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Off Leash K9 Training, Lehigh Valley

Allentown, Pennsylvania

4.9/5· 314 Google reviews

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About Off Leash K9 Training, Lehigh Valley

Off Leash K9 Training , Lehigh Valley provides professional dog training in Allentown and throughout the greater Lehigh Valley. We specialize in transforming family pets into confident, well-behaved, and reliable off-leash dogs through board & train programs, private lessons, puppy development, and reactivity/aggression rehab. We don’t use obedience to suppress issues. We fix behavior first, build confidence, and teach dogs how to think and make better decisions. This creates calm, stable dogs that can enjoy freedom at home and in public. We proudly train all breeds, ages, and temperaments. We also serve Northeastern PA through Scranton and Southeastern PA through Bucks County. Trusted by families across Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton.

Training & services

Training goals

  • Behavior consultation
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    Designed for dogs with persistent behavior issues like anxiety, reactivity, or poor impulse control. Focuses on changing patterns, improving decision-making, and building calmer, more stable behavior over time.

    Evaluate your dog’s behavior and identify the root of common issues. Provides clear guidance and a structured plan to improve obedience, reduce unwanted behaviors, and build better habits.

  • Leash training
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    Stop pulling and create calm, controlled walks. Teaches your dog to walk beside you with focus and proper leash manners, making daily walks more enjoyable, manageable, and consistent.

  • Puppy training
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    Combination of hands-on lessons and guidance for raising a well-behaved puppy. Covers basics, confidence-building, and early behavior development for long-term success.

    Step-by-step training to teach essential commands, manners, and structure. Helps young dogs develop good habits early for long-term success at home and in public.

  • Recall training
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    Build dependable obedience both on and off leash. Teaches control, focus, and responsiveness so your dog listens whether in the home, on walks, or in distracting public environments with consistency.

    Improve your dog’s ability to come when called, even with distractions. Builds reliability and responsiveness so your dog returns quickly and safely in real-world situations with confidence.

  • Socialization
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Behavior support

  • Aggression training
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    Works with dogs showing aggressive or reactive behavior toward people or other dogs. Focuses on control, structure, and safer responses to help reduce risk and improve overall behavior.

  • Fear and confidence
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  • Reactivity training
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How training happens

  • Board and train
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    Two-week immersive program that builds reliable obedience and off-leash control. Covers commands, leash manners, recall, and real-world distractions. Ideal for dogs needing structure, consistency, and dependable behavior at home and in public settings every day.

    Structured training where your dog stays with a trainer and learns daily routines, obedience, and better behavior. Focuses on real-life situations, improving control, manners, and reliability before transitioning skills back to the owner with clear follow-up guidance.

  • Pack walks
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  • Private training
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    One-on-one training tailored to your dog and your goals. Focuses on obedience, behavior, and real-world skills while teaching you how to maintain consistent results at home.

    Personalized sessions designed to improve obedience and behavior. Provides hands-on guidance so you can confidently handle your dog in everyday situations with better control.

Dog age

  • Puppies
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    Start your puppy off right with guidance on structure, socialization, and early training. Helps prevent common issues and builds a strong foundation for future obedience.

Training level

  • Advanced obedience
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    Take obedience further with extended commands, improved duration, and higher distractions. Designed for dogs that know the basics but need better consistency, off-leash reliability, and stronger control in real-world environments.

  • Advanced training
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  • Beginner training Customer-reported
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Assistance and working dogs

  • Therapy dog training
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    Prepare your dog for therapy work by building calm behavior, strong obedience, and confidence in different environments with consistent exposure and structure.

    Training focused on developing the skills needed for therapy environments. Emphasizes calmness, control, and consistent behavior around people and distractions.

Dog sports

  • Scent work
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Training approach

  • E-collar training
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    Uses modern, low-level e-collar techniques to reinforce commands and improve communication. Helps achieve reliable obedience, especially off leash, while keeping training clear and consistent.

Additional services

  • Boarding
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Other listed services

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  • Basic Obedience Package
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    Build a strong foundation with essential commands like sit, down, place, heel, and recall. Focuses on leash manners, engagement, and communication to help your dog become easier to manage at home, on walks, and around everyday distractions.

  • Dog Obedience Training
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    Structured obedience training that improves listening, focus, and behavior. Teaches clear commands and reinforces consistency so dogs respond reliably at home, on walks, and around everyday distractions for better control.

    Focus on teaching clear commands, better manners, and reliable responses. Helps reduce common issues like pulling, jumping, and ignoring commands while building a calm, responsive dog at home and in public.

  • Off Leash Dog Training
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    Train your dog to respond reliably without a leash, even around distractions. Focuses on recall, control, and communication so your dog can safely enjoy more freedom in real-world settings with confidence.

  • Training Consultation
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    Discuss your dog’s current behavior, goals, and challenges. Helps determine the best training approach and program to achieve reliable results based on your dog’s needs.

  • . Online Training Course
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    Flexible training program you can follow from home. Provides structured lessons to improve obedience, behavior, and communication with your dog.

  • Video Course
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    Learn training techniques through step-by-step video instruction. Covers key skills and concepts to help improve your dog’s behavior and obedience.

  • Dog Tracking
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    Introduce your dog to tracking skills using scent work. Builds focus, engagement, and mental stimulation through structured tracking exercises.

  • Tracking and Trailing
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    Develop your dog’s natural scenting ability through tracking and trailing exercises. Improves focus, drive, and problem-solving in a structured training setting.

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Questions & answers

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What people have asked about this business.

I have a king carvarlier.

We love King Cavaliers and work with them frequently. We have one in our famous 2 week board and train program right now and another just went home a few weeks ago from the same program.

Community answer · Evan Carson · 2019-09-21

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how much does the training cost? thank you p.s. i have a 2 yr.old german shepard and HAD some trainering

It's really reasonable. Prices are different depending on what extent of training you need. Kelsey is really good and she is great with the animals. I recommend her

Community answer · Wayne Stockman · 2019-09-21

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I have an alaskan malamute 2 years old how much it would be to train him please

Around 2 thousand dollars for board and train.

Community answer · Rhonda Hasse · 2019-09-21

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I have a husky 1 year old how much it would be to train him

had my boy tank on the basic command package....red nose pitt.....awesome dicipline now

Community answer · Jim Fortuner · 2019-09-21

Thank you! I will call

Community answer · Keishla Perez · 2019-09-21

There are a few packages depending on what you want, give them a call. Their prices are really good no matter what you pick!

Community answer · Nik · 2019-09-21

Keishla, it depends on the package, we have lessons starting at $100 per, ala carte, the obedience private lesson packages start at $375 and go up to $950, and we have the Famous 2 Week Board and Train for $2800. We will be at the Lehigh Valley Pet Expo all weekend and will be offering a sale for all those who sign up at the event, it will be our largest sale of the year, right there with Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Community answer · Evan Carson · 2019-09-21

Several thousand dollars for the 2 week program.

Community answer · Rhonda Hasse · 2019-09-21

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Customer reviews

Google listing
4.9
out of 5314 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • knowledgeable staff 20
  • board and train 17
  • daily updates 13
  • off leash training 10
  • anxious dog training 9
  • obedient dog 5
All 10 topics
  • therapy dog training 5
  • thorough explanations 5
  • 2 week board and train 4
  • basic obedience training 4

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100 collected reviews

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Melissa Putz
5/5
Our 5 month old puppy Arwen just completed the 10 day board and train program with Missy. This is the second time we have worked with Missy as our other dog Bear did the 7 day board and train. We can’t say enough wonderful things about Missy and OLK9! Arwen is a rockstar with all…Read full reviewClose full review

Our 5 month old puppy Arwen just completed the 10 day board and train program with Missy. This is the second time we have worked with Missy as our other dog Bear did the 7 day board and train. We can’t say enough wonderful things about Missy and OLK9! Arwen is a rockstar with all of her commands and it’s making our walks much more enjoyable! Having a high drive puppy Missy helped us with tips to work through some triggers that we come across while we are out and about. It’s making us more confident in ourselves which is helping our pup become more confident in return! Also, huge shoutout to Angela! She answered every initial inquiry and answered every question I had. It made us feel at ease we were picking the right program to use for our dogs. Thank you OLK9 team for all that you do!

Business response

Thank you so much, Melissa! 💛 We’re thrilled to hear how well Arwen is doing—and what an awesome follow-up to Bear’s journey! It means so much to us that you’ve trusted OLK9 not once, but twice. Missy was so proud of Arwen’s progress, and we’re excited to hear how confident and connected you’re feeling as a team. 🐾 Huge shoutout back to you for your kind words—and Angela’s smiling hearing your appreciation! Thank you for being part of the OLK9 family and for letting us be a part of your dogs' success stories! 🎉🐶💪

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Stephen/Susan Cahoon
5/5

Ranger is our third dog trained by Off Leash and we are beyond thrilled with the results. Angela did a great job helping him with the stability in commands that he needed. We absolutely recommend them!

Business response

Thank you so much, Stephen and Susan! 🐾 We're incredibly grateful for your continued trust in Off Leash K9 Training—it means the world to us! Ranger did an amazing job, and we're so happy to hear you're thrilled with the results. Angela loved working with him! 🐶✨ Thank you for recommending us and being part of the OLK9 family (times three)! 💛

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Emily Feenstra
5/5

Our trainer Missy K at Off Leash K9 training did a fantastic job in working with myself and my husband and our dog Duddy-B. Missy was able to assist us with Duddy-B’s anxiety and offered solutions on how to fix the issues we were experiencing. We enjoyed our time in working with Off Leash K9 and highly recommend them.

Business response

Thank you so much, Emily! 🐾 We're so happy to hear that you, your husband, and Duddy-B had a great experience with Missy! She loved working with your family and was so proud of Duddy-B’s progress. Helping with his anxiety and finding real solutions is exactly why we do what we do. 💛 Thank you for trusting Off Leash K9 and for the amazing recommendation—it truly means the world to us!

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Anna Radzicki
2/5
I signed my dog Oakley up for the two-week board and train program with high hopes. When I initially dropped her off, I made it clear to the trainer that Oakley already knew basic commands like sit, lay down, roll over, stay, and leave it. My main concern was her difficulty holdi…Read full reviewClose full review

I signed my dog Oakley up for the two-week board and train program with high hopes. When I initially dropped her off, I made it clear to the trainer that Oakley already knew basic commands like sit, lay down, roll over, stay, and leave it. My main concern was her difficulty holding those commands and her tendency to get distracted around other dogs. However, my top priority was addressing her habit of jumping on people. Unfortunately, when I picked Oakley up two weeks later, she immediately jumped all over me. The trainer seemed surprised and said she had never seen her do that during the program. This was frustrating considering this was my primary concern from day one. During the pick-up session, the trainer did go over how to continue training at home, which I appreciated. However, Oakley was still highly reactive around other dogs. When I brought this up, the trainer explained that they hadn’t had many opportunities to work on this because the dog park was “pretty empty” during the two weeks. I suggested other environments like Petco or PetSmart for controlled exposure, and she responded, “That’s such a good idea! I’ll definitely keep that in mind,” which made it clear that those alternatives hadn’t even been considered. While the trainer was friendly and clearly has a passion for dogs, I left feeling disappointed with the lack of real progress especially for the cost of the program. Given Oakley already had a solid command foundation, I expected at least some improvement in the specific issues I flagged. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. Overall, I don’t feel the training was effective in any meaningful way. I truly wish I could say otherwise, but I cannot recommend this program based on our experience.

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Fell Fam
5/5
Evan’s training with me and my Belgian Malinois, Rex, was excellent! Rex can be a wild handful, but Evan’s patience and love for dogs is helping turn Rex into a total rockstar. He got Rex’s energy right away and showed me simple, fun ways to keep him on point. Now, Rex listens li…Read full reviewClose full review

Evan’s training with me and my Belgian Malinois, Rex, was excellent! Rex can be a wild handful, but Evan’s patience and love for dogs is helping turn Rex into a total rockstar. He got Rex’s energy right away and showed me simple, fun ways to keep him on point. Now, Rex listens like a champ and still has that Malinois spark! Evan made us click better than ever, and I’m so happy. If you’ve got a dog like Rex, Evan’s the guy to call!

Business response

Thank you so much for the wonderful review! 🐾 We're thrilled to hear how well Rex is doing, and it's amazing to know that Evan's training has helped create such a strong bond between you and your Malinois. Rex's energy is definitely part of his charm, and we're so happy that Evan could help harness that while keeping his spark alive! Keep up the great work, and we're excited to see more of Rex's progress. If you ever need anything else, don’t hesitate to reach out! 😊

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