Wish I took my dog to receive training from Wild Child from the very beginning! I have so much…read moreregrets paying hundreds of dollars on another training facility instead of taking him here. I was referred to Wild Child from our local PetSmart. I inquired through email for their Stay and Train program as I wanted my dog to be boarded but also not forget his training or pick up bad habits. My dog stayed here for 5 days. I obsessively stalked their Instagram for updates as they post cute videos of my dog once a day. I can tell he was well taken care of and so happy to be there. Upon pickup, I felt like my dog was a new boy! They worked on him with door manners and he doesn't bolt out the door. My other concern was jumping on people. We passed by a man and my dog actually sat down right in front of him and got lots of pets! I was so impressed!! My dog also seemed more relaxed. He was a hyper furball who needed to be up and running 24/7 before I dropped him off at Wild Child. Now he's okay with laying down and chilling. He is also fine with taking naps in his crate now! He used to bark for hours on end when I crate him during the day. I can't wait to take him back. My dog seemed very sad to leave this facility and I'm sure he would be so thrilled to return. Thank you for taking great care of my furbaby.

I joined with WCDT for puppy training with my little guy Odin. I wanted a trainer specifically that…read moredidn't soley rely on shock collar training due to the small size of my dog (as well as I knew I would not be comfortable following through with that type of training at home). From my first conversation, this decision was never met with an issue in our communications which was my reason for moving forward with training my pup with this fabulous duo. There was great communication, and lots of post regarding my Odin's progress between in person visits. My wants in training were clearly defined, discussed and implemented over his in-stay with the facility. I had some reservations with my tiny 3lb spoiled puppy with his paw lotion, eye wipes and holiday themed attire amongst giant working dogs at first; but it was shortly deemed irrelevant as he decided he was just a big dog in disguise disputing my attempts otherwise lol! I am very grateful for the leadership, knowledge and help WCDT has given myself and my pup. Taking on a new puppy was not part of my 2025, and I am very appreciative of the advice and knowledge extended with the program offered. (As well as the minor therapist sessions in listening to me talk about my dog that had recently passed; I appreciate that more than I can express.) I would 100% recommend!

Pros: Casper is extremely knowledgeable, actually cares, and is there to help you whenever you need…read moreit. We saw a huge improvement in our two dogs. Course Training was fun and inexpensive. Cons: Dirt road entrance is wonky. Overview: We took two of our dogs here (pit and a lab) because they were not getting along, they got in a bad fight that resulted in taking one of them to the vet for her injuries. Now, they PLAY together, which they have never really done in the year they've known eachother, they would just deal with eachother and get in occasional fights that were pretty scary. We've seen a big improvement since starting with Casper. So overall, I'm surprised by the negative reviews, because Casper is amazing. He's extremely knowledgeable on behavior modification in dogs and he is actually passionate about it. Not only that, but you feel like he's ACTUALLY trying to help you and your dog. You can contact him basically 24/7 with questions, and during classes he doesn't stop once the time is up, he will help you until it's done right. So if you're looking for quick in and out, then Unleashed isn't for you. If you're looking to actually help your dog and learn how to make you and your dog's life better, then you're at the right place. Classes at Unleashed do run over time a lot, but it's because he wants you to learn and he wants it done right so that your dog will ACTUALLY succeed. The group classes are inexpensive. Plus, Casper makes YouTube videos of a wide range of different trainings that are helpful. For a further in depth breakdown, keep reading! Background info: We sought out help with two of our dogs, a black lab and a pittie, because they had gotten in a bad fight where our pittie was hurt. First we tried starting with Camp Mutt, but they priced us at over a thousand per dog for their 6 week basic obedience training, once a week classes. Feeling overwhelmed and doomed financially, we reached out to Casper for a second opinion. He came to our house for an in-home consultation, met our dogs in their natural environment, and discussed our goals and pointed out things he saw just being there in our house watching them. He showed us some training techniques, provided advice, and answered our questions. He really put us at ease and explained everything so thoroughly. He assured us that he can help us and provided us with reasons why our dogs are behaving the way they are. He also informed us that we don't need to do one on one training, which saves us a lot of money. He advised we start going to his group training sessions that occur once a week, so our dogs can socialize and build on their basic obedience skills. We paid $150 per dog for the 6 week course, and it was so worth it, I'm honestly amazed at how great our dogs are doing now. 6 Week Course: Once a week we came to class at the designated time. I'd describe his classes as college seminars or presentations, but with hands on learning techniques. He talks a lot about the material we're learning that day, why it's important, what not to do, etc. and then he walks us through the technique. We work with the dog on our own, and he provides feedback or advice while we're training. For the trainings, Casper uses a Martingale collar, it is made of fabric and chain, and the chain can tighten for "corrections," which Casper will show you how to properly execute. It does not harm the dog, it is meant to get their attention and tell them they're doing something wrong. The collar has no prongs or other harmful aspects, so if used correctly as Casper shows you, there is zero harm to your dog. Casper also allows for the optional use of shock collars. He had us test the shock collar on ourselves, to which you will feel that there is also zero harm done to the dog as well. On the highest setting, it feels like the fake gum gag toy, where you pull the "gum" and it shocks you. It doesn't hurt. If either of these methods make you uncomfortable, I recommend just asking questions, talk to Casper, shadow a class, watch his videos, do some research. Exam: Scary word, but the exam is not that bad. Casper describes the training and classes we go through as college level, whereas we test on a kindergarten level. SO as long as you keep up with the course and train with your dog at home here and there throughout the week, you should be golden. Location: the location is a little odd, beware that the road is a little wonky and the location is not a typical business location. The classes are held in a pavilion across from his house. The road to get in has a lot of dips that fill with water when it rains, so definitely be careful driving through there. We drive a small 4 door sedan and we were okay every time, so it's not a big deal. Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions about my experience. Our doggos officially graduated today from their Basic Obedience Training! We'll be taking the Advanced Training next.

Casper and his staff are amazing! I took my Great Dane when…read morehe was a pup and they were very helpful. I highly recommend them to everyone.

Samantha, the owner, is not a professional, respectable person. When I had questions to ask that…read morewould and required quick answers and not much time, she will take your money and when she's not answering back at all and you have no choice but to show up to further inquire about your money back, she will call the police on you. Bad business. Per careful with her, if she does something wrong and you call her out on it, she will call the cops on you.

This business failed on basic levels. LACK OF COMMUNICATION…read moreAND RESPONSIVENESS SHARING PRIVATE INFORMATION ON A PUBLIC DOMAIN FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLIENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION INCLUDING FINANCIALS PRIVATE FAILURE TO PROVIDE BASIC CARE AND NUTRITION FAILURE TO TREAT WOUNDS ANS ADDRESS DEHYDRATION AND CONSTIPATION BEWARE. Normally responses are posted directly to the review from the business. Attempts to bully or discredit the right to speak out when a business doesn't meet your expectations is why yelp exists. I'm pretty sure bullying and slander isn't part of their make up. Be accountable and make a better product. Take constructive criticism and dominate your area of expertise instead of throwing a public fit in an attempt to discredit the problem. ‍ Took my dogs here for extended stay training. NEVER AGAIN. I was blessed that the hurricane caused me to come get my dogs early. My girl had lost 13 pounds (she's regularly 90 pounds lean)and my boy 24 (regularly 160). Both dogs ribs and spines were exposed. They were gaunt and sickly looking. It broke my heart to feel how tiny my big dogs were. I immediately took them to the vet who was concerned for their hydration levels and weightloss. She mentioned "dogs tend to lose weight while they are here because of all the training." Complete B_LL SH!T. My dogs are bread to work. They move miles a day. She'd have to march them nonstop to explain that weight loss. STRIKE F_CKING ONE. Samantha is very responsive to emails and calls until your dogs are under her care. SHE IGNORES CALLS,TEXTS, AND EMAILS and only provides information she feels is necessary, she doesn't answer your questions. STRIKE TWO My two dogs were healthy. They walked 4+ miles a day and were very athletic when I dropped them off. They also go through (together 150 pounds of dog food a month plus 6 pounds of chicken treats, 12 twelve inch bulley sticks, and a two pound bag of duck jerkey) a healthy amount of food every month. I dropped of 75 pounds of dog food and the treats. I asked Samantha repeatedly 3-4 weeks in if the dogs were out of food. She ignored me. I sent them with half the food they needed and planned of shipping the rest direct from amazon. She never answered me. I've never been so scared for the well being of my children before. What an unbelievable nightmare. Chief and Reagan have a special diet. One of the things she put on the list was Vienna sausages. We do not feed our dogs canned food or processed anything. Raw food, whole food, or limited ingredient dog food because they are both sensitive in the tummy one throws up and the other loose leaky bowels. When they eat normal food they are perfectly healthy. She posted pictures of my girl taking a Vienna sausage as a treat. You can not trust her. STRIKE THREE My boy, who I have handled since he was 8 weeks old was afraid to take treats from my hands when I got him back. STRIKE FOUR Both dogs are long haired, inside dogs and not made for heat. She keeps the dogs krated in her garage. Do we even think it's climate controlled? Every time I think about this it makes me ill. STRIKE FIVE She needs to be put out of business. FOOD DEPRIVATION TO FORCE A BOND AND TO GAIN CONTROL has a purpose but not for an extended period of time and with weight loss like this clearly it goes on indefinitely. STRIKE SIX And it is never ok to hit a dog especially in the face (deny it all you want there is no other reason for this behavioral change) My boy wouldn't even look my in the face. No hand feeding of treats and he was skin and bones. STRIKE SEVEN They absolutely were not taken care of and those dogs were krated the majority of the time. They had sores on their underbellies from laying. STRIKE EIGHT WAIT.... She's been out for a while now. I would NEVER, EVER trust a living creature to this woman or her business. She violated our contract not keeping our dogs healthy or caring for them appropriately. We did not finish out the remaining 4 weeks.

We had our three dogs boarded for 2 days and Mimi took very good care of them. She clipped their…read morenails and they were clean and happy.

Honestly Mimi is the best in Jacksonville at dog grooming. She goes above and beyond and if you…read morewant your dog looking like they just stepped out of the show ring for fair prices she is your groomer. She's super sweet and will recommend anything that will help your pet too, and it's pretty good advice given that she's worked with dogs for many years. She came from Cali and I just haven't seen work as good as hers around here. The dogs she grooms are walking barking works of art! Thank you Mimi

I feel fortunate to have found a trainer like Zech to work with me and my girl Raven…read more Zech is incredibly patient, kind, and knowledgeable in his teaching skills with dogs and their owners. He understands the frustration of behavioral problems and his methods of training are very effective. Zech trains the dog but also educates the owner in a manner that facilitates communication between you and your dog. Zech offers a free evaluation of your dog and he makes house calls. He also has pricing for whatever your needs are and offers a military discount. Gift certificates are also available as I just learned because a friend of mine gave me such a gift for my birthday. As a result of his training Raven and I are more at peace and I look forward to having more training sessions with him.

hugs and kisses are great my baby Daisy has been going there for 7 years and my previous dog went…read morefor 2 years. I will never use another grommer. The staff is friendly and trustworthy. You can tell they always have your baby's best interest in mind. my dog loves going there and gets so excited when I tell her.

So many wonderful options here from toys, food, treats, harnesses, leashes, fitness equipment, etc…read more and the people are super nice and helpful!! So glad we have a place like this in Jacksonville!

Finally a pet shop that has all the awesome gear! Thank you Greg and Ashley for opening up the best…read moresupply store in Jacksonville, NC!

Great experience boarding my dog here at this location. Reasonably priced! The staff communicated…read morevery well through daily report cards and pics posted through Facebook. I enjoyed seeing how my dog was having a blast. It really put me at ease knowing he was well cared for and made friends with the other pups. Will definitely be back to board my dog here!

We had to take an important and unfortunately pet free trip out of town for 2 weeks. My dogs don't…read morenormally go to daycare. They are usually with me 24/7. My lab has major separation anxiety and my shepherd is very dog reactive to anyone who isn't her brother. So you can imagine how sick to my stomach I was to leave them behind, let alone with a stranger in a strange place. I was worried they'd feel abandoned. Would they care for my babies the way I do at home? Are they out for my money expensive? Where do I even take them? Cue my friends referral to Buddies! Great staff treats my dogs like family More than fair pricing multiple locations within the area daily photo updates of my dogs on FB expectations exceeded! I was able to watch my dogs have an absolute blast with the staff at buddies throught their pixtures on Facebook! Running around, playing! Not cowering in fear or aggression like I was worried about. When we came back to pick them up, they slept the whole drive home! It was like they were at "kids camp" and were all tuckered out! Thank you Buddies! We'll definitely be back and my dogs can't wait!