I took my pup here for 2 training classes and found the trainers to be very knowledgeable and…read morehelpful. Always willing to answer questions - even during non-class times.

I would highly recommend Positive Paws for your puppy/dog training. I have a Golden Retriever puppy…read morewho I was unable to stop biting me. I had her in training early on elsewhere and she did very well with basic training however I tried everything to stop the biting to no avail. A friend suggested Carla with Positive Paws. Amazing results. Bella was found to have anxiety and was unable to calm herself down which resulted in biting. Carla taught me how to calm Bella. She gave me the tools to help Bella. It's hard work but I have answers and a solid plan of action.

Today was my puppy's first day at daycare. I have been to this daycare before to pick up a dog that…read moreI was watching, and was so impressed that when I got my pup, I knew I would use them. They had a welcome sign ready for me to drop him off. I love that it's a drop in place and that I do jot have to make an appointment. Reasonably priced. Clean and all the dogs look happy. I picked up my little guy about 8 hours later. I could watch him and his new friends through the windows. They gave him a treat as we were leaving and loved on him as if he was their own. I also received a 1st day of school photo! When we got home he was so exhausted from playing, he conked out! We will be back!

My Norwegian Elkhound loves going to daycare here! Anytime I take her she always needs a nap. I…read morelove hearing who she spends her time playing with and all of the friends she makes while I am at work. She is a shy little girl but the pictures they post on their social media of her playing and having fun always lets me know that I made the right decision in the doggy daycare. I appreciate how attentive the team is to each of the dog's day and remembers each dog - even if you haven't taken them consistently.

Megan, our trainer, did an amazing job with Bowie! He now listens, doesn't jump on people and comes…read morewhen he is called. Thank you so much for all of your help! I recommend Unleashed to anyone who needs help with training their dog, they do such a wonderful job.

Virginia Simpson and her staff are extremely professional and attentive to the dog owner and the…read moredog. Her training of our German Shepherd was excellent and she continues to help our with training if something comes up. We have been with Virginia for almost a year and I cannot say enough good things about her knowledge of training dogs. What I like the most is that once the 2 or 3 week training is complete she doesn't just say goodbye and you never see her again. She continues to support and that is of utmost importance to me.

Camp Bow Wow has been a wonderful addition to our weekly routine! I've been bringing Huxley once a…read moreweek for a few months now. If it weren't for CBW he would be crated 8-5pm Monday thru Friday. Now he goes to camp on Wednesday or Thursday and gets to run and play all day, which has made a huge difference in his behavior at home. I love that I can watch Hux play on my phone or computer via the camp's webcams in each room. There's a camp counselor in each room to clean up after the dogs, make sure nothing gets out of hand, and give them a little love. The staff always greets us with a smile and now know Huxley quite well. In addition to weekly camp visits we've boarded Huxley for a night on a few different occasions. Each dog gets their own little room with a cot. I've sent a blanket and his toys to make it more homey for the night. The counselors handle feeding, medicine, etc. They even have grooming services. Huxley is known at his vet's office for hating having his nails trimmed but CBW did a great job with those once too. We love Camp Bow Wow!

I try my best to not be overly negative with the reviews I write, so I will try my best to not be…read morerude. We recently moved to the area and we have two adorable dogs who need grooming and boarding. We went through their process of being approved they both passed with flying colors. Next came our first time boarding, we communicated that we wanted our dogs to stay together in the same room. This was ignored and our girls stayed in two different rooms and we sternly communicated to them that this could not happen the next time we boarded. We forgave and moved on since people do make mistakes. We had them groomed a couple times and everything went smoothly until this most recent time. I went to pick up one of our dogs and the receptionist told me a final price for both the daycare and the grooming. Yet, a few a days later I look at my credit card statement and the price charged was over $20 higher than the price I was told. Very confused, we called them asking for an explanation. Their response was that the receptionist must have forgotten to tell me the final cost or I must have misheard her when I was in there or since most of their people know the additional charges that they just don't mention them. Well I am new to the area and I always appreciate transparency and good communication. Their receptionist lacked this and so did the people we talked to on the phone afterwards. Our dogs mean too much to us to work with a company who can't listen to basic instructions or communicate openly and professionally. There are much better options around so my advice is just keep looking instead of going here.

Had an amazing experience with Mark! The progress my dog has made with him is amazing and in short…read moreperiod of time! I use to struggle to take him on walks or go to an outdoor restaurant without him barking, whining, and getting overwhelmed. Now he sits under me and watches calmly. I also feel like my dog trust me so much more because Mark taught me the importance of advocating for him and how to. He has an extensive knowledge on dogs and does an amazing job of teaching you about your dog and their behavior. Would 1000% recommend!

I hesitated to write this for nearly a year because I believe Cheryl is passionate about what she…read moredoes, however, her training was not a good fit for us, and we did not see results, despite spending $1700. For what it's worth, she's respectful, prompt, and brought her own dog to a few sessions to help my puppy with anxiety. She also has a good game for place training, and when I switched away from her methods this was the only thing we kept doing. This review will be long, but this is the main takeaway. I'd caution anyone from considering this "balanced training". It is not. The primary goal is conditioning a prong collar correction to a verbal "No!". It is purely punitive, not balanced. It's no different (& arguably worse) than the traditional 'crank & yank' style described in her book, just dressed up nicer. I'd advise future customers to use *EXTREME* caution if considering using an e-collar with Raise the Bar. An e-collar is NOT a punishment tool that you can slap on and hammer a dog with. For any behavior. Increasing punishment without clarifying the alternative desired behavior creates conflict. It's bad for the owner-dog relationship. Despite this, when unclear prong collar corrections didn't work, escalating to the e-collar was suggested at every single session. When I had concerns about shut down dogs/frustration, or feeling uncomfortable with the w/the level of corrections, I was met with contempt and told that based on 30yr of experience, this is just how it's done. Years of experience don't equal best practice. 1. Prong collar- it needs to be properly fitted. A loose prong (recommended by Cheryl) delivers inconsistent corrections and takes away the physics of the collars design, so you're no longer protecting the trachea or distributing pressure evenly. She recommended increasing the gauge of prong when corrections weren't working. I tried to discuss that this would require more force to deliver a similar correction, but shut down and told a 2.25 is a "puppy collar". In reality it delivers a higher level correction or "bite" with less leash pop. Most dogs should not be using a 4mm prong, especially loose, bc it's virtually ineffective. 2. Balanced training uses all quadrants of operant conditioning. Raise the Bar is almost entirely punishment based. Praise is not positive reinforcement. You can't be balanced and anti-treat/reward. When you hire a private trainer, you're paying for someone to train you, not your dog, and when asked 'why' she does things, she's not able to articulate it well. 3. Leash pressure- she couldnt get 1 of my dogs on the placeboard and gave up when he put the brakes on and reared back on the leash. She couldn't see that he just didn't understand leash pressure (which I've now taught him). He needed to be encouraged to go on in a way he understood. Next visit when he was on it she asked how, & I told her I was able to get him on in minutes with treats and free shaping, she was disappointed I had used food despite her method being ineffective. 4. **E-COLLAR**- please do NOT let Cheryl put an e-collar on your dog. I am SO glad I was enrolled in an e-collar course before she started suggesting it. She lacks fundamental knowledge of modern day e-collar use, likely bc it relies on foundations she doesn't use (ie a positive marker word & reward, low-level stim overlayed on well known commands via neg reinforcement, working under threshold). For crate anxiety she suggested putting an e-collar on my fearful puppy, & stimming at high levels until quiet, also suggested dropping a heavy textbook on the crate. Frankly this is abhorrent training. My dogs are now all e-collar trained and it's rarely ever necessary to use at aversive levels , esp not paired with "No" to induce handler fear and certainly not on a fearful/reactive dog. I could go on, because I don't think this is individualized training, but will digress. This training is conflict & punishment based & we did not reach any goals with her methods. I am pro-balanced, but this is compulsion. I'd suggest she expand her knowledge because her current methods have the potential to do serious harm. My relationship with my dogs was never worse than when we trained with Raise the Bar. The best thing about this experience, was that it lit a fire in me to learn to train dogs myself. They're now off leash heeling, hiking, no more reactivity, even went on a trip with us. Our results speak for themselves. I'll leave it there.

Brian Wieland is such an amazing dog trainer. We knew we wanted to pursue training with our puppy…read morebecause she would grow to be big and strong and I am not! I wanted to be able to take her on walks and be in control. I wanted Bailey to behave at home and not be a terror with us or the cat. My husband travels weekly and I knew she would be mostly my responsibility. We started our first round at 4 1/2 months and just finished second round -Bailey is 8 months. She learned many commands (at least 10) after 9 days with Brian which he taught me how to reinforce at home with weekly sessions. Now she's working on e collar training. We went for a walk for the first time without a prong collar and she didn't pull on me or try to jump on a human walking by. I'm so impressed with her superior trainer! So thankful we have such a sweet puppy and were referred to Brian by a friend. I highly recommend Brian!

Would give 0 stars if it let me... Paying $2400 is a joke. I…read morecan't believe my dog came back worse after a 3 week board and train. We went back for weeks for subsequent Mondays (11-4) for Brian to work with my dog to continue to address issues. It never got better, only worse. I feel like my money back would only be the start of it. I am now seeking another trainer before I have to re-home this poor dog (who bites now mind you because of the treat techniques taught by Vacay 9). Don't waste your money on false hope here.

I boarded my chocolate lab Hershey and I absolutely liked how Nadia treated her, you can tell she…read moreloves dogs. She would post photos on fb and she also sent me a few photos when I was missing hershey too much. Thanks Nadia for taking good care of my Hershey!

We adopted our five year old mini Australian Shepard in December, I found and chose Gary's because…read moreof his work and Ricky's work. Their website sold me (they have little bios on there). Our Penny has some quirks (very nervous, overly stimulated [pretty standard for her breed]) but I wanted to be sure her groomer understood her. I love how they work with her and how she comes out looking each time

My husband and I enrolled our 4 month old puppy in a puppy obedience class here and feel we got…read moretremendous value from it. It's a one hour weekly class lasting for six weeks. It was helpful to have a dedicated time and place to focus on training our dog with expert oversight when corrections were needed. Le and the team were calmly persistent with puppies and focused on achievable and useful training: sit, stay, down, leave it, and leash training. They offered collar (for leash training) treat, and behavior recommendations and achieved a good balance of individual pup and group instruction. Our pup loved the socialization as well.

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