About Zrodfx K9 Dog Training

What they offer

Zrodfx K9 is a Colorado Springs dog training business led by behaviorist TJ Vytlacil, working from a 15-acre ranch. Its flagship board and train builds off-leash reliability and advanced obedience on what it calls mindset first, and a behavior modification version takes aggression, reactivity, fear, resource guarding and rescue cases, each assessed individually before intake. There is also a puppy board and train for dogs under six months, public access training, and an in-person or hybrid option of six to eight sessions with video modules and homework for owners who want to train the dog themselves.

How they train

The site calls its approach balanced: all four quadrants of operant conditioning, weighted heavily toward positive reinforcement, with yes and no markers, and it explains its use of the e-collar openly. Clients get lifetime support and HD video to keep.

Good to know

TJ started in rescue work in 2008 and is a certified NePoPo Gold trainer for dogs and horses. The site is clear that public access training is not the same thing as service dog training.