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Take Me to K9 is a dog training business in Carmichael, California offering board and train, private lessons, and group classes, working from a home-based setup. They accept aggression and reactivity cases, publish pricing from $65 per day to $110 per day, and list AKC CGC Evaluator credentials.
Carmichael, CA • Home-based trainer • 5.0 ★ (19 Google reviews)
Last reviewed: Sep 5, 2026
50 / 100
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Take Me to K9 is listed among dog training programs in Carmichael. Published program types include private lessons, board and train, group classes. Ask about staffing, methods, and follow-up support before you book.
Private sessions, board and train, day training, and boarding cover a wide range of needs at Take Me to K9, from basic obedience to aggression and reactivity work. They also offer nose work, protection training, and service dog preparation for owners looking beyond standard programs. Day training runs on a set schedule (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday).
$65 per day
A boarding service providing attentive daily care and a comfortable, calm environment for dogs while owners are away, with daily walks.
The dog stays at the facility/trainer's home with daily walks and care, without a training focus.
Best for: Owners who need to leave their dog in a safe place.
Focus: Basic obedience
From $110 per day
The dog lives with the trainer full-time, receiving daily work, real-world practice, and structured routine, with one free day per week booked and two adaptation days included.
The dog lives at the trainer's home; owners get 1 free day per week booked plus 2 adjustment days included.
Best for: Dogs that need deep and consistent work, not short sessions.
Requirements: Dogs that need deep and consistent work, not short sessions.
Focus: Basic obedience, Aggression, Leash reactivity
From $80 per session
One-on-one training sessions with the trainer covering obedience, leash work, and behavior correction, with travel billed separately.
Trainer meets the dog and owner one-on-one; travel is billed at $10-$30 in addition to the session fee.
Focus: Basic obedience, Leash training, Aggression
Price not published.
Controlled protection foundation development built strictly on obedience, control, and drive direction, rather than aggression display.
Best for: Dogs with the right temperament and owners ready to work seriously.
Requirements: Suits dogs with the right temperament and owners ready to work seriously.
Focus: Advanced obedience, Agility & dog sports
Price not published.
Structured search and scent work exercises that give the dog a task and channel drive and focus into useful engagement.
Best for: Active dogs with search drive.
Requirements: Suits active dogs with search drive and owners who need useful loading.
Focus: Scent work
Price not published.
Prepares dogs to work alongside people and around distractions, building a higher standard of obedience, neutrality, and public behavior.
Best for: Dogs intended for service work or serious public stability.
Requirements: Suits dogs for service work or serious public stability.
Focus: Service dog training, Advanced obedience
$100 per day
The dog spends a structured day at the training facility doing training, exercise, and controlled socialization, dropped off in the morning and picked up in the afternoon.
Dog is dropped off between 7-9 AM and picked up around 3:30 PM on scheduled days.
Best for: Suits busy owners and dogs that need regular practice.
Requirements: Available Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday.
Duration: 1 day
Focus: Basic obedience, Socialization
Private sessions start at $80, while board and train begins at $110 per day. Day training runs $100 per day, and boarding without training is $65 per day. Pricing for protection training, service dog prep, and nose work isn't published.
| Program | Price | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Boarding | $65 per day | Not stated |
| Board & Train | From $110 per day | Not stated |
| Program | Price | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Private Training Session | From $80 per session | Not stated |
| Protection Training | Not published | Not stated |
| Nose Work / Detection | Not published | Not stated |
| Service Dog Preparation | Not published | Not stated |
| Program | Price | Length |
|---|---|---|
| School / Day Training | $100 per day | 1 day |
The site uses general language about training philosophy without naming specific tools or techniques.
Public materials reviewed by Barklen do not specify which training tools are used.
As described in the business's own materials
According to their site, trained and educated in Russia in canine behavioral psychology, then worked as an instructor at ECU-K9 School in Ecuador focusing on advanced training and detection work. He took part in a South American project rehabilitating shelter dogs for police service preparation, and is certified to train service dogs for people with disabilities.
Credentials listed on their site: 13+ years of international experience, Professional canine education (Russia), Instructor at ECU-K9 School, Ecuador, Certified for service dog preparation, AKC CGC Evaluator #114437, Ministry of Internal Affairs Diploma — Service Canine Work, Certificate in Canine Behavioral Psychology, and ECU-K9 Protection Dog Training certificate. Barklen has not independently verified these.
Take Me to K9 runs a home-based training operation in Carmichael, CA, offering board and train stays, private lessons, and group classes.
Their site says they serve dog owners in Sacramento and nearby cities (Carmichael, Roseville, Rocklin, Folsom, Elk Grove, and others), including owners of working dogs needing control and stability, and owners dealing with difficult behavioral cases like fear or aggression.
Described briefly as a professional K9 training facility based in Sacramento serving the surrounding area.
Training takes place at a residential property on Hadley Lane. The site doesn't mention parking arrangements or accessibility features for the home-based setup.
Barklen analysis
Barklen analysis based on 3 published Carmichael listings (8 with published pricing). These comparisons are computed by Barklen, not claims made by Take Me to K9.
Price: too few Carmichael programs publish pricing in the same categories for a like-for-like comparison yet.
Reviews: 5.0★ from 19 Google reviews, among 3 published Carmichael programs.
Transparency: 50 out of 100 (limited information), with 57% price transparency and 55% program clarity. 1 of 3 Carmichael listings show certifications; this business lists AKC CGC Evaluator.
Generated from what their public materials leave open
3137 Hadley Ln, Carmichael, CA
Barklen reviewed Take Me to K9 against the business's public materials and published this listing. That is not a check of licenses, insurance, or certifications. See our methodology for what a verified listing does and does not mean.
Details the public materials do not address (owner visits during programs, progress updates, overnight staffing, insurance, guarantee, dogs per trainer, and others) are turned into the questions above rather than filled in.
Last reviewed by Barklen: Sep 5, 2026
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