Ann is a miracle worker! We have two rescue dogs, each with their own unique training needs. One is…read morean adult hound dog who had essentially never lived inside before, didn't know how to function in a house, and is stubborn beyond belief. The other is a mystery breed puppy who had some basic training before coming to us, but also had some early trauma and is very, very reactive to everything outside of our house (dogs, birds, bugs, people, you name it). Ann's positive approach and ability to tailor lessons on the fly to each dog's specific needs have made a world of difference in our lives. The group lessons help the dogs get comfortable around other people and dogs, and as owners you learn so much about your dog from seeing them react to others and also hearing other people's experiences and tips. We learned so much from our round of classes with dog #1 that we almost didn't feel the need to sign up for another round with dog #2 (you really learn to integrate training into your every day life) - but we decided to sign up again anyway and are so happy we did because we continue to learn something new every time. I can't say enough good things about Ann and her training. She is just a truly special person who loves dogs and really knows what she's doing, and we're so grateful we found her.

Our family enjoys working with Ann Becnel Companion Dogs…read more Ann is an expert dog trainer and goes the extra mile in helping you and your dog. As a family, we took the puppy training class at City Park which was incredibly helpful and fun for us and our puppy. We also have had private sessions with Ann and her associate Jaimie H. Both Ann and Jaimie are a delight to work with - positive, engaging, professional and reliable. Highly recommend!

We enlisted Woofred's help with our three dogs, they love barking off the balcony at people passing…read moreby and we had some fights over food. There was a noticeable improvement from the first session with Woofred. We did four sessions, ans each time I felt I got a little better at handling the dogs. Some of the best money I've ever spent.

Woofred delivers the goods! We went from a dog we thought we might have to surrender to a well…read morebehaved dog in the making in three lessons. He mastered "sit," "down," "heel," "out," and loose leash walking in this time and is well on his way to a solid "come", "place," and "leave it." Will understands canine behavior and motivation and communicates it clearly for people like us who needed to correct our overly indulgent approach to our dog. He is no longer reactive to bicycles, loud vehicles, people, and other dogs and we have already developed tools to address and mitigate his bottomless hatred of all cats! Well worth his rate!

This place is amazing. My boy is very shy and is not around other dogs very often. When I left him…read morefor a few hours he looked accepting of the situation which is a big plus. While not happy that we left him, he was not displaying any symptoms of being afraid or stressed out. We were able to explore NoLa with a sense of peace that we rarely have when leaving him in daycare.

Their team got in touch with me promptly to set up a meet and greet before services started…read more Channing came and took down notes about my two dogs, codes and where everything was located for the dogs. He was so nice and scheduling online is straightforward. With each visit they update me via text before and after the walks and put up photos I can access when I log into their website. Prices are reasonable. SO GLAD to have found a reliable, affordable, and thoughtful team to care for my dogs when I'm away!

My pup needed socialization after being on "kennel rest" for almost six months while going through…read moreheartworm treatments. She is very reactive to other animals when on a leash, but when she's given free reign, she has a blast. I work a lot, so I try to take her to day care once or twice per week so she can get out and play - and she does! It's very rare that I'll check the cameras and she's seated. She's typically right in the mix and playing with all sorts of dogs in the big play yards. If I drop her off for 8 hours, she has at least two hours of running, another 2-4 of playing, and the rest mostly meandering. (She has a pit pat tracker.) She is typically asleep before we even make it home, and then she will sleep well through the rest of the day and through the night. They have cute (if overpriced) crafts and activities for the dogs, the staff have always been extremely helpful, and my pup starts pulling me towards the door as soon as we pull up. I have gone to other locations (not CBW) in the New Orleans area, and the smells and sketchiness of the employees always makes me grateful for this location and their care for my pup.

so to follow up with previous review,we took ginger to Rovervelt pet hotel which was considerably…read morefarther than camo bow wow. she spent the day there ,played with both dogs and humans.we got to watch her interactions with other dogs on their web cam and she appeared to have a great time. handlers felt she was wonderful and we will be boarding her there for our upcoming trip to see the sphere in vegas. not sure what camp bow wows problem was as i have never seen her be aggressive to other dogs or humans. enough said

So, I've only had my Pomeranian, Ryce, groomed here once right before the stay at home mandate…read morestarted. They were super professional. They had me bring him leashed and relieve himself before calling them to bring him inside. It took about 4 hours before they called and told me they were ready for him. He came out and he was sooo cute. He didn't look traumatized! Lol. So I knew this place was gonna be perfect for us to start getting him groomed here regularly. After taxes and tip, I paid about $70-80. Can't remember exactly. They currently are only doing CC only. Since I've never brought Ryce here during "normal" times, I don't know about the free roaming and all of that. But I've only heard great things. Can't wait to take him back.

I've been taking my baby here ever since they opened up in Old Gretna and mannnn I really love them…read moreso much. Dale, the owner, is super sweet and Amelia gives my little man the best bichon cut he's ever received in his whole life. And when I say life, he's 11 years old so he's had plenty. I especially love that the dogs are able to roam free when they aren't getting a service done. It's so much more comforting knowing that he is getting play time versus being locked up in a kennel. Service here is top notch. They are quick and highly skilled. You can tell they love on your babies just as much as you do.

Matthew is absolutely amazing! I needed help training my Australian Shepherd to perform certain…read moretasks to pass her service dog and public access training course. He was wonderful! Not only did he give her the tools she needed to succeed but he also "trained" me on how to train her as well and gave me the tools I needed to continue to train my pup when he wasn't there. He was amazing with communication and extremely easy to work with. Very knowledgeable and would also explain things to me (how and why we were doing the things in training that we were doing) in a way that I understood. Highly recommend Matthew for all of your dog training needs :)

I worked with Matt during my foster-to-adopt process through Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO). The…read morenew pup, Maybelline, was so full of love but came from a tough background (she was a bait dog in a fighting ring) and came to my home with essentially 0 healthy socialization with other dogs. I already had a dog, Bugg, who was not a fan of Maybelline and her lack of boundaries only compounded the situation- they couldn't be together without Maybelline running at Bugg and stepping over him (he's a tiny guy). I was determined to make this work so I reached out to ARNO and they connected me to Matt. We had a one hour training session and it was a great experience. Both dogs were comfortable with Matt from the get go. A lot was covered but the breakthrough for me was Matt's guidance in giving the dogs freedom to interact and allowing Bugg to "correct" Maybelline when she invaded his space/ignoring his cues of "I don't want to play, you are too close, give me space" so she couldn't learn. He gave specific recommendations for how much interaction to allow before separating the dogs and to limit face to face positioning. Matt helped me understand body language cues which eased my anxiety- it wasn't aggression on either end, just a case of one dog trying to say "stop annoying me" and the other dog being totally clueless. After that session I was able to relax and let them interact more without feeling like I had to be a helicopter. Soon the dogs were snoozing on the couch together and walking together without issue. We would have gotten here eventually without Matt's help but it would have taken so much longer and have been way more stressful than necessary. I added pictures to show our success :)

We have been taking Ja'Crispy here for about a year and he LOVES it. He is always excited and happy…read moreto go. I have seen people claim they checked cameras and their pet was never outside the kennel. In my experience I check the cameras intermittently throughout the day and sometimes he is napping in the kennel other times he is out on the play yard living his best life. Just depends on the time of day you check, but I assure you they get plenty of play time and socialization. He normally sleeps good the next day because he plays so hard while there. They even post daily pics of the dogs to their facebook so if you miss your pets play times, you can be reassured there as well. The staff is also wonderful and are always happy to see him. I would not feel comfortable leaving him in anyone else's care.

Let me just start with how happy I am with my experience today. I brought my two golden retrievers…read morein because they needed to be groomed (their grinch feet were out of control) with us just moving to the area I needed to find someone. From a little research and word of mouth I stumbled upon the rovervelt. I'm very hesitant on where I take the boys because I've had groomers go clipper happy before, but I've heard nothing but great things. From the moment I walked in everyone was absolutely amazing and super welcoming. I decided to add play time as well as have them groomed and it was the best decision. I dropped them off around 9am and picked them up around 530pm. The price was amazing for what they provide, coming from California I was used to paying $350 for both dogs just to get groomed, It felt like a crime leaving paying what I did! It was no where close to that, I would have been completely okay with paying more! That's how happy I am with The Rovervelt. 1. The boys look great 2. grinch feet -gone 3.butts cleaned up 4. they are so soft 5. they smell AMAZING, and last but not least 6. they are soooo tired! They have been asleep (besides to eat dinner -but I wouldn't want to sleep through dinner, so I don't blame them) since we got home. They told me they loved playing and they couldn't get them out of pool haha. We plan on returning weekly for full day play, monthly for grooming, and boarding with we go out of town. I will tell everyone I know with dogs about how amazing they cared for my boys. Thank you so much Rovervelt for taking care of them! Plus pictures that were posted on the Facebook page shows me how happy Mav and Goose are with their experience.

Our vet doesn't offer the Cytopoint shot so we came here all of the receptionists, techs and Dr…read moreKate were extremely friendly and helpful. They truly seem to care. Prices are reasonable especially for the Cytopoint.

if i could leave a -review i would. my wife and i have adopted all of our dogs with the exception…read moreof the few we've adopted thru the rescue we foster for over the last 6yrs and in that time i have also adopted at least one from the algeries spca and going back to japonica st prior to that. we have also fosterd quite a few dogs that were adopted out and this goes back to 1984. yesterday i went to see three supposed yorkies who were up for adoption. first went to the wrong building and my fault but two ppl working one on computer who was resolving a personal issue because the other girl asked if she could help and bimbo was dumb enough to say once i grt this resolved. i took a walk and yes where i shouldn't have gone though it was not posted to do not enter or have a n employee with you. a worker basically yelled at i was not supposed to be there my bad but didnt deserve to be yelled at. i het redirected and ask about the three two had already been adopted the third was in a room on the floor but then told to see her i have to basically suit up for surgery because she has a respiratory infection. it is known atm that distemper is rampant in the state atm. i did i saw her very standoffish wow i now wonder why. why with that infection is she pn the floor to be adopted? oh also told after seeing her i was not allowed to have contact with any other animal......why? perhaps a lawyer or those on the governing board would like to know. aside from you better hope i do not have a dog who starts showing symptoms.....i guarantee it will not be favorable. i also expect no to see this review....that seems sop i will never set foot in that building again and i will also let all of the rescues that i ha e contact with know. seems that pup could have distemper and you are letting it be privy to people and other animals. i thought you job was to prevent cruelty and btw i tried to contact the shelter in sorrento to possibly see a pup up there for adoption and they are closed until july 6th because of possible contamination of the distemper virus. a very small parish and community but more sense apparently than ppl in the bigggggg city t h i s i s p a t h e t i c. also pathetic that if there is a negative review it cant be posted on the website to me that is willful misinformation and this incident is not over by a long shot wish to call me dont bother but im sure you would be willing to listen to an attorney

We ran into Janette while walking our dog, Otis, in Tilden Park. She had a group of dogs off leash,…read morewho all sat obediently to the side of the trail looking up at her as we passed. Needless to say, we were beyond impressed and asked for her info. We had adopted our super shy five-year-old ten pound terrier and were nervous he wouldn't warm up to a dog walker/trainer. Janette came over to our apartment to meet with us and Otis. During the meeting we were reassured - Janette is clearly an expert and cares deeply about the dogs she works with. After the first walk, Janette told us that Otis was nervous and struggled to stay with the pack or come when called. She suggested we do training walks, where she takes a smaller group of dogs out for a slightly higher price to focus on training. After only a month, Janette told us Otis was ready to graduate to normal walks. We noticed that Otis was more comfortable around other dogs and people, better behaved, and actually started to play at home. He is clearly a much happier dog since beginning his walks with Janette and Sabrina. I could not recommend R+ more highly. Janette and her team are professional, patient, and kind. Above all, they clearly love the dogs they walk and train!

They were friendly and responsive but that's where the positive news ends. I paid for three…read moretrainings with our puppy and the training was so unhelpful I told them I didn't want to waste time with the third. I didn't expect my money back, but I did expect a call or some kind of outreach asking what could have been better. Do not recommend.