Unrivaled K9

Transform Your Dog, Transform Your Life! Elite Board & Train | Real Results
Obedience • Focus • Confidence
📍 VA Beach & Elizabeth City
📱 252-254-5901

Providing basic and advanced obedience dog
training services, board &
train programs in NE North Carolina and surrounding areas.

09/29/2025

Your dog didn’t “forget.” You just never finished teaching.

At Unrivaled K9, we see this all the time:
🐕 A perfect sit in the living room.
🐕 A flawless recall in the backyard.
🐕 …and then chaos the moment you step into public.

That’s not stubbornness. That’s the contextual shift effect, one of the biggest killers of real world obedience.

👉 Dogs don’t generalize like humans. “Sit” in the kitchen doesn’t automatically mean “sit” at the coffee shop, the ball field, or the brewery.
👉 What looks like “defiance” is actually confusion. The environment changed, so your dog assumes the rules changed too.
👉 The real gap isn’t in your dog’s ability — it’s in your consistency across settings.

Here’s how we close that gap at Unrivaled K9:
• Phase work: teach the skill, then proof it under pressure.
• Neutrality training: dogs learn that distractions (kids, dogs, food, chaos) aren’t their concern.
• Real-world reps — from Home Depot to coffee shops to busy parks, our board & train programs take obedience out of the living room and into life.

⚡ True obedience isn’t what your dog does at home.
It’s what they do when the world is loud, busy, and unpredictable.

So the next time your dog “forgets” outside, ask yourself:
Did you actually teach it in that environment… or did you just assume?

Because the difference between obedience and reliability isn’t in the command.
It’s in the context.

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📍 Now serving Virginia Beach + Elizabeth City

09/27/2025

Strength. Balance. Mindset. 🐾
Mako absolutely crushed today’s session with some seriously impressive on the parallel bars 💪 standing tall, holding steady, dropping into downs, and proving that training isn’t just about obedience… it’s about total control of body and mind.

We finish every session reminding our dogs that movement and stillness both matter. Run hard. Hold steady. Repeat.

At Unrivaled K9, we don’t just build obedience. We build capable, confident dogs ready for the real world.

09/21/2025

One step at a time. One day at a time. 🐾
Mako’s wall work in Virginia Beach isn’t about flash, it’s about mindset, balance, and trust. At Unrivaled K9, we don’t just train dogs to perform , we train them to belong anywhere.

Because progress isn’t about who your dog was yesterday.
It’s about who they’re becoming today.

09/20/2025

The higher the challenge, the stronger the trust. Obedience isn’t about micromanaging every step — it’s about shaping a dog that can hold steady, no matter the pressure.

📍 Now proudly serving Virginia Beach with real-world board and train programs that build reliable, confident dogs.

09/14/2025

From the park to the patio 🐾
Today was all about building confidence, engagement, and neutrality in real-world spaces.

🚀 Mako worked:
• Engagement drills at the park 🌳
• Exposure + duration work at Be Free Coffee ☕
• Obedience in motion through Home Depot 🛠
• Finished strong with a ladder crossing for confidence and focus 🪜

Every session is designed to build clarity, trust, and real-world reliability.
This young dog is learning to tune out the noise and dial in with his handler. That’s what modern dog training is all about.

📍Real dogs. Real distractions. Real results.
🔁 Obedience that holds anywhere.

09/13/2025

Meet Mako. 🐾

Just a few days into his 28-day board and train — and already learning one of the most important skills in dog training: how to be calm.

This isn’t just a nap on a picnic table.
It’s neutrality. Confidence. Trust.
It’s the foundation of focus under pressure and obedience in chaos.

Because before we teach flashy commands, we teach balance.
Before we ask for control, we build clarity.

This is what real-world training looks like.
This is Unrivaled K9.

09/12/2025

Another night of turning chaos into calm, distractions into drills, and confusion into clarity.
This is what real-world dog training looks like. 👇

🔥 Neutrality around other dogs
🔥 Duration holds under pressure
🔥 Calm engagement with high distraction
🔥 Handlers leading with confidence
🔥 No gimmicks. Just structure and standards.

We don’t train for tricks.
We train for life.
And your dog deserves that kind of clarity.

📍Next class: DM to join or audit.

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09/11/2025

🗽 9.11 — We Remember. 🇺🇸

Today marks the anniversary of a day that changed us forever.

We pause to honor the innocent lives lost, the first responders who ran toward danger, and the countless men and women who stood up to serve in the years that followed.

For many of us, this day isn’t history — it’s memory.
And at Unrivaled K9, we carry that legacy forward in how we lead, how we serve, and how we train.

Because real leadership is calm under pressure.
Real service means showing up when it’s hard.
And real unity means never forgetting.

Today, we remember.
Today, we honor.
Today, we stand together.

06/26/2025

Your Dog Didn’t Forget. You Just Never Taught It Right.

Most dog owners think their dog is being stubborn when they stop listening outside the house.
Newsflash: they’re not defiant — they’re confused.

It’s called contextual shift, and it ruins more training progress than anything else.

Dogs don’t generalize like humans.
A flawless “sit” in the kitchen doesn’t translate to the sidewalk, the vet’s office, or the brewery patio — unless you teach it in each of those places.

Your dog’s not being difficult.
They’re trying to figure out if the rules changed just because the environment did.

If you didn’t work your commands in different locations, around different distractions, and under different levels of pressure…
You didn’t finish the job.

It’s not stubbornness.
It’s a lack of reps.
It’s a lack of clarity.
It’s a lack of proofing.

At Unrivaled K9, we train obedience that travels — not just sits pretty on your living room floor.

So the next time your dog “forgets” a cue in public?
Ask yourself:
❌ Did I actually train it in this context?
❌ Did I reinforce it when the environment changed?
❌ Or am I expecting my dog to behave perfectly without being shown how?

💡 That’s not on them. That’s on the process.

Let us show you how to get it right — and make obedience real-world reliable.

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📍DM us to schedule a training consult.
📍Board & Train spots available for fall.

06/25/2025

BOUNDARIES: The Foundation of a Balanced Dog

Let’s get real.

At Unrivaled K9, we don’t train dogs by letting them run the show.
We build trust through structure.
We build confidence through clarity.
And we build obedience by teaching your dog where the limits are — and why they matter.

Boundaries aren’t punishment.
They’re the language of leadership.

If your dog is constantly making decisions, controlling the walk, pacing the house, barking at the window, or panicking when left alone…
That’s not freedom. That’s chaos disguised as confidence.

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Why Do Dogs Need Boundaries?

🔹 Predictability = Peace
Dogs don’t thrive in free-for-all households. Clear rules reduce anxiety and prevent reactivity.

🔹 Prevention > Correction
Most behavior issues (jumping, barking, pulling, resource guarding) come from one thing: unclear boundaries.

🔹 Clarity Builds Confidence
We don’t teach dogs to submit. We teach them to understand. That creates calm, thinking dogs who can regulate themselves.

🔹 Respect Without Force
You don’t have to dominate your dog. You just have to be consistent, fair, and firm. Leadership is earned through repetition — not yelling.

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Real-Life Boundaries We Train Daily:

• Waiting calmly at thresholds
• Not crowding the front door when guests arrive
• Holding place while kids play or food drops
• Walking past dogs without reacting
• Switching off in a crate after high-energy work

None of that is restrictive. It’s liberating.

Because a dog with boundaries doesn’t have to figure it all out.
They get to follow your lead — and relax.

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Want a dog that thrives, not just survives?
Start with boundaries.

If you don’t set the rules, your dog will.
And chances are, you won’t like their version.

📍DM us to start your dog’s structure-based transformation.

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06/10/2025

Private Lessons or Board & Train? Let’s Break It Down.

Both can change your dog’s life. But only one hands the reins to a professional while you focus on your busy schedule.

At Unrivaled K9, we offer both options — because not every dog or owner learns the same way.

📍Board & Train is the fast-track.
• We do the reps.
• We handle the tough moments.
• We teach your dog how to thrive — calmly, confidently, and clearly — in the real world.

It’s ideal for:
✅ Busy owners
✅ Dogs struggling with consistency, reactivity, or confidence
✅ Anyone wanting results and long-term support

📍Private Lessons are perfect for the hands-on owner.
You’ll be coached step-by-step while training your dog yourself. We guide the plan — you do the work.

And right now?

🔥 We have 1 Board & Train opening in September, 2 in October, & 2 in November.

These fill fast — don’t wait until your dog is in crisis.

➡️ Ready to turn chaos into confidence?
📩 DM us to claim your spot.

Address

1313 North Road Street Suite E #74
Elizabeth City, NC
27909

Telephone

+12522545901

Website

https://unrivaledk9.com/

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