K9 Activity Club in Santa Rosa has been one of the best choices I have ever made for my little girl…read moreScout. From the moment we walked in for our initial assessment, Ashley welcomed us with such genuine warmth that I felt comfortable right away. I was thrilled to learn that she would also be our primary trainer. Ashley has a true gift for connecting with both dogs and people. She trained Scout with patience and kindness, and she trained me as well. She taught me how to understand Scout's cues, how to reinforce her progress at home, and how to feel confident in supporting her growth. We also worked with Geraldine and Sophie. Their calm, knowledgeable approach helped Scout grow in confidence and joy. Scout comes home happy, relaxed, and proud of herself, which tells me everything I need to know. Jeremiah was consistently kind and attentive during early pick ups, and Sarah was extraordinary with scheduling. She rearranged things for me more than once with kindness and flexibility. She always made me feel like Scout and I were a priority. The facility is spotless, the staff are deeply knowledgeable, and the dogs are treated with real love. K9 Activity Club has completely transformed the relationship I have with Scout. I recommend them wholeheartedly.

Alicia and the K-9 Activity Club came to our rescue when we needed to board Dolly, our 4 year old…read moreStaffordshire Bull Terrier, on short notice over the July 4th weekend (family emergency). We live in Los Angeles, but turned to K-9 Activity club because Dolly has been happy there in the past. We wound up leaving Dolly for one more week that we originally planned; K-9 accommodated us, much to our relief. Staff showered Dolly with love and we received pictures of big-smile Dolly, sitting in the shade, in her "report cards." Dolly was even more fit and chill when we reunited. It is totally worth it for us to drive up from Los Angeles to Sebastopol to board Dolly among her K-9 family. Peace of mind is everything. A giant thank you to Alicia and K-9 staff! We appreciate you!!!

It really works!…read more Sherry is amazing! I was skeptic on how the training over the phone would work. Let me tell you, it really works! It is like having Sherry right there with you. Sherry gives you calm, clear, detailed, interesting, and fun instructions as you learn from her to execute the training of your dog during that scheduled appointment. I adopted a 5-month-old Terrier mix, and she would not go through the dog door-petrified of it. With Sherry's help, in a few amazing training sessions, I am excited to say, that is no longer an issue. My dog goes in/out like it is not even there. We are now working on training her to take walks and with one session we are moving in a positive direction. I can't stress enough how I look forward to our weekly 30min sessions as Sherry gives me the confidence, sureness, and enjoyment of training my dog. Do you and your dog a favor and sign-up with Sherry to help you have a loving happy life with your well trained four-legged family member.

Oh man, where do I start? Sherry is incredible. I was convinced that our sweet English Lab was a…read morebit dense. After googling dog training tips, we thought we where doing everything right and he was just not getting it. Boy were we wrong. In less than an hour, Sherry had him listening to commands and hand gestures. As it turns out, it wasn't our dog who needed training, it was us! She gave us pointers and guidance to keep it up until our next visit. I couldn't be happier!

I can't rave enough about Rebecca. She is so kind, empathic, and patient. She gave me real tools to…read morebe able to show up for my pup and help him become less reactive. His stress levels are down, and so are mine! I would recommend her 1000 times over. Her approach to dog training fosters a deeper bond between people and their pets. I am so grateful to have found her.

This Training center is an asset to our community, but unfortunately not everyone knows about it…read moreeven though it's been around for years. It's economical, local and it's not only a place to train your dog, but a safe place to socialize your dog with other dogs in a safe environment, and the owners can socialize with each other as well. They do a wonderful job. They are a volunteer based organization and a true treasure to our community. Check them out. You'll be glad you did.

We love coming here and learning how to train our dogs. We have learned a lot over the past 8…read moreweeks. We look forward taking a second set of classes and continuing their learning. The instructor was approachable and made it easy to learn.

The most wonderful, caring place to leave your sweet dog. We started bringing our dog, Elsie,…read moreseveral years ago, who did not like people or strangers at all. Somehow, the atmosphere and staff made her feel welcome and safe. She loved going, and was treated like a doggy princess from day one. They cared for her as she continued to age. And took particularly excellent care of her as she became mobility challenged. Right up to the end. Forever grateful for the staff and loving care.

My pug-- poo Cinderella needed grooming and I wanted her Mohawk dyed pink. Chloe did a fantastic…read morejob and she looks adorable. This is my go-to groom from now on

Ian is fantastic with my dogs! He has great intuition about my dogs needs and they get so excited…read morewhen he comes to take them out! 5 plus stars !!!!!

I love Let Us Do the Walking! Athena Labberton provides an incredibly professional, knowledgeable,…read moreand caring dog walking and training service. She truly loves my dogs. When my ten-year old Ringo had a medical emergency, she reacted quickly and calmly. She got him to my vet in a timely manner and went out of her way to keep me in the loop as events unfolded. Currently, we are taking a training class with Athena. After just one session, my smart and challenging cattledogs acted like show dogs. I wouldn't trust them to anyone else.

Kathy has been amazing helping us train our 2 year old rescue German Shepherd / Rottweiler /…read morePitbull mix. She took the time to get to know us and our dog and her approach is individualized to our specific needs. When we first got our pup, we could not walk him on leash around other dogs without a huge reactivity meltdown. Since working with Kathy, we have made SIGNIFICANT progress in not only his leash reactivity, but in his overall obedience. I highly recommend Kathy at Animal Stars Dog Training!

We have a great pup, in part, thanks to all of Kathy's great guidance early on. Highly recommended…read moretrainer.

When my partner and I brought home our Standard Schnauzer puppy, Baker, in 2022, we were excited to…read moretrain him to be our hiking and backpacking companion--but we quickly realized we were in over our heads. As first-time dog owners, we struggled with leash walking, recall, and general engagement (he was easily distracted and didn't seem motivated by us). We decided to seek professional help to build a stronger bond with him, instill good manners, and set us all up for success. We found Eleanor in May 2023; from the first session, her expertise and approach made a huge difference. She tailored the training to Baker's high-energy, intelligent personality (typical of a Schnauzer!) and our specific goals. Here's how she helped us tackle key challenges: Leash Walking: Baker used to pull constantly and didn't understand leash pressure. Eleanor taught us techniques to encourage loose-leash walking and helped him learn how to respond to leash cues. Now, he can walk calmly beside us when asked, even in distracting environments. Recall: Baker's off-leash reliability was nonexistent until Eleanor helped us prove his recall around distractions. Now, he checks in frequently during off-leash hikes and comes when called, even with other dogs nearby! Advanced Obedience & Off-Leash Skills: Beyond the basics, Eleanor helped us teach Baker fun and practical skills like "place" and heelwork, and she helped us achieve his Canine Good Citizen certification. It's amazing to see how much more confident and connected he is with us now. We still work with Eleanor as new challenges arise, and attending her group classes has become one of the highlights of my week! What makes Eleanor so effective is her clear communication, patience, and adaptable methods. She didn't just train Baker--she taught us how to understand and work with him. Her feedback is always constructive, and she celebrates our progress while helping us troubleshoot setbacks. The results speak for themselves: Baker is now a well-mannered, happy dog who loves training, and we feel equipped to handle new challenges as they come. We couldn't have done it without Eleanor's guidance--I highly recommend her to anyone, especially owners of clever, quirky, and spirited breeds like Schnauzers!

As the companion-owner of my 3rd Weimaraner, with over 28 years of experience with this breed, you…read moremight assume that I have seen and experienced much over that term, especially relative to thorough and lasting canine training on these semi-hard headed, smart and engaging sporting dogs. Well...it turns out our assumption(s) might be missing the mark. As my current Weimaraner pup came to me not long ago, she being the product of two of the top grand champions in the country, I knew that I needed to brush-up on my basic and intermediate obedience training and incorporate even better Best Practices than what I learned previously -- for all the beneficial reasons that you might imagine. Hence my dedicated and focused search for the best dog trainer I could find for my specific requirements; the location of the trainer nor their accompanying fees were not an issue in my search. Experience and skillfulness, temperament, purposefulness, pragmatism, clarity, results, integrity...all mattered more. Long story short, after much searching, effort, energy and many interviews, I found and landed on Eleanor Post to be the standout canine trainer, well above the rest of candidates, and, that decision has proven itself out over time. From moment "one", literally, it was quite evident to me (and my pup) that I was in superior hands. Eleanor immediately assessed my handling skills, and sized-up my pup, and confidently and with dedicated purpose and structure, started me on a specific, tailored, pragmatic and common-sensical approach and path, and, in doing so, reminded me of many of the prior techniques that did not merit fruit for me in the past. Eleanor incentivized and supported me on this path to, including and not limited to, examine how my own dog handling management, (ie. leash management; treating, body and attitude modeling expressions approaches, etc.) influenced and affected how my pup would behave in consistent ways - and, fabulously, she was able to illicit near immediate results with me and my pup through bonafide specific relevant and appropriate examples, all with a common-sensical, experiential, intuitive and clear and consistent and humane manner. Due to Eleanor's "training of me", and her steadfast, and unwavering commitment to targeting and promoting a fun and enjoyable, highly interesting and a range options and tips, techniques and real-life "let's do it" examples -- we made successful, wonderful, positive and upwards progress, with alacrity, that, candidly, I had never experienced before. I am here to say that I believe that, with Eleanor, I have experienced more awesome "a-ha's" in my sessions than in all the previous private and group training activities than I had experienced with other dog trainers - combined. I can testify and stipulate here and today, with utmost sincerity, that we (my pup and I) are the beneficiaries of Eleanor's wonderful, awesome regard, caring, sensitivity, direct, specific, clear, pragmatic, common-sensical, situation-specific, intuitive and forthright approach in instilling in us exactly what my initial objective was/is: Working to produce a well-mannered, well-adjusted, holistically sound, happy, vital and focused pup companion. This is a case study and example of how the energy and effort of Eleanor's vast depth of "dog whisperer" experience can assist to produce such satisfying, lasting and dramatic results that remarkably continue to exceed my expectations daily!