New Athletic Club for Dogs Offers Unique Services at K9 Games Reno

We've heard about athletic clubs for people, but what about your four legged furry friend?

K9 Games Reno is fairly new to the area, offering exercises and training services for dogs so they can get a balanced and healthy lifestyle with the help from trainers. 

Kona the dog has a goal to lose weight. Hercules is working on his anxiety and Cocoa is building her confidence. Each dog gets special training to work on their needs. 

"Everybody comes and have a little bit of issues. There's things where their foundation wasn't built right and that's our goal. We sit down and look at the dog and we can say, are they reacting out of fear, do they react out of dominance? We work on them individually," said Vicki Rhode, the president of K9 Games Reno.  

Bosely is one of those examples. Simple walks around the park are impossible for him if he spots anything on wheels. So Aubrey, the trainer put a pair of roller blades on to help his reactive behavior. 

"He gets excited and becomes aggressive about it. We're just trying to desensitize him and get him to not want to attack," said Aubrey Block, a trainer at K9 Games Reno. 

A 6 ft. wide, 18 ft. long treadmill goes up to 28 miles per hour to help exercise dogs together. 

"The purpose of that is the dogs can bond on a pack walk. And if it's snowing outside or 110 degrees, we can walk those dogs. We can walk 3 or 4 dogs and 3 or 4 people at a time," said Rhode. 

Bridges, tunnels and mazes are also set up for little dogs, as well as the big ones. 

Rhode adds, "It's to challenge the dog in a very safe environment and get them to try things they haven't tried before."

Chrysann Crollatos is not only a local veterinarian, but a new client of K9 Games Reno. She brings her two rescue dogs.

"For these dogs who had never been in a house, never been socialized, never been around people, it's been a great experience because they come here all day long, and by the end of the day, they're more confident, they're tired in a good way, and they're ready to do more then next day," said Crollatos. 

Rhode says, "It's not like anything that they're getting in our area here in Reno. We just want to be different. Reno is a growing town and we just want to grow with it and grow with our community."

More construction is underway throughout the next year at K9 Games Reno. Two large swimming pools will be made outdoors for dogs who need to learn how to swim or dock dive. 

You can make a reservation to rent time at the facility or stop on by.

The facility is located in the Great Western Marketplace on Summit Ridge Drive. 

More Information: http://www.k9gamesreno.com/