Pardus K9 - Canine Training & Behaviour Modification

30/04/2025

Wednesday Walkies 🗓️🐕🚶🏼‍♀️

Heat ☀️

Here's the information ℹ️

It's due to be 22°C at 19:00, this is in the direct sun. In the shade it will feel around 19° (still very warm granted)

Our route is mostly shaded, with potential water spots along the way for paddles. I went at mid day yesterday and it was fine with water and stops.
If you attend, we will be carrying extra water, however we do still advise you bring a supply yourself.

Brachycephalic (flat faced) breeds may struggle a little more,
If you're unsure if your dog is classed as brachycephalic. Here are the breeds that are booked on today that fall into this category.

Boxer
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
French Bulldog
Boston Terrier
Shih Tzu (who is s**t Sue?)
Kings Charles Spaniel

We won't be offended if anyone decides not to come,

If you want to join for a shorter time than usual too, please let us know if you leave. Search games aren't alway fun 🙄🤣

28/04/2025

All ready for the warmer weather.

As always, clients are more than welcome to come and use our equipment.

28/04/2025

🫣"He's wagging his tail, he must be happy!"🫣

Although it's a common belief that a wagging tail means a happy dog, this isn't always the case.

Here are 8 tail wag/position tips I think you should know 🐕

1. Curious - Straight tail, small wags, half tail.

2. Submissive/Fearful- Tail tucked down between legs. No actual wagging.

3. Excited - Super fast wags, bum wiggles can accompany this wagging.

4. Relaxed - A slower wag with a relaxed tail, usually below body height level.

5. Aggressive - Curved, raised tail over back with fast wags, looks rigid.

6. Anxious - Tail to the left, small wags vary in speed. Commonly slowe or twitch like wagging.

7. Friendly - Tail to the right, bigger wags in most cases, may be joined by a bendy body to the right side also.

8. Happy - Tail wagging at moderate speed, never high and never low, these are usually sweeping wags.

Below is a video of Logan having a play and letting off some stress 🌊🐕

Which mindset do you think he is in, just by looking at his tail?

26/04/2025

Here's a little look at some of what goes on in an average week.

See for yourself. Want to meet us first? Come along to Wednesday Walkies, with or without your dog for a chat. It's free.

Notice we don't have any anxious dogs in our vidoes.
Notice we don't need to use tools to force the dog into shutdown. We simply take advantage of 5 stimuli', and use them to our advantage, in a fun engaging way.

Dogs actually enjoy our training, as do their humans.

Don't slam your dog, or just throw cheese on the floor, train them properly with balanced training at Pardus K9!

24/04/2025

Group Sessions!

Sorry I'm late, I had to cancel the scheduled post due to a logistics issue.

Remember if you're new DM us an email address so you can receive group information.
If you've been before comment below with which groups you'd like to attend.

As always, first come first serve.

📅 Pardus K9’s Weekly Pawesome Schedule:

🐕‍🦺 Monday 7–8pm – Heelwork Class, £5 per dog, 8 spaces.

🚷Tuesday 7–8:30pm – Contact Free Engagement & Obedience Walk & Training, £10 per dog, 10 spaces.

🦮 Wednesday 7–9pm – Wednesday Walkies, FREE
A sociable stroll AND training, 20 spaces.

👀NEW CLASS Focus Thursdays –
Starting Thursday 24th April
Focus, obedience, distractions and long-line work, including recall foundations 🐶 £8 per dog, 10 spaces.

(POSTPONED updates pending - venue issues)

🗓️ NEW CLASSES Starting tbc – Scentwork Sundays!

🐾 10–11am: PK9s Scentwork class. Beginners - Levels 1–3, £12 per dog, 8 spaces. Or save £24 and book 12 weeks for £120 (includes homework) (on/off lead)

🎯 11:10–12:10: Fun Nose Work.
Mental exercise, stress outlet & decompressing. £8 per dog, 10 spaces. (On/off lead)

Commitment, connection, and a whole lot of tail wags guaranteed. 💛

📍All sessions in Winsford
Drop us a message to book or find out more!

All groups are ON LEAD ONLY, unless stated otherwise.

Those who already booked nose work or scentwork your spot is secure and the classes will go ahead asap!

22/04/2025

It may be four years since this post, however, I'm still always looking out for other canine professionals to recommend to clients, friends and other professionals.

I currently have a few clients looking for dog walkers, sitters and raw suppliers.

It's not a new concept, it's just networking, it's been around a while.

I've always loved the idea of all doggy professionals working together, helping each other grow our little businesses.

I will not be recommending any uninsured companies or none defra registered (if transporting).

Good evening everyone.

As I gain more friends on their training journeys, I am asked more and more for recommendations on certain services.

So I am looking for a few small businesses to become part of my recommendation list for the following types of businesses in the following areas.

Dog walkers:

Wigan
Leigh
Warrington
St. Helens
Manchester
Runcorn
Widnes
Winsford
Chester
Ellesmere port
Northwich
Crewe

Raw food supplies:

Runcorn
Widnes
St Helen’s
Winsford
Chester

Dog fields:

Tag/ share as many in the northwest as possibly possible.

Many thanks

-Dan

18/04/2025

I get a lot of questions when I bring one of my own dogs to groups.

So.... what are they?

DUTCH HERDERS (aka Dutch shepherd or Hollandaise/Hollandse Herders/Shepherds )

Origin - Southern Netherlands - 1800s
Size - Medium (25-40kg)
Life expectancy 12-14 years
Colours - Brindle (silver brindle or gold brindle)
Hair type - 3 types, short hair, long hair and rough hair (aka ruwharr)
Best training method - Positive Reinforcement

Characteristics:
Loyal, alert, energetic, strong, affectionate, driven, obedient, independent and intuitive.

Things to note - known to redirect with harsh corrections, can be very civil (aggressive), very energetic with little chill unless unhappy.

The Dutch herder is one of the most trainable dogs, they are intellectually gifted and learn incredibly well, but don't be fooled by what you see on TV and film, this breed requires hours and hours of hard work and commitment , they do NOT make good companion dogs, they need endless mental and physical stimulation to avoid anxiety and stress developing and behavioural issues as a result.

As an example of activities and continuation training my 3 Dutch herders each need weekly.

Normal walks, scent work, obedience, recall, bitework, position work, heelwork, tracking, search work, treadmill, play time, off lead time, impulse work, social skills, agility, retrieval and engagement. And a few extras from time to time.

I've personally owned Dutch Herders for 14 years now. Below is my oldest male Logan, he is 12 years old, he has trained since 8 weeks and worked since the age of 12 months, first, with Northumbria Police as a fi****ms support dog, unfortunately, due to being extremely civil (aggressive) he was released from the police mid training, he then found his way to myself, he was retrained as a general purpose security dog, handled by me, assisting various companies, organisations, police forces, etc gaining many qualifications, apprehending 57 criminals in his career including a top 100 most wanted criminal.

Logan has changed the way I see the world of dogs, taught me more than any human, book, or program ever could.

I've worked with well over 500 Dutch herders in my canine career, they have been working, sport and companion dogs, all needing very different training or behavioural modification.

And that Ladies and Gentlemen, is the Dutch Herder. My number 1 breed to train. My number 1 breed to own.

If you do have a Dutchie and want to train it correctly, rather than batter it with corrections, avoid the big clubs, avoid anyone with no sport of working dog background.

18/04/2025

🐾GROUP SESSIONS LIVE UPDATES🐾

A quick update, anyone wishing to book groups, there aren't many spaces left.

(Monday running as normal)

Heel Work - FULLY BOOKED
Contact Free - FULLY BOOKED
Wednesday Walkies - 1 space left
Focus Thursday - FULLY BOOKED

Thank you to everyone who has booked so far, see you all next week.

Have a lovely bank holiday weekend everyone, hope you have as much fun as we do "decorating" one of the bedrooms 🤣🐾🐾

16/04/2025

It's group session booking time!

Remember if you're new DM us an email address so you can receive group information.
If you've been before comment below with which groups you'd like to attend.

As always, first come first serve.

📅 Pardus K9’s Weekly Pawesome Schedule:

🐕‍🦺 Monday 7–8pm – Heelwork Class, £5 per dog, 8 spaces.

🚷Tuesday 7–8:30pm – Contact Free Engagement & Obedience Walk & Training, £10 per dog, 10 spaces.

🦮 Wednesday 7–9pm – Wednesday Walkies, FREE
A sociable stroll AND training, 20 spaces.

👀NEW CLASS Focus Thursdays –
Starting Thursday 24th April
Focus, obedience, distractions and long-line work, including recall foundations 🐶 £8 per dog, 10 spaces.

🗓️ NEW CLASS Starting Sunday 4th May – Scentwork Sundays!

🐾 10–11am: PK9s Scentwork class. Beginners - Levels 1–3, £12 per dog, 8 spaces. Or save £24 and book 12 weeks for £120 (includes homework) (on/off lead)

🎯 11:10–12:10: Fun Nose Work.
Mental exercise, stress outlet & decompressing. £8 per dog, 10 spaces. (On/off lead)

Commitment, connection, and a whole lot of tail wags guaranteed. 💛

📍All sessions in Winsford
Drop us a message to book or find out more!

All groups are ON LEAD ONLY, unless stated otherwise.

14/04/2025

It's getting harder and harder to say goodbye to residential visitors, each time they leave us.

One this big really leaves a big gap too, it was so lovely to see how happy she was to be home though.

It's been a tough week for sure, hard to tell, this is only a Great Dane PUPPY, so a lot of early mornings and late nights to get her set up for her future.

Now for a relaxing week with only my own 4 dogs before the next 2 residents arrive 🐾🐾

13/04/2025

Groups update.

Monday - Heelwork. FULLY BOOKED!

Tuesday - Contact Free. Only 2 spaces left. £10 for 1 dog £15 for 2

Wednesday - Wednesdays Walkies. Cancelled for personal reasons. (Sorry)

Thursday - Focus Thursday. 10 spaces, introductory offer, first session £5 per dog
Normally £8 per dog.
🐾Starting, Thursday 24th April 🐾

Sunday -Sniffing Sundays (scentwork and nose work groups coming soon, see previous post for info)

Yes folks, 2 new groups in one weekend.

So what is Thursday all about?

Thursday is specifically for obedience, engagement & focus, distraction methods and long line work (including recall foundations) to help build distance control and eventually work to off lead with your canine, we will also cover reward theory, stimulation methods and input levels.

This group will be included in the next Thursday booking post.

We want you to enjoy time you spend training with your dogs, we want them to enjoy their time with you and I think you'll all have a great time with me, pop along and see for yourself. 😎🐾🐾

11/04/2025

Sorry I'm a little late.

Scentwork Sundays.

Starting Sunday May 4th (May the 4th be with you)

I still have to finalise a few teeny tiny details, including pricing, but I couldn't wait to tell you. I will be starting 2 sessions back to back on a Sunday morning every 2 weeks.

10am -11am - Scentwork For Beginners.

This will be actual scent work.
A good level of commitment will be required to progress.

Based around 3 separate scents/odours. Eventually classes will be added as you progress, I will be teaching level 1-6 each has an increased difficulty level following a set program.
Info packs can be emailed upon request

11:10am-12:10pm - Nose-work.

This is more of a casual group using different rewards to teach your canine to use their nose to exercise their brain. A great outlet for dogs with that little bit more drive.

I will post more updates in the coming days.

I'd just like to get an idea of interest in these groups.

11/04/2025

🐾Feedback Friday🐾

This one is from Ami and Vera, her beautiful GSP, still to this day one of my all time favourite clients.

Vera, in true shorthair pointer fashion, had incredibly high prey drive and no ability to control her impulses. This manifested into hyperfocused behaviour around smaller animals.

Her recall was 50/50 and she was pulling on lead at times. After a few sessions with me and a lot of time and effort from Ami and family, Vera made amazing progress, she learned focused heelwork and 100% recall success in a single session, her confidence in her human grew massively allowing her to relax on walks more.

I'm very lucky to still be in contact and get updates on her fairly often.

If you have a canine that can't help but fixate on wildlife, doesn't fully engage with you on walks, doesn't recall every time, or any other issues you may have, let me help you and your dog, my training methods have proven results with 1000s of dogs.

If you've left a review but don't wish for me to share it this way, please let me know and I'll opt you out.

- Dan