My pup has been going to My Best Friend Obedience for almost a year. In that time she has gone…read morefrom Obedience classes to Life Skills classes - which are excellent and definitely necessary for anyone thinking of therapy dog testing! The exposure in different environments is perfect training. My pup recently passed her therapy dog testing with Alliance of Therapy Dogs and the training with MBFO - especially the Life Skills classes - were the key to passing. I highly recommend MBFO - positive reinforcement training at its best!

We have taken our pup Cleo to two classes with Kalei in Chatsworth... and are signing up for our…read morethird. With Kalei's help, training Cleo has need so much easier for us and we look forward to learning so much more!!

We enjoyed two levels of basic manners group classes. We learned a lot! Sit, stay, come, leave…read moreit, drop it, loose leash walking. :)

We moved to Ventura from a house with a yard to a condo without one, and our French Bulldog,…read moreLorenzo, really struggled with the transition. He started acting out on walks, clearly stressed and unhappy--and that took a toll on all of us. It even made it hard to enjoy our new surroundings. Then we had a training session with Veronique, and everything changed. Lorenzo opened up in a way we hadn't seen before. He's now so much better on his walks, more relaxed, and noticeably happier overall. We were given clear, practical tools to help him succeed--not just on walks, but in his interactions with other dogs too. This training truly helped lift the emotional weight Lorenzo had been carrying and made a huge difference for our family. We're so grateful. I absolutely recommend this service to anyone who wants to better understand and support their dog.

I reached out to this lady as a first time dog owner with a rescue dog. She responded with a very…read morediscouraging article about all the reasons I should not adopt this type of dog. TOO LATE! Very negative first experience with a dog trainer. Do not recommend.

Awesome trainer! Good advice. We only had one session with her and it was totally worth it. We were…read moreable to follow her instructions and Jax our malamute was able to improve within a week of training. Gina, thank you so much.

Val is AMAZING! She helped me with my very high energy rescue who loved to pull and bark at other…read moredogs while walking. With her support I am able to take my pup out in the world without worry. She is so incredible that she is walking my pup throughout the week so he can get his energy out.

Val helped us train our energetic shepherd mix puppy and ensure safety for our small children…read more Thanks to Val's help we were able to eliminate jumping -up behavior and regulate impulse control. Val was overly generous with her time and resources and provided us with a plan we could work to get great results. I should also note that in the process of figuring out how best to deal with the problems we were facing, it became quite clear to me that Val conducts her business with a great deal of integrity, and makes decisions and recommendations that are genuinely in the interest of the dog and its owners.

Best dog trainer ever! She's been working with my service dog Daisy, and she worked with my…read moreprevious service dog Burt. She's very experienced and knowledgeable and is exceptionally fair with her pricing too.

My five-year-old rescue husky has flourished in Robin Roy's novice and intermediate group obedience…read moreclasses in West Los Angeles. Robin emphasizes positive reinforcement and setting each dog up for success based on their individual needs and current training level. She also guides the dog owners in her classes with patience, good humor and empathy to help them improve their dog handling skills and troubleshoot any problem areas. My dog is already walking better on leash and more predictably coming promptly when called, two areas in which huskies often perform poorly. I'm looking forward to seeing more obedience improvements as we complete the remaining class sessions.

We used Sheila 3 1/2 years ago to train our very exuberant and frankly uncontrollable golden doodle…read morepuppy. We were a little taken aback by her methods but almost immediately there was a change. Our puppy, Yogi, had been through clicker training but mostly, he and another rambunctious pup were in a separate area rolling around and playing. From that first interaction, Yogi has impeccable manners. I was trying to find Sheila's number, saw some unfavorable reviews and realized that we hadn't left a review after our work with her. She may not be right for every dog but she was perfect for Yogi.

I will second what the previous reviewer wrote back in 2012. How I wish I had come across that…read morereview before scheduling Shelia to perform her "training" service with my dog. If I could only leave zero or negative starts on my review I would! To say that I was extremely upset and felt completely shamed upon her departure from our session is an understatement! DO NOT USE Sheila!!! I cannot express that enough! Apparently she also has 2 yelp pages and the name of her business website is misleading as it is not the same name as her actual business. (cards, paperwork etc is a different name) I will start by saying that my husband and I rescued a 1 year old German Shepherd whom we had for less than a week when we started researching dog training. We have countless years of experience with owning dogs and we already had 2 small/medium size neutered male dogs in our home upon adoption of the shepherd. However, since it had been quite a while since we had a large dog in our home we were in need of a refresher & some advice. We adopted an amazing shepherd. Smart, sweet, quick leaner and great addition to our family. Given that she was adopted, the transition amongst her to our small/medium neutered males started off challenging. The shepherd seemed to be on high alert, in full on attack mode to our boys. So for about the first 1-2 weeks we were cautious separating them all from each other for all of their own safety. It was stressful and I did feel desperate as it was rough on my husband and I playing musical dogs. So that was when my research continued and we were navigating towards in home dog training to curb the issue of what we believed was the shepherd's "small dog aggression". We came across Sheila's website, which is online as Ventura County Dog Training (not Sitting Pretty as she uses for the actual business name) and I reached out pleading my case via email. Sheila followed up with an hour long phone call which at the time we thought was a sign of good things to come. However during her phone call she went on and on about a very particular brand of dog food to which "she had no affiliation with" but that we needed to start feeding to the shepherd right away. We didn't give this too much thought and in the end our desperation lead to her coming to our home for a session. Both my husband and myself had to request a day off of work for our appointment. Since we work during the day and Shelia is against performing training in the evening and was somehow booked for many weeks in advance on the weekends we had no other choice. She was then 20 minutes late for our 12pm appointment, blaming her directions. However as we set the appointment over the phone days prior she had clearly stated she had in fact been in our neighborhood before and knew just exactly where and how to get there. Guess the streets magically moved from where she knew they were last LOL! As soon as she entered our home instantly she claimed our dog was looking "too" aggressive and was about to attack her. She claimed she has been in a yard with 3 dogs coming to attack her and the hair on the back of her neck was standing up making her feel the say way she did around those "3 attack dogs". That should have been our first major red flag since our shepherd loves everyone and everything meeting neighbors, children, family etc. She had NEVER showed signs of aggression other than we thought to our small dogs. But alas, she was newly adopted we didn't want to take our chances and continued on listening to Sheila's BS. I wont go into every single ridiculous detail, because it was all ridiculous and this will be the longest review in history. But in a matter of almost 3 hours all we had learned is that our Shepherd gets bored easily when not challenged. She spent most of her time wanting to lay down as there was NO ACTUAL TRAINING taking place. Sheila the "trainer" NEVER touched our dog, not even her leash ONCE. She only instructed my husband in a very rude and unprofessional way of how he should handle the dog. She advised us to never command the dog using her name, or touching the animal. She claimed "all dogs automatically come programmed to know the word sit once they are 8 weeks old" Really? That is beyond laughable!! Not every home even speaks the same language!! All session all we worked on was "SIT". To top it off she completely insulted my husband and I trying to dig into our background as to why we had so little patience. Really? So little patience? We spent 3 hours telling a dog to "SIT" not touching her, not showing her the action not even allowed to look her in the eye! Of course we were losing patience! So was our dog! About 80% of the session was also again as was on the first phone call to preach to that us we purchase a very specific brand of dog food. She kept reiterating "she had no connection to the company at all but to mention her name when purchasing to get a better discount". That is such an insult to our intelligence I can let yo

I can't speak highly enough about Dr. Wilson and her staff. They are so kind and compassionate and…read moretreated our pet with top notch care. Our little rat Peanut had a date set to remove a tumor however it started growing at a very rapid rate. I explained the situation to them and asked if they could possibly move the surgery up to the same week (rather than wait for the initial surgery date 2 weeks later). They were able to get Peanut in for surgery two days later. Sadly she ended up passing naturally while waiting to get the operation. I received a call from Dr. Wilson who was very compassionate when she shared the news. I fully expected to pay something for their time but they sent a refund immediately. I am so happy I found The Animal Doctor. They have my business for life!

We had such an amazing experience at this place! From the moment we walked in until the moment we…read moreleft, the entire staff was extremely kind and welcoming! The Dr. was super gentle with our shy boy and incredibly comforting! They took their time to explain everything to us and made this first ever vet visit stress free ! Thank you

My puppy was fearful and reactive on walks and struggled with basic commands, but after training…read morewith Leo, she is a completely different dog! Leo took the time to understand my dog's behavior and tailored the training to suit our specific needs. We also had a couple of train the trainer sessions so we can continue with her training. Now, my pup is more focused, calmer around other dogs, and much easier to manage. What I appreciated most was the positive reinforcement approach! I'm sure our puppy misses Leo a lot! She was always so excited to see him.

Leo knows what he's doing. He was very punctual when he would come work with my dog. He's very…read morepolite and responsive and does a good job communicating. My dog enjoyed working with him. Overall good experience and I would recommend him for dog training.