Phantom K9 Training

Phantom K9 Training Obedience and protection dog training based in Arizona. It all started with Phantom, a Craigslist pup I got right out of high school.

The time I spent training him sparked a passion for the craft and helping other achieve a strong bond with their dogs. Though he’s no longer here, I feel his presence and influence and his memory continues to inspire me daily. Phantom’s legacy lives on in every dog trained, every lesson learned, and every life changed through the work we do. Inspired after rescuing Phantom, I began working with lo

cal Arizona rescues and shelters. I wanted to make a difference for the dogs who struggled to find homes because of complex behavioral challenges. Over time, the passion for rescue work grew, and we continue to work with the rescue dogs daily. Who knows, you may even adopt your next pup from a local shelter and receive pro bono training! Today, operating out of our facility in Mesa, our growing team has trained hundreds of dogs from all different breeds, backgrounds, and lifestyles. Every dog has unique challenges and needs, and their training reflects that. No dog or day is the same at Phantom K9, and that’s exactly how we want it to be!

01/16/2026

People say the dog doesn’t listen when he’s distracted as if they didn’t just doom-scroll while their wife told them very important plans ( me)

01/15/2026

Clear and consistent

Breaking early wont work, it’s not a big deal but we have to do it right.

Once you do it right, you can go on and do as you want.

This isn’t the only way, it’s just what worked and felt right for this dog in this moment.

01/15/2026

I'll admit, Doodles aren't my favorite dogs ever. I don't mind them, many of them are friendly and poorly trained, not the dogs fault. Could be said about many dogs though. As a dog trainer, I've had my fair share of encounters with them that could leave me jaded but... could I write off everyone of them because of the few?

I wouldn't. Some people do ( and they are a dog trainer as well).

01/14/2026

Lock me up

Me anytime someone says " he should really be on leash." 😜😜
01/14/2026

Me anytime someone says " he should really be on leash."
😜😜

01/14/2026

You could definitely strive for both, but these two are not exclusively connected.

I know many dogs that have super dog levels of obedience, but aren't well behaved and riddled with behavioral issues. There is a common idea that more obedience equals a better behaved dog, and that's not always the case.

Daisy and Sunny were here primarily OT work on their behavior. we did basic in obedience but spent a lot of time teaching them how to behave in situations like this. Before, they would've been barking at everyone and causing a ruckus.

01/13/2026

We all got that lippy friend 🤨😆

01/13/2026

The attention switch up was real quick 😆

Gunner was doing awesome with his off leash training but now the world will never know 😬❣️

01/12/2026

I believe this was JL's first or second day here, and we already started introducing her to distractions.

Scottie is at the end of his program, but always good to proof your dog and continue to show them distractions.

Oddly enough, most people wait for way too long to start the introduction of distractions into their dog training. Unfortunately, we cannot rid the world of distractions, but instead we need to prepare our dog for them.

01/12/2026

Gosh, I'm such a Boomer.

01/09/2026

I mean, how do you even begin to answer that?

I’d love to know what you’d say because I can’t put my response on here without being canned 😁

01/09/2026

I never felt right about telling people they can’t play, go crazy or interact with their dog… which they haven’t seen for 2-4 weeks.

Go crazy, the dog will be happy to see you and that’s okay.

We have plenty of time to work on what we’ve been doing with the dog.

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