Tim is the absolute best. My wife and I adopted a rescue pup that was living on the streets. Naturally, being used to the freedoms of street life, our pup Winston was having difficulty with being on a leash and being walked in general. Tim was able to get Winston to not only walk on a leash at our sides, but to also stop at curbs for safety. Tim also helped with commands like come, sit, stay and wait. Winston loved working with Tim and really enjoys the positive reinforcement training, always wagging his tail. Tim is so gentle and kind when training our dog, so if you are looking for help with your dog you will be in great hands with Tim. read more

What a wonderful man! Tim Berg Helped us by giving us all the right words to use! Our 5 month old Australian Labradoodle is quite a handful. Thanks to Tim and his very effective words and the way we use our voice!! Our Bob is becoming a perfect puppy! He is gentle and calm! Makes such a big difference! We would recommend this gentle trainer! Training with kindness is the best and makes the most sense if you want a gentle dog! Thank you Tim Berg! Your words are magic! Linda, Luis and Bob read more

Tim's gentle manner and positive reinforcement has been instrumental in the successful training of our puppy Huckleberry. Using soft commands and rewards, Tim not only trained Huck, but also showed my wife and I how to continue working with our pup to become a great dog. We wholeheartedly recommend Tim and his team! read more

Tim is wonderful with training dogs, he is very sweet to my mini golden doodle and she listens to him immediately. He shows me how to get her to listen to me and it's working. She can sit, stay, wait, down, back up, heal, come and do a few fun tricks too! We had a barking problem with her and he has a great technique that stops that too! I highly recommend training by Tim. read more

Tim is great! Our dog was so out of control, it was beginning to impact our homelife. Chaotic is a good word to use. Tim came in, and within a few weeks of training, Butters was finally under control. Now, all I have to say is a few simple affectionate commands, and it's as though Butters is a completely transformed dog. Our little daughter is even able to throughout a few, and she can handle him too. We especially love that Butters can "go to his place" and hang out there while we have guests in the house!! Whoosh, it's a miracle. We love Tim! read more

Tim has trained all our 4 dogs, out two older now passed black labs our problematic three year old aggressive Jack Russel and our new lab puppy. We have used Tim for the last 12 years and consider him part of our family. Every time we have a dog problem or Issue Tim has been there! He has worked to teach our girls how to walk and discipline the dogs. We have such well trained dogs because of Tim. He changed our family life from chaotic to calm and controlled. Our dogs look forward to visits from Tim the dog trainer. I can't imagine life having animals without him. read more

Tim is one of the most compassionate people I've ever met. His manner is kind and effective. We have a very strong willed standard poodle and with Tim's guidance he allowed us to better understand our dog as a result we have a well behaved and happy dog read more

Our 6 year old German Shepard is extremely over protective of family and home. Couldn't have her around anyone at the house or even take her out in the car. Tim knew exactly what to do and calmly taught her right and wrong. Violet is actually following commands which is unheard of and having a much easier time handling her on the go and at home. Tim's respectful gentle method of training is much more effective for our pups. Our family and violet love Tim! read more

I called Tim nine weeks ago in hopes he could help me with my two rescued pitbulls. I am 8 months pregnant and my husband is stationed in Chicago so this was VERY important to me. Although I was unsure how "trainable" my dogs were, since they have been out of control since we adopted them, I have been left speechless after Tim has spent 8 sessions with us. One of my pits was abused in his previous home, and Tim did a wonderful job helping my dog warm up to him and earn his trust. His training capabilities, and the way in which he interacts with my dogs has left me so hopeful and grateful. My dogs are close to perfect now and unlike the past, I have control over them. I could not be happier and grateful for Tim. I highly recommend him. read more

Tim showed up at our house and started telling our dogs what to do and they listened to him. Then he taught us HOW to tell them what to do. We've got two rescues who've had some tough times and needed confidence and direction. Tim showed us how to do that and after 8 lessons, the results are amazing! They aren't perfect, but we can calmly walk around the neighborhood and they will ignore cats and dogs most of the time. Walks are actually nice and not a battle! Now that we know how to train them, we're confident they will keep improving everyday! On top of that, Tim is a really nice guy and his enthusiasm and love for dogs is infectious! read more

Tim has trained all our beloved family dogs since 1983! He's absolutely amazing! In addition to all the normal and needed behaviors: sit, stay, come, down, heel, he has trained them for specific things we wanted our dogs to be able to do. With Tim's loving guidance they have all become perfect pets! In 1983 he trained our two Dobies to do down stays in the car when I started the engine! In 1990 he trained our kids' Golden Retriever and Miniature Poodle to obey invisible boundaries in the house and outside. In 2012 he trained our two Labs to never step out of an exterior door without permission. Tim is not only a gifted trainer, he is a warm and wonderful person who will help you to train your dogs to be all you want them to be. read more

My mother in law called Tim when she found that, at her age of 80, her 40 pound German Shepherd puppy, Charlie, was a bit more to handle than she had expected. She was accustomed to our mellow 13 year old shepherd, Tank. She wasn't used to puppy energy and exuberance. Tim had Charlie obeying commands within a few minutes. He has a very soft touch but definitely takes command of your pet. I walk Charlie several days a week for my mother in law including trips to Fashion Island. People stop me constantly to pet the dog because he is a very good looking dog. People tell us over and over that they're amazed at how well behaved he is. I credit everything to Tim Berg. Tim had some shoulder issues at the end of 2015 and was scheduled for surgery. At that time, my mother in law called another trainer to continue the training. The trainer did one session with Charlie and and told us that her dog was superbly trained already. We have continued to use the training we received from Tim Berg and are incredibly happy with the results. Tim also gave us suggestions on how to train the dog on the treadmill. Charlie walks with a dog walker two days a week, 3 days a week with the son-in-law, & 2 to 3 days a week of up to 60 minutes on the treadmill. We could not have accomplished this without the tools that Tim provided to us. Charlie is now 100 pound, 14 month old puppy. He is well trained, well behaved, and very loved. If you'd like to call for a personal reference you can contact Danny at (949) 702-7687 read more