We offer free phone consultations to help you decide how you should proceed with your dog. To set this up, simply fill out the contact form or send us a text message (207)577-5941.

Ten Days to a Great Place is now available online! Does your dog jump all over your guests? Do they follow you around constantly or have trouble settling down? In just ten days, you can create something completely different! A lot of folks get scared of the word e-collar. We’re here to tell you that you can relax. Our experience has been that most people are letting their imagination get the best of them. People have no idea what they are missing out on until they finally try one, and then their mind is blown at what their dog is really capable of and how much it improves their relationship.

Wouldn’t it be great to send your dog to their bed and know that they will settle down and stay there until you say it is okay to get up? Well you can! And you don’t have to worry about messing anything up  because we make this easy!In this course you will learn how to set up your e-collar, condition your dog to understand the e-collar on very low, gentle levels, and ultimately how to hold your dog accountable so you can successfully train your dog to get on ‘place’ and stay there for hours! Something you probably never thought your dog could do. Benefit from Kati’s expert tips on collar management and conditioning, all while building a stronger bond and better life with your dog.

This course focuses on the basics of introducing an e-collar and teaching one single command from start to finish to avoid overwhelming you with new information. You can then take those principles and apply them in other areas. And Kati is always happy to provide support to you when you are working on your course. You can email her your questions anytime! Join us for a transformative training experience in the comfort of your own home and work at your own pace. You will be so glad you did! Courses are available for purchase in the courses section of the shop. Alternatively, if you already have a membership, you can log into Diamond K9 Academy here.

We offer training in a board and train format. These programs are, generally speaking, superior to the private session programs as they immerse your dog in training all day, every day. Board and train programs also allow for daily training with a professional who is skilled in the nuances of obedience training, behavior modification, and e-collar training. This means efficient and effective interactions that produce better results, faster.

At the end of your dog’s stay, we have an in-depth private go home session with you which all adult handlers in the home must attend. Your training is every bit as important as the dog’s! There will still be a time commitment on your end when your dog returns home, but the hardest part is out of the way. All of the foundational training is done, and done well.  Now it’s time to go home and practice what everybody has learned to cement these new behaviors. and we are always here to support you during that process. Reach out today for a  free phone consultation, and we can discuss if a board and train program is a good fit for you at this time. Fill out the contact form now to get started!

Puppy Scholar (3-5 mos)
7-10 day Board and Train
Do you feel overwhelmed by where to start training? Do you read a lot of conflicting information about what you should be doing and how to do it? Does your new puppy have accidents in the house, mouth or nip a lot, jump and pull on the leash? Or maybe you just don’t have a lot of time and could use some help, or simply want to get off on the best possible foot with your new puppy. If you want to reduce chaos, lay a great obedience foundation, learn how to increase and decrease behaviors, and get ongoing support and guidance, this is a great program for you!We will teach your puppy ‘sit’, ‘down’, ‘place’, ‘come’, and leash engagement skills! In addition to commands, we work on calmness in the crate, structure, potty habits, name recognition, manners at the door, and eliminating jumping, nipping/mouthing, inappropriate barking, and begin building impulse control. This is an amazing foundation for a young puppy to set the stage for a long life of freedom and family inclusion.Minor behavioral issues are addressed in this program, and we’ll show you how to address them at home. We will provide you with 7-10 days of boarding and training for your dog, one in-depth private session with you and your puppy, a prong collar or slip lead (depending on the dog), a raised cot, and continued text and e-mail support as needed for a full year following the training! This is a tremendous value for any new puppy owner! The Puppy Scholar program is generally for puppies 3-5 months old. It is not something we offer for dogs six months or older. This is an ON LEASH program. However, it is a fantastic foundation upon which to build off leash reliability later, and we do offer $50 off from the more advanced Goal Digger board and train for anybody who has completed the Puppy Scholar program previously.
Price	$847 (includes 1 session w/owner)
Goal Digger Package (6+ mos)
2 week Board and Train
This is our number one program for anybody who just wants to get more reliability and engagement from their dog. This program is focused mainly on commands, off leash reliability, and eliminating minor behavioral issues. Do you wish your dog would listen, even around distractions? Come back when called? Stop pulling on the leash? Imagine a dog that lies on their bed when guests arrive, and stays there! What will it be like to take your dog out to the park, and when you call them, they immediately return to you?Fix common problems like, jumping, counter-surfing, playing keep-away, bad leash manners, etc. while also getting reliable compliance with obedience commands. Your dog can be a super star in no time! You will receive an in-depth go home session at the end of the program, where you will learn everything you need to know, hands on, about how to maintain and build these new skills. The day your dog goes home you will begin building a new relationship with them! Everyone in the home who handles the dog must be present for this session. You’ll also get a follow-up session several weeks later, continued support for up to a year to ensure long-term success, and free admission to our drop in group classes for as long as they are offered! This program gives you an impressive and complete combination of training, tools, and support. A prong collar, e-collar, long line, and raised cot are required for this program and are all provided for you at no additional cost! Your dog gets two weeks of boarding and one-on-one attention, frequent sessions of active training daily, combined with hours of passive training (duration work, calmness in crate, state of mind work), plus field trips. You also get two private sessions (typically 3-5 hours total), continued support when needed via text or e-mail for a full year after your dog returns home, and free admission to drop in group classes for the life of your dog (or for as long as classes are offered)! It is important to us that our clients are successful. That’s why, in addition to the training, we provide you with the best tools on the market and lots of additional support. That is why we offer this program, valued at nearly $4000, for only $1,797.  The two-week board and train program is intended for dogs with minimal behavioral issues. It is a basic, off-leash obedience program. A three or four week board and train is more appropriate for dogs presenting with reactivity, severe anxiety, any type of aggression or guarding, or extreme over arousal, as it allows more time to pattern behaviors and disassociation from triggers before the dog returns home. No dog will ever be a robot (and we wouldn’t want them to be!), but our goal with a board and train program is to get the dog into a space where they have a lot of rehearsal and are reliable and manageable enough for us to be able to pass the baton to the owners with ease.
Price	$1797 (2 weeks / 2 sessions with owner)
Serenity Now! (6+ mos)
3-4 week Board and Train
Is your dog struggling with some things that are really impacting their quality of life (and yours, too)? Maybe it is separation anxiety or anxiety in general—things like an inability to settle, ingesting foreign objects, whining, pacing, fearful behaviors, etc. Maybe your dog is leash reactive, and it’s getting difficult to walk them by dogs or you’re even resorting to walking them at 10pm when you don’t have to worry about triggers. Maybe you can’t have people over or you have a really nervous dog who is a flight risk and sees everything as a threat. Or perhaps your dog seemingly bit someone out of the blue.. These are the dogs that need this program.Imagine these escalating issues were actually a thing of the past. Imagine knowing exactly how to work your dog through their challenges, and seeing them make better choices and being more comfortable in situations that used to be impossible. Imagine living life like normal again WITH your dog! This program lays an obedience foundation and teaches the dog the language of the e-collar just like in the Goal Digger program. The additional one to two weeks enables us to dive deeper into state of mind training and also allows us to rehearse challenges more before we pass the baton back to the owner. This program is highly tailored to the dog. Each day and the composition of each session is dictated by what this specific dog needs to reach a more balanced state of mind and also to desensitize and disassociate from previous triggers. The board and train format really enables us to get to know your dog on a deeper level and discover some smaller, more nuanced things about their behavior and how they respond to things, which we can then pass on to you for maximum success! Calmness, impulse control, neutrality, clarity, confidence, and structure are some things we really instill while your dog is here. Dogs exhibiting behavioral issues are often living a life of uncertainty. We can fix this by giving them a very clear path to walk which makes things predictable for them. They know exactly what is expected and how to do it. The problem most dogs have is that there is no clear path or expectations, no clear leadership, and no clear boundaries. That leaves too much uncertainty and too many question marks! Combine this with any genetic propensities toward problem behaviors, and they can become frantic, anxious, nervous, fearful, insecure, pushy, or aggressive. This program helps your dog learn a whole new way of going through the world. And then we give them as much rehearsal as we can before going home. It is mandatory that all adult handlers attend the go home session.
Price	$2497 (3 weeks / 2 sessions with owner)
	$3197 (4 weeks / 2-3 sessions with owner)

Does your dog look at you like you’re speaking a foreign language? You probably are! Is your dog easily overstimulated, and unable to focus or even notice you’re there sometimes? Does your dog understand what you want, but they only listen under the right conditions? This is all very common. This isn’t necessarily your dog being “stubborn”, either (although they certainly can be)!

This program is geared mainly toward teaching obedience to a highly reliable level. It’s for dogs with no serious behavioral issues or reactivity. We show you how to teach your dog what you want, and gain compliance in distracting environments. This program is designed to achieve basic obedience reliability, both on and off-leash, in the real world. We use a high quality e-collar to add a new layer of communication with your dog.

This really helps them understand our language by gently highlighting the COMMAND and the BEHAVIOR. Then, in the second phase of training, We show you how to begin holding your dog accountable for the behaviors we have taught them. That’s when things really begin to take shape and the reliability really develops. It gives you a physical line of communication without the leash which leads to a safer, better life for both you and your dog, and a relationship that is almost always dramatically improved.

This package includes four sessions with Joyce (lessons are available with Kati for an additional fee) and all the required tools to fully develop the basic obedience behaviors of our choice. Success in this program is highly dependent on your willingness and ability to follow all of the protocols at home, and also to prioritize rehearsal while in the program. Just showing up to class will not result in a trained dog. That would be nice, but no such luck! Your dog will need lots of repetition and practice inside the house, outside in the yard, and field trips with you for the best results. The magic doesn’t really happen in class, it happens during the reps you do at home in between classes. If you are too busy, and the training gets put on the back burner, then it just doesn’t happen. And before you know it, the program is over! But this is an economical way for truly committed owners to achieve off leash reliability, or improve the walk, or just gain more control in general. We have lots of private lesson clients with fully off leash reliable dogs and life changing results!

Dogs presenting with serious behavioral issues including moderate to severe reactivity, any kind of aggression or bite history, and any kind of anxiety are better suited to a longer program. See Relationship Rescue below.  Don’t hesitate! Fill out the contact form today to get started, and finally have the fun and freedom you’ve always wanted with your dog! This is an all-inclusive program with many benefits besides just private sessions.

• Four private sessions with Joyce focusing on teaching your dog obedience commands and the language of e-collar
• Learn how to use the e-collar to address over-arousal (state of mind is everything!)
• Mini-Educator from e-collar Technologies
• Properly fitted prong collar
• Long line(20 feet)
• Raised cot
• Text/email support in between our sessions
• Continued support after the program for a full year

Composed Canine (6+ mos)

$697 (4 sessions + tools)

So, you got a dog. Things started out well enough, but maybe he’s developed some issues of concern. Over time, these things can escalate and become a real source of stress for the whole family. Things like reactivity, territorial behavior, nervousness, aggression, and resource guarding can lead to a smaller life for the dog and the humans. This is the most common program for any dog exhibiting moderate to severe reactivity, anxiety, or any kind of aggression.

If you find yourself arranging your life around your dog because of their behavior, this is the course for you. Teaching obedience does not eliminate unwanted behaviors, and for that reason we dive much deeper than that in this program. We will teach your dog pertinent commands, for sure. But when it comes to resolving behavioral issues, this program will help you to properly leverage those obedience commands in a manner that changes your dog’s state of mind. In addition to obedience, you will learn how to disagree with and eliminate problem behaviors safely and effectively.

You’ll teach your dog other things to do in place of those old behaviors and address seemingly small moments that actually have a big impact on how your dog navigates through the world. It would be nice if we could just spend a couple sessions teaching the dog to sit in trigger scenarios or issuing properly timed treats, but in reality that’s not how these things usually work. To truly be effective, we need to realize these things won’t improve by just carving out time for training “sessions” daily or weekly. Most likely, you will learn a whole new way to live with your dog and build a new relationship. That’s how you create real change. And that is what sets this program apart from others in the market. Other places tend to be very command centric, leaving the core problems and unwanted behaviors completely unaddressed. We know that because they come to see us afterward!

You will learn how to address problem behaviors directly, how to work on the small moments throughout the day that you might not realize are contributing to the problems, how to use structure and accountability to balance your relationship and your dog’s state of mind, how to use the e-collar to help your dog settle and disengage from triggers. We also offer add on sessions that can be purchased after the program if you feel you need more hands on guidance or if there are other obedience commands you still want to develop. Although for the vast majority of people, this isn’t needed. A prong collar, e-collar, long line, and elevated cot are required for this program and will be provided for you at no additional cost. If you want to improve quality of life for you and your dog, worry less, and include them more, contact us today. We can’t wait to show you how much better things can be!

• Mini-Educator from E-Collar Technologies
• Properly fitted prong collar if needed
• Long line (20 feet)
• Raised cot
• Baskerville muzzle if needed
• Receive recaps (upon request) of our session via email for reference
• Phone/email support in between our sessions If Needed
• Continued support for one year after the program if needed
• Free admission to drop in group classes forever! (for as long as they are offered)
• Eligibility for future boarding

Relationship Rescue

$997

This course is designed for the person who wants to be prepared and proactive or just wants their dog to be an absolute rockstar! It is a comprehensive course that will build your leadership skills in every aspect and reduce risk for you and your dog across the board. This program will not only provide you with a high level of training for your dog, it will make you a more confident and proficient handler! We will provide you with documentation that you and your dog have completed the course and demonstrated proficiency in safety protocols, leash handling skills, and obedience commands in the real world around distractions.

To be clear, this isn’t a program for “bad” dogs. It is a program for responsible owners! This class will focus just as much on you and your skills as the dog’s. Your dog will be trained to a very high level of reliability. You will be taught how to hold your dog accountable for compliance so that you get the best results possible in any environment. There is a heavy focus on accountability, rules, and boundaries in this course (these are the ingredients everybody is missing and needs help with!) This program really is designed for people who are results oriented and are ready to make it happen!  Enrollees should be prepared to commit to training and prioritize training at home for good results.

This is the perfect program for anybody who wants to be more confident handling their dog, even if you have a little toy breed. It’s a big program, but it need not be a big dog! However, It’s especially valuable for those with a large power breed dog. This is also a great program for anybody who has a dog with a bite history or that has incurred any kind of nuisance charges from animal control or other legal authorities. If you will be making a move into an apartment or housing association, this is also a great way to demonstrate you are a low risk pet owner, and that you know how to control your dog and can be trusted to do so.

This program will teach you how to bring your dog’s obedience to a very high level of reliability. It will allow you to assess, with guidance, what your dog’s genetic limitations and propensities may be, whether they can be trusted off leash, and what their trigger situations are as well as how to best handle them. In this program there is a lot of emphasis on teaching your dog what “no” means (a tool that is critical in modifying behavior effectively and can potentially save lives in emergency situations). The core content of this program is laying out clear rules and boundaries for your dog and there is just as much focus on teaching you how to do that.

This course includes all necessary tools except for a crate (prong collar, e-collar, long line, and elevated cot), six private sessions spread out over six to twelve weeks. Homework is given after each class, and the course concludes with a field trip exam, after which you make a pledge vowing to uphold your leadership role for your dog. You will be given a certificate of successful completion if the exam is passed and the leadership pledge is made. If the exam is not passed, you can reschedule another exam for a fee at a later date. After completion of the course, you will then be eligible to attend free group classes, and your dog will potentially be eligible for future boarding giving you peace of mind when you travel!

Price

$1297 (6 sessions + tools)

Dogs that have completed an e-collar training program with us (including board and train) are potentially eligible for future boarding! Your dog stays in Kati’s home each night and their stay includes practicing previously learned skills and daily exercise. Premium boarders are given more designated training time. Premium is generally only booked by people whose dogs are dealing with serious reactivity, fear, or severe anxiety. *Dogs are approved on an individual basis. Training prerequisites must be met before boarding.*

Standard Boarding	$50/nt
Premium Boarding	$100/nt

I am passionate about helping people win when it comes to their dog. Whether you just want your dog to learn that “sit” means “sit” or you are struggling with more serious issues, I offer lots of helpful advice and tips to common problems, obedience training, and behavior on several social media platforms, including Diamond K9 on Facebook and @DiamondK9DogTraining on Instagram. You can also find Diamond K9 on YouTube.You can also listen to our podcast, Off Leash and Unfiltered. You can also find my podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer, Podchaser, and other platforms. These things are offered for free, and we appreciate it immensely when you subscribe to and share our content, enabling us to reach and help more people.