Kavanaugh K9

Kavanaugh K9 Dog trainer in Orange County, CA. Offering obedience training, walking, pet sitting, & more.

06/06/2026

Oof- I’m so behind on posting updates! This is from a couple weeks ago, camping with my girls. A beautiful camping trip near the Kern River & lake Isabella. An escape to nature is never something I will say no to ❤️

Mar and I trying a new type of competition a few months ago, called Updog. This was a mixture of frisbee and agility - f...
05/15/2026

Mar and I trying a new type of competition a few months ago, called Updog. This was a mixture of frisbee and agility - frizgility! So much fun. Great community as well and very beginner friendly

05/05/2026

Understanding canine body language is essential in taking on cases like this one. This video actually only scratches the surface of what he is communicating with me.

I’m curious - what do you notice about his tail movements in this video? They are very telling!

Speedy, happy girl in the fast cat fun run last weekend! Nothing makes me happier than seeing her happy and fulfilled. ...
04/25/2026

Speedy, happy girl in the fast cat fun run last weekend! Nothing makes me happier than seeing her happy and fulfilled.

04/19/2026

This dog doesn’t even know how deep my love is for her. ❤️

04/19/2026

First fast cat event today! It was technically just a fun run, not a real trial, but now I want to trial her for sure! She had a blast, despite being naughty her first run lol 🤦🏼‍♀️ she got the hang of it though and ended up second in her group.

A client of mine was also there with her reactive dog, doing her very first dog event - and they both did great! She handled all the dogs and people very well. Welcome to dog sports kat..gatsby_n_daisy !

Thank you !

04/07/2026

Full-day day training now open! I can now safely take more than one dog in my car. I can also squeeze my small ruffland kennel strapped into the front seat for a small dog. Book now- availability is limited!

This will include several outings throughout the day. Exercise, play, training, and decompression. Adventures into nature as well depending on the day.

03/10/2026

Personal play (play without food or toys) is something I’ve struggled a LOT with. It’s taken me months to get to the point where I am at now, and I still have lots to work on and learn. Thanks to the help of and .social.approach , I’ve made some great progress.

You probably look at this and just see personal play. When I see this, I see:

-Proxemics
-Pragmatics
-Angling of my body
-Mirroring
- responding to the dog and the dog responding to me
- a conversation
- joking with the dog and the dog joking with me

You may be wondering what all of that means, and how it applies. Check out more from and .social.approach to learn more. But know that there is a lot of nuance to play, and this is a far from perfect video.

Play done right can be therapeutic for dogs in so many ways. Learning to play without toys or food has been an incredibly difficult journey. It’s taken a LOT of failure and it will continue to. But it’s made me a better trainer to dive deep into play for months to move beyond just transactions relationships with dogs, my own dog included.

The hard work has paid off and I’ve gotten quite a few comments from people surprised at how I was able to get their dogs to play who normally don’t want to. I’m so grateful to my mentor brett for pushing me on this journey as much as he has. Onwards!

My sweet awkward girl starting her canine conditioning journey! I’m looking forward to learning more about how I can sup...
03/08/2026

My sweet awkward girl starting her canine conditioning journey! I’m looking forward to learning more about how I can support her body in disc and for life in general, especially since she is 6 and we haven’t been doing the sport for very long.

Thank you

02/26/2026

Can a muzzle make a dog more aggressive?

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