AB K9 Training

AB K9 Training Alice Berwick
Qualified Dog trainer & Behaviourist
Based in Central London
Training that puts the dog first

30/08/2026

Most people can do middle, but have you ever tried doing it this way instead?
Let me know how you get on in the comments!

29/08/2026

What do I really specialise in?
I work on a lot of different things; puppies, obedience, prey drive, fearful dogs, reactivity, aggression.
But when I really think about it, what matters most to me is this:
Helping dogs who are “stuck” on a lead learn the skills they need to safely enjoy off lead freedom.
Most dogs need to run. They need outlets. They need the chance to be dogs without you holding onto them and limiting where they go. And while there are many reasons why a dog might not be able to come off lead, making that possible is always one of my biggest goals.
All of these dogs in the video were stuck on a longline, not able to go off lead for different reasons. Some of the dogs in this video had seen multiple trainers before. Some owners had been told it wasn’t possible. Some had almost given up hope. Yet here they are safely off lead, running free.
I’m aware this post may upset people who feel their dogs must always be on a long line. I understand that every dog’s journey is different and this is not a criticism of those who would rather keep their dog on a lead. It just simply is and always will be one of my biggest goals in dog training.

29/08/2026

This week’s weekly demo is Go Around

(I know I mentioned doing Down from a distance for my demo this week, but I’m afraid that will have to wait until next week)

For this week’s demo I have my client Lieke and her dog Louis demonstrating!

We have already taught Louis this command, so you can see it’s already very fluid in this video.

Have a go at these different steps and let me know how you get on!

If you watch to the end of the video, you’ll see Margot the Vizsla, and she does the ultimate Go Around, around the entire Albert Memorial!

28/08/2026

This week’s demo video is how to teach your dog how to hold something.
We will then take this cue and teach them how to bring us something (that will be next week’s video so make sure you follow so you don’t miss it!)

27/08/2026

✨WEEKLY DEMO ✨

One of my most requested demos: teaching a down from a distance and with distractions.

This one is a little different because I’ve got Walter the golden doodle with me, and we haven’t actually practised the down cue in this way before. He’s a well-trained dog and his owners have already done loads with him, so you’ll see him work things out much quicker than a dog who’s completely new to training.

A distance down is such a useful behaviour to have in your toolkit, it is a super versatile cue that I can use in most situations.

Although the end result can look similar, I teach ‘down’ at a distance very differently to stop.

Let me know what you think in the comments, if there’s something you’ve specifically been looking to teach your dog, drop me a comment and I can see if I can do a demo on it!

27/08/2026

How to teach your dog orbit (although I call it reverse!)
Go and check out my pivot box video if you can’t already do that as it will make it SO much easier if you do that first!

26/08/2026

So why do this? Well an example of when it’s so useful is in the first video, you can see this dog crossed the road and started following us, the situation is so much easier because Luna automatically gives me her attention instead of reacting or engaging with the dog, so it got bored and went back to its owner (who hadn’t even noticed it had left the park and followed us across the road 🤦‍♀️), it also makes general lead walking a joy and stops any unwanted interactions, the park is for socialising NOT the pavement.

Trouble shooting
If your dog can’t take food around other dogs, try and move further away - the closer you are the harder it becomes!
If your dog is very reactive it is always better to have an in person session instead of using instagram advice from someone that hasn’t met your dog.

25/08/2026

✨Fun scent work game to entertain your dog inside ✨

There are so many different scent work games you can do, but a lot of them involve your dog moving around the house or searching an area. If it’s super hot, though, you might not want your dog running around too much, so this is another version that’s really fun and doesn’t require much movement .

The aim is for your dog to indicate the correct scent box. I used mint tea in one of mine, but you can use anything safe that’s nice and smelly. You’ll just need a few boxes.

I started by teaching Luna the indication. I literally just put the scent box down and shaped the behaviour, she’s very good at free shaping, so the second she touched it with her nose I marked “yes”, and pretty quickly she realised that putting her nose on the box was what I wanted.

Even just teaching them how to work out what you want is a really fun exercise in itself.

Once they understand the indication, you can add more scent boxes and make it harder. This was actually only the second time I’ve done this with Luna. She doesn’t usually enjoy traditional scent work where she has to search for things, but I realised yesterday when sending videos to a client that she enjoyed this version a lot more when she could just lie down and indicate the right one.

I thought that was a really nice example of how even dogs you don’t think will enjoy scent work might enjoy a variation of the game. And I’m often asked to show videos of dogs who don’t immediately understand what to do, so I thought this was a good example!

24/08/2026

How to Teach Your Dog to Stand

It might surprise you to know that teaching your dog to stand is actually more complicated than it looks! Normally, when you see people teaching “stand,” the dog will start walking towards them, and that’s something people really struggle with: getting a dog to stand without taking any steps forward.

This is actually quite an unusual way of teaching “stand,” but it’s a way I really like. Have a go and let me know what you think in the comments!

23/08/2026

I know I’ve done a video on this before, however after my last demo, where you need to be able to do the foundation of a contact heel before teaching it (which I teach by using a pivot box) I thought it would be good to do a new one on this for any of my new followers! Let me know what you think.
Is there something you wish someone would do a demo on? Let me know in the comments ⬇️

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