10/15/2026
As most of you know, K9 Splash Zone is our home facility and we photograph their events quite often. We are so lucky to be so close to a permanent facility, and we always recommend them to anyone looking to try out dog sports.
While I often recommend them from a photographer standpoint, this past weekend my brother and sister in law visited with their Australian Shepherd Milo. I just wanted to give K9SZ a shout out for how welcoming and supportive they were.
The gate steward Kay was so sweet and made them feel so welcome and at ease, and took her time to explain to them how everything works. She even made sure they got their fun run ribbon. The hunt master and everyone else was so nice to them, they really appreciated how great everyone was.
Milo did great and ran a 8 second / 27 mph run his first time! Once the bunny moved he didn't care about distractions, he went right to mom and had a lot of fun. He got to experience something he probably never would have if not for K9SZ. Not because he couldn't somewhere else, but because K9SZ is the type of place that makes new people feel comfortable enough to try it for the first time.