Khloe’s K9S Dog Training

Khloe’s K9S Dog Training A small women owned dog training business located in Mechanicsville VA. Offering professional dog training in and around Mechanicsville.

08/24/2026

The first clip Athena is completely checked out and looking at everything but mom. Today she is zoned in, engaged with mom and is eager to know what’s next! They have been building their relationship in sessions and at home to get to this point where Athena isn’t completely checked out, not holding a heel, and fully engaged with the outside world while mom doesn’t exist. So happy seeing their progress each week!

08/03/2026

I want to start doing appreciation posts for my clients, they deserve it for how hard they work.

So first one, Gabby and her spunky girl Athena.
Our last session really shined on the work and progress they have been making regarding Athena’s struggle with slight reactivity to certain dogs, some overstimulation and her intense outward focus of the world in general. A one hour session a week can’t do the work these two do during those other 167 hrs. Athena struggles a lot with some slight overstimulation specifically in new environments, not knowing how to handle it and needing help from us. In the beginning another struggle was Athena refusing any food besides chicken in any environment, even right outside her house. Fast forward to now we have her taking different foods in new environments. Engagement has been the number one most important thing for us to work on since Athena is in check out mode when going out of her every day norm and the outside world is obviously very intriguing for her. Athena and her mom have been putting in the work outside of sessions and always come to the next session ready to work! Gabby makes training exciting for Athena and keeps it fun which helps sooo much! I couldn’t be more proud of them.

07/30/2026

A bigger world.

Training isn't all about control. It's about giving a dog the freedom to experience a bigger, fuller world. Training doesn't shrink a dog's world—it expands it. Every skill they learn opens another door, another adventure, and another opportunity to safely experience life alongside the people they love. Training builds communication, it increases confidence, it improves safety, it strengthens relationships, it opens up opportunities.
Training is going to do nothing but make your dog’s life BIGGER and in the end they will thank you for it.

06/18/2026

A busy park for our 2nd outing lesson, Athena and her mom killed it! 🐝

People feet away in a down, kids running by and yelling at her, the loud playground, baseball game and she couldn’t have been more neutral. Many people focus on making their dog friendly with everyone and everything, but neutrality is often a more useful goal. A neutral dog can notice something in the environment without feeling compelled to react to it. A common misconception is that socialization means letting a puppy greet as many dogs and people as possible. In reality, effective socialization is about creating positive, calm experiences with a wide variety of sights, sounds, environments, animals, and people. Our goal is to make it “no big deal” to the dog. Neutrality doesn't make dogs antisocial, it helps them have better social experiences because they can approach interactions calmly rather than with overwhelming excitement or anxiety. A neutral dog can still play with friends, greet visitors, and enjoy social time. The difference is that they can also choose not to engage when the situation calls for it. Neutrality often improves the relationship between dog and owner because the dog learns that the owner is a reliable source of direction and information. If this is a goal with your dog, don’t hesitate to contact us!

06/11/2026

Popular girl on her first Home Depot outing! 👑

Athena killed her first training outing at Home Depot, practicing keeping calm/performing commands while around lots and lots of stimulation, noises and people who wanted to interact with her. When a dog is highly aroused by new sights, sounds, smells, people, other dogs, traffic, or activity, their nervous system can become overloaded. Athena and her mom handled this outing exceptionally! Many people assume a dog acting excited in different ways is enjoying themselves, but excessive excitement can make it harder for the dog to think, learn, or cope with their environment so paying attention to their emotions is key. Athena’s mom is a huge advocate for Athena and her personal space, the brown and blue eye combo seems to catch people’s eye (haha) so she becomes very popular in public settings. Always advocate for your dog and their space, it makes a huge difference in your relationship and their confidence! The relationship you have with your dog is shaped by many factors, and being an advocate for them is one important aspect! Great job to Athena and her mom! 💕

06/08/2026

A man and his dog.

This is a great example of how strong communication and a solid relationship help create clear expectations and reliable behavior. We believe relationship is the foundation, training is the process built on top of it. Building trust, communication, and mutual understanding is just as important as teaching the commands. This client has built clear expectations with his dog through consistent communication and a strong relationship. They had nothing before this. You can do that with your dog as well! Contact us for a free consult 🐾

06/01/2026

Beautiful work by Athena and her mom! Working that big girl brain with some off leash work and layering commands. Smart girl! 💕

03/26/2026

Happy tears for Todd and his owners today🥹

Todd was adopted by his owners where he came from a homeless shelter. For 2 years his owners thought he was struggling with severe human reactivity. He was uncontrollable on leash, had no engagement, no commands, etc. He has a very rocky past and his owners didn’t know how to gain control to handle him and have proper communication with him to make it easier for Todd. Anybody would get frustrated with an uncontrollable dog, now him and his dad can have a better relationship. Today he is following his dad’s lead engaged and under control and his mom is FINALLY able to physically handle him. So proud of this little family

02/21/2026

Reliability and Pizza Crust

Being able to rely on your dog and the training you have done is one of the most important parts of dog training. It gives you trust, communication, control and earned freedom for them. Some are skeptical about off leash training, personally I am a big fan. Our dogs don’t deserve to be tied to our hips in places that are safe for them to be out and about with the full control from us. Earned freedom, showing the dog the life they are able to have if we can communicate properly, act safe, obedient and controlled around the outside world.

Building that relationship and reliability with your dog makes it easier to trust them in different situations, having predictable and trained behaviors. Laying down or recalling when a person passes on trail, sitting and waiting for you to pick up their p**p, sitting when greeting a new person, emergency downs or recalls, all behaviors you can form, train and rely on your dog to do.

Dogs are not and will never be perfect. We do not own robots, we own domesticated animals who we try our best to live our day to day with in a fulfilling way for them.

If you watched the video, you will get the title 😉

shirley watching her mom buy her a brand new toy during our tuesday session 📸
02/06/2026

shirley watching her mom buy her a brand new toy during our tuesday session 📸

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Mechanicsville, VA
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