1-2-1 Behaviour Consultations

Each year, hundreds of thousands of pets are re-homed or worse still, put to death, due to behaviour problems reported by their owners. Some of those problems may not have developed, had the dog been trained and socialised at an early age and some may have arisen due to an unfortunate incident or trauma.

Sometimes a class environment isn't ideal for dog or the owner, so we at Kay9 Services also offer a home 1-2-1 visits to help, regardless of the problem.

Preventing and/or treating inappropriate behaviour at an early age or diagnosing and treating abnormal behaviour later in a pet’s life is our goal at Kay9 Services.

We have experience in treating canine aggressions, fears, phobias, anxieties, inappropriate elimination problems and obsessive compulsive disorders. We have a great track record with aggression cases and often work in conjunction with owners facing legal problems.

Behaviour modification counselling for dogs is a program available for people and their pets.

The first step is a meeting to discuss and maybe observe (although not always necessary to observe), the problem at hand. The meeting takes place in your home so that the dog can be in his or her usual environment. Behaviours usually don't 'just appear', there is often an underlying reason, a trigger, so this first step is to discuss where things may have stemmed from, whether historical, genetic or otherwise and help you change or eradicate , using science based methods, rewards and offering choices to your dog.

The behaviour is discussed, along with a behaviour modification program for the pet and family to follow, with back up and availability of further help and discussions.

Follow up visits may be scheduled, so that progress can be noted/amended, according to the problem and the complexity of the program.

Providing training for you and your dog in order to give you both the gift of understanding

is the mission at Kay9 Services.

Only kind and scientific methods are used because your best friend deserves it!

Allow us to introduce you to positive training methods and live in harmony with your dog!

We would never ask you to do something to your dog that would make you feel uncomfortable!

We never use aversive techniques/methods such as spray cans, rattle tins, shock collars, spray collars, check chains etc.

Instead, we use the things that your dog finds rewarding, at that given time and offer the dog a choice to participate, rather than compel them to participate.

You should ALWAYS ensure that you contact an appropriately qualified and experienced trainer to help you with your dog. You should never leave the welfare of your dog in the hands of an untrained person. ALWAYS check out their experience and qualifications before you agree to them visiting you in your home, or assisting you with the behaviour of your dog.