K9 Kato and his handler, Ben, departed Montana Monday to head back home to Knoxville Tenn. For a week this K9 tracker team was immersed in the art of manhunting here at RYP - covering steep unforgiving terrain, thick brush, creek crossings and even some urban terrain. Day 1 Kato and Ben were navigating simple 30 yard tracks with basic challenges - on the last day I sent them into the backcountry alone to find a lost hiker over 2 miles away. Kato was encouraged to lead and lea

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