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Big Sky K9

Belgrade, Montana

4.9/5· 42 Google reviews

About Big Sky K9

Big Sky K9 is a dog training company based out of Bozeman, Montana. At Big Sky K9, we believe that training you, the owner, is just as important as training your dog. That’s why we focus on helping you learn how to better communicate with and understand your canine companion. No matter your dog's breed, age, or issue, our customized training programs are designed to meet your unique needs. Whether you’re dealing with reactive, anxious, or aggressive behavior, or simply looking for reliable off-leash obedience, trust Big Sky K9 to help your dog reach its full potential. Give us a call for a free phone consultation!

Training & services

Training goals

  • Behavior consultation
    Program details

    Our trainers are experienced with helping even the most challenging behavioral problems, including reactivity, anxiety, and aggression. We will help you set the foundation for success and teach you how to use these skills to manage your dog’s behavior and start desensitizing them to their triggers.

  • Canine Good Citizen preparation
    Program details

    These programs are designed to prepare you and your dog for their Canine Good Citizen test. Following the completion of one of our programs, we can evaluate and certify you and your dog through the American Kennel Club (CGC Program).

  • Leash training
  • Obedience training
  • Puppy training
    Program details

    Our puppy programs will help you establish basic obedience, socialization, and communication. We will teach you how to implement structure to encourage consistent behavior and prevent unwanted behaviors.

  • Recall training
  • Socialization

Behavior support

  • Aggression training
  • Jumping up
  • Reactivity training
  • Resource guarding

How training happens

  • Board and train
    Program details

    Do you have a busy work schedule or are you going on a trip soon? Our Board & Train is an immersive style training program that will teach your dog better house manners, social skills, and the basic obedience skills they need to be obedient in a variety of settings!

  • Private training
    Program details

    Our private lessons consist of you working one-on-one with a trainer at our facility in a series of training sessions that will show you how to understand and train your dog. We teach you how to correct unwanted or unsafe behaviors and reward the great ones.

Dog age

  • Puppies

Training level

  • Advanced obedience
  • Beginner training

Support between sessions

  • Personalized training plans

Your dog’s background

  • Rescue dogs

Additional services

  • Boarding
  • Grooming

Other listed services

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  • Additional Training
  • Customized Training
  • Dog Contact
  • Dog Training Therapy
  • Dog's Anxiety
  • Door Manners
  • Drop Off
  • E-Collar
  • Immersive Training
  • Marker Training
  • Off-Leash Dog Training
  • Owner Training
  • Pick Up
  • Specific Training
  • Thearapy Dog Training & Certification
    Program details

    These programs are designed to prepare you and your dog for their therapy certification test. Following the completion of one of these program, we can evaluate and certify you and your dog through The Alliance of Therapy Dogs.

  • Therapy Certification
  • Train Training
  • Training Facility
  • Training Sessions
  • Us Training

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Customer reviews

Google listing
4.9
out of 542 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • Confidence building 13
  • Leash walking 11
  • Board and train 9
  • Aggression towards dogs 6
  • Daily video updates 6
  • Basic obedience 5
All 10 topics
  • Reactivity reduction 4
  • Behavior modification 3
  • Corrective training 2
  • Dog obedience 2

Google review topics, not confirmed services.

42 collected reviews

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Reba Neuhalfen
5/5
Big sky is the absolute best. Gregory went for a 3 week board and train with them and has shown so much improvement. He came back to me with a ton more confidence and the right tools for not only him but me to maintain and improve his obedience. Sam and sarah are always a phone…Read full reviewClose full review

Big sky is the absolute best. Gregory went for a 3 week board and train with them and has shown so much improvement. He came back to me with a ton more confidence and the right tools for not only him but me to maintain and improve his obedience. Sam and sarah are always a phone call or a text away for any questions i have or to walk me though how to tackle anything that may come our way. They have made training so fun and challenging for gregory that its his favorite thing to do. I can not thank these two beautiful souls enough for what they have given Gregory and I.

Jennifer Mack
5/5
Lucy & Ethel want to extend their most sincere thank you to “Uncle Scott” (as he is now called in our house) We sent our 2 golden retrievers to Big Sky k9 as we were in need of some additional manners as well as a few behavior modifications. Lucy was a severe leash puller when en…Read full reviewClose full review

Lucy & Ethel want to extend their most sincere thank you to “Uncle Scott” (as he is now called in our house) We sent our 2 golden retrievers to Big Sky k9 as we were in need of some additional manners as well as a few behavior modifications. Lucy was a severe leash puller when encountering new people or things. Ethel was quite unsure of new people and would bark and pull. Being away from them for 2 weeks was quite hard, but Scott sent updates and videos every day. We were able to see progress and knew they were well cared for. We were trained at the end of the 2 weeks as well. Scott was patient and kind and answered so many questions! WE (my husband and myself included) are training daily to solidify the core skills they acquired with Scott. Overall we are extremely pleased with their progress and are enjoying a much calmer household and more pleasant walks!

Janet Robinson
5/5
We are so impressed with Big Sky K9’s expertise and training method. We appreciate their ability to identify our dog’ s insecurities and intelligence. I liked their variety of training sites like Murdock’s, Lowe’s and other venues that included traffic and high intensity situa…Read full reviewClose full review

We are so impressed with Big Sky K9’s expertise and training method. We appreciate their ability to identify our dog’ s insecurities and intelligence. I liked their variety of training sites like Murdock’s, Lowe’s and other venues that included traffic and high intensity situations. Badger was given the opportunity to think through and process what she learned. She was praised extensively for her achievements both small and large. I highly recommend Big Sky k9 to anyone who wants positive results for a furry family member who needs some quality training not only for their dog but for them too! We just can’t say enough about their professionalism and expertise. And they are awesome people!

Justin Slager
5/5

Sara and Sam really know how to train dogs to your needs and have been absolutely great to work with. I’ve now done 3 weeks of boarding with them over the past year and both times they have just done a wonderful job. Scout was a puller on the leash and was jumpy around people as well as other dogs. He is an absolute gem now and I couldn’t be happier!

Dina Rae Schulke
5/5
Thank you for all the help training Wilbur & us. We have never trained a dog, what you guys do really works. It is so amazing to have people like you guys be so passionate & knowledgeable in what you do. You both have a very special gift. You have no idea how much helped us and h…Read full reviewClose full review

Thank you for all the help training Wilbur & us. We have never trained a dog, what you guys do really works. It is so amazing to have people like you guys be so passionate & knowledgeable in what you do. You both have a very special gift. You have no idea how much helped us and how much we so appreciate you both. Wilbur just adores & loves you both, it truly shows in the 3 weeks of daily videos you sent us. I just took the easiest 3 mile walk ever with Wilbur. We worked on heal, sit, break and come, over & over. The only situation we had was when we went by a fence with an annoying barking dog. It wasn’t a wrestling match with him like it use to be going by. I normally pray for no dogs on the trail. Now I am praying for dogs, I need the practice. 😂🤣👏👍🏻😁🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

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