Excellent teacher. He shows me how to get results with my dogs. Works with us based on what their…read morebehavioral needs are

From the owner: At 386 K9, we specialize in personalized dog training that brings out the best in every dog. Our…read moreservices include: *Basic Obedience: Teaching dogs essential commands like sit, stay, and come, creating a strong foundation for good behavior. *Advanced Off-Leash Control: Training dogs to respond reliably even with distractions, giving owners greater freedom and confidence. *Behavior Modification: Addressing issues like aggression, anxiety, or excessive barking with customized solutions. *Puppy Training: Helping puppies with potty training, crate training, and socialization, setting them up for success. *Paws and Parenthood Prep: Preparing families and their dogs for life with a newborn by teaching how to integrate a new baby into the home in a safe, structured way. *Family & Lifestyle Training: Tailored programs for families to create a harmonious environment, whether with children or busy households. We blend military discipline with positive reinforcement, ensuring each dog reaches its full potential.

Our 80 lb Doberman/Boxer rescue is a beautiful and wonderful gal, but she is super Type A…read morepersonality and always wants to be in charge. Albert - Russell's K9 Academy has helped us understand her behavior and given us the necessary tools to better communicate with her. We continue to rely on Al by attending his training events regularly. It has been a game changer! We have learned so much about dog behavior and how we have such an impact (positive/negative) on it. We first came to Al a few years ago for boot camp and E-collar training. Since then he has continued to advise us and help us grow with our gal! It has been a wonderful journey for us all! Thank you, Al! You are the best! We are forever grateful for your wealth of knowledge and experience and your sole desire to help us connect with our gal. We are forever family!!!

Albert Russell did an exceptional job training our dog. Highly recommend for any type of dog in any…read moresituation. Our main issues were our dog would bolt and never get comfortable when we were camping. Now we have peace of mind and our dog is so much more relaxed. Beyond that, Albert is a deeply gifted communicator with dogs and we learned so much that we can apply to dogs our whole life. He had great communication, was up front and realistic throughout the entire process.

Stopped in to get a few supplies for Wednesday my cat, it's Sunday and it looks like they may have…read morehad a busy day, the store displays were in a little disarray. I didn't really find a good selection of the items I was looking for so I didn't make a purchase nor did I have any interaction with the staff. Well being a new cat owner and the fact I haven't spent much time in a pet store I got the impression that it really is a "dog's world" it appears about 80% of the entire inventory is devote to what's been described as "man's best friend" and the remaining 20% is for all the rest of the animals. I guess if I had a "Fido" I may have enjoyed my visit here more, don't get me wrong I found nothing bad here, it's just that I actually found nothing I was looking for...

We just moved here from Texas so i was looking for a new place to get my dog groomed. Took a chance…read moreand went to Petco grooming in Port orange. Cait was my dogs groomer and she did a fantastic job!!! She asked me questions about how I wanted his hair cut etc and was very fast. My dogs haircut was so cute and she had no problem cutting his nails. Looks like I found my new groomer!! Thank you Cait!

My friend and I used Magic Paws for our 3 dog's nail trims. We booked an appointment for them to…read morecome us. They were easy to work with and communicated well with us on their arrival time. My dog is a small mix who has stranger issues but not with these ladies - they were patient with him and he had no issues getting his nails done. My friend has a big dog and they were also very good with him. I will definitely use Magic Paws again. No loading pets in the car and getting them into a facility - they come right to your house and have everything they need to do a professional job. Thanks

do not call these people. they are horrible to pets, abuse pets & when you confront them, they cuss…read moreyou out. do not trust them w your animals

This place is amazing! Great training and boarding facility. We use boarding, daycare and stay and…read moretrain services with Jeff and his family and they've been nothing but great for our dogs!

I really like these guys, they seem like really good people. The place is unassuming from the curb…read morebut the play space out back is so pretty and very clean and shady. They do training, boarding and daycare. My puppy had some behavior issues that are resolving just by going to play, and she is so excited to go in.

When I first met Lauren, I was in front of the Flagler Humane Society, planning to surrender my dog…read moreJohnny back to the shelter. When Johnny saw Lauren, he was ecstatic, recognizing her from her working with him in the shelter before he was adopted out the first time. She laughed when he jumped up on her and wanted to know his name. I said, "Johnny," but she said, "No, his other name." Well, it was Boo. It wasn't but an instant until I was in tears again because I had become quite attached to Johnny during the 5 months I had him. He was so strong, had pulled the leash out of my hand and dragged me to the ground multiple times, and showed aggression to my family and their friends and their animals. That morning I had just met with a trainer who told me he could rehabilitate Johnny from his aggressive behavior but it would cost me $3500. This after having spent over $1500 already in training and vet bills. I was at my wits end. Lauren was so glad to see Johnny Boo Boo, and she saw so much potential in him that, on the spot, she asked me not to return him to the shelter. She told me she was a trainer and promised me that she would help me learn to manage him, to work with him and me as long as necessary to allow me to keep him and not charge me one dime. I agreed to try. She came the next day for our first session. In spite of Johnny being so excited to see her, she was able to help me make great strides with him. I was so amazed that she not only was able to get him to perform the commands she gave, but was able to teach me how to get him to perform those commands myself. I had most of the equipment I needed but didn't know how to use it. He had gotten out of a prong collar earlier this week. She told me it was too loose and fitted it to his neck. Then she gave me a safety collar to use with it to make sure he didn't get loose. I had bought a shock collar, but didn't know how to operate it. She familiarized herself with the model then proceeded to teach me how to use it in a humane and effective way to help bring Johnny under my authority. We are set to meet again tomorrow, and I am so excited. I have been practicing 3 commands with Johnny and anxious to make even more progress. It is so obvious in working with Lauren in just one session that she loves the animals and owners she works with and loves her work. In just the one session with Johnny, it was like he was a different dog. Thank you, Lauren, for helping Johnny stay with his sister Frankie and me, and for us to be a family.

All bad habits corrected in a positive atmosphere. My dogs were happy to attend training sessions…read moreand I'm happy with all results.