You love your dog. You’d also love to take a walk without being dragged down the street, have people over without a circus at the door, and say “come” without opening negotiations.
Reasonable requests, right?
Diamond K9 offers practical, balanced dog training in Biddeford, Maine, including board and train, private lessons, behavior modification, and puppy training. Whether you need better manners or help with behavior that is making life smaller for everybody, let’s find a way forward.
Explore your options: Board and Train | Private Training | Puppy Training | Online Training | Graduate Boarding
Board and Train: Daily Training, Real-Life Practice
Your dog stays in a normal home environment while we work on obedience, leash manners, e-collar communication, and the behaviors that need attention. Training becomes part of the day, not just something that happens during a lesson.
And no, pickup day isn’t “Here’s your dog. Good luck!” We work with you, too, so you understand the training and how to carry it home.
Goal Digger – $1,897. A two-week board-and-train for dogs ages 6 months to 4 years who need an obedience foundation and help with everyday nuisance behaviors. This program is not suitable for anxiety, fearfulness, aggression, or leash reactivity.
Diamond Elite – $2,697 for three weeks or $3,497 for four weeks. For dogs ages 6 months to 9 years. More time to strengthen obedience, work around distractions, and address individual needs, including reactivity and anxiety.
Both programs include training tools and owner instruction. The right stay depends on your dog, not just the number of weeks you have in mind.
Private Dog Training: Learn With Your Dog
Does your dog understand what you want but only listen when nothing more interesting is happening? Or have things moved beyond annoying into genuinely stressful? Our private programs help you understand what to do and put it into practice yourself.
Composed Canine – $697. Four private sessions with Joyce, completed over 3-12 weeks, for dogs ages 6 months and older without serious behavioral issues or reactivity. Build obedience, e-collar communication, and more reliable responses around distractions.
Relationship Rescue – $997. For dogs ages 6 months and older with concerns such as reactivity, anxiety, aggression, territorial behavior, or resource guarding. It is also an option for a more thorough obedience foundation, including off-leash heel. The work goes beyond commands to the everyday interactions shaping your relationship.
Both programs include training tools, support between sessions, a year of follow-up support, and free drop-in group classes for as long as those classes are offered.
Puppy Training: Start Now, Build on It Later
Puppies are adorable. The nipping, jumping, accidents, and conflicting advice? Less adorable. You don’t need to figure out everything at once, but it helps to have a plan.
Puppy Now and Later – $3,397. For puppies starting at 3-5 months old, this two-stage board-and-train builds a foundation now and develops it as your puppy matures.
First: a 7-10-day stay. We work on foundational commands, crate calmness, potty habits, leash engagement, door manners, and impulse control. Then you practice at home.
Then: a three-week return stay, 3-6 months later. We build on that foundation with e-collar communication and practice around distractions. Emerging adolescent behavior concerns can also be addressed.
Training tools and three owner sessions are included. This is a coordinated two-stage program, not a weekly puppy class.
Online Dog Training: Diamond K9 Academy
Wouldn’t it be nice to send your dog to their bed and have them actually stay there while you answer the door, make dinner, or sit down for five minutes?
Ten Days to a Great Place walks you through teaching the place command using an e-collar, from setup and conditioning to follow-through. Learn how to communicate clearly instead of guessing what to do next.
Already enrolled? Access Diamond K9 Academy. You can also browse our online courses.
The Dog Isn’t the Only One Learning Here
Knowing a command and following through when life gets interesting are not the same thing. We focus on clear communication, structure, and accountability – and we teach you how to use the training, including tools such as prong collars and e-collars.
Your everyday interactions matter. Whether you choose private lessons or a board-and-train, your part doesn’t end when the lesson does.
Read about our training philosophy, meet Kati and Joyce, or see what our clients say.
Boarding for Diamond K9 Graduates
Dogs that complete an e-collar board-and-train with us are eligible for future boarding. Your dog stays in Kati’s home each night, with daily exercise and practice of previously learned skills.
Standard boarding: $50 per night. Premium boarding: $100 per night. Premium includes more designated training time and is generally used for dogs needing continued work on serious reactivity, fear, or severe anxiety.
Relationship Rescue clients may also be eligible for boarding; ask us about your dog’s eligibility.
Free Dog Training Advice, Minus the Sugarcoating
Want a feel for how I think before we work together? Listen to Off Leash and Unfiltered. I talk through obedience, behavior, relationships, and the everyday choices that help dogs succeed – or keep everybody stuck.
You will also find training advice on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. It is free, and subscribing or sharing helps us reach more people who need it.
Not Sure Which Program Fits? Start With Your Dog’s Story.
Tell us your dog’s age, what daily life looks like, what you’ve already tried, and what needs to change. If there’s biting, guarding, reactivity, or anxiety, tell us that, too. We need the real picture, not the highlight reel.
Request a free phone consultation, and we’ll help you sort through the options.
Private training location: Diamond K9 Dog Training Center, 432 Elm Street, Suite E, Biddeford, Maine. All private sessions are held here. Visits are by appointment only.
Payment: Prices listed above are cash prices. Venmo and PayPal are accepted at a slightly higher total. Paying only the minimum program deposit through either service does not add a fee.