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We are absolute experts at breaking things.
Or at least, figuring out what breaks before it ever gets shipped. I am Chris Loverseed, and I set up Positive K9 Training in Melbourne over 15 years ago. Since then we have seen hundreds of dogs come through the doors every single week.
When you have a massive reactive dog hitting the end of a line, you learn very quickly that most commercial gear is absolute rubbish. I got sick of cheap imported clips failing during a session or a consult. That frustration is exactly why I started PK9 Gear.
We build products based purely on what survives on the training field and in busy clinics. PK9 Gear makes collars, leads, slip leads, training gear, and toys. Everyday items get the toughest materials we can find.
For the premium stuff, we only use proper veg-tan leather and high-end hardware because anything less will just fail eventually. Our patented Tug-a-Roo and the bespoke leather pieces only exist because I wanted equipment I could actually trust my hands with. I test every single PK9 Gear product design on my own client dogs long before we release it.
The one thing that makes us different from our competitors is that we are actually dog trainers making gear. We are not some random marketing team trying to sell pet accessories.
Function has to come first for me. Because of the sheer volume of dogs we see at Positive K9 Training, we spot friction burns and stretched material fast.
The funny thing is, just obsessing over function ended up getting PK9 Gear noticed by people who just want top quality. We ended up doing custom leather work for Oprah Winfrey’s dogs. We made gear for Jelly Roll’s dog Bussie. We even have an ongoing partnership with Park Hyatt Melbourne. All that type of stuff only happened because the base PK9 Gear products are reliable. Now we have stockists in nine countries. They trust it because we trust it.
We can make your life easier by providing slip leads you can count on, and being the reliable place you can refer clients to for Australian-made equipment.
I talk a lot about cost per wear with clients because replacing broken rubbish every few months is a complete waste of money.
In a vet clinic, if you are handling a highly stressed or reactive dog, the absolute last thing you need on your mind is whether your slip lead is about to give way. You need a tool that works every time.
At PK9 Gear, we did the hard yards on the sourcing end. I track down the proper hides and sort through all the different hardware options to find the few components that will actually survive a beating. So when you refer an owner to PK9 Gear for a collar or lead, you know they are getting something safe. Then you just slip the lead on and get back to work. Simple.
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