Melbourne dog trainer & entrepreneur
Meet Chris Loverseed
Chris is an Australian entrepreneur and the founder, owner and head trainer of Positive K9 Training. He is NDTF-qualified and has been working professionally in dog training since 2009.
Chris works with dogs and their owners on the skills that matter at home and out in the world: puppy foundations, calm behaviour, coming when called and walking on a loose lead.
His work combines hands-on training with helping owners understand their dogs. At Positive K9, he also leads the team and oversees its VIP training programmes.
Approach & experience
Training the dog. Supporting the owner.
Chris has had a lifelong interest in how dogs behave. Alongside his National Dog Trainers Federation qualification, he values the practical lessons that come from working with dogs and their owners.
His training advice connects everyday habits with skills owners can practise: helping a puppy settle at home, teaching recall and building loose-lead walking. Understanding the dog and helping the family take part are central to that work.
Chris’s role includes introducing owners to puppy training and overseeing the VIP programme. The wider Positive K9 team delivers training across Melbourne.
Puppy foundations
Settling at home, toilet training and helping puppies and family members learn how to interact.
Recall & lead walking
Building the everyday skills of coming when called and walking with a loose lead.
Calm at home
Teaching a dog to settle on a bed or place, then building duration and managing distractions.
Owner confidence
Helping owners understand their dogs and put training into practice together, with support from the team.
Meet your head trainer
Get to know Chris
Watch Chris’s introduction to his work as head trainer at Positive K9 Training.
From the Positive K9 Training video channel.
Experience in practice
Nicki & Bella’s training journey
From the archives · 2013–2014
In her account of training Bella, a German Shepherd, Nicki describes working with Chris and the Positive K9 team over 16 months. Alongside group training, Chris helped with extra park sessions involving his dog Koda as they worked on Bella’s reactions to other dogs.
It is a story of sustained practice, owner commitment and support from the training team.
Learn with Chris
Practical training advice
Selected articles and conversations from Chris, with their original publication dates.
When can puppy training begin?
Chris discusses getting started with puppy training and building foundations early.
Help with pulling on the lead
Practical advice from Chris on teaching loose-lead walking.
The owner’s role in training
Why learning to work with your dog is part of the training process.
Expert commentary
Chris in the media
Conversations about dog behaviour, everyday training and responsible care.
Why your dog chews
Chris explains puppy chewing, choosing appropriate chews and recognising when destructive behaviour needs support from a vet or veterinary behaviourist.
Inside dog daycare
Chris discusses when daycare suits a dog, the importance of supervision and how owners can assess a facility’s welfare standards.
Bed & place training
Chris joins Melissa Viera to explain bed and place training, building duration, managing distractions and encouraging calm behaviour at home.
Beyond the training session
From training dogs to making gear
Chris founded PK9 Gear in 2023, building on his experience working with dogs and their owners. His wider work includes training-equipment design, Australian manufacturing and traditional leathercraft.
Take the next step
Tell us about your dog
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More from the Positive K9 team
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