★★★★★
We tried two other trainers before Rick. Gus was pulling so hard I dreaded walks. Week 2 he was actually walking next to me. My wife now takes him out instead of me.
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Melissa M.
Gus, 14-month Lab
The Pack — Free period
Build a real relationship with your dog. Direct access to the trainer behind it.
Inside The Pack: drill videos, monthly live Q&A on Zoom, and member-only Huntsville Field Days. Building calm, confident, well-behaved dogs — one family at a time. Digital access is free right now while we improve The Pack.
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Rick · Huntsville, AL
75 secWhy I built The Pack — Rick
Real owners · Real dogs
What members say.
No polish. Quotes pulled straight from the people doing the work.
★★★★★
Honest review — Benny used to lose his mind at the door. Rick gave us a 10-minute drill we ran every day. Three weeks in, the doorbell doesn’t set him off anymore.
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Ashley F.
Benny, rescue mix
★★★★★
Stubborn dog. Smart dog. Rick didn’t sugarcoat anything. Showed us what to do, made us repeat it, fixed what we were doing wrong. That’s what I needed.
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Laken M.
Tilly, Bull Terrier
★★★★★
Finn had zero impulse control. Now he sits at the door, waits for the leash, and doesn’t bolt out of the car. Real change in like a month. Worth every dollar.
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Abby S.
Finn, GSD pup
The trainer behind it
Working K9 background. Huntsville-grown.
Rick trains for the field — search & rescue, detection, real-world reliability — and brings the same standard to family dogs.
Field Credential 01
Search & Rescue K9 handler
Active SAR handler. Tracking, area search, scent work in real Alabama terrain.
Field Credential 02
Detection K9 trainer
Builds and maintains scent-detection dogs through Impactful K-9 Detection.
400+
Local track record
Huntsville-area dogs trained since 2024
Pet dogs, working dogs, hard cases. Same trainer behind every plan.
Membership benefits
What’s inside The Pack.
Six things, no fluff. Pricing below shows what’s included at each tier.
Drill video library
Step-by-step training videos under 5 minutes each. New drills added every two weeks.
Monthly live Q&A
30 minutes with Rick on Zoom, every month. Bring your questions.
Private trainer messaging
Message an Impactful Canine trainer directly for training support. Your conversation is not visible to other members.
Personal video critique
ProSubmit 2 videos a week (5 min max each). Get a written critique back from Rick or one of his trainers.
10% off any IC training service
Member discount on Star Puppy, Group Classes, Board & Train, Behavior Mod, Field Day.
Member-only Huntsville Field Days
Quarterly meetups for members and their dogs. Pack first.
Current access
The Pack is free right now.
Digital memberships are not sold in the iOS app. Sign in if you already have a Pack account, or contact the team for access help.
Membership
The Pack is free right now.
Tap a subscribe button to get access. You will not be sent to checkout or charged during the free period.
Free period
Founder
$0
No charge during the free period
Billing is paused while The Pack is being improved.
- Drill video library
- Monthly live Q&A on Zoom
- Private trainer messaging
- 10% off any IC training service
- Member-only Huntsville Field Days
No checkout and no card charge right now.
Free period
Community
$0
No charge during the free period
Billing is paused while The Pack is being improved.
- Drill video library
- Monthly live Q&A on Zoom
- Private trainer messaging
- 10% off any IC training service
- Member-only Huntsville Field Days
No checkout and no card charge right now.
Free period
Pro
$0
No charge during the free period
Billing is paused while The Pack is being improved.
- Everything in Community
- 2 video critiques per week (5 min max each)
- One 30-min 1-on-1 Zoom call per month with a trainer
No checkout and no card charge right now.
Common questions
The fine print, in plain English.
Dog owners in and around Huntsville who want ongoing access to a working trainer without paying for a private package every time a question comes up. Best fit if your dog is past the puppy-mill stage and you’re ready to put real work in between sessions.
The Pack is in a free period, so approved members are not charged for digital access right now. Feature access still follows the tier or client access assigned to the account. Founder and Community include the training library, Q&A, private trainer messaging, service benefits, and Field Days; Pro adds video critiques and a monthly trainer Zoom.
Paid founder enrollment is not offered during the current free period. Existing founder designations and preserved web rates remain on the account while billing is paused. Any future paid enrollment will show the price and renewal terms before purchase.
Upload up to 2 training videos per week in The Pack, 5 minutes max each. Rick or one of his trainers (Lisa or Heather) reviews them and sends back a written critique with comments on what’s working and what to fix. Pro also includes one 30-minute Zoom call per month with a trainer, scheduled through Acuity.
Digital Pack access has no charge during the current free period, but access still requires an approved Pack account. In-person training packages and Pack Walk bookings remain separate physical services.