are so excited to get the ball rolling! 👃 any shares would be appreciated 🙏🏽

01/09/2023

Today she turned 6, next year she will be 7, and to be honest I hate it. Dog birthdays are just a reminder that we don’t get very long with these amazing creatures we chose to share our homes with, we really do have to make the most of every month, every day, and every minute we have the pleasure of spending with them.

I can’t help but get sad about the fact that she is 6 already, that number just sounds so old 😭 She is my unicorn dog, my angel girl, she’s so stable, so neutral, gets along with everyone, bombproof socially, she has loads of drive, lives to work, she’s crazy intelligent and I just adore her. If you’ve met her, you know.. 🥹

Poppy landed in my life by accident, she was actually one of my dog walking client dogs, and when her previous family were struggling to give her the life she deserved and provide the level of exercise and training she needed to thrive, I jumped at the opportunity to own such an incredible dog.

Best decision ever. You are so loved Poppy 🩵🦄

31/08/2023

Luna has almost completed her Day Train Refresher with me, each time I spend time with this dog I learn so much more about her, and about aggressive behaviors. I also fall more in love with her every time 🥹

Luna is a complicated animal, she is very emotional and has big feelings towards social interactions with anyone that isn’t in her inner circle. She is probably the sweetest dog I have ever met, unbelievably affectionate, incredibly trusting, and so loyal and loving once she forms a relationship with you. She is also so goofy! Only a very small handful of people ever get to experience this side of her. I feel so lucky to be one of those people, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with this dog every single time, she’s taught me so SO much. Loony 🩵

The beautiful photos were taken by 🙏🏽🌟

04/08/2023

New set up for the doggos!

11/07/2023

The wild one 🫶🏻