Positive Review

Filed by Diane Mar 8, 2025

I looked at several boarding and training facilities before I selected Mountain State K9 Academy for my two German Shepherd rescues. I made the correct decision, and I will be with Mountain State as long as I have dogs. My first impression was of an immaculately clean and odor free facility with caring handlers who obviously love what they are doing. I chose a multiple week training package for both dogs who arrived with minimal handling, training, and social skills. Both dogs were terrified of human contact, and my trainer, Dylan Near, went out of his way to socialize my dogs as well as train them in basic obedience. Over a period of several weeks, he enlisted other handlers and staff members to socialize with my dogs to reduce the dogs' fear of being approached and touched. Dylan called me with frequent updates and observations during my dogs' stay at Mountain State. He gave me homework to do when my dogs came home and helped me schedule private and group lessons at Mountain State for continuing training. As of this posting, it has been seven months since I rescued my dogs and enrolled them in training at Mountain State K 9 Academy. My dogs have completed basic obedience classes, beginner agility, and are currently working on their CGC certifications. My dogs are happy, confident, and learning that training is fun and people are good. I highly recommend, without reservation, Mountain State K 9 Academy to anyone needing a quality facility for training and boarding, and, as I stated earlier, I plan to continue training at Mountain State for as long as I have dogs.