Smart K9 Training - FARGO

30/10/2025

Hazel supplied the cutest photo prop (blanket) for this cutie crew of frenchies here for daycare today!

🐾Hazel, Gertrude, Fitger🐾

30/10/2025

Hi Baylor!

Mr Baylor is a bit of a big chicken, he lacks confidence out in the world and is very suspicious with strangers, but deep down this guy is a big teddy bear!

Baylor has a nice foundation in obedience but struggles with his state of mind, which is our biggest focus while he’s in training!

It’s been super rewarding to watch him come out of his shell this week and can’t wait to see what the future holds!

28/10/2025

Hi Rip!

This guys is your typical, wonderful lab! He is outgoing, bubbly, goofy, & a big sweetheart!! He loves to hunt, could chase a ball FOREVER, & loves exploring!

During his training we are working on building an “off-switch” as again, Rip is your typical go go go boy! Teaching him some self - regulation skills, especially when in view of a toy, even when not being played with & how to take himself back down from 100-0 as he is great doing it the other way around!

He’s such a smart boy & a fast learner! He has been doing fantastic the past week & we know he will continue to do such amazing things!

22/10/2025

Little Man Reggie!
Reggie is a 10 month old puppy that is full of life & big emotions! His parents have big goals for his future, so they brought him in for some training to help get him closer to those goals!

While Reggie is with us, we are going to be focusing a lot on his state of mind in different environments as well as helping him learn self regulation skills! We will also be focusing on his leash manners & building strong engagement so he can tackle the world with confidence!

Reggie is one awesome little guy! We know his family will go on to have an amazing future together with him! We are excited to see where life takes him!

16/10/2025

A girls trip to !

Hazel and Roxie had a blast saying hi, practicing their skills and finding lots of sniffs!

11/10/2025

I’m sorry for the graphic images.. but this is why it’s so important to NOT purchase dogs from pet stores or online breeders where you can order right from the website.

Please do your research- these puppy mills are SMART and TRICKY. They know what you want to hear!! Pet stores will lie too. They only want money.

Please, the ONLY way to STOP these facilities is to STOP funding them!! Which means speaking up when a friend of family member is wanting to purchase a dog from a pet store or online breeders who have multiple breeds or litters year round.

As we reported to you a few weeks ago, Steve Kruse cancelled his license and a new person is now listed at his property with a new license number. This is a common tactic among problematic licensed facilities- cancel the license with the history of violations and open a new one for a clean slate. It makes it harder for the public to know who they are buying from and it makes sourcing laws wildly impossible to uphold.

That is exactly the reason why we shared the news but expressed concerns about the likelihood of him staying in business, even while we noticed other organizations claiming some weird victory. Instead we wait, we watch, and we keep researching. Puppy mills can't hide from our team and we won't stop until they are actually closed- not just 'cancelled'.

https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/10/09/iowa-puppy-mill-gets-new-license-clearing-its-record-of-past-violations/

Big thanks to the Iowa Capital Dispatch for not only keeping this in the news, but for making sure their story is picked up by news stations across the state of Iowa!

04/10/2025

Email any questions and resumes to [email protected] 🐶

03/10/2025

Hi Daisy! 🌼

Miss Daisy is a 2 year old Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier who finds the world outside her home very big and scary!

The past two weeks have been a lot of relationship building and getting to know one another! Over the next several weeks we will be building her confidence, building neutrality with people and dogs, showing her she doesn’t need to react at everything and work on her obedience skills too!

We can’t wait to see this girl and her family tackle life together with training!

01/10/2025

Hi Roxie!

This silly goofball is here for training to work on channel her energy into productive behaviors! She is very easily excitable so we are showing her when the window is open for her craziness and when it’s time to collect those brain cells, like walking nicely on a leash, hanging out on a climb in a down!

She has been a blast to train so fair and we can wait to see where the next few weeks take us!

23/09/2025

Hello Hazel Soo!

This adorable little lady has been with us for a little while now. She has been such a joy to work with so far!

Hazel came in with a wonderful foundation to her obedience skills & overall manners! Her owners just needed a little guidance, as Hazel is overly social & has a hard time regulating those big feelings! We will also be working on recall foundations & leash manners!

She always brings a smile to our face every day! This goofy gal is going to go so far in life!

22/09/2025

Hi I’m Silver!

I’m a crazy goofy little lab puppy here for training so I can learn how to be the best girl! I’m a *little* bit of a menace at home right now and settling is a struggle but that’s what I’m at school for!

Trainer Hannah said we are going to work on showing me how to learn, build my ability to regulate my emotions, and build my manner & obedience skills!

My first day has been a blast so far! Can’t wait to see what all I learn over the next 4 weeks and what u get to show the family at my weekly lessons! Woohoo off to get in a some training!

22/09/2025

A full heart after a weekend of fun. So proud of everyone that competed but especially the SK9 pack that showed up this weekend!

While we definitely have new titles to celebrate, watching these teams get out and try something new and/or get out and having a blast with their dog was the best part ❤️

Congratulation to the following teams!

Mabel got her BCAT and FTN! Her fastest time was 7.27 seconds which has her at 28.1 mph, girlie has speed!

Benny got his BCAT, with his fastest time being 7.63 seconds for 26.8 mph!

Charlie gave fun runs a go and has a blast! He flew by with a 8.83 seconds at 23 mph!

Cooper also got to chase the plastic “bunny” with 14.7 seconds at 13.91 mph, which is speedddyyy for his little legs!

Dog Handler Allison and Luna got their BCAT last weekend! They started working towards their DCAT and Luna zoomed by with 7.7 seconds which is 26.56 mph! They also got their FTN and FTI this weekend!

Trainer Hailey and Arya got there BCAT with a top speed of 24 Mph. They also got their FTN this weekend!

Trainer Hannah and Bean continued to work towards their BCAT with a top speed for bean of 8.95 seconds for 22.8 mph! Though they didn’t title in FCAT they did title in Fetch getting their FTN and FTI!

Once again big congratulations to everyone that was trialing and we are so proud of you and to be able to be apart of your journeys with you dogs 🥰

Abbreviation cheat sheet:
FCAT = fast cat
BCAT = 1st title in FCAT
DCAT = 2nd title / level
FTN = fetch novice
FTI = fetch intermediate