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! �

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

As a dog trainer I field questions such as these daily: 'Can you make my dog stop chasing deer?' 'How do I get my dog to stop biting me?' 'My dog doesn't come when called...instead prefers the game of chase - why is that?' 'UGH they are out of control and never listen to me!' We all have dogs in our lives for different reasons and I am not here to say 1 reason is better than another...but it IS important to remember that dogs are dogs. They come in different flavors and varie

Starting April 14th - RYP is very excited to be hosting BUSAR 's K9 unit here in the Rocky Mountains. K9 Kato and his handler will be making the long trip from the Great Smoky Mountains for over a week of intensive tracking/trailing instruction. Get ready to get muddy, bloody and vertical Ben Landkammer BONUS - Also looking forward to working another awesome Crooked Creek Ranch German Shepherd Dog! #sardog #trackingdog #RYPTrackingClub

It was rainy and 40s - perfect for scent work. Did some semi urban tracks for Liesel Weapon - she did really well. Since it was just Liesel working tonight with 3 dedcated trail layers showing up ready to work in the rain... RYP treated everyone to a round of beers at Big Sky Brewing after :) #RYPTrackingClub #trackingdog #manhunting #germanshepherd

Great afternoon tracking in the sunshine! Lots of new challenges including creek crossings/traverses, down trees, thick thorny brush and deer/dog contamination. #RYPTrackingClub #trackingdog #searchandrescue #germanshepherd #lieselweapon #malinois

TIME FOR TAUGHT LINES AND DOUBLE BLINDS... RYP IS KICKING OFF IMMERSION MANHUNTING WORKSHOPS THIS SPRING What does that mean exactly? It means I want you to breathe fresh mountain air and hear the eagles caw as you learn to hunt as a team with your K9 companion. The prey is human and the terrain is real. Steep slopes, thick brush, water crossings…Snow? possibly. Bears? probably. Baddassery? absolutely. This 3 day spring workshop will kickoff ‘Rocky Mountain Manhunting.’ (RMM)

This is how adults play hide and seek with their K9s... K9 Reese is a 4 month old golden who had zero issue finding POIs hiding in unique places tonight. Reese's handler is injured so I had the privilege of working Reese while her owner watched...first location the POI ran and hid in multiple elevated hiding spots in a playground. Reese navigated her first fence crossing and did great getting back on scent after being (gently) tossed to the other side. Later on after it got d

RYP is excited to announce the new RUFF - FUR - ALL program...(that's "referral" for those that don't speak pun). Here is how it works: If you complete a RYP foundational stay-and-train immersion obedience program (typically 2-4 weeks...see more about that program here) and later tell a friend...then THEY book a foundational stay-and-train immersion obedience program...then YOU get a FREE private lesson! Whoa a FREE lesson!? What can I do with that? Well... Wanna brush up on