Highly recommended!!! Behasha Doan (owner) is the BEST. I…read morehad 2 dogs (German Shepherd and Black Lab) trained there. I left them there for a few days and when I came back, the were so well mannered and obedient. It was unbelievable. I have referred some of my friends to Extreme K-9, they were not disappointed, very satisfied.

This dog training is TOP NOTCH!!! It was worth EVERY PENNY! My dog Jake did the Residency Training…read moreProgram and stayed with Behesha (owner) and her staff for 2.5 weeks. I am SO happy to have Jake back and it is SO WONDERFUL that he is not trying to eat other dogs anymore! Thank you to Extreme K-9 for saving our dog who IS family! p.s. I am SUPER HIGH maintenance when it comes to my dog and Behesha sent me videos and talked to me on the phone when I needed to know how my dog was doing!!! November 2012

I Have a German Shepherd that was showing aggression to my daughter…read more I was going to have the dog adopted to the police or someone who did not have kids. I decided to take a chance on obedience training. I had a friend that recommended K9 Companions so I called. I was on the phone with them for a half hour they answered all of my questions concerns and fears. They also told me that they would be able to tell if the Dog was able to be trained and have the negative behaviors stopped/reversed. Their prices are the best around, and they are honest about what can and cannot be done to help with the dog. They did an amazing job not only helping me to understand how to work with the dog, but also helped me change the behavior in the dog so she can still be our family pet. They explained they are not only training the dog, but also the owner as it is really up to the owner to make the needed changes. They are wonderful, and well worth the cost.

The trainer Jaedyn is very good. My dog has seen a lot of improvement since she started working…read morewith her. I really like how patient she is and how she explains the dog's thought process and body language to help me understand what my dog needs. My dog used to be a lot more afraid going out in public but she's gained a lot of confidence since working with the trainer and I can tell she's a lot happier. Her prices were reasonable too

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He is a fraud, a fake, a thief, a lying cheat!!!!! I got an Aussie Shepard pup and hire Travis to…read moretrain her for me. I paid him the total amount of $500 1st session for 15 sessions! He told me he would give me a receipt. He Never Did!!! At the 2nd arranged session, he called me and rescheduled it because of some conflict. I agreed. When he did arrive, his wife was with him, no problem with me but she Supposedly fell in love with the pup and wanted her, so on the 3rd scheduled session, which he rearranged for some reason. When he arrived 2 days later he told me that She really wanted that pup which was 4-5 months old at that time, Because it was so difficult for me to handle her because of my disabilities and age, and that I needed a smaller more docile dog, I agreed she could have the dog. I freely gave them the puppy. He told me that he would refund me the $500.00 AND train the next dog I chose for free. He has made NO EFFORT to refund the CASH MONEY I paid him at the 1st session! I believed in him then. Since he has made NO EFFORT to refund the $500, will not answer the calls or texts, in my opinion he is as stated at the beginning, A lying cheat, a thief and a fake fraud!!!!!!! For some reason this says that I live in CA, I do not, I live in Marion IL. I also recommend that everyone read the NOT RECOMMENDED reviews below!!!!!!

Travis has been such a wonderful trainer for our two fur babies!! I'm just 6 sessions, our 5 year…read moreold Lab mix went from aggression on sight to being able to be walked in the neighborhood with almost no reaction to other dogs or people walking by. We have a 1 year old mixed breed dog as well and she has made great strides in her confidence. Both are shelter dogs with questionable pasts, but with guidance from Travis, we have learned how to predict, re-direct, and just all around give our dogs the love and direction they need. Without a doubt, hiring Alpha Canine Rehabilitation and Training is the best decision we have made since being a dog owner!!

I can give you less than one star , I would gladly do that, Today for the first time we took two of…read moreour dogs to be groomed for summer cuts. We did not expect the groomer to razor burn the girl's under their genital region and their front legs under the chest. They are in. A lot of discomfort tonight. Groomer's name was capital.Remember started with a B, brandy or brenda Needs to be FIRED. When you read this review, I hope you lose sleep at night over this because we're going to. These are medical working dogs that cannot efficiently or effectively do their job for the next 48 hours. Because they have to be nursed back to health , they're actually in pain. Corta.zone an ice packs, never in my life. They're comfort matters to us. You apparently are not a professional , When you razor burn a dog you treat immediately. I am about to start a campaign against against this business. See the pictures that I have attached.

There's a reason so many people told me NOT to go here, but I am all for giving local businesses…read morethe benefit of the doubt! I am new(er) to the area of Marion: I'd previously taken my Yorkie Poo Pup to another Marion groomer, but they recently moved to Herrin so I thought I would give another local place a try: WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!! My appt 130p ** I work from home and lost track of time!! I called AT 140p to say I was 5 min away. I was told to 'hold on', as the girl who answered the phone had to ask if the groomer could still 'fit her in'!?!?! To her appt? The allotted time she already had?? The phone girl returned SEVERAL minutes later as I was already in their parking lot and said the groomer can not 'fit her in', they have a 15 minute late policy!!!!!! WHAT?? So calling and requesting the additional 5 minutes was a deal breaker?? How about shorten the service?? Or just a SANITARY CLEAN UP!! That would have made more sense, and I would have been 100% OK with that!! I was even, for the groomers trouble, going to tip DOUBLE what I usually do!! I guess the groomers don't need the money or clients, or just prefer to be on break!! Yes, I WAS LATE, but that is life sometimes! All I can say is, I'm going back to the original groomer I started with, a 15 minute drive vs 5 min from my house, but absolutely WORTH it!!!

I recently adopted a 8 mos old border collie mix . He is a bundle of energy. My main purpose for…read moreobedience training was to have the dog walk calmly on a leash as I take daily walks for my own health and enjoyment. I visited Sand Creek and talked with the owners Jeff and Lisa. I got to tour the grounds and learn about the process. The training takes about 30 days I really liked the fact I could visit my pup whenever I wanted during the month. I visited several times. Lisa kept me informed regularly regarding the progress of the training. Upon his graduation she ran me through the details and steps of keeping the dog obedient. It's been a week now, we have taken 10 walks of 2-3 miles each. I am very impressed with the dogs progress, he walks very well and Obeys commands. I realize to keep the progress you must continue to reinforce and use the initial training Very satisfied with Sand Creek Thank You!

My experience with Bob echoes those of other reviewers who found his training methods excessively…read moreforceful, compulsion-focused, and unresponsive to the signals my dog was sending. Not only did I find his training style personally objectionable, it set my dog's forward progress back by desensitizing him to low-force corrections (which he has always been quite responsive to) and triggering several instances of severe dog reaction while Bob was working with us. I initially got in touch with Bob to help with my 60 lb pit bull's reactivity problem. I have invested many hours and dollars training him, and he is well-behaved and obedient with minor exceptions - dogs and door knocks being the two I wanted Bob's help with. When I called Bob, he made several assumptions about my training and interactions with my dog, almost all of which were inaccurate. He spoke over me and did not show interest in what I've done so far, choosing instead to point to mistakes he thought I was making, only for me to say "no, I've been training my dog for years, we don't do that." When he arrived, as planned, he knocked on my door, and my dog started barking. I crated my dog, opened the door for Bob, and then let my dog out of the crate when he stopped barking. My dog greeted Bob curiously, and then slowly got more excited, finally jumping on Bob. Bob's reaction was (no exaggeration!) to karate chop my dog in the neck, to which my dog immediately began reacting, growling and barking at Bob. This took my dog from curious and cautious to downright protective. Bob then told me that I had to correct my dog into stopping his reaction. I got his attention and he eventually calmed down. He then took about 10 minutes to readjust and meet Bob calmly again. While I don't want my dog jumping on visitors (and he almost never does), I am confident there are methods less forceful than a karate chop to make the change. To be clear, *Bob is the only visitor my dog has ever reacted this way with.* It's clear to me that Bob triggered the reaction and it seems he wanted credit for putting out the fire that he started. Following this, we went out for the planned walk. We went in the direction of dogs, and Bob instructed me to not allow mine to look at other dogs. When we came across a German Shepherd, I told my dog "Leave it," which he ignored. We were about 50 feet away, and Bob asked if he could take the leash, which I allowed. He loudly told my dog "Leave it!", which my dog, again, ignored. Bob then issued such a forceful correction on the prong collar that the bag holder attached to the leash broke apart. This, predictably, caused my dog to go from uncomfortable and suspicious of the other dog, to a full-blown fight-or-flight reaction (growling, barking, and pulling). Bob issued several more high-force corrections on the prong and then kicked my dog twice. Only when the German Shepherd went away did my dog stop reacting. After this, Bob told me that the "solution is an e-collar." To be clear, I have found success with balanced training methods, including corrections on a prong collar. I am not opposed to e-collars, BUT Bob then suggested that the only way to get my dog to stop reacting was to issue a shock so strong "it would get all 4 of [my dog's] feet off the ground." I have no interest in using a tool solely to inflict pain on my dog. We did this exercise with a couple more dogs, and each time, the heavy corrections triggered the initial reaction and failed to get him to stop once he was going. Bob's style is almost purely compulsion-based, and while this may elicit the desired changes in some dogs, it is rooted in a theory of training that hasn't been the norm for literal decades. It causes unnecessary pain and stress to the dog, and, crucially, is less effective than many other training styles. Bob also made several off-hand comments while we were together, including that he flipped a driver off while he was walking into my building (???) and that the way to get a dog to stop barking in its crate is to bang the top of the crate with a skillet and yell at the dog. I found his behavior strange and unprofessional. I ended up cutting our 2 hour session short and paying Bob for 1 hour of his time at his hourly rate of $195/hr.

Bob. This man has changed our life. I decided to get a pup when I had two young kids and a busy…read morelife. Of course as soon as we brought her home, we knew she needed training. Found Bob through our vet and ever since, our dog has been a calm, submissive, obedient dog at only 11 months old. The training that Bob and his granddaughter put her through was incredible. She listens, she knows commands, she is calm, and when times go crazy & she gets anxious, she walks away to her kennel to safe space. She is a changed man and we are a changed family. Thank you Bob Laut and company. -the Turners

I've been training with Lynsey and Infinite Pawsibilities for about 6 years now. My dachshund has…read morebeen through obedience, agility and barn hunt training with Lynsey as well as private lessons for assistance with earth dog. My dog has had wonderful success getting her obedience Canine Good Citizen title and advanced titles in the other sports we've trained as well. For me the great part about training with Lynsey is that she is able to look at an end result and break that down into smaller, more manageable training pieces which will eventually combine into the more complicated end result. Additionally when we are hit with a training problem she is able to approach the problem from multiple angles sometimes finding insight that less rounded trainers just can't. She is always responsive and helpful with deep concern for her clients. Constantly improving to give her customers the best experience and easiest interaction possible inside and out of the classroom.

Amazing on all levels! We do all our boarding and training with Lynsey and it has been nothing but…read moreoutstanding! ANY dog issue or concerns you have, Lynsey can help!! I can not even begin to describe the wonderful things she has done with my giant breed babies!

Bailey called and apologized for the mix-up. Very gracious. Scheduled training right away…read more Jami

We were looking for a new kennel as our previous boarding facility closed due to the death of an…read moreowner. We left our four dogs for three nights while we went to Louisville. I had misunderstood the fee structure and when I went to pick them up I was surprised at the bill. However, after learning that I had misunderstood the price for the large pen, the manager Brestyn was gracious enough to extend the lower price that I was expecting it to be. This is the type of customer service that endears people to a business. In addition, the two ladies that I met were friendly and seemed sincerely kind and enthusiastic about their jobs. I have found a new kennel at which I can board my dogs knowing that they will be treated with kindness and a true interest in their best care. Thank you!

Very good trainer! She gave alot of good information & tips to work at home with. Very patient with…read moremy dog. Would highly recommend!

I suddenly had a dog aggression problem between two of my dogs. I called other trainers in the…read morearea and I was told there was nothing I could do and that I would need to rehome one of them. I had a behaviorist come in who recommended Pawsitive Principles. They have been working with my dogs and we have made tremendous progress. Thanks to them both of my dogs are doing so much better. They only use positive reinforcement so the dogs even enjoy the skills that they are learning. I have been so impressed with this company that I now have another dog working with them to become a therapy dog. I would recommend Ashley and Suzanne to anyone who has dogs with behavioral issues or who just wants basic skills, therapy dog or service dog training. They are so easy to work with on training times and even payment options.