Blue County K9

01/30/2025

Simba ready to pounce in 3, 2, 1!!!

List of our favorite dog friendly stores:
1. Hardware stores (Home Depot/ Lowe’s)
2. Homegood stores (TJmax, Homegoods)
3. Farm stores (Rural King/ Tractor supply)
4. Craft stores (Hobby Lobby/ Michael’s)
5. Pet Stores (local and the big chains!)

Although these stores are generally dog friendly, they all have their own rules about dogs. We are always out of the way when training, making sure the dogs are not bothering anyone, and we always try to be good customers to the stores we use as a way to show appreciation! If you use these stores, be courteous and don’t ruin it for others 🙃

01/27/2025

We reinvest ALOT back into Blue County and making it better for our clients. We upgraded our treadmill which is a great tool when rehabbing dogs. It’s not about exercise the ‘issues’ out of them but rather gives their busy minds something to focus on and sometimes enter a meditive state, all at a walking pace!

01/23/2025

I’m sure if Turtle could speak, she would give me an earful about how unjust it is to make her stay in her bed away from the humans. She looks real adorable in her bed though!

01/17/2025

Trying real hard to not name him Rootbeer (Rb for short) but he is the newest kid on the block. We LOVE raising puppies and that’s what we are doing until this guy finds his next adventure. He is currently owned by our friends over at and he has some awesome genetics!

🐾 We want your dog! 🐾

🎉 Financing available for all services 🎉

🏅Over 10 years of experience training🏅

📍Located in Lexington and servicing surrounding cities

📞Connect with us via text, call or email at 408-549-8381/ [email protected]

01/16/2025

The other half of the team is Blue county K9’s trainer, decoy, and co-founder, Chaz Grider. Chaz has spent over a decade in law enforcement with a majority of that time as a K9 handler. Over the course of the years, Chaz has handled 5 different K9s learning something new with each one and this sparked an interest to further his understanding of dogs and how they learn.

Chaz’s dedication earned him head patrol trainer with the department where he oversees over a dozen working K9s and their handlers which is a never ending task! Some of the tasked that are trained to the highest levels are narcotics/ explosives detection, patrol (or bite apprehension), as well as extensive obedience training.

Additionally Chaz has invested out of pocket and time away from work to continue expanding his skill set in any applicable way possible. He has had the privilege of working with and under some of the leading names in dog training from coast to coast.

When not working at the department, Chaz continues to work with clients in sport bitework, detection and tracking. He is also 1 of only 2 certified PSA decoys in the state of Kentucky! Chaz is an important asset to the team!

01/14/2025

We have been getting in a constant flow of young dogs/ puppies in for potty training so we thought we would share some super simple tips.

Hope this helps any one family out there!

🐾 We want your dog! 🐾

🎉 Financing available for all services 🎉

🏅Over 10 years of experience training🏅

📍Located in Lexington and servicing surrounding cities

📞Connect with us via text, call or email at 408-549-8381/ [email protected]

01/12/2025

Sky is still excited about the snow, us….we are ready to see that beautiful green grass again. Sky is with us for a bit to work through some anxiety and manners.

01/06/2025

Our current students plus our personal pack!

🐾 We want your dog! 🐾

🎉 Financing available for all services 🎉

🏅Over 10 years of experience training🏅

📍Located in Lexington and servicing surrounding cities

📞Connect with us via text, call or email at 408-549-8381/ [email protected]

12/30/2024

I totally understand the frenchie hype now…Lady is a super confident and adventurous little girl who LOVES to love. Her food motivation is also through the roof so that makes training super easy for her. Shes not left yet and I’m already sad that she can’t stay forever.

🐾 We want your dog! 🐾

🎉 Financing available for all services 🎉

🏅Over 10 years of experience training🏅

📍Located in Lexington and servicing surrounding cities

📞Connect with us via text, call or email at 408-549-8381/ [email protected]

12/28/2024

Cosmo the sweetest little guy. He stayed with us for a couple weeks to work on some bladder control. Once we had him, we uncovered some core reasons of why he was having these issues. The solution to fixing behaviors is not always obvious!

12/23/2024

Remy always keeping an eye on me 👀 We are working through some fear and letting him know he doesn’t need to control his environment, simply just be in it.

Let me share a quick story. Once upon a time, a client was offended that I didn’t pet their dog at a consultation. There was a complaint to my boss at the time and everything!

Trust me, I want to pet all the dogs! But not all dogs want to be pet. Sometimes not right away and sometimes not ever and that’s okay. From the moment I see my consultation dogs I am reading their behavior, their feelings and how they accept something new into their space. Most all dogs need at least a few minutes! I’ve learned it’s not personal. It’s more important to me to make a good connection with a dog and wait Vs force my human wants on them by invading their space to touch them.

If I don’t pet your pups, it’s not because I don’t want to!

12/20/2024

We truly had such a wonderful year getting to know so many clients and helping their dogs! If you’ve worked with us, you know we take your goals very personal and we want to help you reach success!

Well, we want to continue serving our communities with our god given talents and continue to help those who seek it.

If we have worked together in the past (or not!) please let us know what we can do to better serve you and your pups. From maintenance training or new activities maybe we haven’t thought of yet, we want to hear any ideas you may have. Your opinion is valued and we look forward to giving back to YOU!

12/19/2024

The adolescent stage 🫣

From roughly 5 months to 10 months can be rough. Sometimes it seems like all the training you’ve done goes out the window but I promise, it’s still in there!
Your young dog is realizing a whole lot of new things exist in the world and they are trying to figure it all out. What you taught them is still there, it’s just being shadowed by competing motivators so stay the course!

Don’t pull your hair out, be patient, this phase too shall pass 😅 (this is absolutely a reminder even to myself)

12/17/2024

Thought of the day. When considering lessons or a board and train think….

Therapy once a week is good for the average person with mild mental hardships (aka dogs with minor issues)

Being admitted to a psych ward is for more intense behavior issues and safety of others (aka dogs who use their teeth to solve problems)

You can solve some problems with therapy, but it will only prolong the things you can’t which are usually the tougher/ dangerous issues.

12/16/2024

🥰🥰🥰 We love seeing dogs like Louie transform into confident dogs that their owners can enjoy SO much more! Leaving your dog in a repetitive state of fear or frustration is not good dog ownership. Help em out!

12/14/2024

Ms. Reed & Bjorn (and the cat, Lunchbox, who was gifted to us by the universe aka a stray)

When dogs stay for a board & train, they learn SO much more then sit, down, place, etc. They are constantly learning, even when they are sitting in the crate between sessions! They learn how to properly interact with other dogs, how to share, that maybe their behavior IS annoying cause the other dogs don’t tolerate it either 😅

I often describe board and trains as sending your kid to summer camp. In the beginning it’s scary and confusing, but by the end you’ve learned so much and built so much confidence that the initial stress was all worth it!

12/14/2024

Full of truth here!

Understanding where fear in dogs comes from is the first step to helping them feel safe and confident. Let’s break the cycle of fear with proper care, socialization, and training. ❤️

👉 Have an anxious pup? Check out our blog for tips: https://www.olk9md.com/understanding-anxious-dogs/

12/11/2024

Woody! I meet a lot of dogs and puppy but this guy is just so full of joy that it’s contagious! He is so innocently happy all the time and such a goof!

We have a thirds rule for most puppies that we share with our clients. Your puppies day (under 5-6 months old) should be split up into 3 main categories.

1. Crate time! Yep! 1/3 of their time should be in a crate. At night…crate. Unsupervised…crate. At home making dinner?…crate. Your puppy doesn’t need all the free time they can get. This helps prevent nuisance behaviors being created, teaches some patience and also gives you a break!

2. Training/ activities/ field trips! This is a large range of things that happen here! It could be an exploration walk around the neighborhood, could be playing tug, or could be scattering their meal in the ground and letting them eat! This part is often overthought but it doesn’t need to be difficult. This is where the mind and body is satisfied and you teach your puppy their id value in you and the things YOU want to do!

3. Free time. Free time is the hang around the house time, getting love and cuddles on the couch or floor. This is the easy part that many OVERDUE and create issues like separation anxiety or anxiety in general. If your puppy is having potty issues or other big issues, this time maaaaay be cut shorter. But free time to learn how to live in the house and be a good companion starts with short intervals.

Hope this helps someone!