Fortunate K9 Dog and Owner Training

I highly recommend training with Fortunate K9. ALL the experienced trainers care very much for our four legged companions and want nothing more to watch us and our dogs succeed. Frankly, I don’t think Jesse would have remained living with us if it wasn’t for Fortunate K9. They not only helped us train Jesse to become a more productive member of the household/society, they also trained us into more responsible, proactive owners. I would trust Fortunate K9 with Jesse’s life. They helped us develop a mutual respectful relationship between owner and canine. We will always train our dogs with Fortunate K9.

After lots of research, we brought home our very first German Shepherd puppy in 2009. We signed him up with a petstore training program and were fortunate enough to get a very knowledgable and experienced German Shepherd trainer. Unfortunately, she was resrtricted by company policy to give us the intense training we desired. She did, however, give us the information we needed to find the very best of training for our incredible German Shepherd. We worked very hard with our puppy and he had some good, reliable commands but we needed more. We searched for what seemed like forever and found Fortunate K9 and we haven't looked back! Private lessons with Rick and constant but fun work from us gave us the dog of our dreams! We now have nine German Shepherds, all trained with Fortunate K9's amazing, dedicated, supportive, compassionate and knowledgable crew! We have done all of our Obedience 101 classes with Rick, and a few puppy classes with Julia and Tom. We have not been in any of Jen's classes yet but have worked with her at some drop in classes and follow all of their classes! We continue with drop in classes when time allows, and look forward to each and every one! We have made so many amazing friends and consider our Fortunate K9 group our extended family! Always supportive, encouraging, compassionate and dedicated in seeing you and your dog succeed! We have one German Shepherd that we brought into our home at the age of three and although he is an incredible boy, he came with a few issues that needed to be addressed. I contacted Rick and he did not hesitate to set up an appointment for an evaluation. In just one session, he helped us to find the best approach. We worked hard with him, brought him back a short time later and was over-the-top excited with his progress! I see the joy in their eyes with not only our dog's progress but the success of each and every dog and their handler! I am in constant need of the owner training part and work very hard with every one of my dogs. They are always there for me with a lifetime of support and for that I am truly grateful! We couldn't do it without them! Thank you all! Jeff and Karen Russell

Best training for challenging dogs bar none. Was effectively kicked out of another another outstanding training outfit because they were not equipped to handle my dog, but FK9 can handle ANY dog. It took some effort, but my dog went from zero to hero, winning obedience blue ribbons and doing therapy work. Everyone that works there is the BEST. This is the place to go when the likes of Victoria Stilwell are writing you and your dog off...

I have had a wonderful experience with Fortunate K9 in training my two Austrailian Cattle Dogs!! Jen is absolutely AMAZING! My dog Quinn went through puppy class with her as well as staying in her home for boarding/training for three weeks while my husband and I were abroad. When we returned we were shocked at all she had learned and how well trained she was (and continues to be)!! After our great experience with Quinn, we did private lessons with our older dog and enjoy taking them both to the drop in classes. I highly, highly recommend fortunate k9!! They are attentive, caring and have a very effective philosophy on training!!