Five Stars. Rich, Suzana, Taren, and team are the absolute best. I started my 4 month old Corso…read morepuppy with 30 days of board + train in October 2022. I dropped off a blank slate and picked up a (slightly larger) puppy with more commands than I knew what to do with. The pickup session was clear, informative, and they patiently walked me through the pertinent things my pup had learned. I continued the sessions and have been going for the past year. Highly recommend at least 5 sessions after board + train so that you can get up to speed with all the things your dog has learned. If you do the homework and give it 5-10 minutes a day - it will change you and your dog's lives. Admittedly, there are still things my pup randomly seems to know that I later find out she learned in Board + Train as a 4 month old. Overall, this is the best place to send your pup. Responsive, punctual, extremely clean, and strangers will routinely tell you how well-behaved your dog is (if you do everything Rich tells you to do :)

My dog was well cared for. The instructions were easy to understand and follow. Great…read morecommunication and valued care for your four legged child that gives you a peace of mind while you are away.

Our 3 pups stayed for a week while we were on vacation! The staff is so informative with photos and…read morecommunication on a very regular basis. Ensuring our dogs safety was their #1 goal! They left smelling and looking great with a bath apon exit. And boy were they relaxed and tired!! We will be back!!Thank you Parkland staff!!

We have use Parkland a few times now. A short stay, along with 2 long stays (close to 3 weeks). We…read morenow enjoy our vacations so much more because we know our Charlie is safe, happy and well cared for. They send pictures daily with cute comments (Charlie is enjoying hanging out with his knew friends. Then pics with 4 doggies). If dogs smile he seems to be doing. Also, they offer pet grooming, at very reasonable prices. So, Charlie was bathed and had his nails trimmed when we picked him up. Also worth mentioning is that when we now drop him he is excited to go. Charlie is in the middle (group) absolutely back. Look how happy they all are.

Uta and Jim are great! I couldn't have left my 5 ( Yes 5) little babies with anyone better! I went…read moreon a girls trip for 10 days and needed someone who could take on my pack. Not to many people would have taken on 5 little dogs and I was grateful that they were up for the challenge. They sent me picture and text messages to let me know they were all doing fine. It was nice to have the reassurance. I would definitely recommend them to anyone! It's nice to know that your furry family is well taken care of while your gone by people that will love them and take care of them. Thanks again!

Mike and I started going to ICA puppy socials on July 11. Fig had the BEST time!! She and Benji…read morewere the first to arrive, they were running around, then came Cooper, he seemed very scared from the start and did not want to engage with other pups. We loved that trainers were there to help monitor behavior if necessary. If two pups were playing too aggressively,or if I pup was afraid they had a stick they used to get the pups to disengage and redirect. Fig has attended 3 socials and each experience has been positive where we learned something. One time another pit puppy was playing a lot with Fig, she was racing in circles, tumbling, fully engaged, then went to rest in the shade. She seemed done after 20 minutes, rather than keep her in the social to get my full 30 minutes we thought it best to leave on a good note. The last 2 weeks, August 15, 22 we brought our 2nd new puppy, Sage. At first she was shy (and this was her 2nd day with us), trying to figure out this area full of puppies, she quickly found that same pit puppy that Fig played with the week before. The recommendations from trainers to humans is to walk and socialize with other owners and not engage with our pups. We can check in with our pups as needed, but the goal of asocial is for puppy engagement. Our 4 year old Jelly, lost her big sister, Journey (75 pound lab/pit mix) on May 9 due to an unauthorized person, living with a small boarder, letting our dogs out of their kennel. Journey did not know this person and would not go back into the kennel, the woman went into the house and Journey was never seen again alive. She was killed by a hit and run off San Martin Ave near Center. To help Jelly gain some independenceand confidence we enrolled her in the 4 week training program. Rachel was her main trainer and we saw such growth in her over the month. We take Jelly on Saturday morning pack walks and small dog socials when possible. Our goal in training was to get a handle on Jelly's non stop barking when we talk to people on our walks, we didn't want her to get the small dog label of a yapper. She will go on her platform bed when we say 'place', she will sit/stay when we ask, we are able to go to a restaurant with her and Fig with no barking. ICA gave us great tools to help our dogs have a rich social life, now if it's up to us to continue the training.

I took my puppy to a puppy social and was very disappointed. What I was promised over the phone vs…read morewhat happened in person did not match. My puppy was put into the small dog pen where he was immediately broad sided by another dog. He screamed and hid in the corner the remainder of the time. The trainers would not let me console him nor try to coax him out to play. They instead tried to poke at him with long sticks to get him out of the corner. (He now has a fear of brooms, mops, or any other long pole that resembles what they used.) I was also told I would be able to talk to trainers about the programs, our needs, and perhaps some advice on dealing with a teething puppy. All the trainers, including the owner, acted extremely put out that they had to talk to me. I will not be taking my dog back.

Great petsitter. Not a boarding kennel…read more Our new shy shelter-dog was immediately open to Nancy and the alpha-dog in the pack loved her, too during a recent meet and greet. We're thrilled to have her out about once a month to continue fostering that relationship and to take up the slack when we cannot care for the dogs. *She's knowledgeable, empathetic and easy to talk with. **Nancy is professional, punctual and great with the animals. She'd been taking care of other folks' pets in the neighborhood for over a decade, so that's why we originally phoned her. Nothing better than word of mouth referrals in my opinion.

We hired Nancy to watch our three big dogs while we left town. She came for the first meet and…read moregreet and Our dogs loved her. She took great care of our pups and gave us peace of mind knowing they were in good hands while we were on vacation. She is very reliable and has very reasonable prices. We will definitely be using her again in the future. Highly recommend.

We couldn't be happier with our experience at Thriving Canines! Before choosing a trainer, I looked…read moreinto several different options, and I'm so glad we chose Chad. He has the perfect balance of holding the dogs accountable while genuinely caring about them. It's obvious that he truly loves what he does and is passionate about helping people train well-behaved, obedient dogs. One thing that really sets Chad apart is how much he genuinely cares about each dog's success. At the end of every course (our first one is seven weeks long), the dogs are tested on everything they've learned. If a dog isn't quite ready to graduate, Chad allows them to continue attending classes until they meet the requirements- at no additional cost. That says so much about his character. It's clear he's focused on helping dogs and their owners succeed, not just running people through a program. I've also talked with several people in class who have brought multiple dogs to Chad over the years, and every single one of them had wonderful things to say about him. That really gave me confidence we made the right choice. We feel incredibly lucky to have found Thriving Canines and are so excited to continue this journey with Charlie. I highly recommend Chad to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, honest, and dedicated dog trainer.

I found Thriving Canine shortly after adopting my high energy, smarty pants young dog, Lola…read more I was literally in tears the first time I went. I was super stressed and overwhelmed and we were both frustrated. She was bouncing off the walls, stealing everything, I was trying not to yell but my vibe was not good. I purchased Chads book about separation anxiety, it's the best 10 bucks I've ever spent. It's a quick, easy read that helped me tweak some little things that made a big difference, and to better understand Lola's thinking. We've only done 2 sessions so far, and I'm blown away by the change in behavior. Enough so that I came on here to write this review. We did one in home session, that was really helpful for learning tips on how to greet guests, counter surfing, and basic manners and boundaries in our home. I think I needed the training more than Lola did! Chad has a really great energy, he's calm and patient but has firm boundaries. He's able to explain what he's doing in a way that makes it easy to understand and execute. I felt like he really understood our situation, and didn't just give me cookie cutter advice. Lola loved him. Seriously, her new best friend. I'm excited for our journey with training and extremely grateful we found Thriving Canine.

Tina is quite simply, awesome…read more We had her house sit and fur-baby sit four dogs and two cats for three weeks. And I can honestly say they were a little sad when we finally came home! One of our dogs is an aging Shepard with three legs and needs extra love and care and got plenty of it. Tina even suggested some snacks we could give her to help ease her joint and muscle pain that wouldn't upset her tummy. We got twice daily updates and photos. Dogs were brushed and happy when we returned. We loved having her sit with them so much we are having her come back twice a week so they can get their "Tina Time." :-) Your fur babies will love her.

Tina was wonderful! I was in a pinch at the time I needed my pup watch for a couple of days and she…read morewas available to take care of him. She was very caring, loved like her own, and he loved her! She sent us pictures of him to let us know he was going well and enjoying time with someone new. It was a great experience and I will be using her services again :)

If you are looking for a trainer who gets real results, look no further than Allyson. We sent our…read morepuppy, Teddy, to her for a two-week board-and-train when he was just four months old. He returned to us not only knowing his basics but--most importantly--completely potty trained and crate trained. We followed that up with three weeks of day training to reinforce his skills. Teddy is now much better on the leash and follows commands reliably. Allyson has a gift with dogs, and Teddy is always so excited to see her. Highly recommended!

5 Stars! Our English bulldog was a total butt--stubborn,…read morehard-headed, and doing whatever he wanted... until we met Ally! She put in the time, patience, and consistency he needed, and now he's well-mannered, listens to commands, and is honestly a whole new dog (in the best way). Ally also boards him when we're out of town, and I'm always completely at ease knowing he's with someone who truly cares. She treats him like one of her own, and it shows. If you've got a strong-willed pup, Ally is the one you want in your corner. Total game changer!