Life Is Good. Life is Better with Dogs.TM

At NK9 Dog Training Academy we believe life is good. We also believe Dogs are a blessing that have great potential to make life even better--especially when they are well trained; and that's where we can help!

It can be stressful (sometimes dangerous) living with dog aggression, behavioral issues, leash pulling, puppy behavior, dog anxiety, or just lack of basic obedience. In regard to aggression in particular, our goal in rehabilitating aggressive dogs is to have them learn to co-exist around other dogs & humans. Not every dog can be "pet-friendly" and we will give our assessment after training concerning our recommendations for your dog's interactions in public.

Nevertheless, we would like to encourage you by sharing just some of the reviews we've received regarding our client dogs and the success clients have seen training with us through the years!

NK9 Success Stories

Dustin & Sherri Skinner, IA

"Our mini Goldendoodle was incredibly leash reactive to other dogs before we worked with Angela. We tried watching YouTube videos and even had another trainer, but nothing seemed to work for us. My wife and I wanted to be very hands on with the training and Angela was incredibly accommodating. She gave us the skills we needed to be successful in accomplishing our training goals. We are so appreciative of the help she gave us and incredibly happy to have the wonderful dog we wanted. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great dog trainer."

"Angela was absolutely amazing to work with. Our 2 year old lab, Ranger completed her board and train program (4 weeks). Our dog has some special medical needs and Angela went above and beyond to make sure he was comfortable and received his medicine everyday on time. Angela would send us updates everyday with progress and how our boy was doing. She was very responsive and reassuring as I was a nervous wreck leaving him for 4 weeks. Before the program, Ranger would bark loudly at people/ other dogs and pull very hard on the leash. We couldn’t even take him on walks or out of the house. Ranger would not follow commands. He was crated most of the time or in a playpen as we couldn’t do daily tasks. He was a very fearful dog. We let Angela know everything we wanted out of Ranger and she did just that. Ranger came home a whole new dog (in a good way). We were amazed by his progress. He can now walk loosely on a leash and we go on walks everyday. He can even go into Lowe’s without barking which would’ve never happened without this training program. Ranger is no longer fearful and will follow our commands. We were even able to completely get rid of his playpen.We 100% recommend Angela, she is the best!"

Jessica Lynch, IA