OLK9 Training proudly offers professional training services for companion dogs of Any Breed, Any Age, Any Size.
All classes are taught 1-on-1, and are available by appointment only. Board and Train availability is limited so reserve your desired dates early!
Training & services
Training goals
Behavior consultationProgram details
Canine Good Citizen preparationProgram details
Obedience trainingProgram details
Your dog must finish our Basic Obedience Package before we will teach them any advanced lessons! Advanced Obedience is $400 and includes 4 of the following lessons: “Come to Heel” command: your dog will walk around you and position themselves for an off leash heel on command. “Watch” command: Eye contact until released. “Through” command: Your dog will walk between your legs and sit. “Stand” command: your dog will assume a standing position on command (great for mobility support of conformation dogs). “Front” Command: Your dog will come and sit directly in front of you. “Touch” Command: Your dog will use his two front feet to "touch" anything you point to. “Directional” Sends: You can point your finger and your dog will go “place” on anything you point to, without you having to walk over to the object. · Listed price: [object Object]
This includes the Off-Leash K9 Training E-Collar, a 15-foot leash, and FOUR one-hour lessons (taught once per week for 4 weeks). By the end of this package, your dog will be able to be outside, off-leash, with distractions while under complete control. Commands include the following: “Come,” “Sit,” and “Extended Sit.” “Down” and “Extended Down.” “Place” and “Extended Place.” (Your dog will sit on a location that you choose, like his bed, until released by you). “Break” Your dog is expected to maintain the command given until you give this release command. “Heel” They will walk right beside you, either consistently on your left or right side, either on or OFF the leash. “Off” is used to stop your dog in the act of jumping, counter surfing, digging, barking, etc. - if you can catch your dog doing it, you can stop it! **During classes we are teaching YOU how to teach your dog, so you will need to budget 45 minutes to 1-hour per day to practice between classes! · Listed price: [object Object]
Puppy trainingProgram details
Recall trainingProgram details
Behavior support
Aggression trainingProgram details
We keep your dog for 2 weeks and help them stabilize into the manageable family member they are capable of being! We pick your dog up at your front door step (as long as you live within an hour of the city) and we do ALL the initial teaching for you. By the end of their session, your dog will know all 7 basic commands included in basic, and you won’t need to go through the brain damage of teaching commands to them (or dedicating 45 minutes to an hour EVERY day for a month on training). During your dog’s stay, they will live with one of our certified trainers as if they were one of their own – going everywhere with them and working on desensitization to the things that set them off in the past! Your dog will go where our trainer goes, and you will get photo and/or video updates daily (so you know what they are learning and doing). At the very end, we spend 2 hours with you showing you how to maintain that training at home, but the also includes a lifetime support guarantee! · Listed price: [object Object]
BarkingProgram details
Fear and confidenceProgram details
Reactivity trainingProgram details
How training happens
Board and trainProgram details
Your dog will come and live with one of our trainers for 14 days – where they will achieve all of the items listed in the proficient package. They will be treated as a member of our own family during their stay, while also being worked in many short sessions daily to ensure that they graduate their B&T session able to conduct an independent search and alert on odor alone (without the presence of a reward). · Listed price: [object Object]
Private trainingProgram details
Dog age
PuppiesProgram details
**For puppies under 5 months old** A single 1-hour PRIVATE class with our trainer where you can get all your questions answered and off on the right paw with your puppy! · Listed price: [object Object]
Training level
Advanced obedienceProgram details
Advanced trainingProgram details
Beginner trainingProgram details
Support between sessions
Follow-up supportProgram details
Photo updatesProgram details
Refresher trainingProgram details
Assistance and working dogs
Psychiatric service dog trainingProgram details
Service dog trainingProgram details
Autism can leave the world confusing and difficult to navigate for children and adults alike – which is where our Autism Support Service Dog Program comes in to help. Do you, or a close family member struggle with repetitive speech or movements? The inability to speak when overloaded by sensory input from what is going on in the immediate vicinity? How about the urge to get up and leave the room or area you are in (for different reasons that sometimes you can’t explain?This course will not only give your dog the ability to focus on you or an affected child and listen in all environments, but will also teach your dog to actively interrupt that repetitive speech or body movement, comfort you when you feel overwhelmed, and trail (using scent) an autistic individual that has left their caregivers without warning. This program can run $1300 – $2500 for classes, or $4100+ for a Board and Train and classes combination program.
Do you have a disability that affects your mobility? This 8-session course includes all 7 commands included in the basic obedience course (above) but also prepares your dog for real world scenarios as well as some advanced commands (like stand) that will help your dog assist you on command! This includes the e-collar and a 15ft training leash. This program is $900. Additional classes to learn how to open/close doors on command, attain a forced fetch, or turning on a light run at a per lesson charge of $100 each. **For those without a dog, we do offer Service Dog temperament evaluations for dogs in shelters and rescues, but recommend a Board and Train for these dogs rather than classes to help them acclimate to their new responsibilities more quickly. · Listed price: [object Object]
Do you have anxiety attacks that make daily tasks difficult? Not know when they are going to occur? Perhaps you have night terrors that make it impossible for you to get a good night’s sleep? If you fit one or more of those categories – we can help you! Our 8 to 12 week course includes basic obedience, testing for your CGC, anxiety alerts as they are happening, turning on lights for you at night on command, and even closing a door on command to help you feel more secure when needed. This program runs $900 – $1300 for classes, or $3700+ for a Board and Train and classes combination program.
Therapy dog trainingProgram details
Is your goal to have your dog become a therapy dog or perhaps just well-behaved enough to serve as your Emotional Support Animal? This specially designed 8-lesson course prepares you and your dog for their therapy dog testing and certification (on the therapy route), or to be a well-behaved family member able to comfort you when needed (the ESA route). This includes the e-collar and a 15ft training leash. This program is $900. · Listed price: [object Object]
Dog sports
Scent workProgram details
Your dog’s background
Rescue dogsProgram details
Training approach
E-collar trainingProgram details
Additional services
BoardingProgram details
Consultations
Free consultationProgram details
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Day ProgramProgram details
Disputes ResolutionProgram details
Dog BasicProgram details
Dog PurchaseProgram details
Dog TestingProgram details
Dog Training PackagesProgram details
In- Home Dog TrainingProgram details
In-Home ClassesProgram details
These packages are the same as above, except WE come to YOU! Basic Obedience: $800 (4 lessons, electronic collar, and leash); Basic and Advanced Obedience: $1200 (8 lessons, electronic collar, and leash). *Pricing includes traveling within 25 miles of either Chattanooga, Asheville, Sevierville, or Knoxville.
Off Leash K9 TrainerProgram details
Off Leash K9 TrainingProgram details
Shock CollarProgram details
Tracking and TrailingProgram details
Are you interested in sport tracking or trailing? Are you interested in being part of a local search and rescue team? Do you just want a fun/engaging outdoor activity to mentally and physically stimulate your dog? Do you want a closer bond with your dog? If you answered yes to any of these questions, check out our tracking and trailing courses! Option A) FOUR 1-hour PRIVATE sessions over 4 weeks, where you bring a friend to help us lay trails for your dog to follow! Your K9 will learn how to exchange prey drive for hunt drive, while you learn basic odor concepts to help you get started Tracking and Trailing the right way! – $600. Option B) FOUR Day Seminar – Just like option A, but in a fun fast-paced GROUP environment! **Subject to dates and availability. Please call 865.258.0415 for more information.**
Training Your DogProgram details
Working DogsProgram details
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Is this service free for Veterans?
No, Off Leash K9 Training is not a non-profit agency. However, there is a veteran's discount offered at every OLK9 across the country, the percentage just differs between locations.
5/5Tara was great with our dog Watson. She kept him for 2 weeks of intensive obedience training. She treated his as if he was her own dog. She listened to our issues and not only worked with him but also taught us how to deal with them. Communication was excellent. We received vide…Read full reviewClose full review
Tara was great with our dog Watson. She kept him for 2 weeks of intensive obedience training. She treated his as if he was her own dog. She listened to our issues and not only worked with him but also taught us how to deal with them. Communication was excellent. We received videos and texts throughout the 2 weeks. In addition, she was able to give him a bath before she brought him home. This is something most groomers have not been able to do. We would highly recommend Tara to anyone needing dog training.
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Adam LaFever
5/5We entrusted our girl, Lunara, to Caleigh for a board and train program, and we couldn't be happier. I was incredibly impressed with the communication throughout her stay, which included daily photo and video updates as well as regular check-in texts. Lunara returned to us with a…Read full reviewClose full review
We entrusted our girl, Lunara, to Caleigh for a board and train program, and we couldn't be happier. I was incredibly impressed with the communication throughout her stay, which included daily photo and video updates as well as regular check-in texts. Lunara returned to us with a solid foundation of skills and noticeably more confidence. I specifically see a much higher level of eye contact as she actively looks to us for direction. Now that we have this strong groundwork, continuing her training on my own feels so much less daunting.
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Aleah McKinney
5/5Caleigh is exceptional to work with! We sent our 6-month-old labradoodle puppy to her full of energy, constantly grabbing things he shouldn’t and running off with them, and no idea how to turn his brain off. After 2 weeks with Caleigh and continuing the training at home, he has g…Read full reviewClose full review
Caleigh is exceptional to work with! We sent our 6-month-old labradoodle puppy to her full of energy, constantly grabbing things he shouldn’t and running off with them, and no idea how to turn his brain off. After 2 weeks with Caleigh and continuing the training at home, he has great on and off leash manners, can drop things on command, and responds so well to “place” when he needs to settle himself.
We are so thankful for the tools and guidance Caleigh gave us and how much more enjoyable life with our pup has become! I highly recommend her program to anyone who needs a little help with their dog, you will not be disappointed with the outcome!
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jennifer spady
5/5I cannot say enough amazing things about Tara. Last Friday she brought our puppy home and he is a changed dog. When he left to go with her he would not listen to anything, he was dragging us down the road on walks, eating things he shouldn’t have been despite us being really care…Read full reviewClose full review
I cannot say enough amazing things about Tara. Last Friday she brought our puppy home and he is a changed dog. When he left to go with her he would not listen to anything, he was dragging us down the road on walks, eating things he shouldn’t have been despite us being really careful. When she returned him Friday she walked us through everything that she did with him and had us practice so we were comfortable with everything before she left. We practiced after she left and he was still listening to all the commands. Saturday we brought him to the groomer they told us how good he did which was all because of Tara and the training she did with him. Since then we have been practicing all the commands with him and he is still doing all of them really well. He also has not eating anything he is not supposed to so that is the best thing. Walks also do not seem like a chore anymore because instead of dragging us he is walking right beside us now. Tara also had great communication from the very beginning and she sent me plenty of updates and videos during the 2 weeks and I even contacted her after she left and was very responsive. If you decide to do training I highly recommend the 2 week training with Tara she is the best!
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Laurel Smith
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Caleigh was fantastic to work with to help train my Australian Cattle Dog! Mindy is a high energy dog and not very good with people so it has been hard socializing her. Caleigh taught her to trust strangers (at least stop barking) and taught us on how to manage her anxiety. She learned quickly and is so well behaved now! We are so lucky to have found such a wonderful trainer and friend!
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