Tails 'n Training

Tails 'n Training Dog Training, Overnight Kenneling, Grooming and Pet Self Wash We are a one stop dog shop with a variety of services. Stop in or give us a call.

We have a beautiful facility with clean and spacious indoor overnight kennels, a large training center with a variety of dog training classes including: basic training, advanced training, agility, Canine Good Citizen (CGC) as well as one on one private lessons. We also offer full service grooming and 2 self pet wash rooms if you want to bath your dogs yourself. We are located just minutes from Rapid City off of I-90 exit 52. We look forward to meeting you and your dog(s).

We have more summer 2025 graduates! Congratulations to Cay, Harper, Daisy, Henry, Mazie and Talos. This was a wonderful ...
05/20/2026

We have more summer 2025 graduates! Congratulations to Cay, Harper, Daisy, Henry, Mazie and Talos. This was a wonderful class. Both dogs and humans were amazing and learned so much.
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👀 Well look at that that! Fr**ga, Paisley, Popcorn and Waffles are our next graduates to show off! These 4 successfully ...
05/08/2026

👀 Well look at that that! Fr**ga, Paisley, Popcorn and Waffles are our next graduates to show off! These 4 successfully learned all their basic commands last June and made friends along the way. Congratulations to these pups and their handlers. 🐾🎓❤️

Here are our famous Urban Rat Hunters. Huck, Cash, Thistle, Moxie and Maybach are amazing. They are some of our first hu...
05/08/2026

Here are our famous Urban Rat Hunters. Huck, Cash, Thistle, Moxie and Maybach are amazing. They are some of our first hunters and have taken several classes together. The dogs and humans have sure become close.

Let give a little love to our June, 2025 Basic Obedience Class. Duke, Scar, Teddy Rosevelt and Toby all learned so much ...
05/08/2026

Let give a little love to our June, 2025 Basic Obedience Class. Duke, Scar, Teddy Rosevelt and Toby all learned so much and all the humans and dogs became great friends. Congratulations everyone! 🎓🐾❤️

More graduates!! Check out our spring 2025 Urban Rat Hunt Class. Otis, Hitch and Cindy Lu Who had so much fun sniffing o...
05/03/2026

More graduates!! Check out our spring 2025 Urban Rat Hunt Class.
Otis, Hitch and Cindy Lu Who had so much fun sniffing out the rats. 🐀
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We are getting more classes edited. Here is our advanced class from last May. Congratulations Tofu, Bradley, Charlie, Co...
05/03/2026

We are getting more classes edited. Here is our advanced class from last May. Congratulations Tofu, Bradley, Charlie, Cooper and Pebbles. What a great group of dogs and humans. 🐾🎓

Congratulations are in order. 🎓🐾 Mr. Beast, Ollie, Gunner and Willow successfully completed their Basic Obedience Class...
04/25/2026

Congratulations are in order. 🎓🐾 Mr. Beast, Ollie, Gunner and Willow successfully completed their Basic Obedience Class,last May 2025. We are slowly getting more photos edited. Please keep watching for more amazing pups.

Some of you may know that we offer a scent class called Urban Rat Hunt. This has been an amazing class—every dog so far ...
04/16/2026

Some of you may know that we offer a scent class called Urban Rat Hunt. This has been an amazing class—every dog so far has loved it and picked it up quickly.

This class wouldn’t be possible without the help of our rats.

We adopted five baby girls last fall, and they began training at just 6 weeks old. They work in specialized boxes they can’t escape from, and the dogs can’t harm them. Inside, they have cozy blankets and get special treats, so they’re comfortable and rewarded while they wait for a big nose to sniff them out.

These girls aren’t just workers—they’re family. Each one is full of personality and love. They enjoy daily enrichment time (at least 20 minutes of play outside their enclosure every day).

A few months ago, we noticed that Silver Bullet (aka Bullet) was gaining weight and slowing down. She had always been the fastest of the five, so this was unusual. In December, she went to the vet and was treated for a bacterial infection. She seemed to recover fully.

Fast forward to March—she became bloated again, her whiskers curled, and her fur started falling out. Back to the vet we went.

Surgery was the only option.

During a very intensive procedure, it was discovered that her uterus was 10x its normal size and full of infection. It ruptured during surgery, requiring extensive flushing, and her risk of complications doubled.

She came home barely moving, and we weren’t sure she would survive.

We were up every four hours—changing her heating pad, offering food and water, and giving two syringes of medication every 12 hours. (If you’ve ever tried medicating a rat… you know it’s no easy task!) On top of that, we kept up with round-the-clock care to keep her warm and stable.

It was touch and go for several days. There were nights I went to sleep thinking it might be the last time I’d see her alive.

But Bullet is a fighter.

Little by little, she started improving… until she decided to rip all her stitches out. 😩

Back to the vet we went! Dr. Burk made her a custom cone, and we added a healing cream to her care routine along with her medications.

I’m so happy to share that after three weeks—Bullet is back! The cone is off, she’s eating well, climbing everything, and reunited with her sisters. She won’t be back in the hiding boxes just yet, but she’ll still be helping by keeping waiting dogs entertained from her travel cage.

I love this little rat so much, and I’m incredibly grateful she chose to stay with us a while longer. ❤️🐀 #❤️🐀

Here is a Basic class from 2025. All the pups were able to attend the graduation class. Congratulations Scout, Reef, Suk...
04/08/2026

Here is a Basic class from 2025. All the pups were able to attend the graduation class. Congratulations Scout, Reef, Suki, Charlie, Rosie, Coco and Gadget. 🐾🎓

My goodness greatness. Roy and Sunny Ray are some cute puppies! They were great friends and learned a lot in their May, ...
02/14/2026

My goodness greatness. Roy and Sunny Ray are some cute puppies! They were great friends and learned a lot in their May, 2025 puppy preschool. We know you have grown a ton.

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5531 Mill Road
Rapid City, SD
57702

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 4pm

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