I recently moved back to the area from Texas with my 2-year-old puppy, Sophie. Since I work fully…read morein office, one of the first things I did was find a play place for her. She passed the temperament test with flying colors, so I signed up for a monthly membership and took her several days a week with no issues. Because things had gone so well, I signed her up for a week of boarding while I took a trip back to Texas to finish packing up our house. On my drive back, I called No Leash Needed, paid for her stay over the phone, and gave them an ETA for pickup so I could move quickly once I arrived -- it had already been a long day, and I still had to unload the moving truck and be up early for work. The girl who took my payment said Sophie's things would be waiting up front. When I got there, her things weren't out, and I was told she wasn't there. I explained that wasn't possible -- my family was still in Texas, and there was no one else who could have picked her up. Instead of checking, staff kept insisting she wasn't there. Eventually, someone went to look, and 15 minutes later came back out with her. I didn't think much of it at the time and went straight home since we had a busy night ahead. Once I was home and got a good look at her, I noticed several marks on the left side of her face -- chunks of fur missing and dried blood. I took pictures immediately and called No Leash Needed. The girl who answered said no one had seen anything or knew what caused it. When I said I had photos and needed to speak to a manager, she claimed both managers had already left, that she didn't know how to reach them, and that no one had their numbers. After going back and forth, she suddenly produced a number for the day manager, Savannah, and put me on hold to call her -- then hung up on me after several minutes. Since they were still open, I drove back to the facility for answers. Winter, who was working, only offered to reimburse me for that day's play and the previous night's stay. I told her I wanted the full stay reimbursed and asked again to speak with the manager she'd clearly just been on the phone with. When I still wasn't getting anywhere, I called the Rock Hill Police. No one at No Leash Needed was helpful that night. Even with police present, staff wouldn't provide manager contact info beyond names, and continued mopping floors and closing up while the officer and I stood there waiting. No one offered any real help. It was bizarre!! The next day, GM Whitney called and apologized, admitting staff had mishandled everything and lied about not being able to reach management. I told her the marks were devastating, but what upset me most was still not knowing what actually happened. She agreed and said she was disappointed in her team. I appreciated the call, but the trust was gone. Whitney was the only one who showed real concern -- everyone else seemed focused on covering themselves. She can't run the place alone, and still relies on that same staff. I hesitated to post this, but too many friends who've seen Sophie's face pushed me to warn others. Dogs are innocent, and it kills me I put her in this situation. If I had this much trouble getting answers after, I can only imagine how little help she got when it happened.

We brought our corgi in for puppy school and I couldn't say enough good things about no leash…read moreneeded on Manchester ! Amanda was amazing, she was patient, kind and worked with our schedule!! Thank you so much for training Fiona, I've seen such improvement! I will continue to bring both of my corgis there , they are really a great location!!!

Brittany's puppy socialization class is the best! I have two little Havapoos that started the…read moreclass super timid of both dogs and strangers. By the end, they were very comfortable with all of the no-longer-strangers and all but the biggest/most energetic pups. And for the shy ones, she has a calm little space for them to get comfortable. She helped us with reading the puppies body language and getting them used to new experiences. It was awesome. I've been telling everyone I know with new puppies about STL Obedience Training and wish they offered more classes for me and my fur babies! Oh, also, Brittany is so easy to work with and kind to both the doggies and their owners.

Great experience for my puppy! It was a great start to socializing my puppy and a solid base for…read morefuture training. I like that my little Pickles was able to socialize with puppies of similar size. The trainer is very good at answering any questions you have about your pup at home. Highly recommend this trainer!

Ashlee with Kurtz k-9 helped tame our wild boy! we have a 10 month old english bulldog and she was…read moreamazing at teaching odie (and us!) how to work best to understand each other while also teaching odin how to listen and respond to our commands. each session was private and odin was tuckered out after! definitely recommend kurtz k-9 and ashlee to anyone looking for dog training!

Came to get my dog obedience training. Was very impressed with how my dog did during the training…read morewithin a 60 minute session. I could already start to see that my dog was learning with the trainer on the first session! I am excited to come back for more sessions, and highly recommend this business. The trainer was very helpful in communicating with me and my dog about how to train him better. I also noticed that the trainer helped find ways to teach him at home in a way that was easy to implement.

Modern K9 has helped train 2 of our dogs that foster failed. A human selective dog and another dog…read moreaggressive dog. Plus they trained my husband how to be a better handler. When other training groups failed they helped...and both dogs have lifetime training support. They work with several area rescues helping difficult dogs get the help they need to be adoptable. Cannot endorse them enough.

PROUD to be part of the Modern K9 family! They are amazing! We love them and so does our boy Drax!read more

Adorable antique shop with a kind of tea room. Food was amazing and DO NOT FORGET TO HAVE A SLICE…read moreOF HOMEMADE PIE!!!

I was referred to them because my dog needed group training. He was rescued and had not had any…read moresocialization. i Had 8 weeks of private training and was told he was ready for group! I enrolled him in the teenager course but they said no because he was fearful and offered me private lessons for 900.00 Which he had already completed so they were useless for me! Probably should've lied on the app since my friends aggressive dog that had no training got in!! Seriously though that would not be the kind of trainers I would be Interested in trusting my dog with!

I have used Brian twice and will definitely use him more in the future. My new job requires a lot…read moreof travel, so the idea that I can leave my little dog at home where she's comfortable (and not a kennel) and have Brian walk her throughout the day is a very comforting feeling; and he is very accommodating to requests and needs; he is responsive to messages when I'm out of town and want updates, and he's always been willing to send pics of her so I can see how she's doing. He has a great feel for dogs and makes my little girl feel very loved. Definitely worth the investment!

Brian has been walking our doggie Bruce for almost a year and he has been very dependable. He comes…read moretwice a week and will check in to see how Bruce is doing with training. We discussed with him walking Bruce for 30 minutes and Brian will walk him for a longer period of time many times. This gives Bruce more exercise while we are at work. Brian has also helped us in a pinch when we needed boarding. We highly recommend Happy Dog STL!

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.

We have had various issues with some of our dogs ranging from basic training to fence aggression to…read morefull out "he wants to eat me!". These guys have helped us tackle each one completely to our satisfaction. We have tried various trainers and were so much more comfortable with Have Mercy. They have a deep, instinctive knowledge and caring for dogs that truly shines in their training. I would highly recommend them for any kind of training that you might need.

Allison was able to schedule to see us right away as our older dog was aggressive to the new puppy…read more This was over Christmas. Her special insight honed in on a special treat making the older dog jealous. We removed that problem and she guided us having them interact unrestrained. It went super well and within a day they were sharing the back yard for #2 simultaneously. She explained dog behavior and helped us to not overreact to appropriate dog manners. We're going to have her come back and help us with training of the older dog and the new puppy moving forward. We plan to do it right this time. Highly recommend.

My new corgi, Miss Birdie is 7 months old but has already been through some traumatic time…read more(surrendered at 2 months, JPS surgery at 4 months and when she finally found her forever home with us, she had 2 different infections the week we took her home). She is resilient though and I want to make sure I give her the best opportunities with her new life and with that said, my goals are to get her to learn to be obedient and not be so fearful of everything. She's not a first dog for us nor the first corgi so as far as temperament, we're fairly aware that they like to do their thing, that they're a herding dog and there are some things about them that are genetics. I searched for a place for us to train together and this facility is only half a mile from home which is perfect. I came in for an orientation with Jack but really more of a time for me, the human, to decide on what I want for the training package. He was very curious about Birdie's behavior and offered some advice on how we can work up to building her confidence. I signed up for the VIP package which comes with 45 classes and 4 private classes. I honestly don't think I needed this many but just in case she ends up loving some classes later on, I figured it doesn't hurt. Price wise, the difference between the level down from VIP was worth it (I think $400-500 difference for 15 classes more) and more private training which we might do on occasion so she can focus on whatever we are going to work on. Her package was just a little shy of $2000. Since she's in her teenage years, her attention span is very short and she also won't be in the puppy plus program for very long. We've done the evaluation with Veronica, she's wonderful and even got Birdie to do a few things I had no idea how to even teach her. I work on these couple things at home with her. We took our first puppy training class with Sam who was very sweet and encouraged me to take every little thing she does that is new as a win even if it's not quite perfect as long as she does something close to it. We cannot wait to take more classes with them both and maybe even find another trainer we like. So far though, we've had the best time with lots of encouragement from these two trainers. I am very hopeful for Birdie and myself that we could create a strong bond through training and of course, that she will learn to become more obedient (a.k.a. use those big ears for actual listening rather than just fancy satellites). Signing up for classes is super convenient. You do it all on the website. Also, getting assistance when I ran into issues with my online account (2 accounts were created randomly) someone helped me immediately and resolved my issue in less than 15 minutes. Overall, I'm pretty happy with this facility and I cannot wait to see what Birdie and I can accomplish with their trainers.

Terrible experience. I was sold an expensive package by a high pressure salesman. 60 classes for…read more$2500 sounded like plenty of training and group exposure for my dog. Instead, we were forced into private training classes at the redemption rate of 3 classes per private lesson. That means that I'm paying $125 for each 30 minutes of private instruction. It's impossible to know that this will be the case, as the business does not perform an evaluation on your animal until AFTER classes are bought and paid for. The instruction is simply not worth this cost. I worked with a different instructor each time, and questions of me were often repeated over and over, wasting the first 10 minutes of class. We came to class prepared, practiced techniques at home, and gave this effort our all. Very little progress was made. When I contacted the business to express my concerns, I did not receive any communication back from them. I feel cheated, oversold, and disappointed.

My dog loves it. The people are wonderful. He comes home clean, fresh and happy. The dogs get to…read moresocialize which is a highlight of their day.

Having a smooth coated rescue, she doesn't need to be groomed as often as my previous dogs…read more However, she does need to have her nails trimmed regularly. We humans schedule our manicures on the regular, so why shouldn't we do the same for our fur-babies. You can call and schedule a nail trim for your favorite dog. Call, schedule and while you wait in the small reception area, your dog can get a traditional nail trim, or for a few dollars more, you can have the nails done with a grinder which makes the trim smoother. My dogs have always enjoyed the spa treatment, so I go for the full experience. A refreshing bath and a manicure, is well worth it. If you have a bath and brush dog, I highly recommend Cathy. She loves dogs and will put your dogs at ease.