KJ Ranch

Couldn't speak more highly of KJ Ranch and the women who own and operate it. Would highly recommend for anyone looking to have their dog trained, or for someone to learn the art of herding livestock. The animals (both livestock and the dogs) are #1 priority. They are treated with respect and receive outstanding care. The owners are absolute delights and have extensive experience training dogs for general day-to-day work as well as for competition. I feel grateful to have found this amazing community of dog lovers. You will too.

This review has been a long time coming. My fiancé, Sandy, and I saw Carol for an evaluation with our cattle dog. Thankfully, before going to Carol I spent several months working with a herding trainer not local to Idaho. With the other trainer, they never smacked or hit my border collie. If a correction was needed, a water bottle filled with rocks at the end of stick was hit on the ground. Never at my dog, or even in close proximity where the dog would shy away from it. All of the dogs I witnessed at that facility were willing and excited to work. Knew the commands beautifully and without fear. This was not my experience with Carol. Carol brought out a young cattle dog that was being boarded for training. I immediately saw a dog that was fearful of Carol, cowering at her voice and body mo

Had a friend board her dog here and pick him up up with an absolutely mutilated neck. Apparently Carol requested they use a bark collar during his stay there. The collar prongs had begun to embed in his neck/throat, blistering and scarring the whole area around it. The vet said that it was due to never being taken off or checked during the 10 days the dog was boarded. He is a short haired white dog, and the damage would have been very apparent to anyone looking at him. Carol lied to my friend and said the injuries popped up the morning they had come to pick him up from Carol’s place. Carol Gerkin refused to pay the vet bill and refused even a refund. Do NOT leave your dogs with this place.

Great place to trian your dog !

Great facilities, great people :)