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    Gimme. Paw

    5.0 (18 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Dog walking

    Private dog training

    Puppy socialization classes

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    sungheui u.

    My husband and I just brought home a mini bernedoodle puppy and as first time dog owners, we decided it was important that we find a trainer for little Marlowe. Leading up to bringing Marlowe home, we've read both of Zak George's books, Puppies for Dummies (lol), and went through tons of research, youtube videos, and podcasts--none of which could ever substitute for hands-on training that we learned from Daven's Puppy Package. He is very intentional in his training and and his calm demeanor was great reassurance that we can get through this, steering clear from any puppy blues that all our friends warned us of. He's been very kind to allow us to text him with any questions or concerns as they came up as well! Overall, Daven has made training Marlowe so much fun and quite frankly, tolerable (the initial disruption of routine, sleep, and peacefulness was pretty ruff). He'll guide you in everything you need to prioritize in the early crucial weeks when it actually matters, to circumvent future behavioral issues, while solidifying the good ones. Today, Marlowe is 13 weeks old and have been blowing our expectations out of the water (tysm!) We plan on looking into all other classes he has to offer!

    Jon T.

    Bear was a 5 month old rescued Jindo mix when we started with Gimme Paw and Daven had zero issues building trust and training with him. He's very talented at reading doggy language and deciphering the best ways to incentivize and positively reinforce your pup. Daven goes above and beyond in private trainings to ensure you as dog parents are adequately equipped and offers up tons of dog specific advice and suggestions that meld well with our home life, surrounding area and overall lifestyle. We would recommend him to anyone!

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    We did the Puppy Pawrenting 101 package with Daven and had a great experience! Although we were able to train our 4 month old shiba, Dash, some basic commands on our own, we wanted to hire a trainer because we struggled with consistency and felt we weren't progressing further. Daven took the time to answer our long lists of questions and help us understand the reasons puppies do the things they do. He also helped us tighten up our technique when it comes to training, so we got more reliable results. He taught us how to raise the criteria for each command so that we had a plan to help progress Dash's training. Daven was flexible with his plan, which allowed us to focus on the things Dash needed the most help with and fast-forward through things he already did well. Dash has improved a lot since the beginning. We're especially impressed with his progress on stay and loose leash walking. For the amount of personalized time Daven gives you, working with him is a great deal! His methods are true to positive force-free training and it's clear that he loves his job. Dash misses training with Daven, but hopefully we'll continue running into him in the neighborhood!

    Stephanie W.

    Trainer daven is pawesome! We attended his puppy leash training class and learned so much. He was gentle and patient with both the pawrents and pups. It was a small class so he was able to watch every individual and point out what the pawrents needed to change to make the experience more positive for the pups. He offered great tips and even shared some yummy chicken treats to my puppy. My puppy had so much fun learning. We will take what we've learned and keep practicing at home. Now that we, as pawrents know what to do, i think our puppy will be leash trained in no time! After the class, the pups had a small play session, which was awesome because they we're all so excited to see each other before class. Thank you so much for setting up this outdoor puppy leash training because there were many distractions and the puppies were as engaged as they could be. Can't wait to train some more in the future!

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