It has taken me awhile to decide to leave a review, however, I feel compelled to share my…read moreexperience.
When we came to K9, we were very honest about our situation and the aggressive behavior our dog exhibits at times. We told them this was our last option with our dog, we had tried everything, as we loved and adored him. We had previously taken him to a board and train program which was unsuccessful, we had visited with our vet for other options, consulted every husky forum Google could provide, as well as watch every YouTube training video. K9 promised us the world; he would return home a new, obedient dog. They seemed like honest, trustworthy people and so we signed on the dotted line.
Additionally, K9 knew it was a major hardship for us to afford the training, as I had just been laid off from my job due to COVID. For the great bargain of $3,500 we agreed to the 6 week board and train program. Furthermore, upon dog pick-up day, K9 told us our dog had to have the bed and food bob-it toy they sold; that he loved both of those two items. What did we do? We bought it, of course. His bed was out for 7 months and he never once got on it. As for the bob-it toy he had to have, he'd rather not eat than have to interact with it.
He came home a different dog alright, but more aggressive and mean than he ever was prior to training. We stayed in constant communication with K9 pre, during, and post training. We followed up and followed the "rules", to no avail. Eventually, K9 came to our home for one of the follow up training sessions and they took him in for 1.5 days, neither of which were helpful. They often told us he didn't exhibit the aggressive behavior with them, although we saw otherwise every time we were there.
All in all, nothing they told us was true - from the major things to the very minor.
I don't write this review to harm their business, but I do write it to share my truth and hope it can help other people in similar situations. The final outcome for us: After $5,000 in dog trainings, doggy daycare, getting him neutered, and buying every possible type of chew toy, we had to make the difficult decision to surrender him to a husky rescue mission as we couldn't take the attacks anymore. I sincerely hope no one else ends up in this situation.