Pacific Northwest K9 Training

my boys are a piece of work! Doug and Bruce are Dogo Argentinos- very high energy needy hunting dogs. Even though they were cuddle buds they ended up getting into a nasty brawl x2. We had made up our mind that since Bruce was younger he needed to be rehomed because with a newborn at home, we couldn’t risk the boys getting into it around her once she becomes mobile. We decided both dogs needed some manners and to get with the program. After sending the boys to board and train with Tim and Tayler, Bruce came back a different dog. He has self control, manners, and he LISTENS. We couldn’t believe how well behaved he was. Bruce now loves being an outdoor dog and enjoys running through his work/skills. Doug is deaf and responds to his new basic signs. The boys are still separated but the manageability the training has provided has made our household stress level almost nonexsistent. I can’t thank them enough for saving me the heartache of watching my Brucey boy go to another home. Thank you so much for helping our sweet boys, we are so grateful! Ya’ll don’t sleep on getting your dog properly trained!!

Sent my German shepherd there for the 2 week board and train. He's pretty good but needed some extra work especially leash walking. We walked him on leash the day we picked him up and I could've cried at the amazing transformation they did with him in just 2 weeks! He's calmer at home and listens so well! I couldn't have ever done this on my own and I was ready to give up hope with leash walking. I got updates and pictures during his stay which made me so happy hearing how well he was doing! You can tell they love what they do and they are so knowledgeable! They educated me on some of his behavior and why he was doing it and I would've never known why or how to handle it without their help. So thankful and couldn't recommend them enough!

We picked Finn up today from his 2 week stay with PNWK9. Communication with Tayler was great from the start. She was always very responsive and always had answers to my questions. We weren’t sure what to expect with training, but had high hopes. Finn is a very smart Australian Shepherd, we just didn’t have the knowledge, tools, or time to stay consistent in our busy schedules to personally give him the training he needed to be the dog he has the potential to be. I’ve always wanted to be able to go on frequent walks with Finn, and didn’t know the first thing about leash training. On the occasions that we tried, we both ended up back home tired from leash pulling and more frustrated than anything. We also struggle with Finn reacting boisterously when visitors come to our house with loud uncontrollable barking, rushing the door with excitement, jumping up, etc. Upon our arrival to pick Finn up, we could see that he was very excited but with the training that he had received during his two week board and train, he remained in his place command and waited patiently to be released to come greet us. Instead of jumping up, he sat at our feet and allowed us to pet him without becoming uncontrollably excited. We are confident that with his new place command, his previous reactive behavior will be much easier to correct! In the time that we spent with Tim learning Finn’s new commands and how to implement them once back at home, I felt so overwhelmed with joy and emotion that I couldn’t help but cry with happiness for what would very clearly be a much more enjoyable life with our Aussie. He sat calmly in the car with us and snuggled all the way home. Once there we went for a test walk where we encountered many other dogs both on and off leash and never once did Finn break his heel command or lose control of his behavior. He walked right by my side with a loose leash for the duration of the trip. What Tim and Tayler have done for our family is absolutely priceless and we could not be more grateful to have our boy home with a whole new set of manners and skills that we would have never been able to accomplish on our own. We cannot say enough good things about our experience with PNWK9!