About K9Rj Dog Training

Board and train and private training from Panama City

K9Rj Dog Training is based in Panama City and serves Pensacola, Destin, Panama City Beach, Tallahassee and the wider Panhandle. It offers board and train, private sessions, daily drop-off training, group classes, service dog training and protection dog training, with a 10% discount for veterans, law enforcement, health care workers and first responders.

Programs and prices

Private sessions start at $100 and last about an hour. Inboard programs include boarding and handler training: a two-week puppy program for dogs 5 to 8 months ($1000), a two-week basic on-leash program with optional behavior modification ($1,500), a one-month intermediate program with off-leash household obedience and e-collar training ($2500), and a two-month advanced off-leash program ($5000).

The trainer

RJ is a second-generation trainer who began as a trainer and decoy apprentice at Gatorland K9 in 2007, at age 13, under his father. Between 2015 and 2018 he traveled to study service dog work, search and rescue and Schutzhund, and he has trained service dogs for people with anxiety, PTSD and physical disabilities. He says he has trained 150+ dogs.

What owners say

One client wrote that after 4 sessions she felt "way more confident" walking her high-energy boxer mix.