This morning Zoe & Jack, our 14 week old Goldendoodles had their second in-home puppy obedience…read moreclass. My husband and I were impressed with how quickly they learned new commands under Dawn's guidance. If you are looking for an excellent puppy or dog trainer, I highly recommend Dawn Bennet with Coast Dogs. She's truly amazing and she's a sweetheart as well !!!

I wish I could give 10 stars! Dawn is amazing! We interviewed 3 trainers and hired 2 of them (with…read morelessons) that didn't work out before connecting with Dawn. I can't even express how glad I am that we found Dawn! Her training style and personality fit perfectly with ours. Dawn has a special gift and connection with dogs, our Bentley (8 month old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) absolutely loved her. Everything about her training made sense, from start to finish, as she explained (and re-explained, if necessary). She bonded with our Bentley, he came to respect what she was teaching and he was willing to please and obey when she was with him. Dawn gave us homework each week, with handouts as reminders, and did a recap at the beginning of the following week. After training hours, she even sent us a video of her demonstrating the process with her own dog once when we couldn't quite get a certain technique. We didn't always do our homework 100%, but Dawn was able to move forward and teach Bentley the next lessons. We have a lot to learn still and it is a daily learning process for both dog and owner, but are thrilled that we met Dawn. I am already considering bringing her back for a recap and tweaking in a few months. I highly recommend Dawn and Coast Dogs, no reservations whatsoever. You will not be disappointed and you will get results.

What a wonderful board and train company. Adam was an exceptional trainer. Spent a lot of time…read morewith me and my dog Tatum before training began at pickup, and after drop off. Adam worked with Tatum and I to make sure the transition was smooth, and I could follow through with a continued plan to maintain what she had learned. And the support doesn't end there. Ongoing communication and support is endless. If you have been looking for an exceptional board and train experience for your pup, look no more. Tropical Dog Training is the best! Eric S. - Jupiter Fl.

Steve & Adam are the best in the country! professional, knowledgeable and love dogs. i was…read morefirst introduced to Steve 8 years ago for my first golden and praised his skills then. Today, my second golden went through their training. it is a game changer and I can now have two well behaved dogs. It's up to us humans to maintain the skills/commands they teach. best ever dog training!

Professional dog trainer who loves her job training and making life better for all puppy owners…read more Thank you Jillian .

On Sept 12th, I filled out their on-line request for information and got an automated email from…read moreJillian. I immediately responded to let her know I was available at anytime for her to contact. On Sept 19th, one week later I called the business and left a voicemail explaining that I had filled out the online form and responded to the automated email and hadn't gotten a response. It is now October 6th, and I have still not gotten a response. I even explained the serious situation I was in with a new dog we had adopted from Puerto Rico. Nothing.....

Our little Yorkie is great little companion and was relatively well socialised when we adopted her…read moreas a young adult. She has, however, progressively begun aggressive behaviour towards other dogs, and manipulative behaviour with us over the last year and we were at wits end to try to effect a change. Another local trainer who doesn't handle aggression referred us to Cheryl at Last Paw who met with us for an evaluation session within a couple of days. Cheryl quickly identified 'in-house' manipulative behaviour that Tessa was doing to control us and showed us how easy it was to begin to modify. We have booked several follow-up sessions to work on the dog-on-dog issues. Cheryl is an animal psychology professional, and I do not use this term lightly. If you meet her you will quickly learn how little most of us understand about simple bad habits in owner behaviour that enable all the undesirable habits in our dogs. She is very gentle but assertive and had our Tessa eating out of her hand in minutes. My wife asked her to move in with us. We look forward to our next session in a couple of days.

Excellent business. They really know their stuff. High level of experience and expertiseread more

We brought our 2 year old (extremely hyper) chocolate lab to Steven. We really thought he was…read moreuntrainable. Dublin is now the most well trained dog we have ever had. I highly recommend Steven and his training programs for any dog!

John was great with my dog. He uses the no treat training. He's strict but loving and praising. She…read moreloved him but respected him.

John was absolutely amazing with my Golden Retriever Arlo. You can tell that John truly loves what…read morehe does, and builds a strong working bond with the dogs he trains. When Arlo and I started with John, Arlo was almost a year old. Arlo was very high energy, strong-willed, and also very stubborn for a golden retriever. John was very patient and taught me how to manage Arlo's high energy in order to make training effective. After a single session, I could tell Arlo was very receptive to John and loved seeing him each session. My favorite part of John's training is his reward of love and praise. This was HUGE to me. I did not want to train Arlo to be solely reliant on getting food or treats as a reward, because in emergency situations, treats will not always be available. Arlo thrived on getting love and praise, which also cemented my own bond and trust with Arlo.      During each session, John would work with Arlo and demonstrate his training techniques, as well as the rationals behind them. He would then have me work Arlo myself and give me tips on how to appropriately communicate to Arlo what I was expecting with each command. If at any point I did not understand, John was more than happy to reinforce the training techniques with me so I would be clear and consistent with Arlo when I would work with Arlo 1:1 at home.      After working with Arlo for a few months, mine and Arlo's working relationship has grown. He will now follow commands off leash and with his off-leash recall perfected, it has allowed Arlo to have more off-leash free time without the fear of him running off. This is all due to the love, praise, and trust foundation that John lays at the beginning of all training. Thank you so much John for all you have done for Arlo!

Gregg helped us with our previously unpleasant dog walks! Our little girl was dog aggressive on…read morewalks, and also tried to attack anything "suspicious", including the hairdryer, vacuum cleaner, broom, hairbrush, etc. Greg gave us some good tips on our first phone call and then came over for the main visit to teach us how to train our dog. We had both previously learned about dog training from other training sources and Gregg's tips were different and much more helpful for this situation. It's been just under a week and we already see a big difference. Greg cane to our house to work with us and our dog and then offered complementary follow up over the phone. If we continue to have any issues, we can pay him to come back, but things are going well so far! He's reasonably priced (a LOT more affordable & pleasant than sending your dog away) and his methods work fast. Highly recommend.

I first followed Gregg through his excellent articles on dog training published in the Herald…read moreTribune. They were well written and made a lot of sense. Then, I contacted Gregg when we got our golden doodle puppy Ellie. Gregg came out to our house and In very short order made friends with Ellie and gave some great tips to us. We are very pleased with Ellie's progress and look forward to working with Gregg for our future lessons.

Justin is wonderful!! He is so responsive and communicates…read moreso well thru the entire process. My 5 year old golden Buster was treated with kindness and was able to play and run around during his stay. Justin sent pictures throughout the day and made me feel at ease. I will be using him again for sure.

Justin at eternal K9 did a wonderful job watching our Dog Buster! He was very kind, engaging and…read moreresponded very quickly to communications. Would absolutely use Justin again and recommend him to anyone who needs someone to care for their dog.