Ponca City K9

03/07/2025

Exciting News from Ponca City K9! 🎉🐾

We’re making training even more convenient—Ponca City K9 now accepts credit and debit cards! 💳🐶

Whether you're signing up for training classes, private lessons, or behavior consultations, you can now pay easily and securely.

Helping your dog become the best they can be has never been simpler! 🐕✨

📍 8850 E Tower Rd, Ponca City
📞 580-749-9311

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03/05/2025

Teaching recall isn’t just about getting your dog to come when called—it’s about building trust, understanding, and engagement. In this session, we’re working with a bird dog, focusing first on clarity before crispness. Before we expect perfection, the dog has to truly understand what’s being asked.

Once they get it, that’s when we start refining speed and responsiveness. Training in different environments is key—dogs don’t generalize well, so practicing in new places helps them learn to respond no matter the setting.

Dog training is always a balance of work and fun. The more engaging and mentally stimulating the process, the better the results! Check out our latest session and see this bird dog in action.

03/04/2025

I'll take 20 minutes of mental stimulation with "no results" vs 2 hour physical exertion, EVERY TIME. Plus, my mom startled me 🤣🤣

03/04/2025

Creative Dog Training: Overcoming New Challenges with My Belgian Malinois! (Plus a Surprise Guest! 😂)

When bad weather forced us to get creative, I decided to challenge my Belgian Malinois with something completely new—going up and down the stairs of our underground storm shelter. He’s never done this before, making it a great confidence-building exercise!

You’ll see me patiently working to lure him up the stairs, proving that mental challenges can be just as exhausting (if not more) than physical exercise. But in the middle of our session… let’s just say my mom made a surprise entrance that I was NOT expecting! 😂

Dog training is all about adaptability. Sometimes, the best lessons come from unexpected moments. Watch how a simple change in routine can turn into an incredible training opportunity!

03/04/2025

Cooper the Trooper! Enough can not be said for the commitment to our area pets that is provided by Northern Oklahoma Humane Society, Paula S Collins , Rhea Jones, and countless other employees and VOLUNTEERS. We were happy to step in at the end to complete the puzzle, but there was almost 2 YEARS of care and love that went into this single dog. Thank you to everyone who contributes to the pets of our communities!

Today, we celebrate a dream come true! 🎉 NOKHS is over the moon to announce that our beloved Cooper, who has been with us for an incredible 715 days, has finally found his forever haven with the amazing Troy! 🙌 A heartfelt thank you to Ponca City K9 for believing in Cooper and for giving him a second chance at happiness. We're thrilled that they've become his forever family! 💕 Cooper's journey is a testament to the power of love, perseverance, and the unwavering dedication of our community. 🌟

03/03/2025

2 part post: 1) We've decided Cooper shouldn't wait any longer for a permanent home, so we've decided to keep him as part of our family. 2) Part of our Board & Train consists of playtime (no training), as happy dogs make the best trainees. This is the goofy side of a Malinois!

03/01/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out for Day 1 of group class. A second more detailed post to follow!

03/01/2025

Our Friday night star...

02/28/2025

Morning routines set the tone for the rest of the day.

02/27/2025

When I say our Board & Train dogs learn house manners, I mean we really bring your dog(s) into our home to teach boundaries and personal space. Yes he's allowed on the couch at home, no he can not pester people while they eat. Good job Tuck Tuck (true identity withheld due to his rising fame).

02/26/2025

This has to be a finalist for photo of the year!? Gus on a Sit stay with this backdrop is just 🔥 Thank you Katie for sharing Gus' progress.

02/21/2025

I can't train it, but it deserves an honorable mention!

02/21/2025

If you can't adopt, please share 😁

02/20/2025

I can't say enough good things about the NOKHS, and EVERYONE else who has played a role in helping Cooper get to this point!

02/19/2025

Incorporating hand feeding into bonding with your dog is a really under utilized tool...

02/18/2025

In this clip, our 1.5-year-old Belgian Malinois steps in to correct a Goldendoodle puppy who’s getting a little too pushy. The Malinois gives a quick, appropriate correction, and the GD responds well by backing off. But when the Malinois goes in for a little reinforcement, I step in with a “Leave It” command—shifting control from dog-to-dog correction to owner-to-dog correction.

For me, “Leave It” is a versatile command that applies when a dog is focusing too much on something but hasn’t fully engaged (like picking up an object). If the object were already in his mouth, I’d use “Out.”

Watch as the Malinois processes the expectation: “You’ve done your job, I’ve got this now.” Even though I had to repeat the command, you can see he understands that it’s time to disengage. Meanwhile, our Goldendoodle pup is free to continue being a puppy.

Using my dogs to help teach proper social interaction is just one piece of a well-balanced training program. This sweet little guy is here for a Board & Train, and structured socialization plays a big role in his development! 🐕✅

🎥 Watch, learn, and let us know—how do your dogs handle pushy play? 🤔👇