Lindsay & Shay are THE best, hands down! If I could give 100/5 stars I would. They came to me & my almost 2yr old GSD for an 'in-home' evaluation & after 3 minutes I was blown away by the insight they provided. They specialize in dog psychology, something I had never heard of before (but wish I learned sooner). We immediately signed up for the Advanced Obedience program and I couldn't be more blown away by the results. My dog was a great boy, but had no leash manners, & neither respected nor trusted me before we started training. They didn't just teach my dog, they taught me too. They helped us build a strong and trusting bond. Lindsay & Shay helped me build my confidence as well. They're great trainers and all around amazing people! Our sessions were always so insightful. Hard work takes dedication but you'll never see the results you're looking for without putting in the time. Now that we've graduated from the program, we're officially apart of The Pack. I am forever grateful for the time we spent & things we learned while working with them. Even though my dog has graduated from the program, I hope to work with them in the future to learn even more!! Key takeaways: they're insightful, trustworthy, know exactly why your dog is behaving they way they are, have over 20+ years of legitimate dog training experience, and so much more. Not to mention they have amazing personalities. They want to see you and your dog succeed and it's evident how much they care. Follow the bootcamp rules & you won't be disappointed! They care so much about the well being of your animal. I'm forever grateful for them! read more

We put our dog into a board and train for 2 weeks we did miss her. I am so happy to be back with her . Not only because of me wanting her around but I have a new dog. She has definitely transformed and without the help from Shay I don't know how I could have had such a well mannered dog. Bell is now very stable minded. She has such a calm demeanor now. She is much more relaxed knowing that we are leaders and now all she has to do is listen for our commands. Bell has learned from Shay in dog training. She was not fed treats in order to listen to our commands. She was taught to listen to our commands simply by the sound of our voice. I would recommend coming to Advanced K9 for transforming your dog into a dog you can be proud of and at the same time feel proud knowing that you have made the right choice on how to teach your dog. You will definitely miss your dog. 2 weeks felt like 2 months and I was so excited to pick my baby up but it was worth every day we spent apart. It is also important to know that leaving your beloved dog with Shay will make you feel as comfortable as in your own home. My baby came home looking so good, smelling so good, she looked as if she just completed boot camp, maybe lost a few pounds. I have no complaints and no regrets. I'm extremely excited and happy with my new well-behaved dog. read more

Our pups have always been a little unruly, pulling on the leash, barking at the neighbors, just being dogs I guess. After our Goldendoodle Helga turned 1 year she became worse and worse with her agitation toward new people and dogs on the leash(it doesn't help that our senior Shihtzu eggs her on constantly...insert rolling eyes emoji here). We enjoy hiking with our family, going out on picnics, soccer games for the kids and just being a social family. I suppose Helga had her own idea of how social our family would be. Long story, short Ill get to the point. Shay has been incredible! We did an evaluation for Helga and literally learned more in this one hour than I knew about dogs my entire life! Talk about a dog man! He explained to us why dogs do the things they do, how they learn and how to treat dogs using dog psychology verses human psychology! What an eye opener! Ive been doing this wrong my entire life! We went on to purchase one of his packages for 10 sessions and we are no on the 4th one this evening. Helga is now calm, happy, walking on the leash wonderfully and even our little senior Shihtzu is picking up on a few ques. Highly recommend Shay with Advanced K9 Academy, this has changed our life and allowed us to be able to enjoy our pups again!(Im sure our neighbors are thrilled as well LOL). read more

Training went great! when I got my dog I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I have a 10 month old pit puppy, and she is the most hard headed dog I have ever had. I have gone through three trainers previously, with no luck. She would pee all over the floor when people would come over, jumps on everyone, she has destroyed over $1000 worth of my things (laptop, cell phone, remotes, every single toy we've ever bought her), she gets over excited and nips at hands and feet. The trainer came over, and within 20 minutes she had called down and was submitting to him. He never raised his voice, he just stayed calmed, and corrected her behavior, and played with her. We took her out for a run and she didn't spazz like she normally does. He showed me how to correct her unwanted behavior, and answered all of my questions. She is doing better since his visit, and we are keeping up with correcting bad behavior. I highly recommend them. So glad I called them!! read more

Excellent experience! We just finished our last session with Shay and Advanced K9 Academy and we could not be more pleased. We have tried many other trainers to help us with our Yorkshire Terrier who over the years had just become more aggressive. I don't think anyone quite understood how to deal with small dogs, terriers non the less. Shay was patient, calm, informative and really showed us some techniques we had never thought of or had been shown by any other trainers. The great thing is now that we have gone through the course we can continue to keep up with the training at home. Shay not only helped train our little dog but the most impressive part was he actually trained us! He helped us realize that with just a different mind set and a few different techniques we can turn her behavior around 180 degrees. Thank you for the experience and we will be recommending you to all of our friends and family! read more

Now I definitely understand that not all dog trainers are created equal. My dogs have a very strong personalitie and trying to beg them to do something is just not going to work. After wasting money and time. Definitely not getting the results I wanted to see I figured it was time to try something different. My friend recommended me to come see Advanced K9 and I'm so happy I did. I don't know how she finds all these amazing places for her dogs but I am sure lucky to have her as a friend. After spending some time training with Shai the results I saw were amazing now my dogs actually sit when the doorbell rings instead of running and barking and lunging at the door. They now have doggy manners as I would call it. He truly is a great trainer really knowledgeable. Also really help me get through anxieties that I had with them as well. I had no idea that we as humans can also create problems in our dogs. read more

Shay worked with me and my dog in a leap of faith and I was very impressed with the growth he facilitated between me and my dog. As it turns out it is neither. It was all about communication and having an appropriate mental image. By understanding how to communicate (which is basically having a mutual conversation with your pup), we were able to get through our challenges and he is now more closer than ever. Comes when called. Less aggression. Incredibly responsive to commands (verbal and non-verbal). Much easier to take on walks. This is just a few of the benefits we have had at the completion of training. Even though I had some knowledge and experience with dogs, his guidance added to my toolbox and I'd be doing a disservice if I didn't spread the word. If you've read this far, go for it! As soon as my other puppy is old enough we will be doing more training with Shay. read more

Shay responded to my initial email incredibly quickly and then also really helped me a lot. I never thought I would need help with dog behavior issues. My experience with Shay has been amazing! I was at the end of my rope with my dog's separation anxiety and had tried so many things on my own without success. I'm so lucky that someone recommended Shay to me. Shay was awesome, and I could tell immediately that he understood my dog's behavior and the true underlying problem. My boy has made amazing progress and everyone says he is like a completely different dog. He is more confident, loving, and his separation anxiety is gone. My dogs behavior improvement is more then I could have hoped for and I'm so glad we made the investment. I would heartily recommend Shay and Advanced K9 Academy read more

I am so happy that I was able to find a good trainer for when I'm the south Florida area. I loved the personalized training, care, and techniques. I'm actually able to let my dog off the leash now without worrying that he's going to take off on me. He will pretty much sit and stay as long as I want him to. I didn't ever think that could be possible. It did take a little bit longer than I was expecting but I'm also constantly traveling so I obviously don't have time to follow up and stay consistent. Excellent instruction on training your puppy to a problem dog. I had an older rescue dog I didn't believe could be trained. were wrong. With propper training techniques my dog was learning were both very happy. Currently my new puppy is in training. I highly recommend Shay. read more

Better than I ever could have hoped for.. for my dog of course. If you don't want to carry around a 5 pound bag of treats like most trainers want you to so your dog will listen/respect you then Shay and Lindsay are for you. Before them our German Shepard would get too excited on a leash around other dogs and had almost zero recall. After 20 sessions with Advanced k9 we now can walk with no leash in public, around others dogs and call ours back at any point. He has more confidence than ever thanks to Advanced K9. If you stick to the program your dog will stick to your hip for the rest of their life. Would 11/10 recommend them for any dog who needs better obedience and or social skills. Thank you guys again! read more

Shay is in the proceess of helping me train my 4 dogs and i have noticed a big change and improvement in all my dogs. They respect me as an owner and i learn my self that i have to be the one in charge. He explains every why i have and allows me to understand how i affect my dogs behavior and how i allow thing to happen, which help improve my leardership skills. When i use to walk my dogs, they would tug and go for other dogs and now they walk next to me with commands from me. This is a major improvement in my packs life and i hope to have more sucess with his help. Thank you. Definitely recommend shay and his services. read more

We hired Shay because we heard great things. We have a French bulldog and a puppy German Shepherd that both needed a ton of work. Our Frenchy is now super behaved and we have made progress with our German Shepherd, Diogi. Diogi would be much further along, but I will admit that I have not been as good about keeping up with the training when Shay isn't here. Whenever Shay leaves, she is much better behaved, but then it wears off when I don't keep up with it until he comes next. I would highly recommend Shay. read more

shay definitely has experience and knows what he's doing. he's not only an excellent trainer, but a very nice and respectful person. i saw progress almost immediately. he is great teaching the dogs and teaching me as well. thank you so much shay for everything :) read more