#1 DOG TRAINING PROGRAM IN PHOENIX
Top Rated Local Dog Trainer
Welcome to Active K9 Training Solutions! We specialize in empowering dog owners with the skills and techniques needed to enhance their dogs’ obedience, agility, and overall behavior. Whether you’re looking for basic obedience training, advanced behavior solutions, or specialized agility training, we’re here to help.
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About The Owner
Missy Dallas
In 2003, I was a canine mom of two special needs shepherds. Feisty, my male bit out of fear, was dog aggressive, and very codependent. Kiah, my female, was very bossy and territorial. I referred to Feisty as my street smart dog and Kiah as my book smart dog. She loved to train while he was more of a wild animal. Due to their differences in personalities, I had to learn how to care for each dog individually.
During my journey to simply care for my personal dogs I fell in love with training animals, studying behavior, and understanding the motivations behind behavior. My passion for behavior and learning theory led me to creating a business focused on teaching parents and professional handlers how to provide a healthy balance of mental, physical, and emotional stimulation for their dogs and clients. Whether you are a pet parent or pet professional, it is your responsibility to provide this balance within your canine relationships.
Our Services
Premier Dog Training Classes in Phoenix
Puppy Basic Obedience Board & Train
This five-week board and train program for dogs aged 4-7 months includes weekly private lessons, an in-home session after completion, one year of unlimited group class access, and training by multiple handlers to ensure obedience in commands like "Here," "Sit," "Down," "Place," leash walking, stay, socialization, and basic manners.
Service TwoBasic Obedience with Behavior Modification
This six-week board and train program for adult dogs focuses on basic obedience and behavior modification, including weekly private lessons, an in-home session after completion, one year of unlimited group class access, and training with multiple handlers to reinforce commands like "Here," "Sit," "Stay," "Down," "Place," leash walking, socialization, and basic manners.
A LA CARTE BOARD & TRAIN
The A La Carte Board and Train is an eight-day, seven-night pay-as-you-go program designed for behavior modification, offering flexibility for budget-conscious owners, with private lessons upon the dog's return and a week later, covering behaviors like leash walking, socialization, reactivity, recall, obedience tune-up, aggression, anxiety, and crate training.
Why Choose us
With more than 15 years in the industry, our certified trainers have honed their skills through hands-on experience in various training methods tailored to your dog’s needs.
- Experienced Trainers: Our certified trainers have years of hands-on experience in various training methods tailored to your dog’s needs.
- Customized Programs: We believe every dog is unique. That’s why we offer tailored training programs to suit individual personalities and learning styles.
- Positive Reinforcement: We use humane, effective methods that focus on positive reinforcement to build a trusting relationship between you and your dog.
Our Happy Dogs
Our Happy Clients!
Allison YacovellaWe reached out to Missy for help with our reactive/stranger danger dog, Bam. Her dedication, expertise and professionalism has turned Bam from a dog that we couldn't take on a walk, into a happy, well behaved, enjoyable family pet. I would recommend Missy to anyone needing assistance training their dog.Emalee HoefnerI’ve had an amazing experience with Active K9. Missy has helped me build my fear reactive dog’s confidence along with teaching me how to communicate with my dog. She is very knowledgeable and a wonderful teacher.Ashley RiceI’m not sure what we would have done without Missy. We adopted a tripod puppy, not realizing that her traumatic former life made her quickly very protective of her new family. I was desperate to learn how to work with her, but all the trainers in the area were months out for help. Missy answered the call and accepted the challenge the same day! Three years later, Missy has been our go-to for new dog introductions and brush up training sessions. I highly recommend Missy’s training and the no nonsense approach to holding the owner just as accountable. Thank you Missy! ❤️ 🐶 Cookie, Zeus and the Rice FamilytravisMissy has shown a lot of patience with our more than energetic German Shepherd Autumn. She has taught us a lot about our approach to training and gave us guidance on questions both big and small, and was available to answer. We feel confident in continued training thanks to Missy‘s explanations. We had our Autumn go through the boarded training and believe our Autumn learned what the curriculum stated it would provide. Missy has gone beyond what we would have expected for our doggy and truly believe our pup would be a mess without Missy’s training.Angela BoyceWe have two dogs, an English bulldog and a red nose. They are great dogs, but the red nose likes to jump on people to greet them and the bulldog was very stubborn and didn’t realize he was 80 lbs. in no time at all, Missy had them behaving wonderfully and listening to our commands. Finally, we can walk them and have them in public without having to worry that their over friendly nature would end up hurting someone on accident. Missy took the time to train the dog, and us on how to get the best behavior from them. We could not be happier with the results. Thanks Missy!!! Best money ever spent!Ryan GamlinI truly don’t know where I would be without Missy’s training with my young golden Lyla! I gave her a super high energy, excitable and rambunctious golden retriever puppy for a months worth of obedience board and train and got back a well behaved, attentive and still high energy pup. That’s what I really appreciated about her training program!! She trains her dogs to be attentive and obedient without them losing their luster and spirit. I’ve recommended her to a few of my friends and will continue to do so. Really grateful to have come across Missy and her talents! I’m confident she actually loves her pups more than humans 😂 which is great in my opinion!!Chris CenciMy dog's name is pup pup. This is a list of what puppup knows to be gospel... - Down and hold - Sit and hold - loose leash walks - Off leash walks - due to recalls - Recalls - 'here' and 'target'. I can be a football field away from my dog, verbally present the recall command and he will be at my side in however long it takes him to sprint the distance between us. This includes a time when another dog and it's owner were engaging with him in a chaotic manner. I saw what was happening, yelled out the command ... and mid showdown he turned and came directly to me. - Crate trained - Food trained (no jumping for scraps or coming to get food without the 'yes' as a thumbs up to do so). ZERO of those things would have been part of puppups world without Missy having boarded and trained him prior to me picking him up. He was a rescue and Missy set him up to be happy and enjoy his life because the structure is what gives our animals the most rewarding experience they can have. Not to mention it helps with providing safety for them and everyone around ... If somehow off leash and near a road (cars) or any other type of possible trouble (other off leash dogs that are untrained and possibly aggressive etc) the recalls and the trust built through training can prevent accidents. Missy is tough but in a good way. She wants the parents to know what they are doing and what they need to continue doing in order to maintain the structure moving forward. I have no problem recommending her as a trainer. If you're thinking of boarding or day training etc ... She's the girl.Bernie EvansI was eager and determined to write a review about Missy, owner of Active K9, and pleased that many other stellar reviews praise her without exaggeration. She truly is a rock star in her field. She worked for 2 months with our 5 Y.O. rescue who is dog aggressive and we've seen more progress than we expected. Missy is a gifted communicator with dogs (and owners,) who taught us how to be good dog parents, and it made a remarkable difference in our dog's behavior. Missy was prompt, attentive, enthusiastic and intuitive and delivered exactly what our dog needed at each session. She made herself available for all the time we requested and always considered our input during individual sessions, If I have have one complaint, it's that our dog likes Missy way too much! I will sing her praises to all and everyone who needs help with a furry friend.1stacyyatesFantastic experience with Missy. Very low stress for both dogs and owners. She trained us as well as our dogs so training could continue indefinitely. Highly recommend!Grace SomersWe found Missy through a friend who also had a fantastic experience with the program. I thought I knew enough to get by with training a dog and have been successful with training dogs in the past, but after adopting an energetic Dalmatian with a very strong prey drive I was feeling super overwhelmed and defeated. After a 3 week board and train program, our pup was not only 10000% more well behaved but we were also given the tools to continue the process at home. Thank you Active K9 Training Solutions!!!
Contact Us
activek9trainingsolutions@gmail.com
Phone
+1 602-292-8722