Transform Your Dog in 3-6 weeks
BOARD & TRAIN IN SOUTH AUSTIN
Our Board & Train program delivers proven obedience, real behavior change, and dramatic improvements in reactivity, anxiety, and impulse control.Your dog lives, learns, and trains with professionals — so you get lasting results you can feel at home, on walks, and in real life. Daily consistent reinforcement is where the power of transformation is.
What Your Dog Will Learn:
✓ Leash manners & loose-leash walking
✓ Reliable obedience (sit, down, place, heel, recall)
✓ Calmness around people & other dogs
✓ Crate training
✓ House manners & impulse control
✓ Behavior reliability in real-life settings
And for dogs with more serious challenges:
✓ Reactivity (dogs, people, bikes, cars)
✓ Fearful or anxious behavior
✓ Overstimulation / over-arousal
✓ Leash frustration
✓ Selective aggression
✓ Poor recall or impulse control
Ready for a Better Life With Your Dog?
Your dog’s transformation starts with a free evaluation.
Tell us what you’re struggling with — we’ll create the right plan.
PRIVATE LESSONS
Private lessons give you hands-on, personalized training designed to solve specific behavior struggles and build a stronger relationship with your dog. Each session focuses on clear communication, structure, and real-world practice, so you can confidently handle your dog both at home and in public. Whether you’re dealing with pulling, jumping, reactivity, or just want a reliable foundation of obedience, we teach you exactly what to do and how to do it. This program is perfect for owners who want to be directly involved in the training process and learn alongside their dog.
DAY TRAINING SESSIONS
Day Trains combine the power of professional training with the convenience of daycare. You drop your dog off in the morning, and our trainers work with them throughout the day on obedience, leash manners, impulse control, and calm behavior around distractions. Dogs also benefit from structured play, rest, and exposure to real-life environments. It’s the ideal solution for busy owners who want fast progress without committing to a full Board & Train — your dog learns, works, plays, and comes home tired, trained, and more balanced day after day.It all starts with a free evaluation to assess what’s best for you and your pup!
Free Evaluation
ALSO!
-Fancy Stuff
-Agility
-Bite Work & Deterrence
HOLIDAY BOARDING
AUSTIN HOLIDAY BOARD AND TRAIN
ABOUT US
TRAVIS - Founder/Co-owner
JACKPOT K9 is a family-owned business founded by Travis and his wife, Stephanie.
Travis’s love and devotion to dogs began in childhood. His closest friends always had four legs.
A former Recon Marine and Michelin-rated chef, Travis decided in 2022 to turn his lifelong passion for dogs and training into a business.
He is dedicated to creating a safe, calm, and healthy environment where dogs can thrive, learn, and grow. His philosophy is simple: dogs flourish when they feel understood, supported, and respected.
Photo: Travis training his beloved foster-turned-adoption, Kayce.
Abby has spent the last decade immersed in the study of animal behavior—both academically and professionally.
Her love for animals, and her dedication to understanding and helping them (and their owners), is truly limitless.
We’ve had the pleasure of working with Abby for many years, and we consistently hear that she’s the best people have ever seen at what she does.
Her entire approach is rooted in understanding and compassion, and we have yet to meet a dog that doesn’t respond positively to her.
She is also deeply involved in the advanced obedience and protection-work community, always staying current with new developments in the field.
Abby is the heart and soul of Jackpot K9, and we absolutely love her.
Photos: Abby, in her element, being a bad a**
STEPHANIE - co-owner
If you’ve made it this far and are reading Stephanie’s bio, she is the co-owner, and also the writer of all these bios.
She loves dogs and tends to anthropomorphize them, which Abby and Travis have repeatedly advised her not to do.
Stephanie is a film director and handles the business administration for Jackpot K9. She and Travis have a beautiful two-year-old son named Crue.
She is deeply devoted to her team at Jackpot and to her customers, to whom she is profoundly grateful.
Her favorite part of this business is the people—and the relationships that are forged while caring for her customers’ dogs.