We love Applause Your Paws & can't recommend them enough!! All the trainers are amazing, passionate & kind-hearted. I wouldn't trust my dog with anyone else or anywhere else. The group classes aren't your typical transactional class. Any of the trainers are more than happy, if not excited, to take a bit more time explaining how to tailor the approach to your dog. We love them :) read more

As soon as I adopted my 8 week old puppy, I signed up for puppy kindergarten classes with Applause your Paws. Trainer Emily was awesome! Very helpful and knowledgeable. I learned so much about my puppy in those 5 sessions and it was a good introduction for my pup as all dogs really need that early socialization. 8 months later and my dog has participated in their Obedience classes (with Wilfredo, he rocks!) and Advanced Obedience AND a private session (with Dee who . I couldn't be happier with every session we participated in. And I cant wait to enroll in more, they have a variety of courses. Very professional, and friendly attitudes. They make training your dog FUN, not a chore. And even though training your dog is not an overnight task, Applause your Paws gives you the right information and tools to continue improving. They're also readily available by phone or email if you have any questions. My dog has benefited without a doubt, and so much so, that at 10 months old, I was able to enter him in an AKC competition for Obedience and he earned a qualifying score! All thanks to the AYP family. read more

Alright!! Day 2 of Do More With Your Dog founder Kyra Sundance, and thank you to George from the Netherlands for the pet portraits! What a nice air conditioned facility, Dee. Thank you for your efforts and making us feel welcomed! read more

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My dog, wife and I LOVE this place. We first brought our dog here to help him with his anxiety by just giving him the opportunity to meet other people and dogs under professional supervision. Just a few sessions after the changes were visible. He behaved much better at home and wasn't as anxious, while also doing much better when he's around other dogs with us. The staff here is also amazing and super caring. Love you Applaud your Paws!! Y'all are the bomb . com read more

I highly recommend this place. We have gone on Saturdays since our puppy was little. She is now 6 months, and we constantly get comments on her behavior because people can't believe she is acting so well at a young age. We would not have gotten to this point without Applause Your Paws, and we will continue going to as many classes as we can. We specifically have Raquel to thank for this. She teaches on Saturdays, and I highly recommend trying to make her classes. The other ones are good, but her classes are great. It is worth adjusting your schedule to make her classes. She happily spends the time to speak about any issues we may be having, and always makes great suggestions. She will always stay later to answer any questions as well. Just having her to answer questions once a week is worth the cost alone. read more

Dee is a fantastic dog trainer! After much research, we decided to go with Dee over other trainers. We are so glad we did. She started with our puppy, Lupe when she was 2.5 months old. Dee's classes are extremely reasonable in price...extremely competitive, which helped since we were training her on a tight budget! Her prices are even more reasonable if you buy a package of lessons! We have enjoyed every minute of it. Our pup, and all the pup's owners that we talked to, simply adore her . She is a lot of fun. Dee only uses positive reinforcement, which was one of the key reasons why we went with Dee. She's very informed and informative regarding all aspects related to dogs. She teaches you how to really enjoy being with your dog . We know that our little Lupe has a lot of potential so we are looking forward for more classes with Dee. Cesar Milan, step to the side! The Doggy Deeva is in town! Alejandra and Marcelo read more

Do not take your dog here for any services. I am not a person to cause a scene or write negative reviews but after the care my dog received from Applause Your Paws other dog owners need to be warned to stay away. Under their care my dog was mistreated and neglected. After a nine-day boarding and training stay my dog was returned to me covered in cuts, dried urine, and feces. I am absolutely furious, and this establishment should not be allowed to care for dogs. I dropped my dog off on a Friday, September 13th and picked her up the following Sunday on September 22nd. Her stay was to improve her socialization with other dogs as well as learning some training basics. I will be the first one to admit that my dog is not the easiest to handle but that is no excuse for mistreatment especially if your core business is caring for dogs. I picked my dog up and immediately noticed her condition. I was so infuriated I left with the dog as I did not want to make a scene and the front desk attendant could not have cared less. The employee made a point to tell me that my dog did not receive a bath because I showed up to get her an hour before her bath time. If I had showed up after her bath Applause Yours Paws would have been able to better conceal how mistreated my dog had been in their care. The dog's legs and underbelly were covered in dried urine and feces. Her neck is covered in scrapes and rubs as well as her belly. It is incredibly lucky that the dog did not contract an infection from her exposed wounds being covered in dried bodily fluids. After taking the dog home and getting her cleaned up I saw how lapse the care at Applause You Paws had been. I went in the following day to discuss the issue with the manager who essentially brushed me off and told me too bad your dog wasn't "left out on the street" so it's all fine. As a company that's sole service is to care for dogs that response is blatantly unacceptable. Your business is to care for dogs, under Applause Your Paw's care my dog was neglected and exposed to serious physical risks. The manager I spoke to couldn't have cared less that I was unhappy with Luna's care. She stated excuse after excuse, but the fact of the matter is that sometime during my dogs 9 day stay she was sleeping in her own urine and feces and no handler, trainer, or staff member thought to wash her off or clean the kennel. The manager stated that my dog could have been exposed to the bodily fluids in the socialization area, but that statement is simply unfounded and an excuse as my dog never had access to the socialization area. The manager proceeded to give me excuse after excuse, but the simple fact is that under Applause Your Paw's care my dog was laying in her own excrement for an unknown period of time and no one did anything about it. In the end the manager's resolution was to credit me $200.00 to an account that can only be spent at their facility. This solution is ridiculous as I would never in a million years even think of taking my dog back to Applause Your Paws. I do not care if your policy is to not offer refunds this solution is ridiculous as I will never again step foot in your business. The purpose of this statement is to inform others of the mistreatment and neglect my dog Luna experienced at the hands of Applause Your Paws. Dog owners need to be aware of the lack of care provided by Applause Your Paws and stay away. read more

Love this spot. It's a great spot with knowledgeable trainers and they give plenty of tips and tricks to do the training at home.

Congratulations for an awesome demonstration at Sunset Feed. Additionally, congrats to Dee and her dog for the cover of Dog Fancy. read more

Applause Your Paws - Our Lip and our Roo are Thing 1 and Thing 2. As you might well guess-ica, they love their friend Jessica. - Pet Training Near Me - Miami, Florida

I used to recommend AYP all the time but that stops immediately!! I brought my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in for grooming last week. She's been groomed there before and they did a good job. But this time, three hours after dropping her off, I get a call that she's ready, but they got some hair in her eye, flushed it was water and she's okay, but I should just watch her. By the time I picked her up about 30 minutes later, her eye was completely shut and she was a sad pup. I called her vet and got her in that afternoon. She had what's referred to as a "Shampoo Ulcer." $175 later (in addition to the $65 for the grooming), we were starting on the road to recovery. I sent the groomer an email, explaining the diagnosis and she wrote back saying she suspected the ulcer but hoped it wasn't so. I understand that accidents happen. What is unacceptable to me is that I wasn't notified immediately and advised to take her to a doctor. I could have had her to the emergency clinic quickly and saved her the hours of discomfort and further injury she had to endure. After the initial worry passed, I reached out to the facility using its online contact form, asking Dee Hoult (the owner) to contact me. Instead, I received the following message from one of the Canine Coordinators: "I will definitely pass along your message to Dee although you'll likely hear from one of our supervisors first. I don't want you to think she's ignoring you, she just may not have time to be at her computer. I wanted you to know this was received and one of our supervisors will be in touch with you to address your concern." WHAT?! She doesn't have time to address an issue with a customer but has lots of time to post on Facebook nonstop?! Seriously?!!! Next, when I informed her of my cell and Dee could call me, and that she got my name wrong (wanting Dee to know to whom she'd be speaking IF she would just call, which, of course, she didn't), I received the following : "I will make sure she receives your contact information, my sincere apologies in misspelling your name." Seriously, lady? Misspelling my name is irrelevant; hurting my dog is the issue here. And, finally, I received a long email from a supervisor with a link explaining shampoo ulcers, as if I still didn't know what had occurred. LISTEN UP, AYP!! All I ever wanted was to talk with Dee about this and get a sincere apology; not shuffled around. The dog you injured is a therapy dog. She works in three different facilities in Miami. Although all she did at AYP was her puppy kindergarten and we did the rest of her training elsewhere for convenience, people always ask where can they get their dog to be as well behaved. Up until last week, I always recommended AYP. Not anymore. Your tag line of "you don't have to be RUFF to teach your dog stuff" may be true, but you certainly aren't nice to owners. My dog and I deserve much better than what we've been through this past week. You won't see us again nor we we ever recommend you. You don't deserve it. read more

The trainers here were extremely helpful for training my new puppy as well as myself. I've never had a dog before and don't know what I would have done without Chris's help. He was always on time for lessons, great at communicating, and wrote extremely detailed report card to help me continue training when Chris isn't here. I will defiantly continue training and would recommend Applause Your Paws to any of my friends. read more

Stay away . If you love your dog don't do it. We recently took our dog Rocky for 2 week board and train. A week after drop off we went to visit Rocky and he looked skinnier and was still doing everything he did prior to this so called training. On the last week we went to pick him up and they give you a 1 hour training on what he has learned. Well he already knew how to sit, and the so called training wasn't very noticeable either as he kept running around trying to eat extension cords jump on people . Same as before. He also looked skinnier and sick. We took Rocky home that night and the moment he got home and ate had diarrhea with blood . He had this until 6 days later. We took him to vet last night spent $175 on meds and test. He has parasites now. The day we were picking him up there was a customer leaving to travel and took his dog , he didn't have up to date medical records on fecal test and a few vaccines, while we were there the receptionist said oh fine don't worry leave him and if anything we can take him to vet for $30 to check him out later. This just put everyone else dogs at risk. WOW! We were shocked. No wonder Rocky is sick. Once I sent a complaint email asking for a manager to contact us, that we want a refund of $1900 plus vet cost . No manager has called. Got an email from a Dee Hoult CEO claims to be. She said how the program is not done until they do the one visit to home and talking about how they have been in business for 12 years and all that. If they didn't do anything to change my dogs behaviors in 2 weeks you really think 1 home visit will do it. Of course not .Also they under fed our dog. I took 43 bags of food for him to eat 3 times a day for 14 days and have extra. We got 28 bags returned to us. This Dee Hoult even in here email was more concerned about removing our negative google review. She didn't even ask once how is Rocky is he sick , nor could explain how here staff just took dogs in without proper medical clearance. This place robbed us $1900 plus $175 vet bills. I have filed complaint with BBB, will call animal control they need to be investigated, and will keep putting feedback to warn folks everywhere I can. I have pics to prove all as well. Please animal lovers we need to stop this type of people. Thanks read more

I can only praise Dee for creating such special training facilities and the guidance from the excellent trainers we worked with. Gerry and Felisha are amazing! Kijah and I are extremely grateful! read more

We were looking for a specific kind of training in an affordable price range, because our plan for our pup was to train her as a service dog. I knew this kind of training would be something that would take many hours of training and for an extended period of time in order for our lab to becoming a healthy, dependable service dog. After doing research on certified dog trainers for our yellow lab pup, we came upon Dee. It's been almost one and a half years now- and we couldn't be happier with choosing Dee as our trainer. She has taught my husband and me so much on how to prepare our lab as a service dog. And if there is every a question, we don't hesitate to send her an email. She is always prompt in responding back and gives wonderful advice on how to handle that particular situation. We take her knowledge and experience very seriously and trust when she recommends products, institutions, or trainers. As for the staff, we have always been treated professionally and alerted in a timely fashion of delays, changes, or cancellations. We highly recommend Applause Your Paws! read more

This place is horrible. They abused my dog he came back skinnier than when he went in. They starved him and he looked beat up. They had no explanation for what happened to him and I'm very upset. The owners are rude and don't even care for animals cause they killed their own animals. read more

Love this place! We had our 2 High Energy Beagles stay for a few days and they did a great job with them! Prices are reasonable and they truly care about my puppies! read more

Great customer service, I take my fur baby there 3 times per week and we both love it. Highly recommended!!!

Well. We have been around. But finally found this amazing place. Love our trainer Alex. Not only great with our dog but knows how to relate to the owner. Can't send enough raves. So grateful to have found this facility through my vets recommendation. Everyone on the staff I have encountered has been kind and professional. Also great grooming. 5 star!! Myrna Silver Coral Gables read more

Mark Vick was amazing with our 3 dogs. Two are recent Terrier rescues with no discipline whatsoever and the other is our spoiled Maltipoo. In our first private lesson, all three learned basic commands plus Mark provided us with helpful instructions and homework to continue the training process until our next lesson. Mark's calm, patient and caring method got our dogs enthusiastic to learn good behavior. I can't wait until our next lesson! read more

I have a rescue dog.....she was never mistreated but she's very nervous and skittish, apparently it's genetic for her and her siblings. When I first arrived to the center, I couldn't get my dog in the door. She would throw herself to the floor and wouldn't move. I was outside waiting when one of the trainers took the time and had the patience to work with her for 30 minutes gaining her confidence. We finally got her through. He took her in and out a few times to get her use to the idea so it wouldn't be an issue the next time. Sure enough, it worked cause 2nd time I went, she walked right in. She went for her very first Obedience 1 class last week and she did very well. I have more to go and plan on signing her up to many more.......I totally loved how she's gaining confidence. great place, totally recommend. Great trainers with lots of patience and knowledge. read more

I cannot say enough great things about Applause Your Paws! My dog and I absolutely love them. I have been bringing Reese to them for over 8 months and his transformation has been wonderful. Reese is a medium to large sized mixed breed dog from Miami Dade shelter. He was at risk of being put down because he was extremely anxious and had fear aggression most likely from being abused. He was very nervous and emaciated when I got him. He quickly grew to love me and be comfortable around me, but strangers, especially men and other dogs were another story. He would growl and often lunge at people and dogs outside of our home. He improved some with a personal trainer but it was still hard to socialize him to random people and new dogs. So after reading a lot of reviews I called AYP and described his behavior, being worried that they wouldn't be able to take him. I spoke to Gonzalo who reassured me that they had handled cases like him before and that he was confident they could help us. And he was so right! They took his issues into consideration from the first time I brought him in and always treated him with both the appropriate caution and lots of compassion. I've taken him here 1-2 times a week since then and he is far less anxious both there and at home and has a much easier time in public. The trainers also write report cards for every time he goes to Daycamp and not only can I follow his progress but I also get tips and tricks on how to handle him myself. I've learned a lot and so has Reese. While we still can't just walk up to a stranger and have him be comfortable, he's come a long way and I'm confident that he will get there with AYP's help. Can't thank you all enough, especially his trainers, Camille, Julia and now Will! read more

Amazing. Felicia is no nonsense and straight talking and she will whip you (and your dog) into shape. She understands that it's as much about training owners as it is about training dogs, and she is so amazingly good with the pups. We've been in class occasionally with Jerry, who is super friendly as well. He's a little less experienced than Felicia (or so it seems) but just as knowledgeable and good with our dog. read more

Applause Your Paws is simply the best dog facility in town! They are professional as well as compassionate and loving to the dogs in their care as well as the owners. I have been taking my Doberman for training and daycare there since she was a puppy. Their trainers and staff are at the top of their game. Always on point with her and her changing needs as she progresses in her training. I highly recommend taking your dog/dogs , trained or not, young or old to Applause Your Paws! read more

Love applause your paws. They have done amazing things with my adopted 85lb boy. He absolutely loves going and has really adjusted well. The trainers are the best. Thor bangs on the door every Wednesday to go to school. We are so happy!! read more

Applause Your Paws - Absolutely love Applause your Pause. Have taken my adopted boy there for the last year and he loves it! - Pet Training Near Me - Miami, Florida

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Left me the longest reply on yelp. I'm not even that customer, so please do not assume and don't "call me out" because that is not even me. They told me he was the best. And I'm sorry that doesn't sound like your people, but they actually said it. It do not work for our dog and I was very disappointed with the lesson. I said something about my neighbor as contrast. He has nothing to do with you but it was something to point out. The lesson was at the end of last year, no TWO YEARS AGo. Instead of calling out your customers, what about trying to calm them down, don't leave a long message, apologize and ask what you can do better.....we did complain on the phone but we were treated as what we said was nonsense. it was my mistake not to record video. read more

Awesome with the fur babies! Cleans them up very well, and always available. They show lots of love and can't wait to go back and visit!!

My husband and I adopted an adorable dog from the Miami Dade Animal Shelter almost 4 months ago. We didn't realize how high energy of a dog we had adopted as she was quite sick at the time of adoption. Over the last few months, we have worked diligently on basic commands and were succesful with this work. There remained many issues that concerned us and we had a friend refer us to Dee. Dee came to our house and was beyond helpful. She explained each and every method she used and gave us tips that made sense to us. We loved her training manner and methods and look forward to a continued relationship as we decrease some of the problem behaviors. We can see the light! read more

Puppy class was a lot of fun for my puppy ,very good for me and my puppy, the trainer Dee was able to communicate with all the families and also answer some questions. Going every week and decide to keep going for next level. read more

As a dog instructor I help others learn to communicate well with their dogs. But I send all my clients to Applause Your Paws for obedience training. I know my clients will be treated well and they will learn how to train their dogs beyond the most basic good behavior. And owners learn how to have fun with their dogs. read more

I met Dee the owner of Applause your dogs trough Paws4you we are both vol. Dee helps with all of the dogs we place in new homes. I have had the pleasure of working with Dee in 2 capacities the first in helping the owners with dogs I have personnally rescued. She has gone above and beyond to help without getting paid and has done a wonderful job. I have also hired Dee to train a few of my rescues and her method is all positive reinforcement. Even the toughest dogs respond. She has done a great job and is so easy to work with. Dee does both private classes at your house and group classes in different locations. Dee has an innate ability to not only read the dogs, but their owners as well. Her outcomes are always very succesfull. read more

Nala, our puppy, has become such a great dog. The staff is awesome and care a lot about our pers. facilities are great for training ans boarding. We are happy custumers. Defently recommended read more

Big Mac is high energy, enthusiastic and extremely playful young dog! A typical Brittany, who learns fast but sometimes is too HYPER to pay attention making training challenging at times for me. The best thing I did was enroll Big Mac at Applause Your Paws. There he has been taking part in the day camp training, where he is socializing with other dogs...releasing his pent-up energy (great for me! lol), while having a one-on-one training sessions with Alex. Big Mac also has private in-home sessions with Alex, who has really done an incredible job in modifying some of his behavioral issues and obeying basic commands. Alex and Big Mac have truly bonded. All I have to say is "Where's Alex?" and Big Mac runs to the front door, starts sniffing, and gets ready to greet Alex. Big Mac and I give Alex and the team at AYP five paws! read more

THE WHOLE STAFF HERE IS GREAT!!! We recently signed up our dachshund Sandy for doggie training day camp and everyone has been wonderful! The staff is super nice, and you can tell they love what they do. Previously, I would have never thought to trust anyone with my only child, but it's easy to see how much love and affection everyone here has for dogs and it really makes me feel good about dropping her off in a place where she will have fun, learn with positive reinforcement, and be loved like she is at home. Dee is great, but more importantly, she's assembled a WONDERFUL staff who all care as much as she does about making your pet feel loved, behave well, and gets lots of love and affection for positive actions. read more

We brought our dog Ollie home from the shelter only to find out that he was crazy on a leash. He would bark and lunge at everyone and everything, and we didn't know if he was aggressive or just excited. So we decided to do the 2 week board and train at AYP. Best decision ever! Julia worked with Ollie and did an awesome job! We found out he is not aggressive so that was a huge relief. When he came home he knew sit, down, place, stay, and his leash reactivity and pulling was so much more manageable. He learned so much and AYP takes the time to teach us how to continue to work and train with him too! We are so impressed with the results and would recommend AYP to anyone! read more

Applause Your Paws - Ollie showing off his down/stay/leave it skills on his birthday - Pet Training Near Me - Miami, Florida

Best dog trainers who work miracles. We had Alex. He came to our house for five weeks in a row to help us get control of our rescue Marshmallow Thor, a two year old yellow lab. Marshmallow had a lot of energy and anxious issues. After two training sessions Marshmallow was a much calmer dog, no more constant barking and anxiety. The next three sessions we worked on fine tuning his sit, stay, leave it, lay down, fetch, etc. thanks to Alex and Applause Your Paws Marshmallow is on his way to his potential! I highly recommend. Our next step is to try out the day care and boarding. read more

This place is great! We love the trainers and method of training they teach. This training style has worked well for our three year old German Shepard/ Lab mix. read more

I think it's great if you have a medium or big dog. I did not feel safe with my teacup. I paid for 5 classes and attended 2. Didn't feel safe going back. My puppy weighed 2lbs and all other dogs weighed 15-30lbs and they were like "let them bite it's ok!" How is that safe???? A bite from a dog 15x the size of mine is not safe!! I found the first instructor I had sweet. The second was awful. And she was teaching my dog to get her nails clipped and literally said out loud "her nails are so tiny I can't them! I hope I don't cut her!" That was the last straw for me. Didn't go back. The bigger dogs seemed to be having fun so if you have one it's probably good. Do NOT recommend for your tiny babies. read more

We recently took part in a private training with Applause Your Paws trainer, Mike Vick. Mike was absolutely great with both of our dogs, extremely knowledgeable, and above all, very personable. He gave us a great deal of advice and showed us training techniques that are already working. I'm sure we're not the first people to say this, but I think what we learned most from him is that dog training is more about people training. He was great at explaining that we have to change some of our behaviors in order to have our dogs behave the way we want. We look forward to following up with Mike in a month or so for a possible second session. Would highly recommend. read more

Had an hour and a half consultation with Mike. He's the man! He actually went over the time agreed upon. Very friendly, extremely knowledgeable, and punctual. Won't be the last time we work with him and I won't hesitate to recommend him! A great ambassador for the company. read more

I recently sent my chocolate lab puppy, Holly, to Applause your Paws. This is our first puppy and so my first experience of a dog training facility - I was a little anxious and nervous to leave her, but had only read and heard good things about this particular place. Holly was having a lot of issues with mouthing and although I know this is normal for puppies it was hard work, especially with two young's kids in the house. When Holly returned two weeks later she was a changed puppy! Her behavior is amazing and she is so good! She has learned to obey so many simple commands that she is a joy to have around the house! Our trainer Catherine was fantastic and spent a lot of time with use when we collected Holly. She also sent regular reports and updates and was available for questions if I had any. Everyone at Applause your Paws was so kind and nothing was too much trouble. If you are considering dog training with Applause your Paws do it - you and your dog will be so much better for it!!!!! We will be returning soon for day camp! read more