Extreme K9 PSA Club

Huge congratulations to Allison and Cas on closing off their PSA 1 in one weekend at trial 🥳

This team had the pleasure and good fortune to train many hours this year with Stan N Tam at Ultimate K9 Bodyguards. 🔥🔥

💪🏽 Stan Thankachen, Shalynn Henry and David Schneider invested so much in this team, and really made trialing this year a possibility, and succeeding a reality! Also, special thanks to all the folks in their club including amazing decoys Shaun Thankachen, Kevin Davies, who also played a considerable part in their success! Thank you Ultimate K9 Bodyguards and Ultimate K9 PSA for the amazing support. It takes a village, we are proud to call UK9 our sister Club! 🙌🏽🙌🏽❤️❤️

We’re very proud of this team’s success and can’t wait to see them hit the trial field again in the future!

Stay tuned for the videos of their routines 🔜

Congratulations to Mario and Cairo on getting their Protection Dog Certificate (PSA-PDC) at trial this past Friday 🔥

It was a pleasure to watch them on the field. They demonstrated strong bond and amazing team work! Onto the 1s now 😉

Videos of the obedience and protection routines are coming shortly 🔜

Day 3 here we go!! Good luck to all competitors out there🙌🏽💥💥💥💪🏽 Let’s do it🔥🔥

PSA 1 1st leg done! Allison and Cas going for there 2nd leg today, this team is on fire, we are so proud of them and cheering you on! 💪🏽🔥🔥

PSA 2 Mario and Angel going to give it another go with his spicy not so much of an Angel 😇 Wishing them all the best and have fun out there! 🤩🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏽

Huge congratulations to Mario and Cairo today earning there PDC at the Ultimate K9 Bodyguards PSA Club -TEAM UK9BG Rumble in the Rockies XI trial‼️

Here we go, good luck ck to all competitors out there today!!🙌🏽💥💥

To our Team, let’s go and get it!!🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥💪🏽

3 handlers from our club with 5 dogs compete this weekend at PSA trial.
We wish them the best of luck and can’t wait to see their performance on the field 🔥👏🏼

Teams representing Extreme K9:

❤️ Mario and Angel
💜 Mario and Cairo
🖤 Allison and Cas
💛 Mario and Mila
💙 Elaine and Bleu

LET’S GOOOO!

Mila is ready to get some bites… or treats… or both 😈

This 💯

There are often complaints that PSA clubs are full, or are only taking new members in through a lengthy process. It can be discouraging to a new person trying to get into the sport. It is, however, important to look at this from a clubs perspective. Why are PSA clubs so selective with new members?

The training director and the decoys are donating their skills and trade for free. It took them years of their own time, money and effort to get them to where they are now. They bring this to the club to share craft, knowledge and experience they could very well be profiting off of. Given the fact they are donating all this to the club, for free, it is important to have members who want to learn, fit in well, and show respect via commitment and attendance.

Every member should bring something to the club, whether this is decoy work, administration help, a spotter on the field or just clean up crew. A club works because everyone gives something and wants to help each other.

Attendance and commitment are a huge part of being a club! Poor attendance not only affects trial plans, but also affects other club members. With every member contributing, others may be relying on your skill for that session. It also can be disrespectful for your training directors and decoys, who can’t miss days, that someone isn’t respecting their time. Inconsistent attendance also makes it difficult to plan how long club sessions will last and if there’s room for more members.

You end up spending a lot, and I mean a lot, of time with your fellow PSA Club members. From club a few times a week, to travel for trial and seminars, these people often become a second family. The culture of the club can make or break a good club. Not every member needs to love each other but these should be people you enjoy being around for the hobby and who support each other.

Lastly once part of a club, you and your dog become a reflection of that club, the other members, decoys and training director. You step out on the field and bomb it… that reflects on the club. Which is also why the dog you’re bringing to the table may be a factor in getting in. On the other hand, you place at nationals, that also reflects directly back onto the club. Clubs want to be sure the members involved reflect positively upon all their hard work, on and off the field.

If you’re struggling to get into a club now, consider these points and show a club why you bring value as a member.

If you’re a current member of a PSA club or a prospective member and this all just sounds like too much, most training directors offer private lessons. That may be a better fit.

Cultivating a cohesive, supportive and successful club is no easy feat. It is with good reasons most clubs require some time spent in the front end to become an official member.

Angel is always ready to bring some fire 🔥😎

Best of luck to Mario and Cairo as they hit the trial field for the first time tomorrow 😎👊🏼

We can’t wait to see the intensity this team is gonna bring!

How badass does Angel look? 😈

* her leather muzzle was painted by a talented local artist *

Handsome Cairo patiently waiting for his handler to reward his good behaviour 😇😜

Yesterday not only weather brought up some heat - our dogs, handlers and decoys did their job perfectly too🔥

Huge congratulations to Mario and Angel for getting their 2nd leg of PSA level 1 today inaugural trial 👏🏼🤩

Now onto 2s!😜

“It's about drive, it's about power.
We stay hungry, we devour.
Put in the work, put in the hours and take what's ours”

This….

Are you coachable?

We talk and look for good coaches to get better results in training. Sometimes it is good to think, what are those qualities what makes someone to be very coachable, because those are essential for good results.

I’m listing some of those qualities here what makes dog handlers easy to coach and get results.

1. Hard worker.

In our sport you need to work hard to get good results. Coach’s job is NOT to try to motivate the handler to work harder. When a handler works too much, coach’s job is to give the direction where the work needs to be done. Sometimes this means analyzing your training, focusing your dog’s physical abilities or go to learn something new.

2. Open mind.

Keeping yourself always available for new information and educating yourself.

3. Analyzing your training sessions.

Remembering what happened in previous sessions and making notes of needed. Taking responsibility of your own learning progress.

Your coach should remember your sessions as well but you need to remember even better. Personally I’m helping and coaching numerous handlers and it is part of my job to remember all those dogs even after longer break. Handler needs to remember their own training sessions.

4. Commitment for the team work.

Not only focusing yourself, help others when you have a chance. Team work makes successful dog-handler-teams and you give opportunity to learn something new by helping others.

5. Love your dog first.

Make sure that the training style is fit for you and your dog. You are your dogs advocate and the training needs to make sense for you and your dog.

Let’s train!

Canemo Coach Marko Koskensalo

Dogs had fun yesterday at the club, and so did we!

🐕 : Bleu, Mila, Angel, Cairo

Cairo’s faces explained:

1️⃣ Friday morning - “Oh, can’t wait for Saturday!”
2️⃣ Friday night - “Club is just one sleep away!”
3️⃣ Saturday morning - “IT’S CLUB TIME”

A little break after the trial is over. And now we are back to business 😎💪🏼

All my dogs use their collars! They stand behind their gear 💯 Canadian made 🇨🇦

Reliable K9 Gear Customized Dog Collars & K9 Gear - Made In Canada

This was our first trial as a club, an amazing event put on by UK9BG, congratulations to all who stepped up, so many amazing teams that took to the field to showcase there hard work and we all get to go back to the lab and rehone those skills, so grateful for all the work that was put into making this event possible, 🙏🏼 🙌🏽❤️❤️

Day 3 is completely wrapped up

Huge congrats to our buddy Robert Barlow for closing out his PSA2 on Sunday! Super proud of you!

WOW, watching the level 3’s out there this weekend was an inspiration! Kyle Murphy, Shaun Thankachen, Kristin Thankachen you guys were amazing and to see you work the scenarios was intense and super cool. Pass or not you guys are all winners in my book! Great job out there!

Great job to everyone who stepped onto the field, this sport is not easy and so many of you were so incredibly close! Keep on grinding, keep your heads held high cuz you all were amazing out there! See you all soon ♥️

Again phenomenal job Jessica Esen, earning your 1st leg of the PSA2 and you and Genny deserved those awards!
High in Obedience
High in Protection
High in Trial
High Owner Trained
High Owner trained club-Alpha Snails

Saturday
PSA1
1st Place Shalynn Henry with Riptide’s WIDOWMAKER
2nd Place Mario Salazar with Angel
3rd Place Melissa Waters and Capone

PSA2
1st Place Jessica Esen and Genesis (Genny)
2nd Place Tam and Blanco’s A’Hard Knoxx
3rd Place Robert Barlow and Reaper

Sunday
PSA1
1st Place Nathan Lennie and Bandit
2nd Place Brittney Fox and Grimm
3rd Place Brooks Nelson and Voodoo

PSA2
1st Place Robert Barlow and Reaper
2nd Place Tam and Knoxx
3rd Place Danny Burgar and Magnum

PSA3
1st Place Kyle Murphy and Frankie
2nd Place Shaun Thankachen and Vato
3rd Place Kristin Thankachen and Chola

Best of luck to Mila and Mario as they make their epic comeback and trial for PDC tomorrow 🔥
We’re looking forward to watching this amazing team rock!

Best of luck to Angel and Mario as they step on the trial field on Saturday for their PSA 1. This team brings fire and intensity - and we’re incredibly excited to watch them perform 🧨😎

Best of luck to Cas and Allison this upcoming Friday as they hit the field to trial for PDC. We’re extremely proud of their team and can’t wait to cheer up for them 💪🏼🔥