Dog Behaviour Articles

Thirty years ago I remember being told that if you wanted a good guard dog, you don’t let anyone near it, you start with a territorial dog, don’t socialize it and it will be a fierce guard dog. If you looked at that dog as an adult, it would be …

In Dog Training, many times I see dogs that are trained well, they can complete the task on cue and are reasonably reliable, but when you attempt to train them a new exercise, they return a blank look? Many people when training their dogs take on the responsibility of leading …

Also known as “TOT” Written By Steve Courtney Qualified & Accredited Obedience Trainer, Behaviour Consultant & Law Enforcement dog Trainer. This is a behaviour, pack structure and obedience program that takes nearly no time from your day. I created this program after many years of working with dogs. This is …

The road to recovery can be long and an uphill climb, tiring, de motivating and depressing, so those that you see who have worked wonders with their dog; they really have put in the work! I see people coming to me with their dog, they love this dog and they …

Our goal at K9 Pro – The K9 Professionals, is to provide you the best service available. We can do that because we make your goals, our goals. Our guarantee is that “If you are not satisfied with the information and the instruction supplied, there will be no charge.” Before …

What you will and won’t get with us… Steve won’t be talking about your aura, your energy or anything that isn’t based on reality, results or science.  A Dog Behaviourist is someone who can understand the thought process of your dog. Steve will only using evidence based results to develop and …

This can be a great little asset to train into any dog, it is easy to train, you really can’t go wrong with it and it has many uses whilst living life with your dog. When I get a puppy I want to train something into all my pups that …

  We get a lot of people caught up in the laws surrounding our dogs in the community; one in particular is the Dangerous Dog Declaration. There are a number of problems within the Declaration but one of the greatest sticking points I find is the name. Most people who …

Steve’s report on a serious case that was custom made to turn out bad. I thought I would give an account of a dog that I worked with over the last couple of months, to give a bit of an insight as to some of the cases we get here …

1.   Crate Training gives your dog his own space Dogs need their own space as quite often what you like them doing one day, may not be appropriate everyday, like getting up on your lap. So by crate training your dog, there is never a time when going to the …