Magnus K9 Training

09/30/2025

Happy Fall from Magnus K9 🐾

09/24/2025

Confidence building exercises on play sets.
Being able to see through the bottoms in addition to the surface being unfamiliar to dogs makes this a perfect training spot. Bonus, you can find them everywhere!

09/05/2025

Confidence building bleacher outing. Happy weekend!

08/06/2025

See you at the Koser Tennis Challenge!!

07/22/2025

Teaching a functional down to a puppy with low food drive. It can be done many ways and this video highlights using tactile pressure with the hand on the dog’s shoulders while utilizing the slip leash pressure straight down.

07/16/2025

RESOURCE GUARDING: What is it and what can you do about it? Also what you should not do. Here's a snippet from my blog but it's worth a 3 minute read to better understand this popular topic.

"First things first: Do not touch your dog’s food while it is eating. This is one of the biggest myths among the masses related to dog training and if your dog has already shown resource guarding tendencies, DEFINITELY don’t do it. There are other ways to work towards a better relationship with your dog. Let’s talk about the theory that myth is routed in, given that it’s one of the most common I hear clients tell me.

Dogs are pack animals and in the wild they develop pack order where the leader exhibits certain behaviors and the pack show other favorable behaviors towards the “leaders”. This myth of touching your dog’s food acknowledges that as humans in the house, we need to show some dominance towards our dog so they understand WE are the pack leaders. While I do not disagree with that mindset, I disagree with the approach. All you will do is add fuel to that fire and continue to instigate poor habits in your dog.

What is resource guarding?"

Resource Guarding: What is it and what to do about it.By Christine / July 16, 2025 First things first: Do not touch your dog’s food while it is eating. This is one of the biggest myths among the masses related to dog training and if your dog has already shown resource guarding tendencies, DEFINITE...

07/11/2025

The hot topic among clients this month seems to be “resource guarding.” It will be featured next on the Magnus K9 blog.

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07/04/2025

Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸 🧨

06/24/2025

The first training field trip can always be intimidating for dog owners. It’s important the dog starts to apply everything they’ve learned in sessions to the real world. Zoey did great!

06/10/2025

practice at the park!

05/26/2025

Welcome Milo! Setting foundations early with a puppy is one of the best things you can do for your relationship with your dog.

05/07/2025

On the blog this week: Handling off leash dogs now that the weather is nice! Every week a client comes in with a different story of how they were approached and what they did. It's always best to be prepared!

How to handle off-leash dogsBy Christine / May 7, 2025 The weather is warmer, the sun is shining, people are outside. You know what that means… dogs will be coming up to you either on a long retractable or without a leash at all. Once a week my clients are having unfavorable interactions like thes...