Rising Starr K9 Dog Training

Rick at Rising Starr K9 was one of 3 places that our local humane society gave us. After reviewing and looking into each, we decided to go with Rick. Our dog June excelled at his 1 on 1 classes. If you do the work and put in the time you will see the results. We love the fact that at each session, first thing Rick asks is what's good about June. Our 1st session, Rick had us show him what June did know, how we handled our leash. We started with basic figure 8 walking with random sitting. Each meeting we got homework. Straight forward, 5 min sessions, 3 times a day. We worked the program 3x a day until our next class. 2nd Class we added tight circles, along with structure play. Structure play you ask, it's great, June loves each day to get her structure play. 3rd session we added, place, stay and wait. Yes, there is a difference from wait and stay. We can now have June sit as we open the door to the garage, telling her to wait. I can walk into the garage around a corner, and she waits till I tell her to come. Rick said to take every opportunity to train, don't waste a missed chance to train. We had our 4th session, then came the long and cold winter. We ended up taking 4 months off, but we continued to work the program 3x a day. We finally meet for our 5th session. June once again excelled. Why even with 4 months away, because if you work the program, you will see results. June has now graduated to intermediate classes. We will have 6 secessions coming up. We are super excited to continue this journey with Rick helping us along the way. We highly recommend giving a Rick a call to see what he can do for your dog. Don't wait, start seeing results. Update 8/15/26. Intermediate class pushed June and us to new tasks. 1st class was a bit rough as June is dog reactive. After we got done that day. We were not sure how far we would be able to take her. With each class , June got better and her skills around other dogs improved. June graduated from intermediate and has moved into 8 week course for cgc. Again, we worked the program. Meet new dogs and handlers. Happy to say june passsd the cgc test. The work does not stop there. Everyday is a day to train. Today we have signed june up for cgca and cgcu . We will refine these new skills over the next year. We never would of guessed that june would go this far. Rick has helped us in so many was. Give rsk9 a call and see what rick can do for you and your dog.

Been fantastic for our Giant schnauzer puppy. They're notoriously stubborn and good at finding loopholes to rules, and a highly intelligent working breed with a high prey drive. I knew we'd need an exceptional trainer. That's exactly what we got here! We did group puppy classes and intermediate after that. We plan to continue working with RisingStar for continued training, both classes and one on one. Very excited we found such a knowledgeable and effective trainer. I've learned a lot! So has Raven, our puppy. Looking forward to working with them more. I HIGHLY recommend!!!

I’ve been working with Rick at Rising Starr K9 for the past three weeks through individual lessons, and it’s been a great experience so far. Even though I’m still early in the training process, I’ve already seen progress with our pup and have learned so much. Rick is patient, knowledgeable, and easy to work with. I have high expectations for my Rottweiler puppy and I know that Rick will get me there. If you’ve been on the fence about booking with a trainer, stop waiting and just do it—you won’t regret working with Rick. I’m excited to see how much my dog will continue to improve as I keep training with him. I would definitely recommend Rick and Rising Starr K9.