Follow the Leader K9

Follow the Leader K9 Follow the Leader K9 offers dog training and boarding for dogs of all breeds and temperaments.

Follow the Leader K9 offers dog training for dogs of all breeds and temperaments. We specialize in creating a unique training approach for every dog and owner that we work with. In addition to individual training sessions, we offer day and overnight training programs, all on our half acre training facility. We have two mottos: “If we love them, lead them", and, "We don't blame them, we train them."

The Wednesday Crew ☀️
08/27/2025

The Wednesday Crew ☀️

Guess who was a good boy today and impressed everyone on our walk at the beach! Luca 😎
08/21/2025

Guess who was a good boy today and impressed everyone on our walk at the beach! Luca 😎

Staying cool with the pack on this hot summer day 😎☀️
08/20/2025

Staying cool with the pack on this hot summer day 😎☀️

08/16/2025

So I took Emma to lunch with me today and I wanted to take this video of how engaged she is with me when I’m eating my food. I talk about this because a lot of times we’re taking dogs into restaurants and we want them to sit with us, but their attention is not with us. Their attention is looking elsewhere to see what’s gonna happen. Maybe they’re scared somebody’s gonna walk up and try to pet them. Maybe in Emma’s case they’re hoping someone’s gonna come over and entice her to lick them or jump on them and undo all of daddy‘s hard work training her 😝 ….or in some cases The Dog is waiting for a dog to come in so they can try to play with them…..when you have a dog that’s struggling with being distracted one of the best skills you can teach them is to be able to focus on you for long periods of time even when you’re essentially ignoring them. In this particular case, I just occasionally gave Emma some of my chicken torta to reward her for continuing to pay such good attention to me. That’s not to say for the rest of Emma‘s life I’m always gonna expect her to pay attention to me when we’re eating but for now……because we’re working on something that’s very important for us to accomplish….zz. I really want to make it clear to her that her focus should be on me if she is anticipating something happening. until she can look around calmly and be truly relaxed when we go to eat and not be in a state of anticipation, I am going to pay her for paying attention to me and discourage her from becoming distracted while we’re sitting down eating……even if that means I’m breaking the rule of “don’t feed the dog table scraps”….to me having her happy when we go out and engaged with me is worth it!

Part of our new books we are working on…Want to see more?
08/14/2025

Part of our new books we are working on…Want to see more?

Working hard at the Rose Garden!
08/12/2025

Working hard at the Rose Garden!

Everyone’s favorite staff member ✨Emmaniti is fully healed from her hip replacement and back on daily adventures with he...
08/06/2025

Everyone’s favorite staff member ✨Emmaniti is fully healed from her hip replacement and back on daily adventures with her besties 💖

Meet our newest foster, PIPPIN! 💜 Pippin is available for adoption through , please reach out to them for more informat...
07/28/2025

Meet our newest foster, PIPPIN! 💜 Pippin is available for adoption through , please reach out to them for more information!

07/16/2025

Large prong collar vs sidekick leash vs small prong collar on young Sheppard mix

07/16/2025

Prong vs sidekick Leash on young Malinois female Pepper:)

07/16/2025

Dog socialization tips!

07/14/2025

Leash work marker words and building food motivation with Hercules and Roxy!!

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Santa Barbara, CA
93109

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+18054524529

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