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Hemel Hempstead
K9 Harkin Dog Training

Coaching people on how to better handle their dogs. Specialising in working breeds.

02/11/2026

Working on building stability in Gregor’s indication 👉🏻🧱
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We’re back into a good routine, doing at least 3-5 rounds each morning, but he’s still twitchy with anticipation at points.
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Lots of work to be done! ⚖️

19/10/2026

Position changes 🔄
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Greg has a tendency to shift his right foreleg when changing positions—probably due to a combination of poor training (my bad!) and physical imbalances—which we’ve been working to correct.
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Keeping his forepaws planted has been our main focus but here’s what we’re working towards:
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Stand → down: Rocking backwards into a down without moving his paws. These are close, but still need more speed and consistency.
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Stand → sit: Hopping his hind legs forward into a sit while keeping his forepaws planted. Same as above—we’re almost there.
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Down → sit: An explosive jump forward with his hind legs while keeping his forepaws planted. Very happy with these ✅
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Down → stand: A clean press upwards into a strong stance without moving his paws. We get the odd good rep, but still need to work on keeping his hind paws stationary.
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Sit → down: An explosive backward push into a down while keeping his forepaws planted. We’re getting some very nice reps here ✅
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Sit → stand: An explosive backward push off his forepaws, simultaneously kicking up with his hind legs into a strong stance. This is our weakest transition. It’s not included in this reel, but stay tuned to see how we get on with it 👀🤞🏻

13/10/2026

We’re back at it with detection! 👉🏻
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After doing next to no training through summer, Gregor needed some brushing up on the basics 🧱
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We then introduced a sit indication with quick rewards to keep his intensity high 💥
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Next step is building duration of his indication while maintaining intensity… ⏱️👀

08/09/2026

POV: Building good habits from the get-go 🐾
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With 4.5-month-old Zuko, we want to build the habit of checking in with us when he sees another dog, rather than automatically approaching.
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A few things help us achieve this:
✅ A hungry puppy
✅ His breakfast in my pocket
✅ Clear direction with each encounter
✅ A drag line to prevent mishaps
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Start as you mean to go on 🎯

11/08/2026

POV: Ace’s first pack walk 🐺
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Ace is a 13-month-old intact male Shepherd who wasn’t habituated to being around other dogs and had already had numerous run-ins with them before coming to me.
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We spent a few weeks developing his obedience, building his general confidence, and gradually exposing him to the right dogs before putting him in a situation like this.
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Today, he walked successfully as part of a pack of 10—including two other intact males 🎯
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Best of all, you can see how happy he was to be free with his new mates 😁

04/08/2026

Police-style protection training with Bullet 🐺
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Bullet’s foundations are in an IGP-style of protection training, but recently we’ve done some police-style sessions to demonstrate that the divide between ‘sport’ and ‘real’ work is often overstated. When the foundations are solid, the principles of good protection training remain the same, regardless of the discipline.
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This was just our fifth session in this style, introducing new challenges for both of us: working in new contexts, aggressing while I shouted, deploying into the back of a vehicle, targeting a covert sleeve, maintaining grips throughout, and remaining under control from start to finish.
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All made easier when you’re working with a great dog 🫶🏻

26/05/2026

He’s back! 👉🏻 World-class trainer & helper, Sergio Gomez-Senovilla, will be joining us for another two protection workshops next month 🥋💥
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🚨 We have 1 working spot left for 4th + 5th June.
🚨 6th + 7th June are *SOLD OUT*
🤓 Spectators spots available for all days.
📩 DM me if you’re interested in joining.
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Deep knowledge and practical mastery was on show at the last workshop, so no doubt these will be filled with the same—exciting, intelligent training, with plenty of controlled aggression.
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Open to:
• Sport dogs 🏆
• Service & operational dogs ⚔️
• Protection dogs 🛡️
• Pet dogs looking to channel their drives 🥋
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Sergio will also be in the UK for the following week, so reach out if you are interested in booking any 1:1 training with him.
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We’ll be hosting Sergio regularly in the UK, so if you’d like to be part of future workshops, get in touch now to secure a place for you and your dog.

28/04/2026

100+ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews on Google 🥳
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Massive thank you to all my clients—past and present. Your commitment and consistency make the results possible 🙏🏻
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Here’s to the next 100 🚀

21/04/2026

POV: Walks with baby girl Nyxi (5-month-old Dobermann)
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Recalls into heeling, structured exposure, and good manners around others. This girl is a real pleasure to walk 💕
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The foundations are there, and her confidence has come a long way from the nervous puppy I first met.
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Now I can see the pendulum is starting to swing the other way… and I’ll be needing to reign her in soon 😅
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17/04/2026

POV: Day 5 of e-collar training with Brandy 🦁 (16-month-old Rhodesian Ridgeback)
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Now we’re making sure Brandy understands how to turn off e-collar pressure without leash guidance—prepping him for soon running free!
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Clarity improves control 👉🏻
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More clips from our sessions coming soon 👀
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❗️This is NOT an instructional video. There are a lot of nuances, techniques and reasons I haven’t mentioned or explained. If you’re new to e-collar training, work with a trainer—don’t try to figure it out as you go.

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Hemel Hempstead

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Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 3pm

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