WIND RIVER CANINE PARTNERS

Pet Training | Service Dogs

Off-Leash Training

Kennel-Free Boarding & Daycare

Wind River Canine Partners is a unique DOG TRAINING, BOARDING, AND DAYCARE facility located just 12 miles south of Missoula on a beautiful ranch in the Bitterroot valley.

We offer small, tailored daycare groups that create healthy play habits for dogs; kennel-free boarding with spacious, natural yards for our overnight guests; and a team of highly educated and skilled trainers to create the strongest partnership you’ve ever had with your dog.

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Daycare & Boarding

Come stay at the Wind River Ranch! For our boarding and daycare clients:

  • Indoor-outdoor access between our heated & air-conditioned barns and our spacious, natural-grass yards.
  • Dogs can participate in small, hand-selected play groups during the day or have their own space, whichever they prefer.
  • Maximum play group size is 8 dogs, so we can match each dog to others of similar play styles and temperaments. 
  • Staff on site 24/7 so your dogs are always protected, even overnight

Dog Training

Real-world training that caters to the Montana lifestyle. Create the “Go Anywhere, Do Anything” dog that can be your adventure partner, whether that takes you into the woods or downtown. We offer:

  • Foundation Partnership Training
  • Off Leash Reliability
  • Behavior Modification
  • Specialty Skills: Nose Work, Pulling Sports, Bite Work, Therapy Dog, and more!

Service Dog Program

A unique owner-training service dog program that helps individuals with disabilities train their own dogs for specifically tailored tasks to help them live more independent lives. Training for mobility assistance, seizure, allergen detection, psychiatric assistance, and more. 

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Thomas Kostelnik
July 14, 2021
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Ally is a great trainer and has been a great resource for us. All the staff is friendly and really willing to help. You can definitely tell everyone's heart is all in on the animals they get to interact with. Highly recommend!
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Abby Shea
August 15, 2025
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My husband I recently boarded our two Goldens Harper and Hobbes with Wind River for a week and I couldn’t be happier with how professional, communicative, and passionate the kennel staff are! HUGE shoutout to Olivia and Savannah for taking such great care of our two babies and keeping us updated each day of our trip with a small add on! The facility is amazing but the staff is really where this business shines! We’ve never left our dogs for longer than a night but Wind River ensured they stayed together in play groups that would keep them safe, happy, and healthy. While we were anxious and worried sick about how they would do away from us, they were SO HAPPY and spent the week playing with friends, swimming, and just having a blast!! (Evidenced by the many pictures Olivia and Savannah sent us!) Wind River is the only place we’ll now trust with the cutest and fluffiest members of our family!!
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George Havens
October 24, 2021
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Nice facility with an outstanding staff.
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Tuesday Painter
December 30, 2023
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I took both my dogs to wind River for their orientation for daycare. It went great! Staff was super helpful and very kind throughout the process. They do about 3-4 hour orientation which is the best I’ve seen comparing to others which allows your dog to really adjust and see how they will fit in. They also have lots of different play yards to allow all types of dogs to be able to attend daycare! They give you a report card when you pick up your pups which is a cute touch and allows you to really see how their day went.
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Larissa Kennedy
September 29, 2024
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Wind River has helped me provide a solid start for my puppy and I am so excited to work with them as we provide Jytte with the tools, support, and training to be an amazing addition to my classroom as a therapy dog.
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Elizabeth McNeilly
February 22, 2019
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The new owner trained my black lab Maggie, did amazing job. She also goes there for daycare it is always tired when she comes home and loves every minute of it. The staff is wonderful everything is clean and organized. And my dog is always tired and happy I’ve never been happier with the training I received when my dog was a needed it. I would refer any dog family to canine partners
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Casey Smith
April 10, 2024
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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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Steven Goodsell
August 24, 2021
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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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Carey Snow
October 3, 2023
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Clarify and redirecting my use of verbal, hand and e collar corrections makes an immediate improvement in our pup’s behavior. No more pulling against the leash, or rushing guests at the door or little kids wanting to pet him. Ally is a straight forward communicator and understands how important consistency is to see the best results when working on improving dog behaviors by teaching us owners.
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Gabbie Cummings
June 24, 2024
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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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Tari Lautenschlager
January 11, 2021
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Staff is great. Friendly. Very communicative. And, my dog really enjoyed his time there too
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Sara Senn
September 21, 2022
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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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Jami Fink
August 12, 2020
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Wonderful place! I wouldn't take my dogs anywhere else for training or boarding. Amazing staff!
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Steven Carlston
June 16, 2023
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Very knowledgeable trainers We have had several rescue pups come out of there with skillz!
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Nicole Pressman-Schneider
January 4, 2024
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Always a reliable place for my pups to be well cared for. I love that the pups can be together and have room to play. The staff are fantastic at communication and obviously have a love of dogs.
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Shannon Kimmell
August 14, 2024
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To say I'm satisfied with my experience with Wind River Canine Partners would be a major understatement! Words can't completely describe how blown-away and ecstatic I am with the support and training I recieved. I brought my dog, Casserole, to Elena for private lessons to address Cassie's reactivity to dogs (and my anxiety surrounding it!). Elena is extremely knowledgeable, professional, and her experience really shines through. She was very up-beat and receptive to my questions and concerns, and her confidence and clear planning for my dog really set us up for success. I really appreciate how her training prepares us for real life situations. I seriously couldn't be happier! The group hikes are fantastic and easy to sign- up for, and I love them as an opportunity to continue reinforcing our training in a safe environment; I go as often as I can! Finding help for you and your dog that you can trust can be very scary and stressful, but if you need help with your dog, don't hesitate to contact Wind River Canine Partners!
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Lori W
October 17, 2021
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Ally is very knowledgeable about service dog training. She is also willing to fit the training to you and your dog. Not a one size fits all approach. Highly recommend Wind River Dog Training!!
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Elizabeth Warriner
May 26, 2025
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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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karen reynolds
January 16, 2024
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Our dog, Freya, loves it there for boarding and daycare. She gets so excited when we turn down the road to Wind River. Everyone is very nice and they always make sure Freya is having a good time.
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Loren Mostad
September 4, 2016
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The dog trainers are awesome!
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Ivvy Craig
December 19, 2024
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Love this place. They do a great job with my disabled dog, and their training is next level. I use them for boarding while I am gone on vacation and my dogs always come back to me happy as can be. I did the board and train with my hound mix, and I would say that he was a totally different dog when I got him back. Best thing I could have ever done!
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Tracey Rogstad
April 15, 2024
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My dog loves going to Windriver Kennel! They take great care of the animals.
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Joseph Galarza
August 21, 2021
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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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Chris Patterson
September 16, 2023
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Wind River and Kevin Alford did an amazing job with my 1 yr old GSD/Lab mix. He's a completely different puppy. Money well spent!
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Laura Lee
September 20, 2017
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Laura very this place. Love these people.
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Dee Dee Armstrong
June 25, 2021
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Friendly staff and great customer service. They really care about the dogs that go there. If a dog is spending the night, the staff will go out and snuggle with the dogs in which I would love to know my dog is really being cared for. High recomend them for day care, boarding and training!
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Ben Deeble
January 21, 2024
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Boarded our dogs really well during 10 days of Montana winter cold.
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Shanna U
February 22, 2019
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I've been taking Nala to Wind River aka "camp" for 4+ years and it's been nothing short of an amazing experience each time. When I'm traveling, I take her there for boarding. Each dog has their own large play yard, complete with access to their own barn, and other dogs to visit with the entire length of their stay. Additional extras like Fun Walks with a kennel staff member or training refreshers add to this already stellar environment. Recently, I sprung for the 3 week Board & Train Program and Kelsey (who is just AMAZING) worked with Nala on her selective dog aggression issues and she's a whole different dog. It's strengthened our relationship and given her a job to do. I'd highly recommend this place to anyone, it's a dog paradise with the best staff and facilities I've ever encountered. I'm a happy dog mom with a dog who adores going to camp!
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Vicki Arduini
July 10, 2023
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We are extremely happy with Wind River. First we had our timid girl stay there for daycare. The staff goes above and beyond to make sure your dog is with other dogs with the same energy level. They don't just put them all in an area together. We have also had our pup here for foundation & partnership training, fantastic, and then for the advanced off leash training. Kevin did such a great job. Our fear, living in a rural area, was that she would take off after a deer or other wildlife. After a board and train session with Kevin our girl comes running back every time we call her. We don't have to use whistles or e-collar. We especially appreciated the included hour long training sessions with us to reinforce with she had been taught. Thank you Wind River Canine Partners and Kevin for such a great experience!
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R Gal
February 22, 2019
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Awesome trainers. The staff here knows what they are doing and gets the best out of a dog. My golden retriever loved staying here and doing service dog training with the staff. The results are impressive if you as the owner are willing to work with their staff and implement their suggestions on how to interact with your dog. Can’t recommend them enough.

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(406) 272-2140

staff@windriverkennels.com

HOURS

Drop off & Pick Up Hours:
Open 7 Days Per Week
7AM-7PM

We are CLOSED from 12:30-2:30PM every day for ranch chores!

Training by appointment only!

ADDRESS

5353 E. CARLTON CREEK RD
FLORENCE, MT 59833

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