Wind River Canine Partners, Dog Training & Boarding
  
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 Kristin Gyford 
 
October 17, 2022
 
 
  
Trainers are super accommodating and really take the time to work with me and my service dog.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Mary W 
 
September 25, 2022
 
 
  
Definitely recommend wind river canine and specifically Kevin. We took the foundations and off leash courses and I can honestly say the differences on off leash outings are like night and day. My dog is a high drive dog that wants to go,go ,go! And now we can do that, but she and I have learned that there are some basic rules🤣. Kevin was really great at training me and great at answering questions, helping me to understand the methods, etc…..I also really liked having lessons in a variety of settings, so much more real life situations than meeting in say an indoor facility. I really liked having private lessons over a group class setting. I know for a fact, I would not have gotten to where we are now being off leash without Kevin’s expertise.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Emily Rogers 
 
August 10, 2020
 
 
  
My shih tzu, Tucker, loves this place!! I was nervous with him being a little dog and most of the dogs there at the time being large. But they were very careful to place him with gentle bigger dogs :) Everything went very smoothly. Tucker will definitely be back!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Boo Bear1982 
 
December 28, 2023
 
 
  
Great place to let your dog have a vacation! The staff is great with ALL sizes of dogs.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Sara Senn 
 
September 21, 2022
 
 
  
Worked with Kevin to train our pug.  We worked on obedience as well as behavioral modification.   After six training sessions, our girl is a whole new dog, calmer, obedient and a little joy to work with.   Thank you so much Kevin.  You are the best and I would recommend you to anyone who needs help with their pup.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Jessica Smith 
 
April 10, 2024
 
 
  
We did private training lessons from Elena and it was incredible! Our new pup is doing so great now thanks to her! Everyone was always super friendly and great to work with! Highly recommend! :) Thank you so much!!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Janet Born 
 
November 20, 2021
 
 
  
Amarok loves this place!  He gets excited and talks until they come to get him out of the truck.  It makes it so much easier to go work knowing he’s taken care of.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Loren Mostad 
 
September 4, 2016
 
 
  
The dog trainers are awesome!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Jason Watkins 
 
December 21, 2023
 
 
  
Wind river was a great way to get foundational training when our busy life caring for young children didn't allow us to put the time into our puppy the way we needed to. We sent a hyper, non-obedient dog in hopes that we would see some improvement. Kevin spent 2 weeks training the basics of sit (applied stay), place (applied stay), and walking on a leash.  When he came back to us, we couldn't believe how well he behaved. With our commitment to ongoing training, our dog has continued to flourish. We couldn't be happier with the results.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Silly Kristiena 
 
March 13, 2024
 
 
  
I always feel relaxed, relieved and grateful when Wind River has my dog. I can travel without worry!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Nikki Pastian 
 
February 8, 2021
 
 
  
Amazing facility and trainers.  At first we were slightly unsure of what to do when our border collie became protective of us, however trainer, Haley turned this around.  Haley's hard work and dedication truly shows through with the amount of love our pup has for her.  She has been professional, dedicated, and normalized all our concerns, because of her we now have the confidence to take our pup places again.  We cannot wait to continue training with her to expand the positive relationship we now have with our pup.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Lydia Buescher 
 
February 22, 2019
 
 
  
Wind River has changed my dogs life! My dog aggressive dog is now better at making friends than I am! 😉😍
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Emily Adams 
 
September 18, 2022
 
 
  
Wonderful people working for a wonderful cause
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Sara Williams 
 
March 28, 2023
 
 
  
Updated review March 2023: Our Ellie (from earlier review below) continued to go to the ranch through her life and had so much fun there. After she passed away, we adopted a new puppy, Robbie. Robbie and his littermate (Jackie who we were also fostering) attended the Puppy Jump Start program in early March and worked with their trainer Kevin. We were honestly blown away at how much they learned and the big changes we saw in their puppy manners. The transfer and follow-up lessons were also very helpful. We were well set up with the tools we needed to keep going with their practice and make sure their new commands and behaviors stuck. And we  had the opportunity to have our implementation of these tools polished during the follow up. We are incredibly excited with the progress that Robbie and Jackie made while they were in the program - Kevin is an amazing trainer and Wind River Canine Partners is a top notch facility! ________________________________________________________ Review from 9 years ago: I have never felt more comfortable leaving my dog for daycare or boarding as I have leaving her at Wind River. Ellie has certain characteristics that make her a bit more of a challenge than some more easy going dogs. I have come to learn that all of the employees at Wind River are completely in tune with each dog that stays there, and work hard to ensure that every detail of any special requirements are handled perfectly. Ellie has stayed there for short visits as well as several weeks at a time, and she is always excited to go. If she hears "Do you want to go to the ranch?", Ellie immediately starts wagging her tail and is eager to get to the car. Leaving your dog behind while you have to travel can be really difficult, but knowing that they will be extremely well taken care of and happy makes a huge difference. You will most certainly get that if you leave you pet here.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Janelle Mostad 
 
January 24, 2024
 
 
  
I developed epilepsy after An accident. My family did not feel as though it was safe for me to be out in the world by myself without help so we went to Wind River and asked them to train a dog to help me in the case I had a seizure. They did an amazing job. Katie (my service dog) even rode on an airplane with me numerous times.  One flight attendant didn’t even realize she was there until we got off the plane because she was tucked under the seat. I was able to educate people not only on epilepsy, but on the requirements of a service dog and show them what Katie could do. If you need help with basic training or more advanced training, I would highly recommend Wind River. Their staff is friendly and encouraging. I can’t even express how thankful I am to wind River.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Joseph Galarza 
 
August 21, 2021
 
 
  
They took care of our furry ,kids they were very professional and affordable if you need someone to watch your little furry kids during the day while you go out and enjoy certain things and you don't want to leave your dogs in a hot car just go to them highly recommend it.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Mary Newpower 
 
June 11, 2023
 
 
  
Wonderful people, superb training highly recommend
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Karyn H 
 
July 5, 2024
 
 
  
Wow!  Just wow!!  We are so happy with the training that Rex received from Elena-- I'm still in shock how good he is.  He heals perfectly and just the fact that we can take him out and he doesn't run away is still blowing my mind.  It's so nice to be able to have a dog that can go with you places and be GOOD!!!  His life will be changed forever and we get ours back!  Prior to his training, he was 3 years old when we got him from Anaconda humane society and had been in their kennel for 10 months.  Didn't think it was possible to get him to be 'normal' since he was kenneled for such a critical time in a dog's life.  Wasn't sure he was fixable... but Elena did it!!! with flying colors.  We are very appreciative!!!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Genevieve Krause 
 
June 22, 2023
 
 
  
Wind River and Kevin Alford helped me to train my two rescue dogs, one of which was reactive.  The skills we learned not only made my dogs better behaved but created a greater sense of calm for the whole family. Worth every penny. Happy dog, happy life.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Denise K Brannan 
 
October 18, 2023
 
 
  
I chose WR for the obedience training as a recommendation from a peer. Kevin Alford was to be my corgi’s (7.5 mo) trainer. After 2 weeks of B&T, the transformation of my pup was amazing. Buster was not the head-strong boy I left in their care. I couldn’t be more pleased. The entire staff had my Buster’s well-being in mind.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Casey Smith 
 
April 10, 2024
 
 
  
Great staff and facility! Thank you for training our new pup so well, we will recommend you to everyone we know! :)
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Elizabeth Warriner 
 
May 26, 2025
 
 
  
The best review I can give is from my dogs. They lose their minds they are so excited when we turn off the hwy to go there. They absolutely love it.  It's a wonderful place to kennel the dogs when we aren't able to take them with us. Kevin was the trainer for 1 of my dogs, he will stop and return from chasing a jack rabbit. He is the best trained dog I've ever had.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Ben Deeble 
 
January 21, 2024
 
 
  
Boarded our dogs really well during 10 days of Montana winter cold.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Lori Davisson 
 
December 23, 2023
 
 
  
My dogs love coming to Wind River. They have developed friendships with other dogs and it has made such a positive difference in their happiness plus they come home ready to rest!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Steven Goodsell 
 
August 24, 2021
 
 
  
My 4 obnoxious pups absolutely love coming here for the weekends. When we pull on to the road they start hopping around and whining because they know where they are. That they get to get out and play with the staff, and other pups.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 John Sullivan 
 
January 21, 2024
 
 
  
We have been boarding our dogs at Wind River Canine Partners for many years and we highly recommend them. The staff is personable and professional and we never have any concerns when boarding at Wind River. In fact, we think our dogs look forward to staying at Wind River! Highly recommended!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Gabbie Cummings 
 
June 24, 2024
 
 
  
I traveled with my friend and her dog to Montana for her daughter's wedding.  We heard of this place from a friend of a friend.  We went to check it out and have a meet & greet.  What kind and friendly staff.  Initial meet & greet was for 2 hours.  He LOVED it!!! My friend, on the other hand, was like leaving her kindergartener on the first day of school.  🤣  We brought Teddy back for a 2 day stay.  They allowed him to sleep inside with the overnight staff.  He made a lot of new friends.   Hannah was WONDERFUL!!!! If we are ever back in Victor or Hamilton and need a place to leave our pup, I will definitely come here.   Thank you Hannah for being so wonderful to my friend and her dog, Teddy.
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Eryn Rudolph 
 
December 22, 2019
 
 
  
Cant believe I forgot to leave a review for this place. Ally has been amazing and continues to work with me to train a service dog and has been incredibly accommodating to me. All of the dogs are well looked after and cared for and everyone at the kennel is super amazing! I travel across the country everytime I need to train one of my dogs. Best people ever!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Joy Elzea 
 
March 8, 2024
 
 
  
Kevin has done a wonderful job instructing and training our dog.  We highly recommend him!
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 Lara Chodelski 
 
February 13, 2026
 
 
  
I've been a client of wind river for both boarding and training purposes and have nothing but wonderful things to say about both services. For boarding, they are incredibly professional and saftey-conscious. One of my dogs is not dog-friendly and they are great with him, make sure he's not put in positions that would make him uncomfortable and unsure everyone is safe. I feel confident leaving him with them when I need to go out of town, and they are fantastic to work with for drop off and pick up. For training, I've been working with trainer Elena for both general pet behaviour and competition obedience for my sport dog. We have also gone to El for bitework foundations and progression. Elena is a wonderful trainer that teaches in a way anyone can understand, and tailors training style and explanations to the person and dog she's working with. I'm a visual learner and it's been so wonderful working with her and having her show me what I need to do, and then helping me with my positioning to achieve the same effect. My dogs absolutely love her and I couldn't ask for a better person or trainer to work with. Go-home work between sessions is reasonable and achievable. I am so grateful to have Wind River and Elena available to me for boarding and training purposes. Knowing my dogs are in safe hands and I've got expert guidance with my training is a weight off my shoulders and it's so nice to see progress with my dogs. Also, my dogs absolutely adore Elena.