Black Diamond Dog Company

08/20/2024

The Black Diamond K9 Day Training crew trying to be like with our group photo skills!

08/05/2024

Successful outing with current day trainers + pack which includes some BDK9 alumni!

Day training is a structured program that offers off-leash reliability with the use of an e-collar that runs Monday-Friday for two consecutive weeks. Both Lindsey and Joe train the dog together the first week, and then Lindsey hikes the dog via SoulMutt on the second week.

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07/23/2024

Musical place with puppy class!🐾

Puppy class is designed to help you understand your puppy and set you up for success as your puppy grows and develops. You can expect to learn both basic and advanced skills, experience proper puppy socialization, and, most importantly, establish successful communication between you and your puppy and learn how your puppy processes the world around them. These factors are based on your puppy’s unique personality, genetics, and motivators. This knowledge can be used to help shape a confident, well-rounded dog for the many years ahead. We cover more advanced concepts such as using duration, distance, and distraction to build your puppy’s obedience.

Next start date: Tuesday 9/10
Space is limited so message us to secure your spot!
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Send a message to learn more

07/15/2024

Now enrolling for group September/October group classes!🐾

Adult Obedience - Tuesdays at 5:00pm beginning 9/10

Puppy Class - Tuesdays at 6:30pm beginning 9/10

Advanced Obedience - Wednesdays at 6:00pm beginning 9/11

Leash Walking & Public Access - Thursdays at 5:00pm beginning 9/12

Leash Walking & Public Access - Thursdays at 6:30pm beginning 9/12

Space is limited so message us to secure your spot!
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07/11/2024

Have you heard about Back-To-Pack?🐾

Back-To-Pack is a highly controlled and monitored social program for dogs who may be harboring trauma from being bullied or attacked in previous encounters with aggressive or reactive dogs. Back-To-Pack is also offered to dogs who are introverted, sensitive, worried, or lack confidence when it comes to sharing space with other dogs. By controlling the flow of movement and space the dogs will be socializing in, this program can build stoicism, confidence, subtlety, and grace into your dog’s social toolbelt. For the dogs who may have had a poor experience with other dogs and have shown signs that their social behavior has changed or are at risk of changing, Back-To-Pack will provide a safe and highly controlled environment with well-balanced dogs to help your dog recover from their past experiences and rebalance their social skills, their trust, and their behavior around other like-minded dogs.

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07/09/2024

Announcing our Day Training Program for Off-Leash Reliability with the E-Collar!🐾

Grant your dog the freedom to be off-leash with reliable and consistent verbal recall with the assistance of an e-collar. If your dog struggles with prey drive, has boundary issues, has a lack of impulse control, or simply won’t listen to you, we can work with you to achieve reliable recall with your dog. With the fair, measured use of an e-collar, you make your dog a reliable off-leash companion. If your dog has had previous e-collar training, but you feel as though they need a refresher or that they need to be re-trained, we can help you with that as well.

This is a structured training program that offers off-leash reliability with the use of an e-collar that runs Monday-Friday for two consecutive weeks. Both Lindsey and Joe train the dog together the first week, and then Lindsey hikes the dog via on the second week.

Next start date: Monday, July 29th & Monday, August 12th

Message us if you would like more information!

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07/02/2024

Allow us to introduce Lindsey, our trainer and office manager to you all!

Hi, I’m Lindsey! I was born and raised in the Gallatin Valley and am proud to call Bozeman home. My journey with animals began with my own dogs, Kaia and Rori, where I discovered a passion that would shape my career with opening my own dog hiking business. It’s extremely rewarding to be working for Black Diamond K9 because what we do in training directly compliments what I do with my pack hike pups. My journey continues to be driven by a love for dogs and a commitment to their well-being. Each day brings new opportunities to connect with dogs and their owners, fostering a community where everyone thrives.

Lindsey is a lifesaver. Without her professionalism and her attention to detail, we would not have been able to grow as a company, navigate our rebrand smoothly, and add our new services. I am so grateful to have Lindsey join the team!

06/27/2024

Hello everyone, we have some new followers so figured this would be the perfect time to reintroduce Joe Williams, the owner of Black Diamond K9. Below is his story.

I fell into training dogs during my senior year of college at The University of Montana. When I got my Dutch Shepherd, Rex, I didn’t have a clue how much he would change my life and make an impact on my future. When a 19-year-old student gets a 4-month-old Dutch Shepherd, a dog specifically bred for police and military applications, you get problems. A lot of problems. This was the catalyst.
After a year and a half of escalating issues that I didn’t know how to address, I knew I had to do something to save my dog and save myself from heartbreak. I put Rex into an intensive board & train program to give him the support and structure he needed, and to give myself the ability to provide him with those same things. After many weeks of training, Rex was back at home with me, with the ability to handle our day-to-day life with poise and confidence. Rex’s trainer offered me a part-time apprenticeship as she saw a natural ability within me. The rest is history. Over a decade later, here I am, offering all I have learned and experienced to the community that has given me so many opportunities.

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05/08/2024

Last night the leash walking class participated in some fun drills!

Our leash walking class specifically focuses on developing superb loose leash walking skills with a strong additional focus on handling and public access. Public access skills refer to the ability of a dog to be calm, collected, and under control when out and about in public.

Please reach out if you’d like to learn more!
📧[email protected]
📞406-544-4281

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05/02/2024

This clip is from last week’s Back-To-Pack.
Here I am starting the afternoon session. I start by having my personal dogs out first (Whippet, Border Collie, Dutch Shepherd) as well as any other dog that is appropriate and I know I understand and can redirect (Border Collie). I start by getting the most trustworthy and least invasive dogs out first, and go through our roster one by one by this order. The dogs to come out towards the end are the dogs that have the most amount of triggers, the most sensitive, or the carry the most risk. These are the dogs that Back-To-Pack (BTP) are meant for. Funny enough, I actually let out the dogs that carry no trauma or worry out last. These two (German Shepherd & Golden Retriever) are perfectly friendly dogs, but, since there are sensitive dogs in this room, they cannot approach, sniff, or interact with most of the dogs here. This is not because they won’t be friendly and I don’t trust them, but rather they would innocently trigger the dog that they approach. And that’s not fair to the BTP dogs. I need to show the BTP dogs that they can trust me, and they can trust the other dogs here. If I am negligent to that fact, that BTP dog can continue to lose trust, and feel justified in their reaction, especially if it works. The cycle must be broken.

I ran out of room. More in the comments.

04/24/2024

Back-To-Pack Roll Call - one of these is not like the other!
Vincent
Oreo
Eugene
Harry

04/11/2024

Back-To-Pack is back🎉 Attendees today included: Harry, Meeka, & Eugene!

Back-To-Pack is a highly controlled and monitored social program for dogs who are introverted, sensitive, worried, or lack confidence when it comes to sharing space with other dogs. Back-To-Pack is also offered to dogs who may be harboring trauma from being bullied or attacked in previous encounters with aggressive or reactive dogs. By controlling the flow of movement and space the dogs will be socializing in, this program can build stoicism, confidence, subtlety, and grace into your dog’s social toolbelt. For the dogs who may have had a poor experience with other dogs and have shown signs that their social behavior is at risk of changing permanently, Back-To-Pack will provide a safe and highly controlled environment with well-balanced dogs to help your dog recover and rebalance their social skills, their trust, and their behavior.

Please reach out if you’d like to learn more!
📧[email protected]
📞406-544-4281

04/03/2024

Working on neutrality & training in a more distracting environment with puppies:
Ulli 5 month
Hank 6 month
Koda 4 month

Our puppy class is designed to help you understand your puppy and set you up for success as your puppy grows and develops. You can expect to learn both basic and advanced skills and experience proper puppy socialization. Our goal is to establish successful communication between you and your puppy and learn how your puppy processes the world around them based on their personality, instincts, and motivators. This knowledge can be used to help shape a confident, well-rounded dog. Next round of puppy class starts April 10th. Message us to secure your spot as space is limited!

📧 [email protected]
📞406-544-4281

Send a message to learn more

03/27/2024

Puppy class place party with:
Koda 4 month
Annie 4 month
Hank 6 month
Uli 5 month
Honey 4 month
Althea 5 month

Our puppy class is designed to help you understand your puppy and set you up for success as your puppy grows and develops. You can expect to learn both basic and advanced skills and experience proper puppy socialization. Our goal is to establish successful communication between you and your puppy and learn how your puppy processes the world around them based on their personality, instincts, and motivators. This knowledge can be used to help shape a confident, well-rounded dog. Next round of puppy class starts April 10th. Message us to secure your spot as space is limited!

📧 [email protected]
📞406-544-4281

Send a message to learn more

10/27/2023

Awesome job Team Bozeman! 🏆

Special Acknowledgement to my dog Theo for scoring over 40 points for the first time in Montana Disc Dogs history!

He’ll get a special treat this weekend ✨🥩✨

09/21/2023

Back-To-Pack attendance for September 21st, 2023!

Ume 🍣
Felix 🍟
Roo 🧀
Franny 🥑

With the help of our assistants Java, Theo, Rex, Kismet, Goose, and Gus

09/15/2023

One of my favorite “kinds” of dogs is, and always will be, a female black lab. Kind, silly, driven, outgoing, and a sponge for knowledge.

This is Lyra. She was in one of my puppy classes last year and she is joining in on our current leash walking class. She’s a looker isn’t she?

09/14/2023

Back-To-Pack Attendance for September 14th, 2023

🍉Meeka
🍪Oreo
🥑Fanny
🥧Mulder

09/14/2023

Hi! Yup, we’re still here, and I’ll admit that social media isn’t my strong suit. However, I am going to turn that around and make a true effort to be more present here.

So, what’s new? A bit actually! I have updated our website to announce two new services we have available:
⚡️Back-To-Pack & Pack Walks⚡️
To keep it brief, Back-To-Pack is a specialty daycare service we are running on Thursdays that is specifically targeted to dogs who struggle with confidence issues when socializing or dogs who are dealing with trauma, fear, or anxiety being around other dogs due to bad experiences in the past with other dogs.

Pack Walks are an ongoing opportunity to maintain or troubleshoot your leash walking and public access skills in a dynamic group setting. These are 30 minute walks being offered two times a week with a constant rotation of locations.

If you are interested in either of these services, please contact us via phone call, text, or email.

And please tell Goose ‘Thank You’ for providing a hilariously charming photo for this post. We love you, ya weirdo. 🪿

Thanks for looking! - Joe

05/04/2023

Reminder: If you have successfully completed off-leash training with us, you are eligible for a free Black Diamond skin replacement for your remote! Come get yours soon!

04/27/2023

Hey Y’all! We are excited to share a fun way to donate to our local shelters as well as win some cash yourself! When you come to our facility for a lesson, a group class, evaluation, or are a friend stopping by, you can participate in our version of a Shake-A-Day!

For $1, you get two chances to roll three dice to see if you can roll the weekly combination to win the cash prize. If you roll correctly, you will receive 50% of the pot, while gets 25% and gets the other 25%

The weekly combination will reset every Monday, and the new combination will be added to our story and our profile. When someone wins, we will announce the winning amount with you as well as deliver the winnings to the shelters. $20 will be added to the pot automatically when someone cashes out! 🎲

04/24/2023

Hello Everyone! We are finally able to reveal what we have been waiting so patiently to share with all of you!

Welcome to the new home of Black Diamond Dog Company! This is our new 1,200 sqft training facility located in Bozeman, MT!

We have been working diligently on this project and we wanted to share it with you when it was completed. With this new space, we are able to host more classes, new classes, as well as new services which are coming in the near future.

This new space also allows us to be more engaged with our community on our social media platforms in a professional and presentable manner. Make sure to follow us for updates, insights, and interesting moments and conversations with our clients and colleagues.

Finally, we would like to invite you to check out our freshly updated website with new photos, and updated information now that BDDC has been operating for over two years. The link to our website can be found in our bio.

I wanted to give a huge thanks to Codie from for the wonderful photography, my good friend Mitchell who led the charge on building and framing the wall, and most of all, THANK YOU TO MY CLIENTS! None of this would have been possible without your patronage and your support these last two years. From starting the business as a "home-based" business to having a legitimate commercial space, this move wouldn't have been possible without you. Thank you!

04/15/2023

“When life shuts a door, open it again. It’s a door. That’s how they work.”
-Anonymous

Big announcement coming soon y’all 🐾

07/11/2022

ATTENTION:

Upon restoring our replacement phone, it has come to our attention that we have experienced massive data loss to our iCloud account. We are unfortunately missing a lot of client contact information, as well as text messages from the last 5 days.
It would be extremely helpful if every single of one of our clients sends us a text at (406) 544-4281 so we can double check to make sure we have your contact information or so we can re-add your contact information if it was part of the data loss.

If you have have texted us in the last 10 days (since July 6th, 2022), please accept our apology due to our data loss event and please get back in touch with us!

If everyone could like and share this post with friends of friends who have used our services, that would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!
- Joe, Owner

07/09/2022

Hello Everyone! Our work phone took an unfortunate tumble down the mountain in Big Sky yesterday which will leave us without a phone until Tuesday. If you need to contact us directly, please send us a message on our page, or an email at [email protected]

Thank you so much!

- Joe, Owner

05/19/2022

It's time! Join us for our spring time puppy classes hosted at Know Thy Dog! If you know of anyone who would benefit from this class, share this post with them!

03/09/2022

We are happy to announce that we are going to be holding another round of puppy classes! This class will also be hosted at Know Thy Dog, this class will begin March 29th and end on May 3rd. Sign your puppy up today to begin the most important part of our journey together! A great foundation is of the utmost importance to have a balanced, obedient, and polite dog who cares about what you have to say! Especially with spring right around the corner, when the world opens up to your puppy's powerful nose, we would like for you to be able to have influence over your dog to minimize frustrations in the future.

Check out some of the photos from our last class! (Copyright Codie Wyers Photography)

Sign-up is open now! Please call, text, or email us directly for additional information, questions, etc. Please do not contact Know Thy Dog for sign-up.

12/27/2021

ANNOUNCEMENT! WE ARE DOING PUPPY CLASSES!

We are pleased to announce that we will be running Puppy Classes with our friends at Know Thy Dog! Check out our flyer for more detailed information or visit our website! This is perfect for any new, young dog in your life or for a friend or family member who just made an addition to the family. Christmas is a popular time for families to acquire a puppy and we are here to help you take on the massive responsibility. We are here to help make that responsibility easier and more manageable for you!

- Class sizes are up to 12 puppies
- Puppies must have their second rounds of vaccinations completed
- Age restrictions depend on size and breed

Please, do not contact Know Thy Dog to sign up or for more information. Please contact us directly!

We can't wait to get started!

07/15/2021

A nice, chill off-leash walk with Mr. Big. Big was the very first dog Black Diamond Dog Co. trained as a stand alone business, and we are very grateful for him and his owner.
Here, We are walking back home in a very loose heel position. Nothing fancy, I was just looking for Big to stick with me and testing him on how committed he was to following the context of what I had set up. A simple “heel” reminds him of the task at hand, and saying his name brings him back to my side if he gets too far forward. I did not have to press any buttons on his remote, but I was ready to give him a gentle reminder if the verbal was not enough.
This is a great example of the training style I have with a dog that has graduated from a training program with Black Diamond. Simple, casual, and effective because of the refined and fair training process he has experienced, the diligence his owner has continued with him. Here’s to Big 🍻

07/13/2021

Kuiu the German Shorthair Pointer completed his board & train with Black Diamond Dog Co. this last week! Kuiu came to me having prior knowledge of how his e-collar worked, but was beginning to fall short with his consistency and reliability when his owners were calling him back to them. After a week of training and developing patterned responses in conjunction with his e-collar, Kuiu went back home a changed dog for the better. Here’s to Kuiu no longer needing this blue long line 🍻