Kangal Dog Trainer UK

Kangal Dog Trainer UK Owned, rescued, rehabilitated, trained & loved Turkish Kangals and Anatolian Shepherd Dogs for 15 yrs.

Specialist help for Livestock Guardian Dog breeds who are trying to adapt to living in Towns & Cities in the UK

We've got TWO exciting, new Micro-Courses, just released over at The LIVESTOCK GUARDIAN DOG Owners Academy:1) Reactivity...
31/08/2025

We've got TWO exciting, new Micro-Courses, just released over at The LIVESTOCK GUARDIAN DOG Owners Academy:
1) Reactivity & Aggression in LGDs - £35
2) Anxiety & Frustration in LGDs = £35

‼️‼️BACK TO SCHOOL BONUS ..... Both of the Micro Courses are reduced to just £30 when you sign-up before the end of August - Offer closes on Sunday 31st August 2025 and the discount is automatically applied at the Checkout, no code needed‼️‼️
Complete the Courses at home in your own time - no rush! You'll have access to the Course for life

Sign up here:
https://www.kangaldogtraineruk.co.uk/academy

We could really use some dog food this month and we're running low on dog treats, too.Please can you help?We've updated ...
31/08/2025

We could really use some dog food this month and we're running low on dog treats, too.
Please can you help?
We've updated the Amazon WISH LIST .... These items get sent straight to us and you do not need to send them on.
If you could buy a gift we would really appreciate it.
Thank you 🐾🐾🐾🐾

Amazon WISH LIST here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3NZJPDZ6N0QOK?ref_=wl_share

31/08/2025

Not much bothers Hunter these days.
He's pretty chilled & laid back and he has a calm, inquisitive, way about him.
He knows he can make his own choices because I've always allowed him too.
Back in the very beginning he would jump straight in with the barking / lunging / growling if anything bothered him but, over time, I taught him that he could communicate with me in other ways and he learnt that I read his body language.
From there, we progressed onto "invitation" ....What I mean by that is, is that once Hunter was communicating with me (and not lunging, barking etc) and once he started to remain calm , I was then able to start inviting him to investigate things that concerned him.
He trusted me by then.
He knew he could say "yay" or "nay" and that I'd listen.
So, the end result is that he's now very happy to go off and investigate things.
This is *only* a scent blowing in on the wind (I say ONLY - scent is huge to a dog but I just mean its not a major, big threat of a stranger or another dog etc) but the point is , he became aware of "something" and his human invited him to go and investigate it, if he wanted to.
And THAT is how all of us begin to feel better about our fears or the things that worry us;
You become aware of it (a spider!)
You're given time to process it (not forced to approach it or run away from it)
You tell your best mate how it makes you feel (scary spiders!!)
Your best mate listens to you (phew!)
Over time, you begin to feel safe enough to go and look at the spider for yourself (meh!! Whats all the fuss about?!)
https://www.kangaldogtraineruk.co.uk/blog

Kangaling:The desire to sit (or lay or stand!) and to just simply observe. The need to use *that* part of the brain to l...
31/08/2025

Kangaling:
The desire to sit (or lay or stand!) and to just simply observe. The need to use *that* part of the brain to look out over the mountains (or the park, the field, the garden) and to identify threats.
You will often see the nose frantically twitching and the jowls puffing out during a particularly good Kangaling session. This is a sign of your dog downloading the environment and assessing the situation - a behaviour in which your Kangal has a genetically disposed need to do.
You should allow your dog the time he needs to complete his Kangaling each day wherever possible (working WITH him rather than against him to form a partnership) This allows your Kangal to feel good! To do their job. To use the part of their brain that they have a strong desire to use. To feel like a Kangal & to be a good Kangal with an important job to do.
KANGALING (totally made-up word but it should be real and we're on a quest to make it real!)
Allow your Kangal to go Kangaling 💕
www.KangalDogTrainerUK.co.uk

💩Online/ video or Telephone call - Behaviour Consultation = £150💩In person, face to face, one-off - Behaviour Consultati...
31/08/2025

💩Online/ video or Telephone call - Behaviour Consultation = £150
💩In person, face to face, one-off - Behaviour Consultation £300
💩In person, face to face, Block of 6 - Behaviour Consultation £750
💩Self-paced, online Course through our Academy which you complete at home and have unlimited access to for life = £300

I will set you & your dog up to succeed with our training.
I will not put your dog into a position where he fails and I do not need to *see* your dog barking & lunging in order to help him ... I've seen hundreds of dogs barking & lunging before and I already know what that looks like!!

Instead, you will learn how to help your dog BEFORE the lunging happens. We will work on changing the emotional response to help make your dog FEEL better about his triggers because once he feels differently he will BEHAVE differently
https://www.kangaldogtraineruk.co.uk/booking

31/08/2025

What was your Livestock Guardian Dog originally bred for?
Do you know?
How would a typical, working LGD spend his days? What would his surroundings look like? What would he see? Smell?
What would it look like when he was "working" .... They're not only working when they chase away a predator. They are working all the time. Watching. Scanning the horizon. Catching the different scents as they blow in from afar.
So, whilst it may look like just a dog laying down or just a dog sitting there the chances are, if it's an LGD then even in that laying-down position he's still working & he's still got his eye on his surroundings, ready to jump into action if needed.
Genetics.
You can't change genetics. Or DNA. Or the blood running through his veins, screaming out to be a good, working, Livestock Guardian Dog.
Think about that as you look at your Kangal or your Anatolian Shepherd laying at your feet.
Think about why their behaviour can be so over the top .... Full of beans ... So much energy .... Always on the go .... MUST WALK THEM MORE TO WEAR THEM OUT ....
Nope .... No amount of walking will cure their need to "work"
Physical exercise is not what's needed in order to calm your dog down.
And what about the aggressive ones? Can't walk past any dogs without him lunging & growling at everything??
No amount of "socialising" will fix this if you're just causing more & more distress every time you see other dogs .... Or humans ....
Whatever is on your list of issues that you are facing with your Kangal then your first & most important task, before you even consider any other training, is to meet his genetic needs.
Make small changes.
Create opportunities.
Reinforce the little glimpses as they happen and watch them grow into big, solid, dollops of LGD before your eyes.
Reap the rewards of satisfying your dogs needs.
Embrace the calm, steady, intelligent dog that develops in front of your eyes.
Full of confidence - not in an overly-confident / loud way but confident, as in, he can trust his human ... He feels safe .... He is allowed to sit back / watch /make decisions.
Don't get yourself a Ferrari and then stand their scratching your head, saying, "Cor, it's quite fast then, isn't it ...?"
What did you expect!! You got yourself a Ferrari .... Of course it's fast!!
You chose to bring a Livestock Guardian Dog into your world so don't be surprised that he wants to do Livestock Guardian Dog things.
And if you're not allowing him to do Livestock Guardian Dog things or if you're not meeting his Livestock Guardian Dog needs then be prepared for the possibility of all sorts of problems in your dogs behaviour, mostly as a result of frustration, boredom & a lack of appropriate, breed specific enrichment
www.KangalDogTrainerUK.co.uk








Dread taking your Livestock Guardian Dog out for a walk?It is so stressful, isn't it? With everyone looking at you & jud...
30/08/2025

Dread taking your Livestock Guardian Dog out for a walk?
It is so stressful, isn't it? With everyone looking at you & judging you for owning a giant breed dog which you can't control.

They have no idea how hard you try every day to help your LGD.

We show you how to help your LGD as a whole package. This Course breaks down every part of owning an LGD in a pet home and you will learn how to prevent the unwanted reactive behaviour from happening ..... NOT how to correct it once it has already. begun

Pay monthly option available

For further details, read here:
https://www.kangaldogtraineruk.co.uk/academy

It makes my heart sad when I see Dog Trainers recommending Slip Leads, Choke Chains, Prong Collars, Pet Corrector Spray ...
29/08/2025

It makes my heart sad when I see Dog Trainers recommending Slip Leads, Choke Chains, Prong Collars, Pet Corrector Spray or any other piece of equipment which has literally been designed, by the manufacturer to cause discomfort to your dog.

But do you know what makes me even more sad??
Is that those same Dog Trainers will tell you the importance of listening to your dog - they will explain to you about canine communication and they will run through a list of body language signs to watch out for when your dog is struggling and then .... In the next sentence ..... Its like they say, "Yeah but none of that body language matters once your dog is out for a walk - when your dog is wearing a leash we totally forget about all of that canine communication and we need to completely ignore your dog when he is trying to tell you something .... When your dog is on a leash and he tries to communicate to you, you just need to give him a little yank or a little pop around his neck and we need to silence your dog instead of listening to him ...."

How crazy is that?

To only listen to our dogs SOME of the time. When it suits.
It makes no sense.
It causes conflict in your dog - do you listen to me or not? What's the deal? Sometimes you hear me but some times you give my neck a yank and punish me for trying to talk to you?
Are you on my team or not? Can I trust you or not? Will you help me if I'm struggling or not?

Your reactive dog DOES NOT need punishing or telling off.
Your reactive dog is communicating to you that he is struggling with something in his environment and he really REALLY needs you to listen to him and help him - not punish him.

If your Dog Trainer is recommending these awful training tools to you then it's time that you found a new Dog Trainer ..... Your dog will thank you for it 💞💞

Kangal Dog Trainer UK uses only kind, ethical, reward based training methods and we will ALWAYS listen to your dog when he is telling us something because THIS is how we help him. We will figure out what is worrying your dog and we will work on that training without ever causing your dog any harm, fear or pain and no yanking is ever required.
https://www.kangaldogtraineruk.co.uk/booking

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