Agrade Animals Dog Training

Agrade Animals Dog Training Karen Sadler is Agrade Animals. Dog Training made simple for easy Domestic, Competition Obedience, Film and Television work. We make dog training easy.

Life with dogs should be easy and enjoyable. We specialise in the training of all breeds of dogs in the following areas:

Domestic training:
Classes for dogs of all ages including a specific puppy class. Home visits for one on one training and helping you choose the right dog for you and your family. Help with solving behavioural problems with your dog or dogs. Helping to train children and dogs.

Trick training classes to impress the friends. Competition training for:
Obedience competitions
Agility
Rally O
Scentwork
Heel work to music (Dancing with your dog). Film and Television:
Providing the right dogs and animals for the job so as not to waste film and time. Trainer of the following:
Quitline (quit for your pets)
Roly (Purex toilet paper) dog
Dulux dog
Whiskers cat
Prince Terrien (Bridge to Terabithia)
and many more famous dogs and animals. Agrade Animals is owned and run by Karen Sadler. Karen Sadler has trained dogs for over 25 years including a huge number of domestic dogs of all breeds and ages. Of Karens own dogs 3 have become obedience grand champions 4 obedience champions, she has also won seven national titles in obedience and 2 in agility. Karen is a specialist dog trainer and has studied canine behaviour with Massey University. She is expert in coaching people on how to train their dogs and the training methods are fun and rewarding for you and your dog. Karen Sadler is also the author of "Kids and Dogs can be friends". This is a book designed for children living with dogs to teach them how to interact safely. ages 0-7 childrens pictue book.

Thankyou to all that came to yesterdays seminar, I hope you learnt some new things or it reinforced some old things that...
24/05/2026

Thankyou to all that came to yesterdays seminar, I hope you learnt some new things or it reinforced some old things that you needed to rethink.

Question for you all???How many responsible dog owners are too scared to walk their dogs on the streets? Fear of itโ€™s ok...
19/05/2026

Question for you all???

How many responsible dog owners are too scared to walk their dogs on the streets?
Fear of itโ€™s ok he friendly people?
Fear of aggressive dogs?
Fear of owners that have no clue of what they own or how to control it?

Have your say tell us why you no long walk your dog on the streets or if you do why you do and have you had any problems?

So a lot of people have asked me how I chose Scorch hereโ€™s how.1. Decided on the type of dog I wanted wirehaired Jack Ru...
15/05/2026

So a lot of people have asked me how I chose Scorch hereโ€™s how.

1. Decided on the type of dog I wanted wirehaired Jack Russell x Bichon.

2. Spend months looking for that cross.

3. Find that cross, talk to the person who bred them, ask her if she will send you photos and videos of the boys that are available. (Thanks for doing that Glenys)

4. Decide that yes it is worth calling in a favour on a couple of the pups. So Ring my friend Lynda Loader (the only person I would trust with this job) and ask her if she could pleeaseee go and test some pups for me. (She said yes๐Ÿ’œ thanks๐Ÿ’œ)

5. Do Not tell Lynda which one I like and cross my fingers and toes that the one I like is ok when she tests them.

6. Get the video phone call from Lynda, with her saying โ€œI like this oneโ€ ๐Ÿ‘pheww she picked the same one I liked.

7. Ask Glenys if Lynda could pick him up and bring him to Rotorua show for me (she said yes thanks Glenys)

8. Get video calls from Lynda on the way down teasing me that she might not let him go๐Ÿ˜‚ (Thanks for making his first car trip a great experience Lynda and Wayne)๐Ÿ’œ

9. He arrives and straight away all that meet him love him, once we could get him out of Lyndaโ€™s arms ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

10. Now have to share this special wee guy with my hubby. Who loves his Timmy (his name for Scorch)

So biggest Thankyou To
Glenys for breeding him
Lynda for testing him
Wayne for going out of his way to pick him up
THANKS ALL ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ

So over the weekend a couple of the team went to Taupo to compete in Obedience.  There were some good Results and it was...
10/05/2026

So over the weekend a couple of the team went to Taupo to compete in Obedience. There were some good Results and it was very good to see Brenda and Wikki competing again, and what a great weekend they had 2x1sts and a 2nd in test C and earning top dog for the weekend.
Sherri also had a lovely round on Saturday afternoon gaining a first place with Ditto. It was lovely to see the siblings first and second ๐Ÿ˜€
Irma got a placing with Spica
Sherry got some placings with Banshee in beginners.
Karen judged two tests and played in the ring with Smash.
Good luck for next weekend at Napier all ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ‘โญ๏ธ

08/05/2026
08/05/2026

Scorch story: Well here is the 5 month video. No things arenโ€™t perfect but thatโ€™s ok as Karen says, there is plenty of time to polish and proof behaviors. And she is just happy that I love training ! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿพ

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03/05/2026

Something is wrong with this picture!

These sessions are being held to help anyone that has problems. Only 6 dogs with handlers at a timeSpectators welcome bu...
19/04/2026

These sessions are being held to help anyone that has problems.
Only 6 dogs with handlers at a time
Spectators welcome but all must pay auditor fee. Venue indoors with out door access. Contact Karen [email protected]
First in first served.

No this post is not to point fingers but it is to educate.This is the minimal type of damage that happens when your dog ...
17/04/2026

No this post is not to point fingers but it is to educate.

This is the minimal type of damage that happens when your dog is attacked by a bull breed.
They might not bite anymore than any other breed but the damage they can do is greater!
Our dog welfare organisations give these types of dogs to inexperienced owners without a thought. And the cruelty it causes to other dogs and people is huge.
While I have trained a lot of great bull breeds with owners that understand the harm their dogs are capable of and train them very well sadly these days it is the exception and most owners do not really understand what they own. Please realise even the best behaved bull breed is capable of doing this.
Train your dog please and this means verbal and lead control not just swinging off a lead, contain it when youโ€™re not there and do not allow it to go near other dogs unless invited to do so!
And if you have never owned a dog before a bull breed is not a suitable 1st dog!

Please note it was only experience and luck that saved this dogs life

JMO

07/04/2026

Scorch at 17 weeks
Creating habits that will last a life time.
(Not sure the bed one is a good thing ๐Ÿ˜‚)

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Upper Hutt
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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 6:30pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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