K-9 Rehabilitation LTD
Shadow a female German Shepard, came to us in April 2018 as one of the most reactive dogs I’ve ever worked with! Shadow was highly reactive to dogs and people (especially men.) And Shadow had attended several other trainers and behaviourists before coming to us, due to her owner being told she’s not fixable… this is down to the trainers not being able to get near Shadow!
I had Shadow start off attending bootcamp once a week to build on trust with myself and gradually start working with our balanced pack of dogs. This took a long time for Shadow to become accustom to myself, which I expected and respected… Training should never be rushed, it is down to when the dog is ready and trusting you.
Once I had worked Shadow once a week for a couple months, it was then time to invite Shadows owner in for a 1:1 consultation with myself, Shadow and our pack of dogs. This is to work on Shadows reactivity towards other dogs when her owner is around. Teaching Shadows owner how to control and maintain shows behaviour. Also teaching her owner how to correct Shadow at the right time so the correction makes a difference. Shadows owner saw a huge change and left the consultation as a new woman, knowing her girl isn’t a lost cause! Since 2018 Shadow has continued coming to us once a week along with her brother Ace a black Lab, for socialising and rebalancing with our pack. Shadow is no longer muzzled when with us, she plays with other dogs (especially other German Shepard's!) We even use Shadow as a role model example to new clients that a highly reactive girl like Shadow can make a huge turn around!
Well done to Shadow and her owner Sarah for the commitment of work ethic. Shadow lives over 90 minutes away from us, but they are committed to Shadows change in life and we couldn’t be more thankful! Sarah is a true example of dedication to training and to her dogs!
Here is Chase....
Chase came to us in April 2019 as an unpredictable dog, in a way of nervous aggression. She was a 'silent predator', as she would show no signs of body language and would challenge any dog in sight. Unfortunately Chase was used as a bait dog, so the reason for her reactivity was very understandable! All this poor girl wanted was to know how to be a dog, and socialise with other dogs without thinking they're going to attack her. Chase had to come to us for intense bootcamp, which was everyday for over 2 weeks.
​Chase then came to us twice a week for rebalancing and days to have fun with her friends! The turn around chase has made is incredible! From what she has been through in the past, and for her to now accept dogs and play with every breed of dog.... is amazing! She can now go for walks in her local park playing with a tennis ball and running around with other dogs, now not having to worry about what dog is around the corner to avoid any dog in sight.
Unfortunately due to Chase's age and health problems that have now come, she can't attend Bootcamp anymore. But we are still in contact with Chase's owner regularly for updates on how Chase is getting on!
Stanley a male Rottie joined us in July 2022 for socialisation with the pack, to learn how to approach dogs in a calm and positive way. Due to Stanley having some altercations in the past, he became very protective and reactive when with his owners. He would react to other dogs and people (especially men.) Stanley is a very sensitive boy to movement and emotions so working with Stanley took a lot of time to build on trust due to his past interactions. Because of this unpredictable behaviour Stanley had to be muzzled for our safety and other dogs too. Due to this, training couldn’t be rushed as this would set Stanley back in his rehabilitation.
Once the trust was built with Stanley, he was so happy to understand how to just be a dog… no need to protect, and no need to react at everything! Stanley still comes to Bootcamp once a week to rebalance and play with his friends. But he can still react at times when with his owners towards other people due to Stanley needing time to trust, and people wanting to stroke him straight away it can be too much for Stanley. He’s very trusting to breathing exercises and balanced energy!
But Stanley has come a huge away from 2022 to now! And he still loves playing with all his fury friends once a week off muzzle, running around having the time of his life!
Cali is a male bully mix who is currently in rehabilitation. Cali's owner travels from north London to see us for once a month 1:1 consultations. Each time Cali comes to us with his owner we post the training to the next stage. Cali is due to start Bootcamp with us within the next month to now push him to the next stage of training, learning how to calmly interact with a pack of dogs.
When Cali first came to us, he is a very full on dog that it comes across as extremely rude behaviour! Very vocal, jumping up, biting at his lead or owners hands due to high energy frustration and not knowing how to control himself.
So we've spent a lot of time conditioning Cali to breathing exercises and learning to wait instead of being on the go 24 hours a day!
He's still got a lot to learn, but this is only the beginning of Cali's journey!
Nero is a male German Shepard who joined us in July 2023. He came to us as he can be quite dominant towards other dogs (especially male dogs) and will pull his owners over to dogs in a negative state of mind! He needed a lot of lead work as he's very rude on lead and will pull through anything which resulted in his owners not being able to walk him or enjoy a walk!
Nero came to us for Bootcamp once a week for socialisation with a calm and balanced pack, to learn how to meet and greet dogs in a respectful way. He started coming to us muzzled and on lead at all times so we could control and maintain his behaviour for the safety of other clients dogs. Very quickly Nero adapted to our training methods and started wanting to interact with dogs in a very respectful way.
He still continues coming to us once a week, now off muzzle and off lead. And plays with his friends!
Freya is A female German Shepard cross Akita and Husky. She joined us in June 2023 for socialisation with other dogs. Freya used to go to another day-care before joining us, so she was already social with other dogs, but got abit carried away with her excitement and would lead to some dogs feeling abit intimidated by Freya. But she learnt very quickly rules, boundaries and limitations within play as she just wanted to please.
Freya also came to us reactive to people (especially men.) Freya's owner is a first time dog owner so wasn't sure how to handle this behaviour. So we gave her a couple of 1:1 consultations at her house as this is where Freya would react the most by barking the entire time someone is round. We worked out that Freya is very Intune with energy and sensitive with emotions. So this was a matter of teaching Freya's owners how to maintain their emotions to not allow Freya to feed off that. Learning calm and balance when training, and out walking Freya.
Freya is a very happy go lucky girl who comes to us 3 times a week for day-care as she's a very hyper girl she needs a lot of physical and mental stimulation.
Molly is a female Border Collie, who joined us in September 2019. Molly was rescued by her owners, where she was based at Last Chance Rescue Centre. Molly came to us as a highly reactive girl to other dogs of any breed and any gender! Being a typical Collie she is very sight driven and would challenge any dog that would move! So, this took some time to accustom Molly to approach in a social way with her nose instead of her eyes. Molly has made a huge turn around and is now a member of our Tuesday and Thursday packs. Since joining us in 2019 she’s been consistently coming to us twice a week for rebalancing with the pack.
Brecon is a female Collie cross who joined us in July 2021. She came to us highly petrified of other dogs resulting in either snapping or running away.
Brecon took alot of time to trust us as she was very shut down! She felt more comfortable around females so Saph took over with Brecon to build on trust.
Brecon has been coming to us once a week since 2021 for socialisation with the pack and trusting the pack. With Brecon's training its all down to when she's ready. She is now sniffing other dogs, and even sharing beds with certain dogs which is a huge deal for Brecon to be in close proximity with another dog, at her own choice! Even Brecon's owners have noticed a huge change in her approach to other dogs when she's out on walks. She will now either sniff another dog or give distance, which is perfectly fine as she's doing it in a calm manner instead of franticly running away!
Huge progress for a girl who was so scared when we first met her!
Luna is a female Staff who joined us in January 2023. She came to us as she could be unpredictable with other dogs. She was confused with how to approach dogs, if she needed to react or sniff calmy. She loves people so it was very quick for Luna to trust us, so we could show her the correct way to interact with dogs. Luna came to us muzzled to not risk anything to other clients dogs. As she was muzzled when out walking with her owners, wearing the muzzle wasn't stressful for her. She was on lead for the first couple sessions so we could correct her approach if needed. And she did remarkably well with this!
Luna continues to come to bootcamp once a week for socialisation with the pack. She is now off muzzle and off lead, also she now starts to initiate play with certain dogs!
