I was referred to Stephanie at Happy Paws by a friend for my 11 y/o girl when I was doing some…read moreremodeling. She was lonely and bored at the big box place off Hwy 50 as there was no human interaction; the staff loved her there but per policy they only interacted with the problem dogs. Loba has thrived since arriving at Happy Paws due to the personal interaction. It's like her home away from home, and she's friendly with the resident dog Marshmellow. Loba & I absolutely adore Stephanie!

I highly recommend Happy Paws! Great service and people who truly care about your pets.read more

My wife and I were searching for a dog trainer form our 4 year old Frenchie rescue named Benny…read more Benny is awesome on walks but does not like people he doesn't know when we have them over to the house. What we loved about Wag Time and Don (owner and trainer) is that he does not use treats or shock. He employs voice and leash control. In reality Don trains YOU how to train! Honestly I was a skeptic! BUT we saw IMMEDIATE improvement during the very first lesson!! We have had 6 lessons so far, and Benny has come a long way! Life changing for us! Meet Don once and you will feel the same we do about him, his techniques, and his love for what he does!

Don is fantastic! Within the first 30 minutes of our 1st session he got my 1.5 year old Labrador…read moreRetriever (full of energy) to lay down and fall asleep and not move. That was a year ago. By the time we were done with our 3rd lesson we ran into Don and another customer in a public place and he used my dog to show as an example. More importantly, he got the other dog, who was extremely reactive to other dogs, to walk along with my dog within 10 minutes. The other owner was in disbelief and asked for permission to take a video of our dogs calmly walking together at The Fountains with tons of distractions. It's been a year and we just finished our 6th lesson only to correct some of the behavior that my dog does in the car, such as getting supper excited when driving to familiar places. I have had so many people compliment how calm and behaved my 2.5 year old Lab is (often act as a much more mature dog).

I have a one year-old Cane Corso named Venus. Bill was amazing with Venus. I did the two week board…read moreand train and now I am going through my own training with Bill and Venus. He is very patient and communicative. He has really made Venus come out of her shell. And I am so excited to see her more confident. I want Venus to not react and to come to me when situations arise rather than handling it herself. And with Bill's help, I am also gaining the confidence to be able to handle Venus.

We brought our golden retriever to Sierra K9 Academy because we were having a very difficult time…read moreat home. He had become aggressive toward one of our other dogs, which was creating a great deal of stress and tension in our household. In addition, he was not consistently responding to basic commands, making the situation even more challenging to manage safely. Bill took the time to understand exactly what was happening and provided us with clear, practical guidance on how to address our dog's behavior. Through his training, our dog became much more responsive to commands, calmer in the home, and easier to manage around our other dogs. We saw a noticeable improvement not only in his obedience, but also in his overall behavior and temperament. After the two week board-and-train program was complete, we also continued with weekly sessions for additional training and support. Those follow-up sessions were incredibly valuable in reinforcing what our dog had learned, answering our questions, and helping us stay consistent at home. That ongoing guidance made a meaningful difference in maintaining his progress and continuing to build better behavior over time. What stood out to us just as much was how passionate and knowledgeable Bill is about training. It is clear that he genuinely cares about helping both dogs and their owners succeed, and he brings a great deal of experience and understanding to the process. He was patient, confident, and always willing to explain the reasoning behind the training, which made us feel comfortable, informed, and supported throughout the entire experience.

Mavia and her team are awesome! I am happy to have finally found a great dog training service…read more Everyone working here is very experienced with dogs and are great at explaining things to me. I have used other trainers in the past and this is by far the most progress I have seen out of my dog, Skippy. Before skippy was always pulling on her leash but now is starting to walk by my side. We have done about 3 classes so far and plan to do more! I can't wait to see how much further skippy can advance. Reminder you also have to put in the work. It can't all be on the trainers. :) I try my best to do my dog homework before next sessions.

Great communication and professionalism. A lot of great feedback on training sessions. My dog…read moreprobably wants to live there now.

Cathy is a calm and consistent trainer. Very talented and knowledgeable. My puppy is stubborn, high…read moredrive, fearful, and extremely smart - translation - hard to handle. After working with Cathy, my puppy is more confident, stopped puppy nipping, knows when to settle, and is fun to be around. Magical! She is a caring trainer with an extensive background. She gives good advice, easy-to-understand guidance, and she is trustworthy. I'm so grateful we found her. She has made our lives better.

Cathy is not only a very talented and knowledgeable dog trainer, but also has become a friend to…read moreour family. We adopted a very difficult breed, a German Shepherd/Husky/Pit mix. Our dog is incredibly smart but very stubborn and Cathy never made us feel like he was an impossible dog to train. She worked with him consistently both at our home and at hers and made amazing progress with him. I couldn't recommend her more for your dog training needs! Thank you, Cathy!

Love Manni, Maisy, and the rest of the family! I had to leave my doggy (Ollie) for the weekend and…read morehad no idea where to leave him with. He's very spoiled and gets separation anxiety (and me too...) so I wanted the best for him. I was considering Pets Hotel until i found out that they crate their dogs most of the day and barely play outside. Ollie doesn't like crates and loves to be around humans and other dogs. So, I did my research and came across Maisy's Mutts! We did a meet and greet 3 weeks before I had to leave for the weekend and it went great. I felt SO comfortable leaving Ollie with the family and Manni kept me updated every day with pictures which definitely helped with my separation anxiety (LOL!). Ollie loves them and he had so much fun with Maisy and their other furry friend. Manni is definitely my go-to boarding place!!!

Treated our dog like part of the family! Excellent care from Manfred and Whitney and they made Tux…read morefeel right at home.

Training with Val, Social with Unee and Hailey and nail trims with Deena we love All Stage Canine…read moreDevelopment!!

Amazing! Knowledgeable about all breeds! Fearless! Hailey and Val are excellent! Bruce was at a…read moreplay afternoon and they let me know about a rash my dog had that I didn't notice!

5/5 stars! I inquired with The Skilled for our 1 year old Bullmastiff over obedience training. The…read morebusiness owner/trainer, Ursula, got right back to me and we scheduled a meeting that same day. I brought my dog to her home, she checked him out, we talked about wants, needs, concerns, goals, training plan, cost etc... we decided to do her in house program where she has your dog stay with her for a month and is trained the entire time. Ursula sent us pictures and progress updates daily, it was great! Our dog was not just trained but also taken care of and loved his entire stay there. When the month came to an end and our dog's training was done she delivered him back to our home and did a 2 hour training session in our own home to show us how to continue to handle/train with him. He was very obedient, calm and content. We are very very happy with The Skilled K9 and cannot recommend it enough to those looking to take their dog to the next level of training. We are very grateful for Ursula, Jubabe, Milo, friends and family that all helped train, love and take care of our boy.

Ursula has been training our Golden pup now for 4+ weeks and we are beyond happy with the work she…read morehas done with Charlie. Best thing we've spent money on in a long time-- HIGHLY recommend her for anyone looking to have their puppy or dog trained.