Fortunate K9 Dog and Owner Training

My aggressive foster dog who later became my dog needed some training but even more so I needed training. We worked with Julia for our one to one trainings but worked with Rick and Jen for our group trainings. My dog and I learned our correct Alpha order and tasks like walking, car rides, and vet visits became much easier. Jump ahead a few years and I’m down and out with cancer. My baby is mostly being taken care of by family and friends. When I’m better to walk her she is all over the place. Doing reverse behaviors. We go back to Fortunate K9 for a refresher- more for me- and bam in 2 weeks time momma’s back in charge and my little lady is lovin life. If it weren’t for Julia, Jen and Rick I probably would have given her back instead of keeping her. She is a completely different dog. I should note that she was 4 when we began this class, history of abuse from men,aggressive towards men and protective of me. Now she is still all those things but not overly aggressive and I learned how to reassure her I’m ok. We walk great on a leash in crowds,trails and roads even Home Depot a few times. I can’t say enough how amazing the staff is. Thank u Fortunate K9!

I've been training with Fortunate K9 for over 10 years, first with my male German Shepherd, Barkley and then with his daughter, Sadie. I've trained with all of the trainers here and I can without hesitation, highly recommend anyone of them. Their knowledge, skills and experience are second to none. I have a dog walking and pet sitting business and I highly recommend them to all who are interested in training their dogs and puppies. Sadie and I go to the Sunday drop in with Tom, currently. I always leave there with a high level of confidence and complete satisfaction. I give the highest rating. If you really want results and a great companion dog, this is the place to be. Your dog will thank you for the opportunity to be the best they can be.

My husband and I enrolled our sassy 2 year old cocker spaniel/poodle mix in the private training sessions at the recommendation of the FK9 staff after a few emails back and forth. She had several behavioral problems including fear/aggressive behavior toward strangers. We were paired with Julia for the individual sessions and she was amazing! So knowledgeable and available to answer any questions we had. Over the 7 sessions, our dog's behavior really began to turn around. She is far from perfect, but now she no longer pulls on the leash when walking, and we learned lots of techniques for what to do when she behaves undesirably toward strangers. In general for dog training, most of it is actually "human training", which I knew before I signed up for the lessons. We got a whole wealth of valuable knowledge on how to work with our dog and set her up for success. I can't say enough good things about this company! All of the staff were wonderful and the atmosphere was always positive. There is a reason why there is a community of people that frequent this place- because the trainers know how to get results while educating effectively.

Brought my dog in about a year ago for a 4 week training program with Rick and have been regularly attending walk in classes on Saturdays. My dog is a 5 year old 70lb pit mix that I have had for 5 years and he was incredibly difficult for me to handle, and he was getting increasingly worse. Working with fortunate k9 has improved my dog IMMENSLY. He went from growling and spinning on the end of his leash at the sight of a dog or person a quarter mile away, to keeping it together while spending an hour in a room filled with other dogs of all sizes and behaviors. I am super confident with my dog now and I couldn’t ever have said that before! Rick gets to know the quirks in all the dogs he works with and makes the drop in classes beneficial for all involved. Jen occasionally helps out on the Saturday classes as well and she has been nothing but knowledgeable, helpful, and pleasant! All in all I highly recommend fortunate k9 and I am incredibly thankful for all that they have taught me and my monster!