Prestige K9

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• March 2024 by Tina Macey
  It was an absolute amazing experience! Kyle was wonderful his instruction was easy to follow my dogs behave so well now I’ve never done anything like this before so it was a new experience and I’ll do it with every new pet moving forward! Thank you for all your help with my two little girls. They’re doing great.
• March 2024 by Les Aria, PhD
  The main reason I decided on Prestige K9 is because my partner's dog was so well behaved and I was blown away how easy it was to be around her because Prestige K9 trained her dog! Seriously--wow! We could be in public and her dog would listen while my dog (Bentley) created a sore shoulder with his tugging and great frustrations. Now that Bentley is trained--oh my goodness--I LOVE walking him everywhere. Let the experts be the experts. Let them help you! *TIP: you must follow all the instructions, including the videos they send you before they bring your dog home. Like anything, practice with the teach you and you will truly enjoy the benefits of all the training they did with your dog. I highly recommend Prestige K9.
• March 2024 by Emma Renee
  10/10 experience. Sent my 6mo doberman for training/boarding. Not only did she come back well trained, (as well trained as a 6mo puppy can be) but that the trainers/staff have amazing communication throughout the entire process.hope to bring her back for another boarding camp when she’s older. :)
• March 2024 by Johnschaeffer12
  They did an amazing job with our very reactive dog. He now responds to all commands and is so much nicer to our other dog. I would recommend them to anyone with a challenging dog!
• December 2023 by Sara Johnson
  Sending my dogs here was an amazing investment into our future. My puppy Stormy had become reactive and I had no clue how to handle her. I felt alone and terrified she would end up being put down or hurting someone. She wouldn’t allow people to come over or even walk by without being reactive. I was apprehensive at first about using well rounded training techniques, but I was desperate. However, when she came back from behavior modification camp she was able to learn rules that helped both of us relax. I began to understand her reactivity and how I can keep both of us safe. And she has training that allows her to feel safe and that I’m in control. Not only is she obedient now, but she’s a much more relaxed dog. I ended up sending my other puppy Zorro as well because Stormy was so well behaved I couldn’t imagine having an untrained dog. They can both walk in a perfect heel, ignore distractions, obey commands, stay in their place, and are all around more comfortable. Both my puppies constantly get compliments on how well behaved they are now, which is ironic because they were known for their bad behavior. But mostly, I don’t feel alone in training my dogs anymore. When I have questions I always know I have somewhere to call and someone to help. You pay for the results and that speaks for itself. Cannot recommend them enough! Literally changed my life.
• July 2023 by Cynthia Battle
  We have a 6 month old bernedoodle who was having difficulty with going on walks, jumping on kids, controlling our behavior, and not eating out of her bowl. I listened to many audio tools for training and read books and it was not working. So we called Prestige K9, and sent our beloved puppy to stay a Spencer’s for 3 weeks. We missed her alot but she came back a completely new dog. We were told what to expect but we had not realized what good professional dog training could do. She came back able to walk off leash, come, sit, lay down in place even when handymen come over to our home, she was eating, she would get down instantly if she jumped, she obeys about 10 commands and she is soooooo much better. They will even do a follow up at your home later on if the dog starts to regress. I was so amazed and followed her progress on facebook. Its worth every penny, just call them. We can now take her to hotels, restaurants and around our grandkids. Its been life changing and our dog is happy and more secure after training.
• June 2023 by Anabell M.
  I signed Rosie, my 5 y/o belgian malinois mix, with Prestige K-9’s Behavior Modification Training (4-6 weeks). This was the first time I enrolled my dog in a board and train, and it was an amazing first experience.The person I first talked to was Chelsea, and we had 3 long conversations (30min - 1hr) before proceeding. She was very patient and empathetic. Since I was not too knowledgeable with the process, she answered all my questions and addesssed my concerns.I had the pleasure of working with Trainer Halle Tennison. I am very grateful that I was matched with such a level headed and experienced trainer.She sent 2 lengthy and detailed emails a week, which I was very appreciative of. It calmed my anxiety as the weeks passed on. In addition, she would often post instagram updates and tag me. These were my favorite.Rosie became reactive the older she got.She would bark at anyone coming to the door, pull on walks, react whenever there was another dog (regardless of the distance), unable to wave her focus whenever commands were said during walks, etc.In turn, it made her walks stressful and burdensome. It made me extremely anxious as well, leading to her walks to be reduced to once a week at a random time in the day when I knew there were fewer dogs around. This also applied to taking her out in public, whether it was to the park or her vet visits.At home, she was a complete different dog. The silliest and sweetest thing. Something that not everyone was able to see and experience. The issue was being out in public and around other dogs.Rosie’s reactivity stemmed from her deep anxiety. She was just scared of the world and it made her seem aggressive. So I was extremely anxious and kept second guessing my decision with enrolling her in a train and board. I never been separated from my dog for that long, let alone have someone care for her.With Halle’s patience, hard work, and great expertise during the 6 weeks, Rosie came home with a more confident and calm demeanor. It was one thing to read her detailed emails and see the video updates, but to see it in person was a whole other thing. I almost could not recognize my own dog.Rosie came back home in a much better state than when she left. Halle spent a good 2 hours teaching me how to handle and continue Rosie’s training. We even walked her around the neighborhood and I was just amazed by the difference. Rosie did not pull on the leash, she did not react whenever there were dogs barking behind fences, and stayed in her heel position during the whole walk.I learned a lot during this experience. I realized that Rosie needed this kind of instruction and guidance all along, especially because of her breed.I am proud of my dog’s ongoing progress. And we will continue to only get better, all thanks to Prestige-K9 and Trainer Halle.
• May 2023 by Sarah McNary
  Halle is nothing short of AMAZING! Within minutes of her arrival, our 14 week old cuckoo-for-Cocoa Puffs golden doodle was calm, attentive and focused! Nothing short of magic in my opinion!!! The two week “sleep-away” camp puppy training was worth every penny! What a pleasure our puppy is now!
• April 2023 by Kristin MacFerren
  Prestige K9 was one of the most best investments we could have made for our dog. Their boot camp training program really put us a step ahead for our basic training needs. Our trainer, Stacy had gone above and beyond what we expected. She takes personal care and gives exceptional detail when training. She follows up with us to make sure we are still doing great with the after care and she even came back to us after the training to run through everything again and see if there was anything else we wanted to learn. We will definitely be returning to Stacy for more dog training in the future!
• April 2023 by Debbie Warner
  I rescued this amazing 2 year old Shepherd, Holly. When I got her, she had very little training. After working with Holly for weeks on my own I got to the point to where I just needed help. Holly would keep pulling on the leach, lunge at people (she thought they wanted to play) and would do the same towards other dogs and to cars that drove by us. I reached out to Prestige k9 and they sent Stacy to me to evaluate Holly. With guidance from Stacy she gave me the tools to teach Holly basic commands, walk on leash without pulling and even introduced Holly to other dogs. Just after 2 lessons so far, Holly is a different dog! Stacy really took the time to listen to me, watch Holly to see what we needed to work on. Because of Stacy I am so happy to have a well behaved dog and I look forward to more lessons to see what else Stacy can teach me to work on with Holly.
• March 2023 by Google user
  Prestige K9 was one of the most best investments we could have made for our dog. Their boot camp training program really put us a step ahead for our basic training needs. Our trainer, Stacy had gone above and beyond what we expected. She takes personal care and gives exceptional detail when training. She follows up with us to make sure we are still doing great with the after care and she even came back to us after the training to run through everything again and see if there was anything else we wanted to learn. We will definitely be returning to Stacy for more dog training in the future!
• February 2023 by Elena B.
  Prestige K9 was a great spot for my 9 month old lab! They were realistic in setting my expectations of what they can do and reminded me we have to maintain training at home for it to stick. A year later I am still falling back on what they taught me and my pup! thank you.
• January 2023 by A N.
  Where do I start? Our bully is our child so back and forth for a month wondering if we could really let him go with a stranger for 3 WEEKS was a hard decision. You always hear all the horror stories and you always have them in the back of your mind. Well can i say I am beyond happy that we found kim at prestige k9 in WA. She was amazing with our boujee boy. We feed our boy raw and I thought for sure that would be a issue and she had no issue feeding him his normal food which made me so happy. He went for behavior modification, it came to a point that we were out of options and didn't know what to do. I know they say don't expect all the bad to be gone when they come home but to us it felt like most was gone he was so good at listening to his demands I was shocked. A high anxiety dog of ours learned to relax and that it was ok to place and be bored. She sent me updated videos and photos DAILY which helped me know he was doing awesome, checked his weight while he was there, it was just overall the best experience. I got pics and videos of makoa watching movies with Kim. He loves her, we love her. She really helped us better our furbabies life so he can enjoy life with us. Our experience was so good that we will continue to use prestigek9 with all our dogs and future dogs. We highly recommend Kim though prestige k9 as your dogs trainer she is the best.
• December 2022 by Tracey V.
  I do not recommend this business. My dog was not a good fit for the location. They did not take my dog's behavior into consideration even though I detailed it on my application. They would not let me see where my dog would be sleeping for 3 weeks. They fought to keep my deposit, but I was successful through a dispute on my credit card.
• December 2022 by Colin Day
  We had a great 3-week experience with Kim training our dog. Her method is extremely effective—particularly with our pupper, who is reactive to other dogs and has a lot of anxiety around our fence line. Kim stayed in touch with us regularly throughout the 3 week process, and she continues to be incredibly responsive when we ask follow up questions, etc.. She obviously cares a lot about the dogs under her care. Every photo or video we received from her showed that she was doing really fun and challenging activities with him. She's incredibly warm and sweet with dogs. When he returned home, we noticed the difference immediately. While we are still in training mode with our pupper, his reactivity and anxiety are both under control. I found Kim's blend of training styles to be very effective. I really don't think it would've been so effective if positive reinforcement was the *only* style that she used—as we tried that ourselves for several years prior. I suspect that some might be concerned about sending their dog away for training—that maybe they would return with a different personality, or that they might be fearful of things like a prong collar or e-collar. This simply hasn't been our experience. The tools Kim gave us are effective and have helped him to be less-anxious than before his training.