Really happy we found Ron. He actually cares about the dogs and takes the time to understand what…read moreeach one needs. Everything is tailored, and the homework he gives is actually helpful and based on where your dog needs work. He's very positive with his training and has really been helping with Dougie's reactivity. He's super patient, supportive, and easy to talk to. You can tell he knows what he's doing. Just know you do have to put in the work and follow the homework on your own too for it to really work. Definitely recommend Ron! He's a great guy, and exceptional trainer!

Our beloved pitbull Amber passed away yesterday. Reflecting on her 15 years, we were reminded how…read morethankful we are to Ron Bevacqua for training her through those years. Amber was a Canine Good Citizen, a Certified Therapy Dog, and an Agility contest winner. She loved kids, cats, and dogs. She was the best dog ever. But Amber came to us as a terrified dog. She had severe separation anxiety, no potty training, no leash training, and she pancaked everywhere out of fear. After taking Ron's Basic Obedience, Advanced Obedience, Special Breeds, Recall, Noseworks, and other classes, Amber became the confident dog we always knew she could be. Ron's training was pivotal to Amber's success. We highly recommend Dogwood K9 Training Experience for any dog training needs.

I recently had the pleasure of working with Gina for a private dog training session for my Golden…read moreRetriever puppy, Axel. From the beginning, Gina made sure to address all of our concerns and provided us with comprehensive training guidance. I found Gina's deep understanding of canine behavior and her approached extremely helpful. She was able to translate our dog's situational perception into terms that we could better understand. The was very valuable and helped us to better identify causes for Axel's behavior and how to adjust our reactions and conduct to effectively influence his behaviors. What I really appreciated was her commitment to to addressing all of our training concern. She did not rush through the session nor did she care that we went over the allotted time. Lastly, we attended a puppy social shortly after and Gina remembered Axel and asked about him. This type of personal attention and care made us feel like we were not only clients, but apart of a supportive dog-loving community. I would highly recommend private training sessions with Gina.

I brought my dog here for private sessions and obedience classes. The instructors at The Royal K9…read moreare super knowledgeable and I learned so much how to be a better dog owner. I strongly recommend this place to others.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Suzanne Mackay today for nearly an hour, and it was truly one…read moreof the best experiences I've had regarding puppy training. From the very beginning, Suzanne was incredibly warm, patient, and knowledgeable. She generously offered me a free consultation and took the time to answer all my questions in detail, providing practical advice that immediately made me feel more confident about raising my puppy. Her passion for dogs and genuine care for both the puppy and the owner shone through in every word. I felt truly heard and supported, not just given generic tips. I'm so impressed by her approach that I'm really looking forward to working with her and continuing this journey together. Suzanne, thank you so much for your time, kindness, and expertise. I'm truly grateful! -- Daniel

3-1/2 years ago I adopted a deaf bully. I had no idea what I was getting into! Suzanne was so…read morepatient,not only with my boy, but with my husband and I. My boy will be 4 soon and I feel like we are so well adjusted and I can communicate with him, no problem. Suzanne has always been there whenever we had questions or concerns. She truly cares about the well being of the dog and the owners!

Before working with Brad, my dog Cash struggled with severe separation anxiety and reactivity…read more Leaving him home alone felt impossible, walks were stressful, and I was constantly worried about how he'd behave around new people and situations. I met with several trainers before Brad & had little to no success in the areas we needed most, I was exhausted. Now for the first time ever, I can leave him home alone without the overwhelming anxiety and guilt that used to come with it. Our walks are actually enjoyable again, and I feel confident bringing him around friends and into new environments. What I appreciate most is that the training gave me the tools and confidence to understand and communicate with my dog better. I have my freedom back, and Cash is happier and more relaxed because of it. If you're struggling with separation anxiety, behavioral issues, or just want a better relationship with your dog, I can't recommend Brad enough. The impact has been life-changing.

Like many reviews have mentioned, we too were skeptical about seeing results within one in-person…read moresession. Nonetheless, we are so happy we found Brad! My boyfriend and I took in our cattle dog, Ollie, as a stray almost 4 months ago. Quick background: Ollie was found tied to a fire hydrant outside my work. Ollie is the sweetest boy, however is very reactive to other dogs and is a bundle of energy that presents as endless jumping and nipping. We have a senior Saint Bernard at home in which Ollie has been too rough/aggressive with her, even when our Saint Bernard makes it known that she doesn't want to be bothered. We tried water sprays at home and other attempts at training to no avail. We began to feel helpless as our biggest concern was his relationship with our Saint Bernard, as it got to the point where we felt we had to consider rehoming him. During our session with Brad, we immediately saw results which had us dumbfounded. Like other reviews have mentioned, his technique is not "mean," but is a firm mindset that Ollie requires. All the while, Brad emphasizes when to correct your dog and when to praise him, while stressing the fact that these techniques are not made to scare your dog, but rather establish a leader mentality while simultaneously letting the dog know that you provide love and safety. Of course, like any training, one can only be successful when carrying over these learned techniques at home, but Brad left us feeling confident and ready to continue the work. Even when we got home today, we already had seen a shift from Ollie. As for Brad himself - he is very approachable and really looks to understand both the dog and all the circumstances that come with them. You could really get a sense of how personal he is. We definitely recommend him. Thank you so much, Brad!

I'm very disappointed with my experience with this company. I signed up and paid in full for Basic…read moretraining for my dog. The first class was canceled because the instructor was ill. A different instructor conducted the class the following week. I received an unprofessional and threatening email from the original trainer. The email disparaged the trainer who stepped in and requested (demanded) that I scheduled a private training session at a reduced fee to get "caught up" . I was uncomfortable with the lack of communication and unprofessional behavior from the trainer. I requested some type of refund since I was not going to train with them any further. I received another email denying any portion of my fees be refunded. Lesson learned for me, I suppose. I would definitely NOT recommend using this company.

So disappointed in Caroline for her unprofessional handling of her board and train agreement she…read morehad with me. After her only giving me a 1 week notice for the board and train, she told me that she wouldn't be able to take my dog. She agreed to work with me on returning my $550 deposit, after many attempts to contact her for resolving the deposit return she ignored all my emails and phone calls. I even went so far as to say I would work with her and she could pay me back monthly but still no response. I've learned a hard lesson in trusting someone to do what they agree to. I would definitely never recommend her for any training based on her lack of professionalism. Don't waste your money as I have

Left my puppy here for a little bit over a week and he loves it here. The staff took great care of…read moremy little guy. I'll be taking him back for doggie daycare since he loved this place. This facility is run by great a group of individuals. Very professional and caring. Definitely look into boarding, training etc.. your dog here. TOP NOTCH!!!

I felt this dog training class was not worth the money. My dog came away with no new usable skills…read moreand a bad case of the fleas. Extremely disappointing!

My dog and I have learned so much from working with Irene over the last couple of months. When I…read morefirst brought Luna to her, she wouldn't walk on a leash and he wouldn't come back to me when I would call her. Now she can walk by my side without a problem even past other dogs and comes back off leash! Her training is affordable and definitely was money well spent!

From the owner: At K9 Wellness Academy, we believe that training methods need to be catered to each individual dog…read more Not every training method will work for ever owner and ever dog which is why we are such huge believers in relationship based dog training. Improving our relationship with our dogs is the foundation of dog training. We work with both the humans and the dogs to create a balanced lifestyle where both you and your pets can thrive.

Sal is amazing! We were at a loss after already completing basic training with our pup, as he was…read morestill struggling with negative behaviors we needed to correct, including nipping, guarding, fear, biting at the vet, and anxiety with strangers. We brought our 2-year-old rescue chihuahua mix, Harry, to Sal in hopes that he could help us address these more significant trauma-related issues. Harry was a tough nut to crack, but after the one-week board and train, we were blown away by the positive changes we saw. Sal and his team made incredible breakthroughs with Harry. He was able to be held and touched by the trainers, stopped guarding, and became noticeably calmer and happier overall. The post-board and train "tune-ups" were also extremely effective, allowing us to troubleshoot concerns during our 1:1 follow-up sessions with Sal. Harry has continued to return to Sal for day boarding, touch-ups, and additional socialization with other dogs, which he loves. He is always excited to see Sal and the training staff, which tells us the experience was truly positive for him. Now that we've completed the initial training and several boarding sessions, Harry is doing great. We can have people enter our home, he can go to the vet, get his teeth cleaned with no anesthesia, and receive care without needing to be muzzled or heavily medicated, and he is much more compliant overall. A bonus is that we can now confidently leave Harry for a day or vacation boarding, knowing he is in the best care and continuing his training while we're away. We can't recommend Sal and his team enough for their incredible work, professionalism, and responsiveness with Harry.

Cannot recommend Obey My Commands dog training enough. Sal was amazing to work with.. he answered…read moreall of our questions and reassured us when we were nervous to leave our Bernese Mountain Dog, Russer, for the 2 week board and train. We were amazed when we picked him after the 2 weeks.. he was able to focus on walks, has 'place' and 'home' down, and overall behaves much better in public. We reached out to Sal because we needed help getting Russer to focus and listen to us in public.. we can now take him to the beach, walks, and just about anywhere without worrying about him lunging at another dog or barking. Russer is also very obsessed with his 'uncle Sal.' Whenever we need to go away for the weekend, we drop off Russer to stay with Sal which is a relief to know he's getting a training refresh and is staying with someone we fully trust. He also has such a blast socializing with the other dogs. Overall, the team at Obey My Commands knows what they're doing and is a team you can fully trust with your pup

Mr. Falco, I've been trying to reach you repeatedly about money owed. You will not return my…read morecertified mail or phonecalls. Please contact me 805.415.3709.

I wrote a review for this company on 3-11-15. They've since moved and have a clean slate new yelp…read morepage. Here's the old review We brought our two sibling pit bulls here, and thought we'd be getting the help we really needed. Our female was a bit skittish, and the male was beginning to show some signs of fear based aggression. We paid for the full course, and a few days later we came to our first class. Immediately upon meeting our male, the main trainer walked over with a bite training sleeve on and antagonized him, causing him to react as you'd expect a fear based aggressive dog to react. Then every time the main trainer came near him, he'd further antagonize him and make sudden threatening movements and tell me to pull on his prong collar as hard as I could to correct him. Basically every time he walked by he'd antagonize my male. I'm no trainer, but antagonizing a dog probably isn't going to desensitize him very effectively. I didn't realize that I had apparently signed up for a bite training course. Then a fire truck came driving by with it's siren blaring at about 100 feet away. It scared most of the dogs, but also made our skittish female plant her butt down and refuse to move. The trainer then began yelling at my girlfriend to pull her. Honestly the next 5 minutes consisted of him yelling at her to pull her as hard as she could with her prong collar until he finally came over and proceeded to literally drag her back and forth for a few minutes. Our female was freaked out. We were told to come back the following weekend for the next class at 8am I think it was. We were already irritated and freaked out but figured we'd give it another chance and decided to come one more time. They told us to buy prong collars, and said they'd show us how to properly use them, so we did before the next class. When we arrived the trainer said in a snarky voice "you guys are gonna be waiting a while, cause your class isn't until 10". Three different trainers had told us to come at 8 am, so we did, and then we had to leave and come back two hours later due to their horrible scheduling/communication skills. So we return two hours later with our new prong collars, and the main trainer that antagonized and dragged our dogs was walking up, and we heard him say to his assistant about our male "I don't like that dog". What kind of dog trainer says that? He then again antagonized him and as my dog barked he told me "if you don't learn how to control your dog I'm not going to train him". Really?! I thought I paid you guys hundreds of dollars to help me learn how to get a handle on this, and that you'd show me how to use the prong collar as you said you would one week prior. Your website and your assessment both explained how you specialize in this, but I need to miraculously show up for training already knowing how to keep my fear based aggressive 75 lb pit bull from barking at your antagonistic tactics? So the remainder of the class was a little better, and the trainer lightened up a little as he noticed that my male did in fact listen to my commands and was capable of learning, and being mellow. He tried working with our skittish female again, and again he dragged her. We never returned, and after their "professional" training of two full classes. My male was 5 times as aggressive with strangers after the main trainer worked his wonders, and my female was scared of everything. She wouldn't even move if she saw a leash, and she'd stop moving in the street if anything remotely spooked her. She wasn't like that at all before. Both of our dogs had way more issues than they came in with, and we've been working with them for about 9 months just to undo some of that. I should mention that with the other dogs that were there, his method of teaching them to lay down was to use a prong collar, and jerk the dogs downwards. Luckily our dogs already knew how to lay down so they were spared this method. My dogs both learned how to lay down in ten minutes with the rocket science method of using a treat held down to the ground. Also we were refused a refund, and we only participated in two classes. Over all this place really sucked, and the attitude of the main trainer was horrible in numerous ways. He just seemed like a cranky cop when they're writing you a ticket. We've spoken with lots of trainers and veterinarians, and we've heard a lot of the same thing. Everybody says "yeah, we've heard some real bad stuff about them". I wish we would've known before wasting money, and having our dogs end up with worse issues than they initially had beforehand. My feelings are that this was an immense rip off that we continue to pay for, and that the main trainer was borderline abusive. I wouldn't let him pick up my dog's feces, and I highly suggest that you do not bring your dog here. Perhaps they're ok at training police dogs to be police dogs, but keep your pets far away from this place.

Tony completely changed my life. I cannot sing his praises enough. Before working with him, I felt…read morelike training my dog, KB, was a lost cause. I had previously tried Board and Train programs at Sit Means Sit twice, but they didn't help with KB's anxiety at all. Tony was a completely different experience. What sets Tony apart is how thorough he is. He didn't just give commands; he constantly explained the "why" behind KB's behaviors. He was also incredibly supportive of me, helping me work through my own fears and nervousness. Because of his guidance, I can now actually play box with KB without the fear that he'll suddenly react toward me. We covered so much ground, including: * Command & Muzzle Work: Building a foundation of safety and communication. * Boundaries: KB used to be glued to my side whenever I answered the door. Now, he can stay calmly on the couch while I greet someone, and he stays indoors even when I go through the patio door. * Safety & Care: Tony was always so accommodating with scheduling. If it was too hot for an outdoor session, he would proactively suggest changing it for KB's safety. If you feel stuck or overwhelmed with your dog's behavior, go to Tony. He turned everything around for us, and I'm so grateful for the confidence he's given both me and KB.

We adopted a beautiful Shepard who was overly reactive to anyone around my husband. I called Tony…read moreand he came to my home, accessed the situation and helped us make the sad decision to give her back to the rescue. But wait, there is more! Tony looked for a dog that better fit us and we are taking this dog. Tony is an amazing behaviorist and an amazing person. We will use him for all our pet needs and will be forever grateful for his kindness and help. If your pet is struggling, help them by calling Tony.