Black Diamond Dog Company

08/03/2026

07/04/2026

Happy Independence weekend from Black Diamond K9! Here are our current boarding and daycare dogs we've had here all week leading into the holiday weekend! 💥

04/18/2026

Big News! After three amazing years out at my Four Corners location, Black Diamond K9 is moving to a bigger facility in Belgrade. With this move comes many changes, and I am happy to share that with you all! Please check out all of the services we are adding, expanding, and removing:

Added Services:
- Boarding
- Daycare
Expanding Services:
- Board & Train
- Back-To-Pack
- Group Classes
Removed Services:
- Private Lessons
- Day Training

Our new location is at 465 Brair Place in Belgrade, MT. BDK9 is moving into the same facility that Summit used to occupy. We will be taking over Summit’s Instagram this weekend, so expect to see some cross-posting as these accounts begin to merge.

If you are a Black Diamond K9 client who wants to board their dog with us or have their dog attend daycare, please look for a separate post in the near future detailing how to book reservations for all of our services. We wil be using new software that you can access online to request reservations. If you attend Back-To-Pack or Pack Walks, this same software can be used for those services as well.

I am overhauling my website to reflect all of these changes, I will make a post when these changes have been made.

Thank you for the many years of support, and we can’t wait to share this new chapter with you and get to spend more quality time with your dogs!

03/27/2026

Nixie update: I have her walking much more loosely on the lead, and being able to move around the room with the other dogs. I have learned that Nixie really just needs to build confidence on a lead around other dogs, I have become less worried about her potentially doing damage to the other dogs. If that wasn’t the case, she would be muzzled as it’s my responsibility to keep her and any other dog, she is exposed to safe. Being able to read the dog and adjust course on the training allows me to spend more time working on what needs to be done. I still will muzzle condition her just so her owners have that tool in their back pocket in case circumstances change.

03/27/2026

Little update on Remy and his training journey, giving my thoughts on how we are using food as a reward non-verbally

03/27/2026

Mid-week Puca & Lucy update:
Puca displaying great impulse control and poise after experiencing blasting wind, a low helicopter fly-over, and watching sandhill cranes play in the wind. These birds are so majestic to watch and a Puca did great enjoying the show with me.
Lucy working her recall off of our local UPS driver as he was in the back of his truck moving packages around (can’t hear him too well in the video). She’s progressing excellently especially around one of her hardest distractions - people. Although she didn’t see him, she knew he was there.

03/24/2026

Remi’s first day of training & initial thoughts on the dog. He will be an interesting comparison to Nixie and her approach to training

03/24/2026

Puca’s first session with the e-collar & my initial thoughts with a dog like her

03/24/2026

Nixie’s first session & my initial thoughts of her training

03/24/2026

Lucy the Golden Retriever being worked on an e-collar, she is beginning the conditioning process