Kingdom K9 Poway - Poway, California

Jesslyn William

Our dog showed signs of reactivity and has a very strong attachment to us (aka separation anxiety). Our Kingdom K9 experience was extremely beneficial and educational. At the time of our consultation, Khalil took time to get to know our dog’s personality and the goals we had in mind for training. Leading up to our 3-week board and train program, we met with Khalil every couple of weeks for about an hour to get our dog acclimated to the training, language, facility, etc. which helped him excel during the actually B&T program. We highly recommend kingdom k9 to anyone who’s looking for a facility that promotes foundational training. Everyone at kingdom, especially Khalil, is a dog-lover at heart. Some days can get stressful when training, but we’re glad to have joined a caring community of dog-people. 5/5!

Crystal Patterson

Uncle Kahlil is what my dogs know him as !!! We are now all Family!!!! I put both my dogs in Kahlil’s program at Kingdom K9 and this experience has been nothing short of incredible and life changing for my family and for my Pups!!! Both dogs where both in an intense program to work on there stubbornness and aggression. But having them back at home you see such a remarkable difference. There mindsets has change to making better decisions then being reactive. But also gave us the tools to maintain and keep consistent with. I am so glad we got the opportunity to work and continue to work with Kahlil!!! You have to trust the process and be consistent with it in order for it to work. I Highly recommend Kingdom K9!!! Uncle Kahlil and his team are amazing!!!

Elaina Kienzle

Couldn’t recommend Kahlil enough! The training he does is truly life changing not just with the dog but as an owner as well I learned so much. In just a couple sessions my puppy was making so much progress and will continue to be a well trained dog. Thank you for everything you’ve done, hands down the best trainer!

Precious Buford

I cannot recommend Kahlil enough! I brought my at the time 8-year-old pittie, Eli, to them after losing hope to find a trainer. Eli was stubborn, aggressive with leash pulling, and I truly thought training him at his age was impossible. From the very first session, Kahlil worked wonders! He instantly corrected his leash pulling and addressed his stubborn behavior with ease. Eli’s transformation has been nothing short of amazing, I can now walk Eli without a leash, I never worry about leash pulling on walks and he listens to commands! He’s also pretty good around other dogs! I’m forever grateful for Kahlil’s patience, expertise, and dedication. If you’re looking for someone who genuinely care and understands dogs look no further, you’ll definitely get the results you’re looking for at Kingdom K9! Thank you, Kahlil for giving me and Eli a better quality of life together.

Ashley Maggard

Being in the military and having a dog is very difficult. I had PCS'd to California and had a friend and then a deployment dog sitter cared for my dog for a little over a year in South Carolina. When I got my dog back, he was different. He would lunge, growl, bark, and try to bite other people and dogs. I felt hopeless, I couldn't keep him away from dogs and people forever, California is a lot more populated than South Carolina. I had to keep a muzzle on him, walk him outside at awkward hours in the day. I couldn't keep up and his reactivity was just gradually getting worse. My significant other and I reached out to Kingdom K9 for help. At the free consultation, Zuko barked and growled at a dog statue, and even tried biting Kahlil. Boarding training was our best option. I visited weekly to take notes and see my dogs progress. I picked him up recently and I'm so grateful for the Kingdom K9 team. Seeing my dog around other people and dogs and his fixed behavior felt so relieving. I finally wasn't hesitant or nervous for a small task like taking my dog outside to use the bathroom. I wanted to add a picture of Zuko before Kingdom K9, and after. I NEVER felt like my dog was in possibly danger or being hurt. I trusted them fully and they were always so kind and transparent. I am beyond grateful. Thank you Kingdom K9.

Jules Lotus

Huge thank you and shout out to Kahlil and his trainers at Kingdom K9, you guys are all amazing and I’m so grateful to have gotten to connect with everyone at The good dog training seminar hosted at Kingdom K9. You can see and feel how much they love the dogs in their program and are truley setting them up for success.

James Turner

Booking a training program for our girl Cassie at Kingdom K9 has literally been life changing. Cassie is a 1.5-year-old Husky/Australian shepherd/German shepherd mix and, prior to our training regiment, was dog reactive, car reactive, and easily sketched out by people. She also had an incredibly stubborn streak. I wasn't able to walk her without her blowing up every time a car or other dog went by.

Following the behavioral consultation, we booked the Advanced Off Leash program. Kahlil's methodology, and the way he presents it, was really easy to understand. As a person, he's very easy to talk to, and as a trainer he's very easy to learn from. She made decent improvements over the first couple of weeks, but then Kahlil offered to upgrade out package to the Board and Train.

Three weeks later, and Cassie came back a brand new dog - she still has her quirky personality, but she's a completely different dog around cars and other dogs. Her at-home behavior is better too - she's no longer running the house, so to speak. I didn't realize it, but trying to deal with her on my own was so damn stressful - stress that's now gone.

Like I mentioned before, Kahlil knows his stuff. You can tell he also cares deeply about each of the dogs in his facility, and their parents. He definitely strives to make a difference - and succeeds. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

Alexander Brown

By dog complete board and train at Kingdom K9 unbelievable experience. Kahlil and his team are amazing. From boarding to training hand down no better option in Southern California. If you’re not in Poway (like us) it’s worth the drive.