Mackay K9 Training

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Would recommend Mackay K9 Training to anyone and everyone! Sam and Ell are always available and happy to help with any training or questions that I have had. They are super supportive and encouraging when it comes to any type of training you are looking to do with your dog, whether that be obedience, position work, agility, nose work, muzzle training, behaviours or track training. They two of them have a treasure of knowledge about dog training, and it has been a pleasure to do a program through them, along with participating in the group classes they run as well. A decision I will never regret is investing in my dogs training and doing so through Mackay K9 Training. I look forward to many more training sessions with them, and am excited to see where my training with my dog continues to go with Sam and Ell.

These lovely ladies at Mackay K9 Training have worked wonders in helping me train my doggo. We have worked together to help me with reactivity as well as obedience. I now have a completely different dog and am so proud of how far we have come. The ladies are always willing to go above and beyond for their clients and the Mackay K9 Family supports each other on each of our journeys. Definitely worth every cent!!! Thank you Mackay K9!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The team is passionate about results and education. I wish we started with them months ago!

WOW. What can I say. These ladies from Mackay K9 Training, saved the day. I had a large German Shepherd who had issues, yes not just one, but included Dogs, cats, bikes, motorbikes, she was pulling me, I had no chance in controlling her, I tried the group classes, but Meeko ( My dog) just reacted worse. When I saw Sam and Ellen, and they came to assess US yes us, not just her, as they have shown me, it is about the way I react as well. WELL after having some lessons with them, and they used their own dogs as well to train Meeko with, I cannot believe the change in her and yes I am relaxed now when walking her, but I also have been educated on what to do in the case something happens. But it has taken time, seeing a trainer in not just a quick fix, Sam and Ell show you it is about committing to everyday doing simple things to make changes. They believe in positive training, not force. But they are passionate in what they do and why they started there business. Every dog is different, every owner is different and it takes individual training first to assess the problem. Honestly I tried different things, which didn't work , until I picked up the phone and booking in with these ladies was the best thing I ever did. If you need help with your fur baby, don't put it off, call Sam and Ell from Mackay K9 Training and you will never look back. You cant afford not to invest in training your dog or puppy. I cannot thank them enough. The service they deliver is honestly 5 star.

We have been attending Mackay K9 Training with our Labrador puppy, Griggby, since July 2020. Our inital plan was to complete the Wonder Pup Program to ensure that our puppy had strong foundational obedience skills and to work on achieving the goals that were valuable to us.At the end of our Wonder Pup Program, Griggby’s progress had superseded our expectations and he had achieved much more than we initially set out to do. A large focus of his training was around implemening the techniques in our day-to-day lives and Mackay K9 Training helped teach us how to make training a part of our lifestyle. We were given weekly homework, including video instructions, which made the tasks easy to understand and practice. We were so happy with this program that we decided to continue with both weekly one-on-one sessions and group classes.Ell, our trainer, spent time with us determining meaningful goals for both our family and for Griggby. Whilst continuing to work on developing and maintaining all his foundational skills we also progressed his training into other areas. Ell was patient in trying lots of different activities to see what Griggby enjoyed and we are now working on developing his skills in nosework and tracking. Again, Ell took the time to discuss the underpinning framework of why this is genetically fulfilling for Labradors, what the training involves and how we progress this, and why it’s such a suitable and enjoyable activity for our dog. Ell frequently checks in with us between sessions to monitor our progress and problem solve any questions that we may have.Ell and Sam are skilled and passionate trainers and we have had such a fun time working with them. Griggby LOVES attending all his training sessions and we have loved seeing him develop into such a happy, obedient, curious and enjoyable dog. We have committed to ongoing training with Mackay K9 Training to help our puppy develop to his full potential.

Highly reccomend these ladies! I worked with Sam throughout our program and she is fabulous, very caring, kind and patient. I have a 1 year old 60kg gaint puppy whom I was very nervous to walk as he reacted to everything. Now after completing the program I can definitely say we walk with confidence and I'm very happy with the experience. I love getting out and about with him and love joining in the group classes. Xx

Ellen and Sam are some of the best dog trainers/behaviour experts to work with. I had some behavioural issues with my very sassy 4 month old GSD, the strategies they gave me to overcome these issues were simple and very effective. We have since completed the Puppy program with one on one time that was convenient to me and now attend group classes weekly. I have also utilised the board and train program whilst I was traveling for an extended period with work.I am please to say that we have come along way with the help of Mackay K9 training in the past 7 months. I have a happy and socially acceptable dog who I trust will listen to me and respond accordingly. If you are looking for some assistance on how to manage a reactive dog or a dog with behavioural issues then I highly recommend Mackay K9 Training to help both you and your dog out.

We cannot thank the lovely trainers at Mackay K9 Training, enough for the work that they put into training our two very excitable dogs. They helped us to react appropriately to the dogs’ behaviour and put in place systems that help the dogs create positive connections with us and the surrounding world. I was so impressed by the encouragement they gave us and the dogs and helped create solutions that we very simple to implement for a myriad of issues that we were dealing with at home and out and about. Through their help I feel confident taking both my children and my dogs for a walk. Thank you so much Sam and Ell!

I can not thank these ladies enough for their support, training and guidance in training our girl Chico. Our walks now are stress free and enjoyable. We can have visitors and the kids can play in the yard without her jumping all over everyone. Overall life with our almost 1 year old pup is amazing!! But we wouldn’t be where we are without the help of Mackay K9 - thank you!