Shawna is Amazing. We have friends that have used her and loved her so when we found the puppy we…read morewanted to train as my service animal as a disabled vet we met with Shawna. First, we started with puppy classes for basic manners. After that, we switched to service Dog Training. The video with the light switch is at her facility. The second video is at our house. For the service Dog Training we train at both locations. It is nice that she comes to our house once a week rather than us having to travel to her location only. Highly recommend. Nala turns 1 year old tomorrow and is doing so good.

I would highly recommend Shawna to any puppy or adult dog owners! For the first 7 months of having…read moreour first puppy, I read and watched fair amount of dog training books and videos, thought I had my pandemic puppy well trained and don't need a trainer. I was wrong! Those only sustained me through the first 6 months. When the puppy transitions into its adolescent phase, I encountered many challenges that I did not observe before and would like to address. I needed affirmation and correct ways to train immediately. Shawna was professional, prompt, and very pleasant to work with. She recommended the best approach (social walk club) and guided me through most economical way to continue my adolescent puppy's training. The program is so worth it with many customized tips and tricks. My puppy is so happy to be on the weekly social walk club program. Love his new friends and Shawna! I can see his steady improvements over just 4 visits!

Alexis is a wonderful trainer! My young dog was taught skills that will help us navigate things…read morelike sitting at a cafe and successfully walking through the Farmer's Market. Alexis meets each client where they are and adjusts accordingly. We loved Alexis' class and will be back.

Sarah is fantastic! I have not taken private lessons with her, but I have taken 3 of her group…read moreclasses with my dog and absolutely loved them. She is very knowledgeable and just plain loves and understands dogs. Highly recommend for any behavior issues you are having! Chances are she'll be able to help you and your dog tremendously. I have an older, cautious and somewhat anxious Australian Cattle Dog that we rescued, and Sarah's classes really helped to build Sid's confidence and give me a better understanding of how to deal with problem behaviors without corrections. She does all positive, reward-based training so your dog learns to trust you rather than fear you. Love it! And my dog loves her--everyone loves the cookie lady that helps their human understand them better!

Sarah has helped us manage our wild animal, and taught us to use her talents for good instead of…read moreevil! Her positive, rewards-based methods, true love of dogs & owners, confidence in the methods, and patience, are the main reasons why we are enjoying living with our Junebug so much..Sarah understands creating rewarding relationships between dogs and their humans. She has also helped us to manage our new pup, Archer. AfteR months, I can finally take him on short walks and his reactions to other dogs is now just a few concerned barks. It used to be constant, high-pitched yipping the second we exited the house. Most of all, Sarah really just helps us humans to understand and accept our animals for who they are. Thank you for all you've done!

Nicole is so amazing and wonderful to work with. She definitely knows her stuff. She helped my wife…read moreand I work on some obedience training with our 6 mo. old puppy as well as our other 5 y/o dog. Nicole was always very prompt and communicative. She sends you a summary of the things you cover after every appointment which is super helpful. I was really amazed to see how well she worked with the dogs, and how quickly they learned from her. My wife and I are certainly on a good path to getting our boys trained up now. I can't recommend Nicole enough. You will be glad you went with her.

Nicole has been instrumental in helping us with our reactive dog (Portie). From puppy and now to…read moreadolescence, Nicole has guided how we should train our dog and sometimes have to hit the reset button to get the results we desire - a dog enjoying his life to the fullest! She is responsive/punctual, insightful (thinking of new strategies), and effective (positive reinforcement leading to less impulse behaviors). She is also helpful with post-session notes so that we can remember all that we learned and use it in our training efforts! Nicole also dog sat for us at a hectic point in our lives and was flexible and accommodating to our schedule. We continue to use Nicole's services and entrust our dog in her care! Thank you, Nicole!

Katie was recommended to us right off the bat when we adopted our border terrier puppy. Due to…read moreCOVID, he did not receive any real training for the first 2 years of his life. We have been paying for that dearly! Katie has trained us, how to train our dog. Her method is simple and effective. The classes are always fun and well organized. Zorro can walk calmly on a leash, ignore other dogs, and accept treats from strangers, all huge accomplishments. The only downside is the commute to Woodinville from our home in seattle. Not fun at 5 pm. Though after 2 other failed attempts at training, we'll worth the hassle. Thank you Katie! We will be back for more!

Katie is an awesome dog trainer. She really helps you connect with your dog. We used her to help us…read morewith both our German Shepherds. Great techniques and the class is overall fun for everyone. My puppy still had a lot of work to go but I now have the tools I need to help us both. We will be going back for the next series of classes.

We rescued a Great Dane mix who was a street dog in Mexico. She was very frustrated on a leash. She…read moreis very social and wants to meet all the dogs she sees but she's big and looks aggressive when she sees a dog on a leash. Mary was referred to us by our vet. We had an amazing experience with her. She taught us how to help Annabel not practice her leash frustration. With consistent practice, Annabel's progress was significant and it has made our lives with her so much more enjoyable. We have even taken her camping with a campsite full of dogs and she done so well. I am so proud of her and so grateful for Mary. She is the true dog whisperer!

The team is extremely dedicated to improving behavior in pets, and it was very clear that they are…read moreenthusiastic and care about dogs. I do want to note this aspect as a positive prior to the rest of my review. My hubby and I viewed the rest of the experience as strange and similar to an SNL skit that played out in our own lives. Read on to hear the whole saga... We chose not to move forward with them because of a bizarre experience with them. From the beginning, it was a very strange interaction as they focused exclusively on building a relationship with our dog but not with me. One of their trainers called me on the phone (kind of like a secret agent tasked with a mission) and parked a ways away from my home on an easement that runs on the border of my house. When I met her, like a typical hu-man I was going to say hi to her and started approaching her, but she commanded me to walk away from her and not make any contact. Um, ok...weird but if it helps my anxious pup fine. I walked away from her, and they proceed to follow us, throwing cheese and meat at me and my dog. Um...ok...getting super weird and pretty rude to not introduce yourself and then proceed to throw meat and cheese at me and my dog on my property but I guess you're trying to show everyone who's the alpha. My dog honestly looked really confusedly at them. She didn't bark and happily ate the food but I was pretty uncomfortable. Next I was instructed to follow them. NO, not that close, back up they noted (I was already about 6 feet away). At this point, in the hot son with cheese and meat being thrown at my feet I was done, especially because they walked into my property and home and immediately tried to establish dominance with not just my pup, but me personally. Uh...sorry you're still a guest on my property. They comically threw cheese everywhere on my property, with my dog confused and sometimes not eating it. I watched as a piece slipped through the slats of my porch, likely to mold and cause a bad smell when the sun got to it, because my dog didn't have a chance to (might I add they had fanny packs and were just whipping the food at both of us at this point). We got into the house and it got worse. I thought they were just going to ask us questions and show some helpful tips, but they instead sat down at our table, asking if my cat had an allergy to the food. No...i said...before they immediately started throwing cheese and meat on the ground in our home. I looked in horror, as they hadn't asked about my son who did have a severe (anaphylactic) dairy allergy but they kept on. My dog was pretty good about eating it, but during their convo I watched as small pieces of cheese got stuck to our floor. [My husband reading this review asked me to add this: at one point the cheese got stuck to my toe, with the trainer apologizing, necessitating the words 'the cheese that just bounced off of me? that's ok...just keep going.' which is still a joke in our household to this day'. Making matters worse, their 'interview', while thorough lasted the entire 2 hours. They did not suggest improvements, and did random things like measure pupilary dilation (um, yes my dog is a nervous wreck and you're making the entire household one too!) or where her tail was when it was pretty clear holistically what was going on with her. We finally had to ask them to leave because it was going over time (about 3 hours) and they hadn't shown us any techniques, telling us they were establishing 'rapport'. In the end, we were left cleaning up a sticky cheese floor, with an aversion to dog training, and with a still anxious pup.

August responded right away and has been a great communicator. We were able to schedule right away…read moreand our first consultation went really well. He was so patient with our family and our dog. We look forward to more trainings with him.

I've been meaning to leave a review for August for ages! We worked with August for walk/train for…read moreour dog Brooklyn and he was wonderful. Brooklyn struggles with leash reactivity and August was so skilled and caring working with her and helping us learn how to better support her. He's incredibly reliable and was such a great resource. Beyond the work he did with Brooklyn, he saved the day one morning when I found a lost dog in my neighborhood. I wasn't sure where to take the pup so I called August for suggestions and he knew just what to do!

Lisa was so great! We have a wild pup and i was very impressed with how well she was able to get…read moreour dog to listen and learn new tricks. We learned so much from her!

We can't say enough great things about Lise! She was very thorough and so knowledgeable. She made…read moreour training sessions fun and easy. Our boy is a rescue and he has a lot of anxiety. She was very patient with him and he enjoyed his time with her. Thank you so much Lise! We now have the tools we need to make sure Jax has a wonderful life ahead of him.