Compass K9 Training

Compass K9 Training 36 yrs of positive training style all dog sports. Member of NZ Professional Dog Trainer Association.

Wow so much FUN was had this arvo running around Hoopers courses,all the Teams were amazing ๐Ÿคฉ ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™Œโœ…๐Ÿฅณ
30/05/2026

Wow so much FUN was had this arvo running around Hoopers courses,
all the Teams were amazing ๐Ÿคฉ
๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™Œโœ…๐Ÿฅณ

A couple places left โ€ฆ. Book now โœ…
22/05/2026

A couple places left โ€ฆ. Book now โœ…

Long. But worth the read. "When you lose a game, the score doesn't transfer to the next contest, but your habits certain...
22/05/2026

Long. But worth the read.

"When you lose a game, the score doesn't transfer to the next contest, but your habits certainly will.

Circumstances are temporary. Sometimes you're winning, sometimes you're losing. Hot, cold. Lucky, unlucky. But your habits travel with you. This is why you want to execute the same way whether the score is 10-0 or 0-10. Not because the score doesn't matter, but because the score isn't what you're actually building.

It's not about winning or losing any given round. It's about doing things the right way. If you have a chance to practice your craft, you want to do it as well as you can (even if you end up losing that day). Your previous reps can save you or betray you. The habits always translate to the next round."

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก: It's SO easy to get caught up in results. That ribbon. That placement. That qualifying score. But here's what you need to understand. Those results don't affect next week's test or next month's trial.

What DOES affect next week's test?
โ†’ Your habits.
โ†’ Your mindset
โ†’ Your focus
โ†’ Your discipline
โ†’ Your knowledge

That performance didn't just happen. It's built on hundreds of training sessions where the handler had the HABIT of:

- Reading the factors and understanding your dog.
- Taking time.
- Knowing exactly where their dog is at.
- Having confidence that their dog understands.

๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐. They require more setup, more planning, more energy.
๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

Because here's the reality: Every single training session is a chance to build good habits - or reinforce bad habits

๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐.

Your dog doesn't know it's "just training." They're learning what you'll accept. They're building habits - good or bad - based on what you do consistently.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ฅ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐. ๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ž. But the way you trained leading up to it? Those habits are coming with you to the next one. And the next one. And the next one.

So ask yourself: What habits am I building right now? What am I practicing when nobody's watching?

Because your previous reps can save you or betray you.
The habits always translate to the next test.

Train like it matters. Because it does.

Credit ~ Kevin Clare

So much FUN last night at training classes โ€ฆโ€ฆ trick challenge wow awesome effort by all young dogs and handlers ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰T...
14/05/2026

So much FUN last night at training classes โ€ฆโ€ฆ trick challenge wow awesome effort by all young dogs and handlers ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰
Thanks to Parties for a cake voucher.

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06/05/2026

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A couple of spots left for puppy/ junior course โ€ฆโ€ฆ.. book now Flick a message we can chat ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพโœ…
06/05/2026

A couple of spots left for
puppy/ junior course โ€ฆโ€ฆ.. book now
Flick a message we can chat
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Dress up warm โ€ฆโ€ฆ share your stylish pics of your pooches, what have you all been doing ? ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ drop a pic below ๐Ÿ‘‡
06/05/2026

Dress up warm โ€ฆโ€ฆ share your stylish pics of your pooches, what have you all been doing ? ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ
drop a pic below ๐Ÿ‘‡

What little wins or big ones are you feeling spunky about ?Come on, share with us, comment below โฌ‡๏ธ
05/05/2026

What little wins or big ones are you feeling spunky about ?
Come on, share with us, comment below โฌ‡๏ธ

Lord Baden Powell founder of the scout movement motto :โ€œBe prepared โ€œ Are you ? ๐Ÿพ๐ŸพPM to secure your place for the train...
25/04/2026

Lord Baden Powell founder of the scout movement motto :
โ€œBe prepared โ€œ
Are you ? ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ
PM to secure your place for the training day opportunity asap
Limited numbers ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜Ž
Location: Compass K9 Ashley

Great FuN was had on a chilly evening of the Novice imprinting scent workshop 1 Everyone did so good they went home wi...
23/04/2026

Great FuN was had on a chilly evening of the Novice imprinting scent workshop 1
Everyone did so good they went home with a work book, scent kit to keep up the trainingโ€ฆโ€ฆ
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DM if you are keen to learn how to teach your dog scent-work
In conjunction with
Canine Sense & Sensibility

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