K9 Harkin Dog Training

K9 Harkin Dog Training Coaching people on how to better handle their dogs. Specialising in working breeds.

11/08/2026

POV: Ace’s first pack walk 🐺
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Ace is a 13-month-old intact male Shepherd who wasn’t habituated to being around other dogs and had already had numerous run-ins with them before coming to me.
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We spent a few weeks developing his obedience, building his general confidence, and gradually exposing him to the right dogs before putting him in a situation like this.
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Today, he walked successfully as part of a pack of 10—including two other intact males 🎯
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Best of all, you can see how happy he was to be free with his new mates 😁

04/08/2026

Police-style protection training with Bullet 🐺
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Bullet’s foundations are in an IGP-style of protection training, but recently we’ve done some police-style sessions to demonstrate that the divide between ‘sport’ and ‘real’ work is often overstated. When the foundations are solid, the principles of good protection training remain the same, regardless of the discipline.
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This was just our fifth session in this style, introducing new challenges for both of us: working in new contexts, aggressing while I shouted, deploying into the back of a vehicle, targeting a covert sleeve, maintaining grips throughout, and remaining under control from start to finish.
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All made easier when you’re working with a great dog 🫶🏻

He’s back! 👉🏻 World-class trainer & helper, Sergio Gomez-Senovilla, will be joining us for another two protection worksh...
26/05/2026

He’s back! 👉🏻 World-class trainer & helper, Sergio Gomez-Senovilla, will be joining us for another two protection workshops next month 🥋💥
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🚨 We have 1 working spot left for 4th + 5th June.
🚨 6th + 7th June are *SOLD OUT*
🤓 Spectators spots available for all days.
📩 DM me if you’re interested in joining.
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Deep knowledge and practical mastery was on show at the last workshop, so no doubt these will be filled with the same—exciting, intelligent training, with plenty of controlled aggression.
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Open to:
• Sport dogs 🏆
• Service & operational dogs ⚔️
• Protection dogs 🛡️
• Pet dogs looking to channel their drives 🥋
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Sergio will also be in the UK for the following week, so reach out if you are interested in booking any 1:1 training with him.
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We’ll be hosting Sergio regularly in the UK, so if you’d like to be part of future workshops, get in touch now to secure a place for you and your dog.

100+ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews on Google 🥳—Massive thank you to all my clients—past and present. Your commitment and consistenc...
28/04/2026

100+ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews on Google 🥳
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Massive thank you to all my clients—past and present. Your commitment and consistency make the results possible 🙏🏻
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Here’s to the next 100 🚀

21/04/2026

POV: Walks with baby girl Nyxi (5-month-old Dobermann)
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Recalls into heeling, structured exposure, and good manners around others. This girl is a real pleasure to walk 💕
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The foundations are there, and her confidence has come a long way from the nervous puppy I first met.
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Now I can see the pendulum is starting to swing the other way… and I’ll be needing to reign her in soon 😅
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17/04/2026

POV: Day 5 of e-collar training with Brandy 🦁 (16-month-old Rhodesian Ridgeback)
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Now we’re making sure Brandy understands how to turn off e-collar pressure without leash guidance—prepping him for soon running free!
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Clarity improves control 👉🏻
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More clips from our sessions coming soon 👀
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❗️This is NOT an instructional video. There are a lot of nuances, techniques and reasons I haven’t mentioned or explained. If you’re new to e-collar training, work with a trainer—don’t try to figure it out as you go.

14/04/2026

Gregor turned 2 this past weekend 🥳 Here’s been our journey this past year:
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13 months (May 25)
Busy with pack walks—very little 1:1 time and obedience slipped (least obedient in my group session 🙈). Detection is going really well though.
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14 months (Jun 25)
Step back in detection—lost intensity and looking to me. After tonnes of play development, now better than ever. Started flexing on young intact males…
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15 months (Jul 25)
Went for my mate in the house and started guarding his crate. Grumbled at me after 5 days apart 😅 Solid stay with (ignored the cat) and 🔥 at seminar.
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16 months (Aug 25)
Stayed with my brother for a week in inner London—good even after e-collar died. Dominated a pushy young Rottie—first time seeing that side of him.
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17 months (Sep 25)
Zero tolerance for young males—violent but measured. No damage to dogs, but did put a hole in Uncle Sam’s hand when he tried to intervene. I can lift him off dogs without issue. Started muzzle training.
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18 months (Oct 25)
No more interactions with intact males. Can now bark on command without biting me, but does flash his teeth in frustration at times. Family staycation went well. He’s on high alert on night walks.
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19 months (Nov 25)
Protesting getting into van/garden—becomes rigid and flashes his teeth. Overcome by turning both into games. Made friends with a herd of cows.
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20 months (Dec 25)
Spooked by random things—nervous people, tinfoil, book, sizzling meat—and reacting aggressively. Revisited obedience; much better at managing frustration levels now.
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21 months (Jan 26)
Couple weeks of man flu—I enjoyed a calm dog 😅 Now manageable around intact males on lead, looks to me instead of aggressing. Barely acknowledges them when muzzled.
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22 months (Feb 26)
Opened the tap on aggression while building control with 4 days of protection with 🥋 Super chilled afterwards.
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23 months (Mar 26)
Week with grandparents—everyone survived. Systematic searches and indications are 🔥
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24 months (Apr 26)
Real happy with my control around deer. Recall off deer/squirrels is strongest

09/04/2026

POV: 5-month-old Nyxi’s first pack walk 💕
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Her breakfast in my pocket, a quiet place to walk, and calm, neutral dogs around her 💭
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Setting her up to succeed from day one 🎯
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Baby girl did great 🤩

07/04/2026

POV: Day 3 of e-collar training with Brandy 🦁 (15-month-old Rhodesian Ridgeback)
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We’re continuing to pair e-collar stim with leash guidance into recall—now working in a slightly busier environment, but only at a pace he’s ready for.
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Brandy is a social dog and would happily run over to others, so we’re setting him up to succeed—starting with calm dogs at a distance before increasing difficulty.
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Freedom only works when there’s control ⚖️
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More clips from our sessions coming soon 👀
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❗️This is NOT an instructional video. There are a lot of nuances, techniques and reasons I haven’t mentioned or explained. If you’re new to e-collar training, work with a trainer—don’t try to figure it out as you go.

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