Take the Lead K9 Training

Take the Lead K9 Training A dog training and rehabilitation service for helping families understand how to bridge the gap in communication and create calm dogs in our crazy world!
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"Creating Calm Dogs in a Crazy World"

Hi guys - thanks for visiting my page! I hope you find it helpful with dog training tips as well as educational regarding balanced training! Take the Lead K9 Training is a Board & Train dog training service in Central Florida, focusing on obedience, behavior modification, and socialization. Dogs have a language all of their own and my goal is to help owners b

ridge the gap in communication. With a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, I understand that the first step to strengthening our relationship with our dogs is understanding what they are telling us, but most importantly what we REALLY have been saying to them. At Take the Lead we focus on creating balanced relationships with humans and dogs through leadership, obedience, behavior modification, and socialization. Behavior problems develop from a lack of structure and leadership in the relationship between humans and their dogs. Take the Lead K9 Training provides a detailed look at what makes a functional and relaxed home environment for the entire family. The first step to changing your dog's behavior is understanding that your behavior will have to change, too! Everything we do speaks something to our dog, and it is important for us to understand that we influence both the good and bad behaviors that we see. The key to creating a successful dog-human relationship is that the training you learn continue to be applied, even after our sessions are over-- think of dog training as not a set of tricks, but a continuous lifestyle, and you will have a great relationship with your dog. You CAN have the dog you've always wanted-- they are always ready for us to take the lead! If you're in Florida and need help with your dog, or would like to talk from anywhere in the country, please visit my website www.taketheleadk9training.com to see the different service and rates that we offer! Please contact me with any questions! I look forward to hearing from you!

-Victoria Smith, Owner & Head Trainer

It's a pommie party over here! Do you all remember Margot the pomeranian? She's from NYC, and did our Virtual Puppy Trai...
06/02/2025

It's a pommie party over here! Do you all remember Margot the pomeranian? She's from NYC, and did our Virtual Puppy Training program a few years ago and then her owners flew her down to us in FL for our off leash ecollar program! Since then Margot has been living her best life in the big apple - LOVING getting to run the park off leash and be included so much in day to day life with her owners, who've done an excellent job keeping up her training!

However, this cute little face has a dirty little secret....she likes to eat p**p 💩

It's a nasty habit she picked up at daycare, which has actually resulted in her getting pretty sick a couple of times. So, Mom reached out and decided to bring her to stay with us in Portland (since we're not in Florida until the end of the month) to work on not doing that anymore 🤢

We are so honored to have clients like Margot and her family. It means a lot to be able to help them again as their little girl grows up!


Wishing all the Moms a very happy Mother's Day! Whether your kids are of the furry variety or not, your world revolves a...
05/11/2025

Wishing all the Moms a very happy Mother's Day! Whether your kids are of the furry variety or not, your world revolves around them, so let them give you some extra love today!

05/01/2025

Why do we practice waiting at thresholds and walking calmly up/down stairs? So your dog practices impulse control at one of the most important moments - the start of a walk! In particular, if your dog charges ahead through doorways or up stairs, there's a good chance they will see what's "out there" before you, and there's a good chance they may yank you off your feet reacting to it!

In this case, spring has sprung, and two pretty deer are enjoying the greens in the yard - the last thing I need is for Olive to go launching after two Bambis! 🦌 🦌

You've got so many moments in your day to day to work on leadership opportunities with your dog, which will help create calmer and better behavior with your pup :)

04/30/2025

Olive and I are continuing her ecollar training as we work on some long line exercises! We're practicing the come command with "recall, sit, release" and working on rushing up to a sit - not a jump! She also has had a tendency to submissive p*e if anyone reaches for her leash/collar - especially men - so we're working on sit as well as taking treats with a reaching hand!

She and I also practiced ecollar heel, which is a great opportunity for her to work on staying engaged with the handler - moving/following me, paying attention to my pace and when I stop, and no sniffing or pulling! Good girl :)

04/28/2025

Let's check in with Miss Olive, the pulling Sheepadoodle! She's already off to a great start as we work on handler engagement with directional changes and sitting when we stop! She even ignored a handful of barking dogs - good girl!

04/27/2025

Everyone welcome Olive the Sheepadoodle to Take the Lead PNW! She's a smart girl who's had some training already, but as you can tell - she still pulls!! Stay tuned as we work with this pretty lady on tuning in and softening up on the leash :)

Teddie!! Our final FL board and train is back home with her mom - with all of her new skills and impulse control ❤️It wa...
04/26/2025

Teddie!! Our final FL board and train is back home with her mom - with all of her new skills and impulse control ❤️

It was a whirlwind of training for two weeks (and that FL heat 🥵), but now we're headed back to Oregon for a new training pup in our PNW program this weekend!

We'll be back this summer, Orlando! If you need training, let me know :)

04/22/2025

Marley at the park!

04/22/2025

Bandit at the park!

Harley 🖤
04/22/2025

Harley 🖤

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Winter Springs, FL
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