Your Dog's Favorite Place to Play & Stay!
2 Convenient Locations Less than 30 min to DIA
K9cation Brighton/Hudson
K9cation Firestone/Longmont
What Dog Dreams Are Made Of
Luxurious and safe glass suites that reduce anxiety, ALL DAY PLAY INCLUDED with a seasonal pool in one low per calendar day rate with extensive VIP vacation upgrades to ensure your dog's best vacation ever. All you need to bring is your dog's food.
BOARDING
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Enrichment filled daycare that is like an adventure camp for your dog with all day play and a seasonal pool included for an affordable price with an extensive variety of VIP upgrades to spoil your furbaby and give them an amazing experience.
DAYCARE
Offering add on services in our spa. We provide loving, caring, fear free exit baths so your pup goes home fresh and clean after their stay with us. We also offer a variety of fun salon services like blueberry facials and lavender paw massages.
SPA, GROOMING, EXIT BATHS, & CERTIFIED MASSAGE
Pamper Your Pup With Our Exclusive Offerings
VIP Camper Add On Training
VIP Camper add ons for when your dog is staying for daycare or boarding such as no barking , socialization, crate games, leash walking, coming when called and so much more!
Rent Our Spaces To
Train On Your Own
Indoor arena, matted heated and cooled training room, regulation dock diving pool , indoor and outdoor turfed or sand agility, barn hunt , fast cat, and fields available for your personal training on your own with your dog.
AKC Certificate Training Exams & Virtual Titles
Offering AKC Certificate Exams for Canine Good Citizen Series, STAR Puppy, Trick Dog and more as well as AKC Rally-O, AKC Obedience Virtual AKC Agility Titles
Dog Sports For Fun, Intro to Sports & Competition Ready
Offering Agility, Dock Diving, Hydrodash, Air Retrieve, Intro to Swimming & Paddle Boarding, Barn Hunt, Trick Dog, Trieball, Obedience, Rally-O, Conformation, Junior Handling, Stock Dog Herding/Working Sheep, Cattle, Ducks/Geese, Tending Sheep, Pack Walks, Fit Dog, Tracking, Intro to Hunting, Disc, Nosework and more
Get Involved With Our Partner Rescue Groups
Volunteer, Foster, Adopt, Donate, and more. We occasionally host fundraisers, donation drives and social events for these groups. If you have a rescue that would like to partner with us, contact us. We offer 10% off our services to dogs in rescue, foster care.
On-Site Retail at Our
Paw Bar
Offering quality dog treats, training tools, homemade dog treats, long lasting natural chews, Klimb training tables, stock dog herding sticks, Kurunda dog beds, and more. You can add any of our retail items to your dog's training, and our treats and food are great items to take home or add to your camper's stay with us.
Book Us For Your
Next Event
Offering dog sport demos, try its, training seminars, tricks, and more for your local events, team builders, office parties, community events, fundraisers, school programs and more
Dogs Ready For Work
Occasionally we take in a dog that needs a home and has natural ability for dog sports and just needs a little training. We train and work with this dog and improve the dog's behaviors and then find the dog a forever home where the dog will get to use their new found dog sport ability and training.
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Sponsor An Item On Our Wishlist
We are always looking for ways to expand our offerings and to increase our facility with all things that make up a doggie paradise! If you love what we do for dogs, if you want to help grow a small family owned and operated business, if you're a local business and want to partner with us, lets talk!
Experienced and professional with results driven methods that meet your personal goals for your dog. Offering a variety of options to meet your budget with our exclusive weekends at home to help transfer our training to your home.
Board & Train Programs
We offer a a variety of group classes that are welcoming and supportive to help you meet and exceed your training goals. Our training programs are unparalleled with others offering fun training methods that also prep you for competition, AKC CGC Series titles, or just an amazing dog to show off.
Group Classes
Working with you one on one to achieve your dogs training goals together in a welcoming and supportive environment. Usually, one private lesson will provide you with the knowledge and ability to have immediate improved behaviors and confidence in your dog.
Private Lessons
Our Training Services
K9cation – the ultimate vacation for your fur baby.
Our dog resort is located on a 45 acre working ranch setting with a pool and a variety of places for dogs to play and train with us. We are the most affordable for this level of luxury and we offer your K9 the most fun—with all day play included for our campers--it’s no wonder why we are the most popular K 9 destination for your boarding and daycare needs. The fun and play continues in our AKC accredited training program. As with any vacation the added activities and spa treatments available in our dog sports program and boutique offer your furbaby vacation fun igniting K9 instinct, passion, happiness and fitness. Nowhere else can you find an adventure of this magnitude as what you'll find here at K9cation. One paw into our doggie resort and you’ll understand why so many dogs wag their tails, only choosing our K9cation as their vacation home away from home.
Your Dog's Vacation Experience Begins Now
Train & Play With Us
We Are Home To Colorado's Largest Dog Sport Facility
All Levels Of Ability Welcome, Especially First Timers
Choose Your Training Style:
Board & Train, Private Lessons, Group Classes, Rentals, & VIP Camper Add Ons
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Dog Sports & Activities
We love helping new people get started in dog sports as well as competition. Dogs love our activities, the proof is in the tail wag
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About The Founder
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Hi I'm Kelly, and I am the founder of K9cation. Welcome to K9cation! We have created a facility that is full of activities that dog's love on a working ranch in Hudson, CO. My family and I have a lifetime of experience and have trained almost every dog sport with champion results. We are passionate about all breeds of dogs and ensure they receive first class love and care while staying with us. We have developed our proprietary training methods with foundation obedience as the corner stone for all dog sports and activities for family pets and emotional support dogs to dog athletes that compete in sanctioned sports across the country. We are committed to providing excellent customer service and sharing our knowledge and experience and passion for dogs with you by the services we offer.
Kelly is certified by the American Kennel Club (AKC) and offers AKC certifications to include AKC temperament testing, AKC good citizen, AKC Trick Dog, and AKC Farm Dog training classes and certifications to her students. Kelly excels in dog sport competitions, earning a variety of accolades and titles for her dogs, competing in a wide variety of dog sports. Kelly is a natural dog sport performance trainer, earning titles and recognition. Kelly's favorite accomplishment is being referred to as a dog whisperer who helps translate dog communication with their owners for good behavior and results.
Steve Roll, Owner, Trainer
Haley Roll, Owner, Handler, Trainer, Kennel Concierge
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Margaret Adams, Barn Manager
Taryn Miller, Personal Assistant & Kennel Concierge
Brooklyn Madden, Lead Trainer, Instructor
Shontae Kretzer, Customer Service Manager, Kennel Concierge, Trainer
Courtney Stubbings, Lead Groomer
Alex Nyguen, Trainer, Instructor
Rita Talbot, Instructor, Handler
Lili & Mark Cressman, Instructor, Handler
David Stanford, Instructor, Handler
Emy Beren, Trainer, Kennel Concierge, Groomer
Tyler Howard, Ranch Lead, Kennel Concierge
Riley Rees, Trainer & Kennel Concierge
Jonathan Leary, Lead Custodian & Kennel Concierge
MaLyssa Perigo, Kennel Concierge
Jackie Archer, Kennel Concierge
Bob Doughtery, Facility Development
Christian Poeppel, Ranch Development
Brian Lockhart, Maintenance & Custodial Manager
Dogs Are Our Passion
We are so very grateful for each of these amazing people who make K9cation possible
Meet Our Incredible Team
Our App Is Convenient. Easy. Fun.
Book now, with our very own app for you to upload your dog's photos, shot records, special needs, message us, schedule all your dog's boarding, daycare, training and activities with us! LINK YOUR ACCT TO K9cation - Book Now
