Radiant K9

Hi everyone, BIG news and big changes for Radiant K9! Radiant K9 is CHANGING OWNERSHIP and will also soon be changing locations slightly.

I, Kirsten McKenzie, am handing off ownership to our current head trainer, Octavia Pizarro. Octavia is one of my best friends and one of best trainers I've had the pleasure of knowing. She's incredibly passionate about helping the dogs and families we work with and constantly continuing to learn and better herself as a trainer. I couldn't imagine handing my company over to someone better.

As for WHY? Due to health reasons I personally stopped hands-on training with clients about a year ago and have been managing and supporting my team from behind the scenes. Along with that, I'm going to be moving across the country in July, so it be practical to continue managing the company from afar. I've also been investing in my first love which is art, and will continue to focus on and grow that business after my move.

I've adored this company and the clients and friends I've made along the way! I'm so excited for the next chapter of life and so so thankful for all of the great people I've met these past few years. I'm also incredibly thankful for my team of trainers who have made Radiant K9 even better and been able to provide amazing training even when I couldn't.

Radiant K9s location will also be transitioning towards the Walnut Creek area in the near future as Octavia also makes a move! Please be patient with us as we make the transition and update our site, socials, and Yelp page.

And thank you again to everyone who has supported us! ❤️

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Radiant K9 is so excited to announce another new team member! A little late to posting but we're so excited to have Emma Carstens working with us! Here's a little bit about her:

"I’ve lived in the peninsula my whole life. Ive grown up in a very dog oriented community. We’ve had dogs in our house since I was about 3 years old and have never lived without dogs since. I grew up dreaming about becoming a vet, or running a dog rescue, or almost anything in the animal field.

In 2016 I began volunteering for a local animal rescue to help as many dogs as possible get into loving forever homes. Not long after I began fostering and have now fostered over 150 animals. To this day I still foster dogs for that same rescue. Back in 2019 I foster failed my first dog Toffee. After bringing toffee into my life I jumped head first into the dog training world starting with my own dog. After starting training with Toffee I began doing basic training and slight behavior modification with dogs waiting to be adopted through the rescue I worked with.

I had first met Kirsten through a friend who previously worked with her. But when I really got the opportunity to work with her I finally met someone who had similar training styles as myself. As well as the same goal which is to help you reach the goals you have for you and your dog, in addition to creating and or strengthening your relationship with your dog."

Puppy class this past weekend was a huge success! We had a big group of about 6 puppies, ages 7 months to 4 months. Everyone had a great time! With 3 trainers there to help monitor everyone, it ensured that the puppies can have a safe, productive play experience. Where we can help step in if there's any puppies that are getting a little too rambunctious or overwhelmed. Having these safe social environments for puppies is SO important to help them learn proper social interactions with dogs for their adulthood.
It was so fun seeing rambunctious puppies better boundaries and more unsure puppies growing confidence and engaging more by the end of the group. In between play time we also work on recalling our puppies for treats, having leash time to learn to disengage and calm nicely, even when your new friend is close by. We finished with some fun confidence building on some agility/playground equipment and then rewarded everyone for good obedience again by letting them play a bit before leaving ❤️ So thankful for my team helping me run these classes and being awesome with our clients! Y'all rock.

One of my favorite reviews and client turnarounds! Checked in with these guys last night as well and was so thrilled to hear how well they're doing still, advancing and improving even more! This is the type of stuff I live for, helping people and their pups build better relationships and have safer, more cohesive and happy lives together.