Cavalier K9

Cavalier K9 offers customized training programs tailored to each dog’s unique personality and needs, focusing on finding what motivates the dog. Their services include behavioral modification for issues like barking, jumping, chewing, running off, anxiety, shyness, and aggression.

Programs offered are In-home Private Obedience, Behavior Modification, Competition Obedience, AKC Canine Good Citizen, AKC STAR Puppy, and Protection Sports (PSA/IPG/K9TA). They emphasize in-home private lessons, which allow trainers to address specific issues in the dog’s environment and minimize distractions. Training is comprehensive, pairing in-home sessions with field trips to local parks and other outings to ensure commands are retained and dogs respond appropriately in any environment. They also offer private obedience classes ranging from puppy pre-school to competition off-leash training.

Cavalier K9 is an all-breed dog obedience school located in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. They offer many different customized programs tailored to each dog’s unique personality and needs, ensuring training is not “cookie cutter.” They focus on finding what motivates each dog to achieve real change and build a stronger bond between dogs and their families.

The business provides behavioral modification for issues such as barking, jumping, chewing, running off, anxiety, shyness, and aggression. Their training programs include In-home Private Obedience, Competition Obedience, AKC Canine Good Citizen, AKC STAR Puppy, and Protection Sports (PSA/IPG/K9TA). They emphasize in-home training as more successful than group classes, minimizing distractions and allowing trainers to address specific issues in the dog’s environment.

Cavalier K9 takes a comprehensive approach, combining in-home training with field trips to local parks and other outings to ensure commands are fully retained and dogs can respond appropriately in any environment. They utilize up-to-date positive motivational techniques. Additionally, Cavalier K9 operates a breeding program, producing high-quality working dogs from KNPV line Belgian Malinois and Dutch Shepherds for law enforcement, personal protection, search and rescue, and sport.

Accomplishments

Victoria Harter, a Certified Trainer, successfully completed the Veterinary Assistant and Cavalier K9’s Advanced Canine Obedience / Behavior Modification certification in 2002. She has been employed by Cavalier K9 since 2003.

Victoria successfully titled her first Belgian Malinois, Piper, with a PSA – PDC in 2005. Her second competition dog, Ada (Belgian Malinois), placed 1st in Warrior Extreme Vertical at the 2012 Care A Lot dock dog event and earned her PSA – PDC, PSA 1 certification. Victoria also placed 1st (PSA – 1) at the 2011 North East PSA trail in Saco, Maine. She is currently training three Belgian Malinois for AKC Obedience and Rally. Victoria is a Professional Member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT), a certified C.L.A.S.S. Evaluator, and a Certified Evaluator for the AKC’s Canine Good Citizen Program.

How to Get Started!

To get started, clients can contact Cavalier K9 via phone or email. They also provide an online form to submit inquiries, requesting information such as the client’s name, phone number, email address, city and state, dog’s name, age, breed, and the primary issue or reason for training inquiry.