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Certified Expert dog training
Transform your pet's behavior with our science-based training techniques.
What we offer at BARK IT K9
PET TRAINING
The process of teaching your dog to understand and respond to commands, routines and behavioral expectations within your household. It aims to promote good manners, safety, and a positive bond between the pet and its owner.
Basic On-Leash Obedience
Foundational skills every dog should know, including:
Sit
Down
Place
Stay
Recall
Heel
Advanced Obedience
For dogs that have mastered on-leash obedience. Teach Off-leash control and higher responsiveness
Behavior Modification
Structured training approach to changing aggressive behaviors in dogs by addressing the root causes, retraining their responses, and teaching safer alternatives. It requires consistency, patience and professional guidance.
Types of aggression that this can address
Fear-based aggression
Territorial/dominant aggression
Resource guarding (e.g., food, toys, people)
Leash reactivity
Kid Reactivity
Human aggression
Dog-to-dog aggression
Redirected Aggression
Prey drive issues
Owner-directed aggression
Core Principles of Behavior Modification
Identify Triggers
Manage the Environment
Desensitization and Counterconditioning
Teach alternate behaviors
Obedience Foundation
We build impulse control, focus, and trust through consistent obedience training.
Protection Training
Puppy Protection Foundation training is the early stage of raising a puppy to become a personal protection dog. The training focuses on building confidence, proper drives, not aggression. The goal is to shape a mentally sound and socially stable dog that can eventually learn controlled protection work.
Drive Development
Encourage prey drive
Build confidence by biting age-appropriate equipment
Channel energy and excitement into play, not aggression
Exposure to flirt poles, tugs, pillows, wedges, targeting
Adult Protection Training (follows puppy foundation training) is a process of preparing a qualifying dog for personal protection. This is a highly specialized process that focuses on control, obedience, stability, and civil protection.
Service Dog Training
Service dog training is a specialized and highly structured process that prepares a dog to perform specific tasks that assist individuals with disabilities. These dogs are protected under laws like the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). These animals are allowed to accompany their handler in public places where pets are not allowed.
DOG REQUIREMENTS
Temperament: calm, confident, non-aggressive, eager to work
Health: excellent physical condition, good genetics, no chronic issues
Age: Most training starts around 1 year, although foundation skills start as young as 8 weeks
Scent Detection
Scent Detection is the process of teaching a dog to locate and indicate specific odors using its highly developed sense of smell. It's used in both working roles (e.g., Police, Search and Rescue, medical detection) and in sports or enrichment activities for pet dogs.
Key Elements of Scent Detection Training
Target Odors
Clear Indication behavior
Search pattern development
Handler communication
Durability & Real-world exposure
The dog is trained to detect one or more specific scents, such as:
Drugs, explosives, firearms
Human Scent (tracking, search and rescue)
Bed bugs or mold
Medical indicators (e.g., low blood sugar, seizures, cancer)
-Sport odors (birch, clove, and anise in Nose-work competitions)
Packages
Stay & Train
Private Sessions
Private Sessions
Stay & Train is a program where a dog is temporarily left in the care of a professional trainer for an extended period. Consistency is key to successful training.
Training can include:
Build confidence
Obedience
Behavior modification
Impulse control
Socialization
Public training
House manners
Structured daily routines
Go home, transitioning training
Stay & Train Packages.
4 week
6 week
Extended Stay (6+ weeks)
Private Sessions
Private Sessions
Private Sessions
Private sessions consist of structured lessons with a professional trainer to help you and your dog achieve desired behaviors, enhance obedience, and address any behavioral issues.
Each session (typically 30-60min) includes:
Demonstration: The trainer shows you how to work with your dog
Practice: you and your dog through exercises together
Coaching: The trainer gives feedback and corrections in real time
Homework: exercises are given to practice between sessions
Session Packages
1 session
6 sessions
12 sessions
Group Classes
Group classes are structured sessions where multiple BARK IT K9 dogs and their owners train together under the guidance of professional trainers. These classes focus on building obedience, socialization, and focus around distractions - all in controlled, social environments.
Each class typically includes:
Usually 4-10 dogs per class
held in training facilities, pet stores, community parks, restaurants, etc.
Socialize, Practice, Train in the real world
Boarding services
At BARK IT K9, we offer premium dog boarding with a focus on safety, comfort, and structure. Whether your dog is with us for training or just a stay, we provide personalized care, daily walks, and professional supervision by experienced trainers.
Every dog receives:
Individualized care and monitoring
structured daily exercise and enrichment
Comfortable, climate controlled accommadations