I can't say enough amazing things about Coach Mike and the confidence he's helped me build--not just in my dogs, but in myself. Before working with him, walks were stressful and unpredictable, especially when we'd run into people with multiple dogs or a dog that was reactive on leash. Now I actually look forward to our walks. I feel calm, in control, and I know exactly how to respond in those situations instead of feeling overwhelmed. Two of my dogs, Paulie (my Great Dane) and Axel (my miniature pinscher), have had incredible transformations. Paulie is so much more focused and responsive, and Axel--who used to be on high alert the entire time--can now pass other dogs without going into full chaos mode. Seeing the progress in both of them has been amazing and honestly emotional. What makes Coach Mike stand out is that he doesn't just train your dogs--he trains you. He explains the "why" behind everything, walks you through real-life scenarios, and makes sure you leave each session feeling capable and confident. Thanks to him, when I see another owner with multiple dogs or a leash-aggressive dog, I don't panic--I handle it. This has been one of the best investments I've ever made for my dogs and my peace of mind. If you're looking for someone who truly changes your day-to-day life with your dogs, Coach Mike is the one. read more

My dog was hurt at a DogTrainer's Place in Corona called Well Mannered Bullies. It was at the facility at the owner's home, 1880 Garretson Avenue in Corona. I am re-posting this and putting things in chronological order. I am a disabled person; I really needed a trainer because the dog was too wild and if you return a dog to the pound then that dog gets put down. When I adopted this new Pitt, I also adopted another one that was left to die at the pound at 14 years old. I kept that other, much older one for 9 months, and finally just found a forever home for him (he didn't like to be left alone at my house and was very unhappy). So for my new Pitt Puppy (not the older dog), the manager gave me a discount and my money was scarce (and some other trainers charge like 10 grand a month) so I thought it was a good deal. At first, he was friendly, but he soon became constantly rude and ridiculous. I only kept him on because he already had been training my dog and every time I went to go visit her, she seemed okay. She didn't seem abused at any point--until the end. So I had had problems getting the new puppy pitt to get along with my other German Shepherd, so I was taking one, leaving the other, and so on. But my pitt puppy was always there. Then one day I came to pick her up and she had wounds on all of her feet. Her back leg was bleeding. Mike Williams, the trainer, would not even talk to me about any of this, he just gave me attitude and kept complaining about "being fired" by me--because I was firing him right then. All he cared about was being fired. I realize dogs can get wounded at a kennel, so I was open minded and tried to give him a chance, but this was ridiculous. I really tried to ask him what could have caused this. He just got angry. On the way home, I realized she had something (a wound or rash or whatever?) on her face also. I took her to the vet ($650) and the vet said she had wounds consistent with fence injuries and a puncture wound on her back leg and something on her face. I found a very difficult road to get more money, and took my puppy to a new trainer, and that trainer said that "as soon as you put the dog into a kennel--she acts like a rabid dog." I couldn't believe it, so they videotaped it and showed me. They said the prior trainer must have abused her "in the kennel" so she could learn to react like this. I adopted her from a kennel setting and she had never acted like this at all. I had had her for months and nursed her back from a serious case of pneumonia she had gotten at the dog pound, so I knew her and she was not like this at all. During my time paying MIke Williams, he did the following and this is all factual: --he got confused on paid money and then said, "You know I smoke Bud, right?;" --talked to me about the personal business of his clients; --acted rudely and angry and criticized me literally every time I saw him about things not dog related; --told me not to ever give a dog unnecessary affection (constantly said that); --constantly complained about the discount he gave me; --told me he "just wanted to never get another bad review" (to which I replied, aren't you more concerned about giving good service?); -- when I pulled up for his supposed weekly coaching sessions, he ignored me to recruit new clients walking up and down the street; --he bragged about hitting his own dogs but said it would never happen to client's dog (I never saw any clues he abused my dogs and he was very delicate with them in front of me); --I never saw any bad reviews on him (Google) and he sold me on kindness to start off);--when I asked him not to become angry, he said, "Don't say I'm angry!" and got all bothered about that. So the vet bills costed me $650 and I had to look for a new trainer. The new trainers say they are clearly cleaning up the mess from this trainer. I had pre-paid two weeks of fees (hundreds) and he said he'd refund me when I told him i wasn't coming back. He told me he would refund me more than once. Then he never did. The damage he did to my dog psychologically is the main concern--and the physical damage was bad but went away quickly. This is just unbelievable. I really worry about my puppy now and am spending lots of money fixing the mess Mike Williams and his facility caused. He really should not be allowed near dogs at all. When I got my dog home, she drank water for two minutes straight. I have never seen that before. I am utterly disgusted and very angry that he would mistreat a caged animal. One must be a coward to mistreat an animal with a lower IQ than a small child. My groomer said he probably kicked the cage every day. I will never know if he did--but the damage is done. Now I am a disabled person, I am and was doing the best I can. I am just warning other dog owners so they can avoid him. I wish I would have read yelp. read more

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After a run in at a local store and speaking with the owner of Well Mannered Bullies, I could tell this was the fit for our two young pups.

Couldn't find anyone who was willing to give my near 200 lb Great Dane a bath! We found Mike and he not only gave him the bath he sent video and my pup LOVED the warm water. We recommend Well Mannered Bullies for all of your canine needs! Thanks Mike Seamus loves every bit oh and he smells sooo good! read more

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I would recommend this trainer to people that like their dogs mistreated and not honor all services talked about. I understood my dog would be crate trained but when the dog doesn't like the crate and it's evident it's hurting itself (two marks besides nose) you DO NOT ignore and continue letting the dog harm herself. You call the owner and let them know what is going on. She also has noticeable rashes on her legs, around eyes, ringworm, dog mites/parasites, and was told nothing about them as well. When she was handed to me this morning to keep her for weekend his son came out not him. C'mom man! This place was recommended to me but I WISHED I would have Yelp before dropping her off but gave him the benefit of the doubt. Mike was so polite at first and sold so much at drop off but after he had the money, 95% was BS. He was so rude when I as a customer asked or wanted. I payed this person $1,500 to teach my dog "No" and "Relax" (tried bec she ignores commands now). I'm glad for others that got great service and their goals were met. I honestly think this person has issues with woman. My pup has two weeks left of training and there's no way I'm taking her back. It's evident this man ONLY CARES ABOUT THE MONEY AND NOT OUR PETS. POS needs training himself. read more

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Unfortunately this trainer didn't work out for my dog came home twice to go straight to vet for injuries. When I asked Coach Mike he would just come up with different excuses, could never give me a straight up answer. So not only my dog didn't learn anything, but I was out of $1,500 for training plus vet bills. read more

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Mike has been GREAT with our dogs! He is training our 2 year old Rottweiler. We got the board and training packet/service for a total of 5 weeks. My rott is sweet and loves to play but because he's so big, he needed serious training. Before we took him to Mike, I wasn't able to walk him. AT ALL. I'm 5'0 and he's over 100 lbs. He would pull on his leash, jump on me and others, and didn't follow simple commands (besides "sit"). After 2-3 weeks with Mike, I noticed a HUGE difference! He didn't jump on me (or others) when I visited him. I was able to walk with him by my side without him pulling. He listened to commands (relax) throughout our walk and was so gentle around my toddler. He didn't bark at other dogs or people riding bikes. It's like I had a whole new dog. Rufus is such a good boy now and it's all thanks to Mike! The 5 weeks were up and we got an additional 5 weeks for my rott and included our other family dog Bubba (10 year old pitbull). Our dogs were always around each other without any problems but on super bowl Sunday conflict occurred and our dogs fought. It was really bad and they were both very upset. Our rott attempted to fight the pitbull again which lead us to taking him to Mike. He's been so great with our rottweiler so we decided to take our pitbull in hopes that he could help resolve their issues and get along again. It's been about 2-3 weeks since we've had both dogs with Mike and they're slowly but surely getting along. I HIGLY recommend Mike. He's an excellent trainer. Here's a pic of our dogs for reference :) read more

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We took our 2 yr old Pomeranian mix to Mike for training. Mike helped our boy to become more confident and comfortable around other dogs. He has returned home a more calm and confident dog. Mike creates a healthy learning environment. I feel my dog has a home away from home. read more

We were referred to Mike by 2 of close friends and neighbor that had their dogs trained by Mike. He did an amazing job with theirs dogs. We were super impressed so when we rescued a puppy the first place we took the dog when he was of correct age was to Mike. He took a very wild dog and made him behave so properly now. Our dog is so amazing with our toddler as well as is very well behaved with our other dogs. Makes it very nice as well when we go out of town we leave our dog with him for additional training while also being in gods hands while gone. read more

Heard about this trainer from my family friend who took both of her dogs tho Mike. My dog is a maltipoo who is very hyper who could not walk on a leash and had severe separation anxiety. I sent her for the 5 week program and when I came back for my weekly visits she seemed significantly different! She was much more calm and was great at walking on a leash. Coach Mike shared with me what she was learning and the commands he taught her and how to walk her properly so that she stays by my side and doesn't pull on the leash. A few times I even took her home for the night to practice what she learned in her own space and I felt like I had a whole new dog. She wasn't following at my heels every step I took and instead would take herself to her bed and just stay there! She didn't cry when I went to the bathroom and didn't bring her or cry when I left the house anymore! Since then I still take her to Mike for a few weeks at a time to enforce more training since she isn't a naturally smart breed, but it really helps having Mike to help me out and continuing to care for her as if she is his dog. read more

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DO NOT TRUST THIS MAN WITH YOUR DOG!!! When we first met Mike for a consultation he seemed like an honest man. We signed up for the "service dog" training 10 week program. By the 5th week he had been paid in full. We had taken our dog home for treatment as she got ringworm. When we took her back to complete her course, Mike called the next day and said he's unable to help us as she was aggressive. We were confused as she never had any issues before. We went to pick up our dog and take her home, I followed up with Mike for a refund since we had 4 1/2 weeks of training left. He responded with, "a refund for what? Haha not my fault your dog is out of control." I was baffled, he is the DOG trainer and if he couldn't do his job, why should we eat the costs? We had a discussion and he agreed instead of the refund he would continue training her. Two days passed by and he texted my boyfriend asking him to come alone. That night my boyfriend went and Mike said our dog was hopeless and needed to leave by the end of the week. He also said that he heard I was talking crap about him. The next day we go to pick up our dog, I wait in the car because I don't want drama. Mike then proceeds to tell my boyfriend how I'm"badmouthing" him all over corona (mind you, we just moved here in June so we don't know anyone) I get out of the car to see what the issue is. Mike asks for permission from my boyfriend to speak to me. I then proceed to inform him that I'm a grown woman and we can discuss the issue like adults. He states, "this is why women shouldn't be involved because it's just emotions" I laugh at his ignorance. I proceed with, "clearly you're the one with emotions because you're being unprofessional talking about me when we both are your clients." We ask him to please get our dog so we can leave and he says, "get your own dog" we go to grab her and she doesn't have a color or leash. Upon us leaving Mike follows up with a text including a video of him hitting/kicking our dogs kennel. Our dog was barking in the video and he was saying, "look how aggressive your dog is." Whose dog wouldn't be? Someone violating the only space they have while at his facility. I tell him to leave us alone since what was done, was done. He texts us saying, "overeating is what fat people do." Overall he's very unprofessional. He doesn't keep the dogs in a safe environment. His training includes the use of shock collars without telling the owners before hand. Your dog will be kenneled and neglected a good portion of the day as he is constantly running around and never home. read more

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We took our 7 month old Great Dane to Coach Mike because he was not walking at all on the leash and was generally not listening to our directions. After six weeks of training, he came home walking excellently on the leash and had new commands he actually listens to. We really value Coach Mike's methods and look forward to supplementary training in the future. read more

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Coach mike is such a blessing to me and my family. I have 2 cane corsos and after getting pregnant it was hard for me to train them and give them the attention they deserved and were used to. They became full time outdoor dogs and their barking became excessive and behavioral issues were causing so much stress on us. We had gotten some complaints about their barking so we had to do something about it. I was referred to coach mike and told him my situation. The day I called we met and he told me the dogs would be able to be helped and trained again. My dogs did the 3 month program and every time I visit they couldn't be happier and way more calm and well trained. Having 2 babies we really needed the dogs to be top notch with their training and thanks to coach mike they are! Well Mannered Bullies is now our dogs have smoothly integrated with my babies and their new house! Thank you coach mike! read more

Both my English bulldogs love going with Mike. He's whelped our first litter and we've boarded our dogs with him. He's taken care of both our stubborn bullies several times and they never wanna leave. I highly recommend Mike for boarding or whelping needs. Can't wait to have him train our girls. He's very professional and loving with our pups. read more

-SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM Mike is totally unprofessional! He had called my girlfriend and I fat after we had just paid him over $2,000 for service dog training! He also wanted fight my girl. Not also is he unprofessional he is also ISN'T A REAL DOG TRAINER! HE IS NOT LICENSED! My dog left his house with ring worm, she was no where but his house for her training. We paid 1,000 in vet bills and medicine! After we confronted mike about are concerns he laughed at us and told us we are pretty much shit out of lucky. We had got a hold of a couple of his clients and same experience. Mike has had animal control at his house numerous times all his over reviews are his wife and family and friends. My dog also had not been the same since we got her she was covered in scars DONT LET THIS GUY HURT ANYMORE DOGS!!! read more

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We signed up for the 5 week training with Coach Mike. We have a 7 month old male pug who was very unruly and not well mannered. After only five weeks our dog has changed for the better and it has helped us be better owners to both our fur babies. Coach cares about our babies and I love hearing compliments from our friends and family about how mannered he is now. This truly makes us happy. Coach Mike is very knowledgeable and we wouldn't trust anyone else. read more

Coach Mike is a highly experienced dog trainer who's in the process of making my French bulldogs into well behaved dogs. The major problem is that my male dog is highly protective of my female dog and has become aggressive with other males... dogs and people. Coach Mike has sent me videos of my dogs progress and showing him relaxing around other dogs. My female pulls on the leach so hard that it's no fun to walk her. There too Coach Mike is making great changes. I'm am so impressed with Coach Mike firm but caring approach as he makes positive changes with my dogs' behavior! Highly recommend!!!! read more

So happy I found coach Mike! He has helped my very stubborn mini schnauzer turn into a very well mannered fury baby. He is very knowledgeable and helpful in making sure you get the results you desire. I live in LA but it was worth it to drive out to his location to get the A+ service I require and I received. My son was very hesitant about leaving his dog with anyone but after he met Mike and his family he was more than happy to leave our Dyson with coach Mike, and our Dyson loves coach Mike! read more

Keeps animals in an unsafe environment and kenneled all day. My dog was worse after training then when we started. Such a waste of money and the "trainer" is so unprofessional. read more

Mike (the owner) is very knowledgeable when it comes to dogs. He is currently working with 2 of our American bullies, his approach is gentle but firm. Trust him completely with our babies. read more

Coach Mike started training my Kobe at 16 weeks old and within the first week of training I could see the difference! Kobe is such a well behaved dog. My main issue was him jumping on me when he'd see me and now, of course he's still excited to see me but he won't him on me. I definitely recommend the owner also visit weekly to reinforce the behavior back at home. I made time to attended the weekly sessions with Kobe because I didn't want him to forget me. Coach Mike definitely helped and I highly recommend his services! read more

Wow! Coach mike is awesome and knows what he is doing! I had been in need of dog trainer for my Lab/Doberman 10 month old puppy and Well Mannered Bullies was the perfect place to take her. Coach Mike has been working with Lotus for the past 4 weeks and we just brought her home yesterday and we can definitely say she's a different dog. Before her training she had a huge jumping problem especially on my little siblings, but yesterday (the day I picked her up) we went to my moms house and she didn't jump once on anyone. She has come a long way and I am excited to take her back to Coach Mike in a week for more extensive training. If anyone is looking for an educated and affordable trainer Coach Mike is your guy! read more

I was referred to Tainer Mike from a neighbor who saw me struggling to walk my 4 year old Australian shepard down the street. I had already been through a basic class through Petsmart AND paid top dollar for private lessons at my home. Yet, I was still struggling to walk my dog!!! I was hoping for a miracle and magic fairy dust to get rid of my dogs bad behavior but what I got was even better!! Trainer Mike worked not just with my dog, Einstein, but me as well. Most of the issues we were having were NOT the dogs fault. He just didn't know what I expected from him. Mike worked with einstein to show him what was expected and then with me so I could continue and keep the good behavior going. Unlike a different (and more expensive) trainer who had me carry a squirt bottle and noise makers and make weird noises, Mikes approach is scaled down common sense training. The methods are firm yet simple and effective. Trainer Mike has taught me the importance of patience and consistency. I thought at 4 my dog was not going to be able to change his ways but I was very wrong. I now can walk my dog anywhere and feel confident that I have a well mannered pup!! Thank you Trainer Mike!!! read more