Obedience Through Drive & Connection: Rethinking How We Train

When most people hear the word obedience, they picture a dog performing commands: sitting, staying, heeling, maybe even offering a tidy recall. But at Zeven K9, we see obedience differently. We believe true obedience isn’t about control for the sake of control, it’s about relationship. It’s about building a dog who wants to work with you, not just for you.

And that’s where drive and connection come in.

Why Drive Matters

Drive is your dog’s desire to engage and every dog has it in some form. It might show up as a drive for food, a passion for a tug or ball, or the sharp-eyed focus that lights up when something moves. These are not distractions they’re tools, and we can use those to connect with our canines.

At Zeven K9, we teach you to tap into your dog’s natural prey drive and focus, and use it to your advantage. Prey drive is the instinct to chase, hunt, and capture and it can be the most powerful connector between dog and handler. When channelled correctly, it becomes the bridge between play and obedience, between chaos and control.

Obedience Through Drive

Drive without direction is chaos. Direction without drive? That’s just routine. When we build obedience through drive, we create behaviours that are clean, sharp, and full of life and not robotic or flat.

We teach you how to build engagement through food and toys, how to reinforce commands through structured play, and how to make obedience feel like a game your dog wants to win.

The result? A dog that’s laser-focused, responsive, and eager to work and yes, even under pressure. You are more valuable than what is out there.

The Power of Connection

Obedience that lasts doesn’t come from repetition or pressure, it comes from clarity, timing, trust and connection.

We focus on reading your dog, timing your markers, and playing with purpose. We show you how to turn high energy into high precision, how to avoid over-arousal, and how to reward in a way that deepens the bond.

Connection means your dog doesn’t just listen, they tune in. SYNERGY.

They look to you for the next move. They want to be in the work with you, because it’s fulfilling, not forced.

Who This Is For

Whether you’ve got a high-drive working dog who’s bouncing off the walls, a clever companion who just isn’t fully “tuned in,” or you are starting from 'ground zero, this course is built to help you unlock nothing your potential and your dogs. We focus on building engagement first, because if you don’t have the dog’s mind, you’ll never have their body.

Through structured play, drive-building, food and toy rewards, and real-life obedience, you’ll learn how to create willing, enthusiastic, focused dogs!

What You’ll Take Away

• A dog that’s engaged, not just obedient

• Tools to channel prey drive into calm, focused behaviour

• Confidence in handling high-drive dogs

• Clarity in communication through marker training

• A stronger bond and better performance: on and off lead

  
  

At Zeven K9, we don’t believe in shortcuts or gimmicks. We believe in honest training, rooted in relationship. Are you ready to transform how you and your dog work together?

Are you ready for some fun?

🔥 Our New Course Starts 20 June 2025

📍 Mytholmroyd, UK |Weekly Session Spots are limited.

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