K9Luva Training and High Needs Home Stays

K9Luva Training and High Needs Home Stays Professional Dog Trainer with extensive experience training dogs with behaviour and/or psychological challenges.

Provides Home Stays for difficult/High Needs canines on a one to one level. Training is tailored to your dogs individual needs.

08/09/2025

Introducing the extremely handsome Tahi.
His owners reached out for help after Tahi began to show some human and dog reactivity. Tahi has reached adolescents and it is messing with his brain.
His owners love him dearly and are doing an amazing job with helping Tahi get through this challenging time .
Last night I got the most amazing feedback - see below
Hi Francine just wanted to give you a little update that you didn’t ask for ahaha

Tahi did really good over the weekend with our little get together at our house. We gave him his own area (outside + in our room) but he could still see inside the main house through the sliding doors. He was AMAZING with my little siblings. And when our house got full with heaps of guests he did SOOOO GOOD.

Ofc everyone knew to ignore him and not to go outside or into our room. We trained/played with him to keep him occupied while people were over. We are so proud of him.

We are so grateful for you, you have taught us sooooo much in just two sessions (+ our many messages 🫣). This visit would’ve been very different if we didn’t get your help.

08/09/2025

Seed is such a hero, he has recovered extremely well from his 1st surgery and the next (and final) lot is in 2-3 weeks. Seed appreciates all those generous donors who have contributed to his surgery costs so far.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/caring-for-end-of-life-hospice-dogs
He has 'bonded' with Bruno mostly as they just don't really care about each other and just hang out. Seed has also decided he likes a good brush in the evening (excuse my messy house!)
He has also claimed Bruno's crate as his own when he wants rest time (quite often!) and has a bed beside ine at night

01/09/2025

3 WEEKS & 3 DAYS!
That's how long I took to integrate my 3 dogs to Seed.
One of the most important things I learnt about dogs is how in integrate new dogs.
It's a slow process, depending on the needs and nature's of each dog and giving everyone the time they need to aclimate to the new life.
Think of it like this: you adopt a child from a different culture/country, don't know the language, diet, rountine, likes & dislikes and probably the child feels extremely overwhelmed, confused and scared. Would you expect everyone to get on immediately and send them to school the next day??

30/08/2025

Building confidence and resilience in nervous dogs.
Desh is just so darn cute and loving his confidence building work that I just wish I could work with him everyday!

30/08/2025

Today Mayhew and Seed had there 1st direct contact interaction.
Mayhew was very enthusiastic so he had to moderate himself somewhat but Seed was quite interested in getting to know Mayhew first before it was playtime. They both resolved this pretty quickly so next time Mayhew won't be so full on with Seed.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/caring-for-end-of-life-hospice-dogs

29/08/2025

Lovely little Desh has been doing awesome and is confidence is growing everyday.
He still is a little unsure about a lot of things but now he and Mum have a stronger, trusting relationship and now Desh loves learning.

29/08/2025

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/caring-for-end-of-life-hospice-dogs

It's day 3 post surgery for Seed and he's doing great! Has fully recovered from the anaestethic and loving his soft food diet.
He is still very bothered by his mouth due to the remaining rotten teeth so looking ahead to when those rotters can go!
Seed and I would like to say how super grateful we are for those generous supporters who have donated to his GiveAlittle page.

GiveALittle Page for Seed and any future Hospice Dogs that come into my carehttps://givealittle.co.nz/cause/caring-for-e...
27/08/2025

GiveALittle Page for Seed and any future Hospice Dogs that come into my care

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/caring-for-end-of-life-hospice-dogs

Please feel free to share (and donate) All funds raised will be used to support the end of life care and veterinary treatment of elderly, sick or injured rescue dogs.

Seed was a little more confused than usual when he got home from surgery and he got 'stuck' in the curtain. Bless his sweet soul.

PLEASE understand the importance of dental care for our beloved companions.Seed had his dental surgery yesterday - it wa...
26/08/2025

PLEASE understand the importance of dental care for our beloved companions.
Seed had his dental surgery yesterday - it was a really hard day for Seed and the awesome vets at Your Vet Waipu.
Seed has obviously never had any vet care - certainly no dental care and the damage is severe. The teeth had started to disintegrate into his jaw bone which means extraction is even more difficult.
After 2 1/2 hours under GA we decided to stop and let Seed recover, then finish the much needed work in a few weeks.
Great news though - Seed did amazing and has recovered super well. He may be an old soul, but he's a tough fella. Hopefully the extractions that were done, will relieve some of the extreme pain he has been in.
Have your dogs teeth checked at least annually at your regular health check and seek vet help if you notice anything different in the way they eat, rub there face, excessive drooling etc.
Get in early to avoid a $5000 bill !!
Photo is a stock photo but pretty much looks like Seed's mouth.

22/08/2025

Introducing U*i.
U*i is an adolescent working dog mix. His lovely owner Cass contacted me after noticing a change in his behaviour and that he seemed to be becoming more reactive on walks and more 'needy' on her.
Two sessions in and I get this super lovely update form Cass on how their walks are progressing.
"This week was the most enjoyable walks I’ve ever had with u*i haha!"

20/08/2025

Seed Update - surgery required.
Seed has been with me for 10 days today and now that he is more settled, he had a thorough vet examination this afternoon. As expected, Seed has old bones that don't work well anymore but he has responded very well to the pain medication.
He has cataracts which seem to cause him a degree of night terrors - likely because he loses his remaining sight in the dark, so he has night lights and medication to help him get a good sleep.
One of the reasons I wanted to take Seed on for his end of life care, was because his adoption post showed his rotten teeth and I knew he would be in pain. He has to get rid of these teeth!! He is fit enough to have an anestethic so I would like to get this done ASAP but it's $2000. So for the first time since I started the business I have slightly raised my prices. My goal is to be able to take on 2 or 3 old dogs for hospice care, but I can only realistically do one at a time this moment.
In this video you will see how Seed is really bothered by the pain in his mouth - all the nudging and rubbing his snout on me is NOT affection - he is trying to relieve the pain. Ever had tooth ache? Imagine what a mouth full of that feels like. But wait for the end - Seed will show you he still has some oomph left yet!
Obviously, I am going to try hard to get this dental work done as soon as I can, I'll keep you updated on how old Seedie is doing.🥰🥰

16/08/2025

I think most trainers would be super happy with this video of Seed and Bruno having their first meet and greet without a barrier.
I know that this is EXACTLY what I want to see when introducing to new, older dogs to each other in a new home. It is a week today since Seed arrived and the other 2 younger and more energetic dogs are perfectly happy with his presence through the barrier. For Seed's emotional safety, this may take a longer time to integrate them all together. That's Ok - it's not a rush and I am looking for a successful co-habitation of all dogs, not necessarily very interactive with Seed, due to his age and frailty.

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Maungakaramea
Whangarei

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