We are so lucky to have Kelsie in the Hood River area, she truly is amazing. My dog loves her because she totally understands him. He's like, "finally somebody gets what I am trying to say!" Her training is extremely effective. Of course, most of the training is for you, the owner. She will give you very effective exercises to work on throughout the week. Carry a notebook, she can pack a lot of knowledge in a single sentence! I can't recommend Kelsie enough, the progress I have seen with my dog is nothing short of miraculous. read more

Kelsie is indeed kind. Her methodical step-by-step approach is effective. She carefully monitors results and makes changes, as necessary, to keep the dog on track. I am very impressed with her professionalism, comprehensive program, and the improvements we are seeing. read more

Kind Animal Services - Pet Training Near Me

We hired Kelsie to work with our rescue Shih Poo. Henry came to us as a very anxious, fearful little dog with obvious signs of trauma. He had been abused by a female and was very fearful of me and other females. Any eye contact I made with Henry, visibly frightened him. I was advised by a dog behaviorist to avoid making eye contact with him. This was so heart-breaking. I so wanted to connect with him and have him feel comfortable and safe with me. Additionally, it made it challenging to train Henry, not being able make eye contact or to have his trust. I also wondered whether Henry may have sustained a past head injury as part of his trauma, since he had difficulty learning. Within just a few sessions of working with Kelsie everything changed. She had Henry feeling safer with me and beginning to make eye contact with me on his own. Now, when Henry makes eye contact with me, his gaze is soft, calm and trusting, when before it had been wide-eyed, fearful and trembling. Kelsie has also saw past what seemed like a learning disability and recognize that Henry was actually quite intelligent. She was able to draw out his strengths and build upon them. He is now mastering so many new skills and loving his training. It fills our hearts with joy to see Henry learn and gain more confidence with every session with Kelsie. I am so grateful that he now feels safe with me. I can't describe how wonderful and heartwarming it is to finally be able to look into Henry's beautiful and trusting eyes. read more

i paid (in cash) for four training appointments December 2022. due to poor weather the appointments could not occur. I exiected her to reach out to reschedule in January and even February but never heard a peep. now refuses to refund. poor business model. poor customer service. read more

We brought our puppy to Kelsie's puppy class (Wednesday's @ 5:30pm) and our pup loved it! The space was great and perfect for a bunch of pups to run around and socialize. She provided toys and other things to keep the pups happy. Kelsie was kind, informative and awesome with the dogs. We felt like she did a great job and she was nice enough to explain simple tips/tricks for us to bring home with us. We will definitely be going back for more! read more