Dog Training: Your pack is our passion

Lorie was amazing with all of her exercises to help us. Everything was tailored to my dog for what he needed and everything unfolded exactly how she predicted. 10/10 and will likely use again.

We had a wonderful experience with Lindsey from Koru K9. We have a six-year-old Australian Shepherd and an eight-month-old Australian Shepherd who both needed some solid training — plus we have a newborn, so finding the right person to handle things in one shot was a must. Also, finding someone who would come pick up the dog was so convenient. We are in Mill Valley and she came from Santa Rosa so he was relatively close 🙂

We’re absolutely thrilled with Lindsey and all the work she did with Gizmo, our intact puppy. Working with an unfixed dog is no small task! He ended up staying with her for about a month, and her property was perfect — tons of space in the backyard where he could run and play. She also trains guide dogs for the blind, which made us feel even more confident that he was in the hands of the best of the best.

She sent us biweekly updates, was always responsive, and truly made the whole “sending your dog away” part so much easier. Of course we missed him and would prefer to have him with us always, but Lindsey kept us informed and genuinely made us feel good about the experience.

She was incredibly patient, walking us through everything we needed to know — because let’s be honest, sometimes we need just as much training as the dogs, lol.

Would 100% recommend her to anyone.

We cannot thank Shane enough for the life-changing impact he has had on our dog, Scooby. Scooby is a rescue from Miami, FL, a Catahoula Leopard Dog with a sweet, eager-to-please personality. When we first adopted him, he was the definition of a happy-go-lucky pup. But after moving to New York City, we started noticing a gradual shift. Big city life brought out fearfulness we had never seen before, and with that came unpredictable behavior. Eventually, Scooby developed a bite history, and we reached a point where we were heartbroken and seriously considering putting him down.

When we contacted Shane, he was straightforward and honest and never made unrealistic promises. But he believed Scooby could be helped, and that was the hope we desperately needed. After six weeks of working with Shane, Scooby came back to us as the dog we remembered: confident, joyful, and trusting again.

Shane did not just work with Scooby. He worked with us. He taught us how to read Scooby’s signals, emphasized the importance of structure, and showed us how to create an environment where Scooby could feel safe and secure. It turns out we were the ones who needed the most training, and Shane guided us with patience and clarity.
Every time we look at Scooby now, we are reminded of how close we came to losing him and how grateful we are that Shane stepped in. He did not just train our dog. He gave us our family member back. We cannot recommend him highly enough.

We cannot recommend the board and train with Koru K9 enough. We had Rich take on our reactive dog, Steve, for four weeks and it was truly an amazing experience. We felt like we regained control over our dog (who is a Great Pyrenees, with guardian dog habits in his DNA). He’s still always going to want to bark, or react when he sees certain dogs but we now know how to handle it or manage him in a way that prevents a lot of the negative experiences we were having. Dog training definitely requires up-keep, so don’t bother going through the program if you can’t continue to put in the effort. But without the foundational skills that Rich taught to Steve, we wouldn’t have ever made progress. We didn’t know where to start, and now we know exactly what we need to do. It has brought so much relief to us to have the confidence that we can handle Steve and we have fallen in love with him again. Thank you, Rich, this has changed our lives for the better!