Buster is so chill on walks now! It's amazing! Thank you Real Dog Academy for all your help with…read moretraining, care, and encouragement! Bravo!!!!

Derek is amazing and a wealth of knowledge. His methods are practical and effective. I learned a…read morelot in an afternoon and ended the day feeling much better about how to control my dog. I would recommend Real Dog Academy to anyone who wants to improve their relationship with their pet.

This center is outstanding. I have boarded, my dog, Winston on numerous occasions, and he went…read morethrough their program. The staff is wonderful and so kind to my dog. They are so nice to him, and keep me informed of his progress, and send me photographs of him and his friends. They are so loving and kind. I can't explain how happy I am with them. My dog normally doesn't like to travel, but when I take him there he is so happy to be there. Their training program is also outstanding. He did so well, and the trainer was so nice and outstanding. I would highly recommend them to anyone.

Staff was very friendly and focused on making sure we were comfortable with their training and…read moreboarding. We were in a bind visiting Boise for the birth of our granddaughter but had to fly out for a wedding one weekend. D'Andre really came through to help us out.

This is the place to go for quality training with great instruction. Our puppy Moose started here…read moreand the patience and kindness shown by our trainer was incredible. We will absolutely be continuing his training. There is a feeling of real animals love and true dog understanding and that is what sets this place apart. Our trainer was knowledgeable, flexible, and dedicated to our po up being successful!

Truly gifted dog whisperer and trainer who not only got fast results with our big Lab puppy, but…read morealso taught us how to follow-up, follow-through and continue training. Highly recommend her!

When my dog Harper became gun shy I felt so disappointed and knew I needed to seek professional…read morehelp in order to help her succeed in becoming the best hunting companion she could be. I spoke to Pete on the phone and decided to come out and meet him and see his facility. Pete's facility is the most professional set up I have seen. Kennels were clean and the knowledge that Pete has made me feel at ease leaving my girl behind with him. He truly loves what he does and cares for the dogs he takes in. Pete was honest with me in the fact that my dog lacked drive to be a motivated gun dog so I made the decision to bring her home after 1 month. In the 1 month she stayed to train at Goosebusters she was no longer gun shy and also would pick up live birds which I can continue to work with her on. Most importantly, my dog was happy, healthy and in good spirits when I came to see her. I would leave any of my dogs with Pete which says a lot, I am completely obsessed with my dogs and 100% trust Pete with providing them proper care. I am more educated on how to choose the best potential gun dog and will continue to work with him in the future for training any dogs I have. I can't say enough good things about Goosebusters.

We looked at facilities and spoke with many trainers. After speaking with Pete on the phone and…read morethen meeting him in person, we left confident we were done looking. Honest, clean kennels and excellent in what he does. He explains what we need to do to with her in a way that made sense. Pete has Lola where she needs to be and gave us the confidence we can achieve the same results with consistency and the knowledge he has provided. We will use him for all training and all boarding. I have never boarded my dogs anywhere and we have complete confidence in Pete and Jolie. If you are looking for a trainer or a place to kennel, I can not say enough great words about them. (I'm not a big reviewer, but after our experience it was a must.) After a call, I'm sure you will feel the way we did. Thank you guys so much.

We took our nine month old English Labrador there for two weeks. We were amazed at the difference…read morein him in such a short time. Currently still attending classes with him and work with him at home. The instructors have been fantastic! Thanks Britta! After 21 years in Law Enforcement and being around K-9's, these instructors know there stuff. People must realize, not only must you're dog learn, YOU must learn too! They are very helpful with that. Pay attention to them, just don't "Hope for the best!" Hope is not a tactic, training is. Thanks again Britta and to the entire Positve Pets Staff. Luke is doing great!

Puppy Pre School was so much fun for our little guy Waffles. We learned so much and have found out…read morewe have a very smart pup! Ayla was great with the whole class and always answered any questions we had. We are looking forward to more training with positive pets for sure!

This review is for Scotch Pines "Doggy Camp" (Boarding)…read more I recently boarded my dog here, thinking my dog would be taken care of and have fun with other dogs while I was away on vacation - which is exactly what Scotch Pines claims their dog boarding is all about. Happy Happy, Fun Fun. Unfortunately, there was absolutely no way to substantiate these claims - no way for me to make sure my dog was taken care of, had any room to run around and play, was fed adequately, and was not physically abused or neglected - either by other dogs at the "doggy camp" or by the only person (the one man) who is there to run the entire operation. I was not allowed to see the inside of the facility where my dog would be kept. I was not told what my dog would be fed, nor if she would be sleeping in the cold. All I really knew was that dogs were separated according to temperament and that his dog runs had electric fencing to prevent dogs from trying to get out - which he explained as being low voltage and not really harmful to the dogs. He asked if my dog had any feeding requirements and my dog didn't, so I assumed my dog would be fed some normal kind of dry dog food, etc. I didn't think to ask any other questions at the time I dropped her off since the man presented himself as a very confident dog trainer who had been doing this for 30 years. I thought it was odd that he didn't want us to come into the facility to see where she would be kept, and I didn't like that he put a choke collar on her to get her to go into the facility when she tried to pull away from him. But overall he *seemed* like a relaxed, comfortable kind of person, so I didn't think much of it at the time. It wasn't until I came to pick up my dog that I felt something was very, very wrong. I have never seen my dog look so terrified as when he was pulling her out through the doorway to greet us (she was terrified of him). She didn't even recognize me and huddled away from me as if I were a stranger. Essentially, she didn't want to get close to any human being there. It wasn't until she smelled my hand that she knew who I was and started wagging her tail and getting excited to see me. I asked the man if my dog was well-behaved and he said she had been fine. Something in his voice really rubbed me the wrong way when he said, "she still doesn't trust me yet." It seemed like he was hiding something, and I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. I paid the man and left with my dog. Upon further inspection, my dog had bite/scratch marks, hair ripped from her ear, and a potential rash on her abdomen. It also appeared that whatever she was being fed was giving her digestive problems, which she's never had with the various kinds of (normal, store-bought) dog food (and even some people-food) I've fed her. She was also very, very dirty and smelled horrible (so did her breath). Now - all I have to think is to question whether or not she was beaten by this man, fed adequately, or neglected and allowed to get in fights with aggressive dogs, etc. Who knows? All I know is that I got my dog from an animal shelter, and even then, when she was in a kennel 95% of the time, she never appeared frightened or scared of any human being, and she never looked or smelled that awful. What did this man do to her to intimidate and terrify her in such a way?? I will NEVER take my dog here again. I can't believe I allowed her to stay there in the first place. It seemed more like a prison than what they claimed it was. Who can know whether this one man, who keeps all of the dogs, is actually taking care of them? It makes me sick to wonder what her stay could have really been like. Scotch Pines Dog Training is ran by the daughter of the man who owns the "doggy camp". You will also see negative reviews of Scotch Pines dog training on google.

GODSEND! Tom & his wife were referred to us by a family friend. We have a 2 year old GSD and his 9…read moremonth old GSD/Pitt mix son that needed ALOT of training. We decided to cash in on his board and care holiday program promo and we dropped off our dogs for training. Three weeks later and they have progressed SO much! This was a godsend for us because we were on the verge of having to possibly give up our dogs. Now, the dogs have the education and we have the tools to move forward and raise good dogs. The daunting task of moving states, remodeling a home, getting 3 small children settled in and looking for a job became barriers for us in not being able to train our dogs while they were smaller. They are 2 massive dogs in size and attitude and we have 3 small children so without the excellent training they received we may not have them anymore. I HIGHLY recommend the investment and think all big dog owners should have Tom & Fam train their dogs for atleast a week! It's a life changer for you and your dog!

1,000 times over, I will recommend Scotch Pines!!! April Jantz is AMAZING!!! When I adopted a puppy…read morefor all of two days, I reached out to her desperate at like 10 pm. I got a text notification that I should look at the website and was bummed but also glad for clear direction. I went there, saw a 1 day puppy training course and texted to sign up. I got an automated reply saying she was out of town starting that next morning and for the weekend. On a whim and because I was desperate (think newborn baby and no sleep and panic...that's how I was feeling), I texted back a question. Guess what!!!! She replied! At what was now 11 pm, she sent me resources, encouragement and wisdom! And she assured me she'd get me in as soon as she was home!!! I was (and am) BEYOND impressed by her care for me, the puppy and excellent customer service!!! I got her name with glowing recommendations from my friend Amy and now I'll add mine!!! Even though I realized it's not the right time for a puppy in my home, I will 100% use Julie at Scotch Pines when I DO get a dog and I will recommend her every opportunity I get!!!! Go there! You will be so glad you did!!!!

Our 2 year-old Golden Retriever had been exhibiting increasing levels of anxiety, fear and…read morereluctance at the very notion of entering our vehicle for pretty much her whole life. After having some extensive - and themselves very helpful and supportive - text message communications with April, we had her come over this morning to see how she could help us with this issue, particularly important and urgent as we've just recently embarked upon a 7 month family road-trip! April gave us several excellent pointers and examples how we could gradually begin to reshape our dog's phobia - about getting into our SUV - and, much to our amazement and joy, after only 25-30 minutes of direct training (of my wife and I!,) our beloved Golden was not only inside our car but she was laying calmly and seemingly even contentedly being there! THANK YOU, April - we TRULY appreciated your coaching and we'll diligently continue implementing the helpful techniques you opened our eyes to!!

Lakeshore Boarding & Grooming has affordable prices, and great grooming services! Highly…read morerecommended!

We have a 2 year old Australian Cattle Dog Mix, they take such great care of her. They groom and…read moretrim her nails and she loves all the girls that work there. She had her first day boarding to get her socialized and she enjoyed it. She usually isn't fond of other dogs and we think this will definetely help her become socialized. The price is right, too. $25. for a day. Thankful for all the people there.

Best we have found and very reasonable. We won't go anywhere else, and our dog doesn't mind going…read morein, which is a big plus.

From the owner: What started out as “just for fun” has turned into a passion. I enjoy perfecting and growing in my…read morecraft.