About Us

K9 NERVE started because we couldn't find gear that matched the dogs we actually own. Good equipment for large, powerful, working and guardian breeds is hard to come by.

Most of what's on the shelf at mainstream pet retailers is built around small dogs — narrow straps, light hardware, throwaway materials — and it isn't built to handle a Malinois, German Shepherd, Doberman, Cane Corso or Rottweiler.

K9 NERVE founder with her German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois

We set out to build something different: equipment substantial enough, and made well enough, for dogs that actually need it. No costume. No novelty. Just properly made gear for dogs that work hard and live hard.

We're not a big-box brand, and we don't want to be. Every product is designed around the way these dogs actually move, work and live — not scaled down from something built for a smaller, calmer animal.

That starts with NERVE 50, our first product: a wide, personalised collar built to the standard we wanted for our own dogs. It won't be the last thing we make — more equipment, built the same way, is coming.

K9 NERVE is for owners, handlers and trainers who take their dogs seriously, and want equipment that does the same.