EPIC training event with the Army yesterday. After a morning of academics teaching soldiers how dogs hunt and how best to throw off a tracker team ( ie make my life miserable as Liesel and I track them down)… we took to the skies 🚁 to be inserted in the mountains and hunt down teams applying evasion tactics. Huge shoutout to the troops involved. They all took the academics to heart and did an excellent job! Everyone was super dedicated and a blast to work and hangout with! �

GSD Ceasar kicked off his board and train program this week. This handsome brute is learning his positions in german! Why? Because why not!? We are happy to train dogs in German, French, Dothraki, Klingon you name it! #runyourpack #workyourpack #germanshepherd #dogtrainingmissoula

8 week old GSD ‘Sig’ kicked off his puppy imprinting program in the yurt last night. Start em young make it fun! #runyourpack #puppyimprinting #germanshepherd #germanshepherdpuppy

Big boy Bear kicks off his board and train at RYP. This handsome brute is relearning how to work WITH a leash not against it both during walks and with his stationary commands. #germanshepherd #dogtrainingmissoula #runyourpack #workyourpack

Awesome Angie is a familiar face in for a board and train refresher. She is a graduate of our foundational obedience program, is an up and coming man hunter and helps out her handler who teaches K9 first aid classes around the country. Being that Angie and her handler frequently travel together we added in some tight quarters engagement games to give this drivey GSD some brain work on longer trips in cars/on planes. See the story above (for the next 24 hours) to see her worki

GSD Indie arrived earlier this week from Great Falls to start his board and train program. This handsome 1 year old is killing it already taking to his commands like a dog that was thirsty for a job! #germanshepherd #dogtrainingmissoula #runyourpack

White GSD Theo kicked off his foundational board and train program this week! A puppy imprinting graduate, this 5 month old pup is quickly understanding the next phase of his training that involves learning and working with his handler on leash! #whitegermanshepherd #germanshepherdtraining #germanshepherd #germanshepherdsofinstagram #runyourpack

K9 Valkyrie is destined for skijoring adventures with her handler. Today, after her competition level obedience lesson, we worked through some preliminary pull lessons. Val is a GSD that is doing phenomenal with her obedience - ‘pulling’ is now is a foreign concept. To clearly define when pulling is appropriate we began condition pulling to a harness. We started with her handler encouraging her dog to pull the empty sled, then I jumped in the sled so she got used to some weig

Powder hound, Cash, kicks off his off leash board and train! This handsome GSD did puppy imprinting when he was 10 weeks old...he did his first 3 week board and train last summer as a 5 month old, now he’s back to take his on leash skills off leash! #germanshepherdsofinstagram #germanshepherd #dogtrainingmissoula #runyourpack

K9 Millie kicks off her training program. This King shepherd was a puppy imprinting rockstar. She just kicked off her 3 week board and train and is doing great building off the skills learned during her puppy program! #germanshepherd #kingshepherd #runyourpack #dogtraining

K9 Aida kicks off her training program this week! This nifty little GSD has tons of drive. Her owner did a fantastic job of laying a great training/working baseline. Our main objective with her is to tighten up and simplify her understanding of positions on and off leash. With all dogs, particularly drivey ones,simplicity and clarity in communication is key...frustration/confusion can create a dog that electively listens and self rewards on opportunities that more more clearl

This sweet GSD is in for her foundational obedience program. she is quickly understanding the game of flowing through obedience with the leash and verbal markers to guide her #dogtrainingmissoula #runyourpack #germanshepherd

🍁 #lieselweapon #shedhunter #germanshepherd #montanamoment #workingk9 #hornhunting #nosework #germanshepherdsofinsta #germanshepherdsofinstagram

Nice detail shot of Liesel Weapon doing her tracking thing...#lieselweapon #germanshepherd #trackingdog

Sasha is a new recruit in for training from Billings. Sasha is in for foundational obedience and to begin her wounded game tracking. shes doing great so far and is quickly learning the game of the hunt. #trackingdog #runyourpack #germanshepherd

Sent Max home today with his new handler. I admittedly got a little attached to this guy while he was in for rehab and training :) cut a little sequence showing his progression while here at RYP. Max came from Montana GermanShepherd BelgianMalinois Rescue. The past history of this 5 year old GSD was relatively unknown but he could not be approached by strangers and had a track record of being tranquilized for vet visits and transport between rescues. This was a dog that had Z

RYP Roll Call : Blizzard Brigade Seems winter really wants to hang out for awhile this year. 3 degrees, strong winds, heavy snow...The yurt dojo is toasty and inviting for training...the kennel is warm and dry...all the space between the 2 is a bit of a cold treacherous nightmare right now haha. Doesn't stop this crew from putting in the reps: REX (GSD) : Rex is in from Montana GermanShepherd BelgianMalinois Rescue. He is being tuned up for adoption. He is a really nice d

I was once asked if ‘German Shepherds understood German commands better than English?’ (Short answer: No.) I’ve also been told about training outfits offering a ‘premium’ package to teach a dog in a secret code so no one could steal the dog by calling them in command. (opinion: code is not necessary for this security measure, nor should it cost more) Game of Thrones fan? Named your mastiff Khal Drogo? Train him in Dothraki! (Or elven for those LOTR fans…) Really, there is no

Great club day today! Breaking in that new targeting table! #ProtectionSportsAssociation #PSAtraining #malinois #GermanShepherd #dutchshepherd #bitework #protectiondog

#ProtectionSportsAssociation #PSAtraining #bitework #protectiondog #GermanShepherd #malinois #dutchshepherd