Pantheon K9

Pantheon K9 focuses on building confident, capable, and reliable dogs ready for real life. Through balanced training, clear communication, and practical skills, we help create dogs you can confidently include wherever life takes you—from everyday outings and family adventures to working, sports, and everything in between.

We welcome dogs of all breeds, sizes, personalities, and walks of life, tailoring training to the individual dog and the goals of the people who love them.

Because the goal isn't simply a dog who listens during a training session—it's a dog who has the skills and confidence to experience more freedom, more adventure, and more life with you.

Ry Shirley

Ry is the owner and trainer behind Pantheon K9, where her passion lies in helping dogs become confident, capable, and reliable partners for real life.

Having grown up surrounded by dogs and animals, working with them has always been a natural part of Ry's life. Her own dogs—from rescues and family companions to working-line dogs, service dogs, and sport prospects—have played a huge role in shaping the trainer she is today. Working with such a wide variety of personalities, drives, strengths, and challenges taught her early on that successful training can never be one-size-fits-all.

That experience became the foundation of her training philosophy: train the dog in front of you.

Ry takes a balanced, individualized approach to training that combines clear communication, fair and consistent expectations, confidence building, enrichment, and a strong relationship between dog and handler. Just as importantly, she works with the owner's lifestyle and goals to create training that is practical and sustainable long after the lesson ends.

She enjoys working with dogs of all breeds, sizes, backgrounds, and personalities—from puppies learning their first life skills and family dogs needing better manners to nervous or reactive dogs, working dogs, and sport prospects.

For Ry, the goal isn't simply obedience. It's giving dogs and their people the skills and confidence to do more together—whether that's enjoying a quiet trip into town, exploring a new trail, traveling, working, competing in sports, or simply having more freedom in everyday life.

At Pantheon K9, training is about real dogs, real life, and results that open the door to more adventures together.

Whether you're starting with a puppy, refreshing an older dog's skills, or looking for more reliability and freedom, we'll build practical obedience that works beyond the training field.

Building reliable skills for everyday life.

Basic Obedience

Leash Manners
House Manners
Sit & Down
Stay
Recall
Place
Heel
Impulse Control
E-Collar Training

Individualized training to help service dog prospects and working teams develop reliable task work, appropriate behavior, and the confidence needed to navigate everyday environments.

Developing practical skills for greater independence.

Service Dog Training

Item Retrieval
Behavior Interruption
Alert Behaviors
Public Access Training
Neutrality Around People & Dogs
Environmental Exposure
Task Foundations
Handler-Focused Skills

Nuisance Barking
Leash Pulling
Leash Reactivity
Fearful & Insecure Behavior
Counter Surfing
Resource Guarding
Poor Impulse Control
Overexcitement
Household Manners
Other Unwanted Behaviors

We'll look beyond the behavior itself to better understand what's driving it and develop realistic strategies for both the dog and owner.

Helping make challenging behaviors more manageable.

Problem Solving

Vet Visit Preparation
Grooming Preparation
Nail Trim Conditioning
Paw, Ear & Body Handling
Brushing & Coat Care
Restraint & Positioning
Muzzle Conditioning
Building Confidence Around Equipment
Fear-Free Skill Building

Cooperative care teaches dogs how to calmly participate in handling, grooming, and routine care instead of simply tolerating it.

Making necessary care less stressful for everyone.

Cooperative Care

Basic Walks
Structured Walks
Exposure Walks
Socialization & Environmental Exposure
Confidence Building
Hiking & Adventure Walks
Reinforcement of Existing Training

From everyday exercise to intentional outings designed to build confidence and exposure, walks can be tailored to your dog's individual needs and goals.

More than just getting their steps in.