K9Synergy Dog Training

Officially entered The Regal Ruby Rose into our first AKC obedience trial here in Prescott in September, ran by the Prescott kennel club! We also signed up for our BH-VT in Phoenix in November. Terrified of performing in front of a crowd, but we both have to gain confidence and experience in doing so! The more we do it, the easier it will get. Practice makes progress 🥳

Ruby trying out our new pacer for our Doggie Daycare Exercise options

Our new Sit, Stay and Play Daycare is open! This daycare experience is meant to be an alternative to traditional doggie daycare. Instead of group dog play, our daycare is meant to give your dog one-on-one attention, with a focus on mental enrichment and physical exercise 🥳🥳Benefits ✔️ Socialization with other people and dogs without the pressure of interactions ✔️ Decrease dog reactivity and over arousal around other dogs ✔️ Mental enrichment can help with behavioral issues and tire your dog out faster than physical exercise ✔️ Physical exercise helps with confidence building and overall health. ✔️ Keep your dog's training in check as trainers will be patient and follow through on installed behaviors ✔️ Add-On training sessions to work on place, sit, down, stay, and nice leash walking. (Without distractions, it does not include handlers' education) ✔️ Helps with destructive behaviors out of boredom

Nothing makes me happier than these guys coming in for their splashes. It's too cute!! Ugh! 😂 especially with the shark swimming vests!

Thank you everyone for voting for us! We came in second but I think that's PHENOMAL for my business only being up for two years! I want to thank everyone for providing me with this opportunity to learn how to be a leader, and a business owner. Without support, referrals and kind words we wouldn't be where we are. We recognize we aren't anything without our community. I have the greatest team and they're the reason we placed in this and we are always striving for bigger and better! Amanda Baile is the person who is our dock diving expert, and keeps the facility tidy. She is always trying her hardest to do the best job she can. Malina Taylor is an amazing trainer who is a wealth of knowledge, I never doubt she will keep the good reputation of our company up, and I know she put in as much work as I do to impress clients with results of her board and trains and private sessions. James Mcconnell is our new office person and he's been the one keeping you all up to date in emails and Facebook events as well as taking over projects that I can't handle. Zoë Zamudio is going to be the pilot of our daycare program and is so promising with her questions and drive to be a great dog trainer! As a Thank you we will be providing 10% off if all our services besidrs board and train via mentioning this post. 😁 Happy training everyone!

I'm new to biking with the dogs, but OMG, it is SO fun and a GREAT outlet for everyone. Matrix is taking it slow because I'm pretty sure she's going to try to herd my bike as soon as we go decently fast.l😂 Charlie wasn't sure about the bike at first, but she has a blast now. Ruby is just a doll like always. She runs past the cows and wildlife with no problem 😙 training your dogs early and managing properly pays off! If you try this, remember to condition your dog slowly! I've seen people with dogs on the front of their bikes, too! I was so scared to do this, especially with the hunting dog 😂 his prey drive is 🫡

Proper muzzle conditioning and training is extremely important when dealing with behavioral issues. Most aggression stems from stress the dog does not know how to handle properly. The LAST thing you want to do is ADD more stress to that situation. ESPECIALLY if you only put on that muzzle when the stressful situation is going to occur. Our number one priority is to set the dog up for success by lessening the amount of stress our dog has to take. Push! DON'T overwhelm! Proper muzzle training takes some time, and that's OK.

🤎Prescott Dog Owners! 😤Are you tired of fighting with your dog on walks? 🥹Do you want a better relationship with your dog and better fulfill their needs? 🥰Do you want to actually enjoy taking your dog out? 🫨Training can do this, and we can help! Being able to communicate fluently to your dog can provide so much more freedom and fun to both parties. Make your relationship more synergistic with K9Synergy Dog training.😚 See what I did there? 💥💥💥We have some openings available in August for our favorite service, which is board and train!💥💥💥 This is our most intensive, thorough training program where your dog stays with us in our home, enveloped with all the structure, love, and training they need to give you a great headstart to your training goals. 👇Fill out our contact form at👇 https://www.k9synergydogtraining.com/ 📞 call us at (928)308-0684 Or just DM us 💪

Wanted to share our goal this year! We already have a head start on a couple ;) So we've made it pretty far but stay tuned to see exactly how far we've gone! I've also been SO into biking with the dogs lately. Thinking about cheating and biking the dirt road part 😂 What's been your goals with your dog's this year?

Ringo came in to see if he would jump 😂 to say he was a natural was an understatement.

This month is going to be muzzle training month! We need to normalize muzzles more in our day to day life and work with dogs with muzzles even if they might not need them right at this moment. Let's help protect our groomers, vets, and others! Far too often, I see people just slap Muzzles on their dogs for the first time in already stressful situations! Our whole goal of working most dogs that NEED Muzzles is to help reduce the amount of stress they're going through. The LAST thing we need to do is ADD additional stress by adding in a new item that restricts a dog facial movements, feels funny, If the only time you use a muzzle is when you need it, you could even be ritualizing defensive emotions or teaching you're fearful that your muzzle = scary event is going to happen. STEP ONE: 1. SYSTEMATIC Build-up: Slow and steady wins the race. You've dealt with your reactive / aggressive dog this far. You're not in a hurry! Take it easy and start with JUST feeding your dog through the muzzle. Some dogs might even need to be rewarded for it just coming out if they're super skiddish. 2. CLEAR communication: It is essential that you have your timing down. Make sure you stay 🤫 quiet, and ONLY praise when your dog's face is in that muzzle. 3. HAVE FUN and keep it short. You don't have to muzzle train your dog entirely in a day. This process can take weeks, and that's OK 👍 sessions should only be about 5 minutes to 10 MAX. Play with your dog in-between as well. Is your dog muzzle trained properly?

Xena did a series of sessions for listening better under high levels of distractions / more high-energy situations. Xena did amazing with her program with just a few sessions left. 🥰 Xena became very "unclear" and would have some aggression issues in higher energy situations like reactivity, which led to some dog aggression when over stimulated. Xena has WAY more control, we can redirect her beautifully and manage her so she does not participate in these behaviors in the first place. She also learned some stress tolerance, so she doesn't get as "unclear" in these types of situations. Pro tip: Remember, push, but don't overwhelm! By strategically understanding how much stress our dog can take and then giving them planned breaks as they escalate, we can help our dogs learn to handle that stress. However, if we force, force, and force, our dogs WILL reach a breaking point just like we do with prolonged stress.

Turkey is going home today! Here are his results 🥰 Turkey is a super fun drivey guy! He's a well bred hunting dog, and his family will be using him as such. Since he is used for this purpose. We left out the sit command completely and focused on stand and downstays. My communication had to be super clear with this guy, and there was a LOT of systematic build-up. Getting him to listen just outside was a battle because his favorite things are EVERYWHERE. It's lizard season 😂 I made him work to be rewarded with chasing lizards a few times 🤫 I learned that stand stays are a bit more annoying 😑 because he's not even supposed to move his feet to adjust 😂 I used my left side and his flat collar for his hunting dog items, as he is allowed to forage pretty far ahead while working, and that side has to be fully touch oriented. We worked our pet dog side and hunting dog side to create a very clear picture that they were indeed different! He's going home tomorrow and I'm going to miss this guy! Luckily, I'll be getting his brother Boone here soon 😋

Happy Fourth! So blessed to be living in this country and free 🙏 What big plans do all my friends have today? 🥰 If you live close to fireworks remember to keep your pups kenneled or by you❤️

🤗Me? Chase chickens? Absolutely not 😂

Can we take a moment to appreciate breeds and what they're BRED to do? As well as buying dogs that match our lifestyle and interests? Matrix is CONSTANTLY using her herding instincts in our day to day life. She's not a nipper, but she sticks her body right in front of you and stalks things down. If you didn't have an eye for what she was doing, you'd miss it most of the time. 👎She will try to herd ruby if Ruby has a toy that she wants (we don't allow this as it is very pushy) 😤tries to herd me if she doesn't want me to stop playing with her or wants me to go in a different direction 😂 😵‍💫tries to herd all animals we own, cats, chickens, ect 😬will herd soft submissive dogs because she just LOVES the feeling of pushing things around (again, not allowable because she takes it way too seriously and I do NOT consider it healthy play.) This is at Herding School - Double M Stockdogs I do NOT do herding. Mary is wonderful and definitely would suggest trying it if you have a dog that would enjoy this!

I'm the absolute worse about this sometimes 😂 I'm sure people want to walk away after 5 minutes of me going on about what the breed is for ect. #dogs

Out here until 3pm! Easter egg hunt Photos Tricks Prize wheel