Our dog went from being a good dog to a great dog! Her world has just expanded exponentially. Kaitlyn is a wonderful teacher and adapted easily to our dog’s individual needs.

Off Leash K9 Training Asheville
Arden, North Carolina
About Off Leash K9 Training Asheville
OLK9 Training proudly offers professional training services for companion dogs of Any Breed, Any Age, Any Size. All classes are taught 1-on-1, and are available by appointment only. Board and Train availability is limited so reserve your desired dates early!
Training & services
Training goals
- Behavior consultation
- Canine Good Citizen preparation
- Obedience training
Program details
Your dog must finish our Basic Obedience Package before we will teach them any advanced lessons! Advanced Obedience is $400 and includes 4 of the following lessons: “Come to Heel” command: your dog will walk around you and position themselves for an off leash heel on command. “Watch” command: Eye contact until released. “Through” command: Your dog will walk between your legs and sit. “Stand” command: your dog will assume a standing position on command (great for mobility support of conformation dogs). “Front” Command: Your dog will come and sit directly in front of you. “Touch” Command: Your dog will use his two front feet to "touch" anything you point to. “Directional” Sends: You can point your finger and your dog will go “place” on anything you point to, without you having to walk over to the object. · Listed price: $400.00
This includes the Off-Leash K9 Training E-Collar, a 15-foot leash, and FOUR one-hour lessons (taught once per week for 4 weeks). By the end of this package, your dog will be able to be outside, off-leash, with distractions while under complete control. Commands include the following: “Come,” “Sit,” and “Extended Sit.” “Down” and “Extended Down.” “Place” and “Extended Place.” (Your dog will sit on a location that you choose, like his bed, until released by you). “Break” Your dog is expected to maintain the command given until you give this release command. “Heel” They will walk right beside you, either consistently on your left or right side, either on or OFF the leash. “Off” is used to stop your dog in the act of jumping, counter surfing, digging, barking, etc. - if you can catch your dog doing it, you can stop it! **During classes we are teaching YOU how to teach your dog, so you will need to budget 45 minutes to 1-hour per day to practice between classes! · Listed price: $600.00
- Puppy training
- Recall training
Behavior support
- Aggression training
Program details
We keep your dog for 2 weeks and help them stabilize into the manageable family member they are capable of being! We pick your dog up at your front door step (as long as you live within an hour of the city) and we do ALL the initial teaching for you. By the end of their session, your dog will know all 7 basic commands included in basic, and you won’t need to go through the brain damage of teaching commands to them (or dedicating 45 minutes to an hour EVERY day for a month on training). During your dog’s stay, they will live with one of our certified trainers as if they were one of their own – going everywhere with them and working on desensitization to the things that set them off in the past! Your dog will go where our trainer goes, and you will get photo and/or video updates daily (so you know what they are learning and doing). At the very end, we spend 2 hours with you showing you how to maintain that training at home, but the also includes a lifetime support guarantee! · Listed price: $3,500.00
- Barking
- Fear and confidence
- Reactivity training
How training happens
- Board and train
Program details
Your dog will come and live with one of our trainers for 14 days – where they will achieve all of the items listed in the proficient package. They will be treated as a member of our own family during their stay, while also being worked in many short sessions daily to ensure that they graduate their B&T session able to conduct an independent search and alert on odor alone (without the presence of a reward). · Listed price: $2,400.00
- Private training
Dog age
- Puppies
Program details
**For puppies under 5 months old** A single 1-hour PRIVATE class with our trainer where you can get all your questions answered and off on the right paw with your puppy! · Listed price: $100.00
Training level
- Advanced obedience
- Advanced training
- Beginner training
Support between sessions
- Follow-up support
- Photo updates
- Refresher training
Assistance and working dogs
- Psychiatric service dog training
- Service dog training
Program details
Autism can leave the world confusing and difficult to navigate for children and adults alike – which is where our Autism Support Service Dog Program comes in to help. Do you, or a close family member struggle with repetitive speech or movements? The inability to speak when overloaded by sensory input from what is going on in the immediate vicinity? How about the urge to get up and leave the room or area you are in (for different reasons that sometimes you can’t explain?This course will not only give your dog the ability to focus on you or an affected child and listen in all environments, but will also teach your dog to actively interrupt that repetitive speech or body movement, comfort you when you feel overwhelmed, and trail (using scent) an autistic individual that has left their caregivers without warning. This program can run $1300 – $2500 for classes, or $4100+ for a Board and Train and classes combination program.
Do you have a disability that affects your mobility? This 8-session course includes all 7 commands included in the basic obedience course (above) but also prepares your dog for real world scenarios as well as some advanced commands (like stand) that will help your dog assist you on command! This includes the e-collar and a 15ft training leash. This program is $900. Additional classes to learn how to open/close doors on command, attain a forced fetch, or turning on a light run at a per lesson charge of $100 each. **For those without a dog, we do offer Service Dog temperament evaluations for dogs in shelters and rescues, but recommend a Board and Train for these dogs rather than classes to help them acclimate to their new responsibilities more quickly. · Listed price: $900.00
Do you have anxiety attacks that make daily tasks difficult? Not know when they are going to occur? Perhaps you have night terrors that make it impossible for you to get a good night’s sleep? If you fit one or more of those categories – we can help you! Our 8 to 12 week course includes basic obedience, testing for your CGC, anxiety alerts as they are happening, turning on lights for you at night on command, and even closing a door on command to help you feel more secure when needed. This program runs $900 – $1300 for classes, or $3700+ for a Board and Train and classes combination program.
- Therapy dog training
Program details
Is your goal to have your dog become a therapy dog or perhaps just well-behaved enough to serve as your Emotional Support Animal? This specially designed 8-lesson course prepares you and your dog for their therapy dog testing and certification (on the therapy route), or to be a well-behaved family member able to comfort you when needed (the ESA route). This includes the e-collar and a 15ft training leash. This program is $900. · Listed price: $900.00
Dog sports
- Scent work
Your dog’s background
- Rescue dogs
Training approach
- E-collar training
Additional services
- Boarding
Consultations
- Free consultation
Other listed services
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- Day Program
- Disputes Resolution
- Dog Basic
- Dog Purchase
- Dog Testing
- Dog Training Packages
- In- Home Dog Training
- In-Home Classes
Program details
These packages are the same as above, except WE come to YOU! Basic Obedience: $800 (4 lessons, electronic collar, and leash); Basic and Advanced Obedience: $1200 (8 lessons, electronic collar, and leash). *Pricing includes traveling within 25 miles of either Chattanooga, Asheville, Sevierville, or Knoxville.
- Off Leash K9 Trainer
- Off Leash K9 Training
- Shock Collar
- Tracking and Trailing
Program details
Are you interested in sport tracking or trailing? Are you interested in being part of a local search and rescue team? Do you just want a fun/engaging outdoor activity to mentally and physically stimulate your dog? Do you want a closer bond with your dog? If you answered yes to any of these questions, check out our tracking and trailing courses! Option A) FOUR 1-hour PRIVATE sessions over 4 weeks, where you bring a friend to help us lay trails for your dog to follow! Your K9 will learn how to exchange prey drive for hunt drive, while you learn basic odor concepts to help you get started Tracking and Trailing the right way! – $600. Option B) FOUR Day Seminar – Just like option A, but in a fun fast-paced GROUP environment! **Subject to dates and availability. Please call 865.258.0415 for more information.**
- Training Your Dog
- Working Dogs
Confirm current programs and availability directly.
Questions & answers
From GoogleWhat people have asked about this business.
Is this service free for Veterans?
No, Off Leash K9 Training is not a non-profit agency. However, there is a veteran's discount offered at every OLK9 across the country, the percentage just differs between locations.
Community answer · Fallon Houser · 2018-09-21
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Customer reviews
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- Confidence building 34
- Board and train 19
- Daily updates 17
- Leash training 17
- Basic obedience 13
- Reactive dog training 8
All 10 topics
- Confident dog 7
- Behavior modification 6
- Dog whisperer 4
- Stubborn dog training 3
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Caleigh, did wonderful with our labradoodle Órlaith's 2 week board and train. She came back a new dog. She went from pulling on walks to staying at my side without a leash.
Thanks to Caleigh Kale with OLK9. This Halloween was such a HUGE win for us and I am so grateful. 🎃🖤 I took my now 10 month old, crazy, excited, child-loving 90lb German Shepherd, Ash, out on a heel walk with my son through our insanely crowded neighborhood of Trick-or-Treater…Read full reviewClose full review
Thanks to Caleigh Kale with OLK9. This Halloween was such a HUGE win for us and I am so grateful. 🎃🖤 I took my now 10 month old, crazy, excited, child-loving 90lb German Shepherd, Ash, out on a heel walk with my son through our insanely crowded neighborhood of Trick-or-Treaters… and he did AMAZING!! He stayed in perfect heel, he sat calmly next to me every pause while my son ran house to house, and he just watched all the littles and big kids running around laughing and screaming. He didn’t bark, lunge, whine, or react. I had to protect him from the kids! As calm and good as he was being, I KNOW the 90lbs of excitement he was holding back! 😂 Some new-to-him neighbors were able to pet him because he was listening so well and following commands. He definitely wasn’t calm during the pets 😂 but he didn’t jump or lose control which is HUGE for him. He earned those pets fair and square! We also had several new people come into our home and he didn’t jump on a single person! 🤯 This is HUGE compared to the dog he was just a few months ago. Back then we couldn’t have people over, we’d have to use our full body weight to control him on walks, I’d tie the leash around my waist just hoping to not get dragged because I was worried he’d dislocate my arm and I truly worried he’d take out every child he passed because he could and would knock down my own 70lb kid without even trying. I’m so incredibly proud of Ash — and genuinely so thankful for Caleigh and all of her continued support, guidance, and belief in him (and us). She has helped us soooo much and I am beyond grateful. 🖤 Tonight felt like such a proud moment. I’m so excited for who he is becoming and so grateful I get to watch this growth. My big baby did SO GOOD. 🖤🐾
3 years ago Caleigh trained our German Shepherd. Bella. We now have another dog, she found us and when we decided to keep her we knew Caleigh was our first phone call! Nugget was very clingy and loving but you could tell she had been abused in her past. Very rambunctious and full…Read full reviewClose full review
3 years ago Caleigh trained our German Shepherd. Bella. We now have another dog, she found us and when we decided to keep her we knew Caleigh was our first phone call! Nugget was very clingy and loving but you could tell she had been abused in her past. Very rambunctious and full of life Nugget's recall was horrible. Though she was deemed aggressive by animal control (that'sanother story for another day), we knew she wasn't aggressive, just scared and anxious. She was very protective of us and even got upset if our 5 year old son got a spanking. We were thankful for her loyalty but sometimes she would take it out on our other dog or try asserting dominance over our other dog to the point the other dog would hide behind the couch. Caleigh worked with Nugget. And kept us updated throughout the process with photos, videos, messages and phone calls. Caleigh told us Nugget was definitely abused and she had to really work to gain her trust but she did and Nugget is no longer our "Spicy Nugg" that we feel we need to constantly watch around our other dog, she recalls wonderfully and continues to do better everyday. We are so thankful to have "Aunt Caleigh" as part of our family and she is always a phone or text away if we have any questions or concerns. I reccommend her to everyone, it is worth every penny!!!
Kaitlyn was a joy to work with. She kept me informed daily about Ollie's progress and challenges. She explained all lessons and how they relate to the dog's thinking. She was very patient with me as well. I was cautious about hiring a board and train, but I am so glad I did it!
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