Kennels

Canine Comfort Corner

Canine Comfort Corner is owned by Janice Hsia, who loves to compete with her own dogs in Nosework and Barn Hunt. Janice very familiar with Shibas! Bothell, WA.

Fido’s Farm

Fido’s Farm is a play based daycare and longer term boarding facility on a sheep farm where herding dogs can practice. Dogs have so much fun boarding there they pull to go in to the kennel! Yelm/Lacey, WA

It’s a Dog’s World

Dog’s World is a veterinary practice and boarding facility in Sumner, WA.

Training Facilities

Argus Ranch

Argus Ranch is the premier dog sporting venue in South King County. Located on a previous horse property in the Green River Valley, it has two large sporting barns, an indoor training building, and several small fenced paddocks for off leash practice. They host agility and barn hunt trials nearly every weekend. 
Argus Ranch also has a wide array of class offerings, including puppy orientation, basic obedience, conformation handling, nosework, barn hunt, and agility. 

Let’s Talk Dogs

Dorothy Turley of Let’s Talk Dogs is based in Lacey/Olympia,WA. She is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer, and has been teaching basic dog training for several years. She also specializes in teaching Canine NoseWork. Dorothy has sone wonders for some very shy rescue Shibas, so she is highly recommended.

Four Paws

Located in Lynwood, WA, Four Paw offers a huge varirty of classes and has some experience with Japanese dogs. I know of a Shiba and a Hokkaido that train there.

French Creek Pet Resort

Located in Snohomish, WA. They have agility, obedience, barn hunt, and nosework classes.

Positive Approach

Located in Tacoma, WA.  They have obedience training, Canine Good Citizen classes, and more.  They also provide one-on-one training!

Canine Trainers

When you first get a new dog, set yourself up for success by engaging a trainer to help you establish a good set of behaviors for you and your dog to build a solid foundation. A trainer will show you how the dog thinks, and how to use positive reward to shape your dog’s behavior. A good trainer will also train you how to read your dog, so you can keep one step ahead of him.