RYP ROLL CALL Some new faces around the prop this week kicking off their obedience/rehabilitation programs. If this steady cold and snow continues I may be training ALL of them to collect firewood and pull a dogsled... ZOEY (Shepherd X): Zoey made the trip down from Kalispell for her foundational obedience program. As you can tell from her 'blue steel' focus look she digs the work and is rapidly excelling with her skills. BASIL (Hound X): Big boy Basil is starting his foundat

NEW TRAINING DIGS! RYP is excited to announce our new location and training facility! We needed room to expand so we jumped across the valley and over the river landing in a beautiful location that boasts a temperature controlled facility, fenced in acreage and a 'backyard' that includes miles of prime Montana backcountry...a lovely stage for working K9s... Tomorrow the doors officially open and the roster is stacked with a full house of K9s in for different levels of trainin

It’s past midnight in a torrential downpour. We were alone somewhere above 12,000 feet in the backcountry of Colorado. I was soaked, scared, freezing and lost…That’s when Schuck Handsome saved my ass… Anyone that has ventured into a conversation with me about dogs and training knows that I hold a canine’s perceptive ability to a high regard. Arrogance often leaves humans wondering ‘why that dog cannot learn…’ when the truth is, more often than not, that we are just failing to

I saw this video awhile back… I thought…ok that’s pretty badass. I want to train my next shep to do that. Now, I am by no means ‘tactically’ trained like the gentlemen in the video above, but I still think the notion of having a dog with obedience/bitework control paired with a firearm in this manner is pretty slick. Liesel Weapon has therefore been learning the ‘Stealth’ command. Essentially it is a modified attention heel between my legs. To illustrate her progress see be

Run Your Pack is excited to announce our new ‘Wilderness Immersion’ board and train package. What does this mean for your dog? Well, in a nutshell, it means that you, the human, may just be jealous about where your dog gets to stay while they are being trained… Set back in a secluded setting in the mountains of western Montana: your dog will get 1 on 1 training and care while they run in the woods, drink from a fresh mountain creek and sleep right in the trainer’s home: a pea

Liesel Weapon : WEEK 3 of the Top Tier K9 working dog puppy imprinting program. 11 weeks old, this little pistol continues to amaze me. She LOVES to work and i'd be lying if I said I wasn't having the time of my life hanging with this little lady all day... #dogtraining #dogtrainingmissoulamontana #dogtrainer #missoulamontanadogtrainer #germanshepherd #workingdog #puppy #runyourpack

She's lean, she's mean and she's learning FAST!!! #Workingdog #dogtrainer #missoula #dogtrainingmissoulamontana #runyourpack #germanshepherd

Schuck Handsome has donned the orange bandana since he was about 1. Prior to having his iconic blaze, we often ran into trouble around town. We would be happily walking along enjoying a warm Missoula afternoon when a SHRIEK/GASP/SCREECHING TIRE would interrupt our placid walkabout. The cause of this disruption was/is always an overzealous pretentious dog owner that MUST be heard...From here I would have some variation of the following conversation: I will use 'Uppity Lady W

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. - Mark Twain Pack took to the mountains today...an act of freedom. Remembering those that have served and sacrificed for this country... #dogtraining #dogtrainer #missoula #montana #dogtrainingmissoulamontana #runyourpack

I think anyone that knows me sees this as no surprise...Decided to take my passion/obsession with dog training and make a career out of it. I can now proudly say I am a certified professional dog trainer...*drops the mic, walks off #dogtrainer #dogtraining #dogtrainingmissoulamontana #missoula #runyourpack #montana #professional