K-9 Harmony

Helping you love the dog you've got by restoring the harmony between you and your dog! We work with everything from puppies to adult dogs.

K9 Harmony aims to make your relationship with your dog more enjoyable and less stressful by giving you the tools you need to get the dog you've always wanted. Is your dog pulling on the leash, destroying your furniture, or just not listening? We can help turn that around, so give us a call today and see how we can help! Check out our blog for training tips: k9harmonytraining.wordpress.com

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ree to leave a comment on our timeline and we'll get back to you ASAP! We'd love to help you build a better relationship between you and your dog. Leila, owner of K9 Harmony dog training, offers In-Home Lessons as well as Board and Train programs to Frederick, MD as well as the DC Metro area. Leila is skilled at resolving unwanted dog behavior such as: fear, anxiety, leash reactivity, pulling on leash, jumping on people, counter-surfing, stealing food, destroying your home, chewing, running away, and barking. We use the following obedience commands: "heel", "sit/stay", "down/stay", "no", and "place". We utilize low-level remote collar training to achieve excellent behavior and off-leash freedom. K9 Harmony Dog Training services the DC Metro area including Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Germantown, MD and Arlington, Falls Church, Fairfax, and Alexandria. Just give us a call if you're wondering if you're in our service area! For more information about our services, and for free dog training tips, visit our social media pages:

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03/05/2025

Pro puppy tip!
⭐️ KEEP YOUR PUPPY ON A LEASH

When you bring home a new puppy it can be tempting to let them freely roam and explore their new home! But that can quickly lead to accidents and chewing on things they shouldn’t!

Instead, keep them on a leash so it’s easy to keep track of their potty needs, easy to take them out quickly, and so you can prevent bad habits before they start!

12/19/2024

Meet Bonnie! This cute pup is boarding with us so she can reinforce good manners while her family is away! And as always I have my trusty assistants to help her settle in! ❤️🐶

11/26/2024

We’ve got Luna staying with us this week! Always lots of clients dogs here and I wouldn’t have it any other way ❤️it’s so great to spend some quality time with my great client pups!

11/22/2024

It’s chilly out but that doesn’t stop the pups from having fun! ❄️❤️🐶

11/21/2024

Brisket is joining us for the week while his family is away! Lots of playtime for this boy! ❤️

09/17/2024

Callie, Asher, Finn, and Zadie are enjoying the cooler weather! Feels like fall! 🍁

09/11/2024

We’re getting excited to jump this weekend in the International Dog Sports Dock Diving Championships this weekend. Here’s a little clip of our practice this week!

Fly far, Finn!

08/11/2024

We had a fun weekend at the dock this weekend! Finn got a personal best of 12 ft! 🐶💦

08/08/2024

We had a great go-home session with Callie’s owners last night about how to keep up her training and help them include her on all their adventures! She was a star 🌟 and I know her owners are ready to put in the work so she can be the best she can be!

She had a great time with Indy while she was here!

08/06/2024

After some playtime in the yard we took Callie out for a walk! This is what a walk should be: calm, quiet, enjoyable for everyone. Enjoyable walks mean there are more of them and a more fulfilling life for pups and their owners ❤️🐶

08/05/2024

We love watching our training pups progress and showing their owners what they’re capable of! Callie heads home in a few days after a fun couple weeks!

Here you see me calling her from Place to Place along with some Downs. Practicing inside and outside helps her understand that we need her to listen wherever she is!

08/04/2024

Meet Weller! This little cutie is boarding with us while his family is away! Between training pups and boarding pup, we’ve got lots of paws in the house but we wouldn’t have it any other way! ❤️🐶

08/02/2024

Callie’s listening skills are looking sharp! We’re working fully off-leash now so she gets to enjoy the yard to its fullest! Trained dogs get more freedom and more fun!

Callie is learning to prioritize listening to us which means she gets more freedom to be a dog. ❤️🐶

07/31/2024

Callie’s skills are coming along nicely! She’s out in the yard with our pups roaming but learning to prioritize us over other distractions. We have the long line on in case she needs guidance but we didn’t need to!

You see us correct her for getting off and then she hops right back on. Now the real work begins, holding her accountable and helping her stick to what she knows despite everything else going on!

So proud of this girl!

07/30/2024

Callie is moving along in training and doing great! We’re on day four of layering the E-collar over all our on leash commands so that her owners can communicate with her off leash. This is her first time with us dropping the long line which can be a challenge for lots of dogs because they have to do more of the work and resist their impulses to go to anything other than working with us!

Initially she’s not sure but you can see in the second clip she’s much more confident. Now we keep practicing inside and outside, getting many more reps in so that listening to us becomes her default! Inside we’re working her on around a 4/100 and outside 8 or 9/100. Super low levels allow us to tap her on the shoulder but not overwhelm her!

We do the hard work of lots and lots of reps during the board and train so that our training pups have a good understanding of what we’re asking! Then we transfer it over to her owners so they know exactly how to follow through!

She’s a rockstar! 🌟

07/29/2024

We’re working on Callie’s door manners while she’s here! No door dashing for this girl! We do this exercise every time we go outside so she gets lots of practice!

We have her on a long line to allow her to make the choice of staying inside despite the open door while using the leash to help her make the right choice. We also practice calling her away from the door to see if she overrides her desire to dash out the door.

07/27/2024

Moving right along with Callie! Today we introduced the E-collar, layering that tactile stimulation on top of the leash pressure to help her understand what to do when she feels it. We’re working with her on a 4 out of 100 and she’s doing great!

We’re rewarding with food BUT are making sure it’s helping rather than making it harder for her. We’re also rewarding for her holding commands rather than her sitting or getting in Place for the treat and getting off.

These little shifts are the difference between a dog who doesn’t know how to sit still and one that realizes that stillness gets rewarded and feels good!

07/26/2024

We’ve started Callie working on Place, Sit, and Down using leash guidance first. Everything starts on leash so that we can teach and reinforce what we’re asking BEFORE and then we can transfer that learning to the language of the E-collar. I’m using the Cato board to help her get some body awareness and make it clear when she steps off.

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