This is a bit long, but stick with me, it's worth the read. :)…read more I want to share this because I know how overwhelming life with dogs can feel when things spiral out of control, and because truly great dog trainers are rare. Last year, I lost my dog Chloe. I had her for 15 years, and losing her completely broke my heart. Afterward, I adopted Lily, a multipoo who had never been out of a cage. She came from a puppy mill and was deeply traumatized. She shook constantly, wouldn't come to me, wouldn't let me touch her, and had severe anxiety. She was peeing and pooping in the house nonstop. I tried everything I knew. I tried love, patience, reassurance. Nothing worked. I was exhausted and completely at a loss. Then life threw me another curveball. A client of mine broke her hip after tripping over her dog and had to move into assisted living. I took in her one-year-old Schipperke named Daisy. If you aren't familiar with this breed, 'the little black devil.' Daisy is the sweetest, smartest dog in the world and also an absolute mischievous chainsaw in a tiny body. Endless energy, barking at people and dogs, running through the house nonstop, biting my neighbor on the ankle and even the gardener, and bullying Lily relentlessly. My house turned into chaos overnight. On top of that, I still had my 13-year-old dog Rocky, who is basically the best-behaved dog on the planet and thankfully not part of the problem. I didn't know what to do anymore. That's when I called Jennifer. Jen took Daisy for a two-week board-and-train, and when Daisy came home, she was a completely different dog. Not perfect, but honestly a million times better. She sleeps in a crate now, no longer bullies Lily, listens extremely well, and while she still barks, it's nothing like before. We're still working on it with Jen, but the transformation was incredible. After that, I sent Lily to Jen. What happened next honestly felt like a miracle. Lily no longer pees or poops in the house. She sleeps in a crate. She comes when I call her. She's happy. She plays. She acts like a dog now, not a scared abuse victim. She still has moments of anxiety and fear, but she is doing a million times better, and the difference is night and day. Jen didn't just train my dogs. She gave them structure, confidence, and safety. She gave me peace in my own home again. She understands dogs on a level that is rare, especially dogs with trauma, anxiety, and behavioral challenges. If you are struggling, overwhelmed, or don't know what else to do, I cannot recommend Jen enough. She is patient, intuitive, honest, and incredibly skilled. She truly changed our lives.

Great experience with in‑home dog training. Jennifer was patient, knowledgeable, and really…read moreunderstood our needs. We saw quick improvements and learned simple techniques we could keep using on our own. Highly recommend. She's the best!

Angelo is very professional and updated us regularly about our dog while he was being boarded. I…read morecannot express my gratitude for this very trustworthy business.

We are soooo thankful for Angelo and his team:) It's so nice to know that you're fur babies are in…read moregood hands when you need to leave them boarded! Angelo is very responsive, sends lots of videos, pics and updates of our Panda and Huss. They have plenty of land to run around safely and he's a great trainer too! I love that we have the option to have them bathed and cleaned before we pick them up. Again, GroovyK9 Dog Boarding has a 5 review from our family.

Outstanding experience. We brought our dog here for the first time after hearing so much about this…read moreamazing place and the outstanding owners. We have a working dog and we weren't sure this would be the appropriate place for it. They did wonderful. They are very familiar with working dogs. Normally my dog can't wait for me to take him home. He actually seemed like he wanted to stay. Can't say enough good things about the staff, how easy it was to make a reservation, and how seamless it was for drop off and pick up. Outstanding! Darcy and her entire staff deserve a huge high five.

We recently adopted a puppy mastiff/corso mix, Luna had the basics but we wanted to ensure she…read morewould have more the proper foundation when she became an adult. We were recommend to Hope Training from a friend and we opted for the 3 week board and train. Jose was assigned to be Lunas trainer. Jose is an awesome trainer. It was great to receive daily texts and videos of Lunas progress during these 3 weeks. Most importantly was great to see the growth of Lunas obedience and socialization. On the last day of pickup, Jose ensured Lunas new skills and also provided us parents with some proper corrections and training. Luna is definitely more attentive and responsive the our commands after HOPE and we will continually reinforce her daily training. Thanks again Jose!

My girl Charli sent me a message that her and her sister were out of chews. I only buy my dogs…read moreeither single ingredient or very limited We treat them like there are our babies. By never giving them ingredients that we know maybe bad for them. We're trying to keep them alive and healthy for as long as we can with us! Love, PetSmart everybody's always super nice here ! we even brought our girls here to train when they were puppies , location is clean and always has great quality snacks for our girls.

Every time we go every cashier has always been so helpful and sweet!! This last time we went with…read moreour puppy Moose, and Addy I believe her name was, was so amazing and was so sweet to our pup! We love going here, and every time we've gone it's always been clean and fully stocked!

I can't say enough amazing things about Coach Mike and the confidence he's helped me build--not…read morejust 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.

My dog was hurt at a DogTrainer's Place in Corona called Well Mannered Bullies. It was at the…read morefacility 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.

Leave the Leash dog training has been great for our pups and our family…read more Chris and his team take such a positive approach to dog training! After you get your initial training, you are invited to the group training sessions which they have out in the public. This allows you to get the maximum socialization for your dog. It's wonderful and highly recommended

I would not recommend this company. I hired this company…read morewith one goal in mind and the person that came out (I think he was the owner) had convinced me that he could do what I asked of him for my dog Bogey. At the time I hired this company for training, Bogey was 16 months old. I'm not expecting Bogey to be Lassie or anything close, and I'm not blaming the trainer or any of his employees for Bogey's behavior.  A little bit of background on Bogey. He was traumatized by someone when he was 6 months old while at a doggie day care.  Bogey and my son-in-law, who my dog used to get along great with, changed after the incident at the day care. My daughter and son-in-law were there to watch the presentation for the training company. The trainer saw Bogey's reaction to my son-in-law, obvious signs of fear and apprehension, and convinced us he could change Bogey's behavior. My daughter and I signed up with this company, feeling assured the trainer could change this behavior in Bogey. It was a $2700 investment combined. Due to Bogey's reaction to my son-in-law, my main concern was to get help in changing this behavior and stressed this concern with the trainer. Unfortunately the sessions seem to only focus on sitting, staying and placing. Honestly, I became frustrated with them only "training" me on how to teach Bogey how to sit, stay etc and NEVER addressing the reason I hired them. This is what caused me to quit going to there "group lessons". I felt it was truly a waste of my time and apparently not a concern of their's either, having paid $2700 for a lifetime of training. In addition, no effort has been made on their part to reach out to me to find out why I quit going. Now that I am living with my daughter and her family,  Bogey is traumatized throughout the day. When he sees my son-in-law, who works from home, he will hide behind furniture and won't socialize with other family members. This behavior only happens around my son-in-law. Bogey is so fearful he will urinate in the house and has even done so on my granddaughter.  I can't afford to hire another trainer now and am questioning if this company lacks concern for their clients or possibly it's a lack of knowledge on how to properly train a dog with behavioral issues. This has put me in a difficult situation and I now have to decide whether to let this trauma continue daily, not what I want, or find a new home for Bogey, which I also do not want. That's no life for any family member. So if you're looking for someone to teach you how to say "sit", "stay" or "place", this may be the company I would recommend but I feel that they may be limited in their training skills. If you're looking for a company that will follow up with you, you might want to keep looking for someone that cares about results and accomplishments. There were many other things that showed lack of attention on their part but the one thing I was hoping for never was addressed even when I brought it up. They either lack the skill to train out behavior issues or they simply don't care. If you look at their own post on Facebook, their only focused is on sit, stay and come. No mention of training out negative behaviors. No success stories about other training issues.

This is a dog training agency that is very caring and uses only positive reinforcement techniques…read more My overactive puppy loves her trainer and bonded quickly with her. She is always available by text when I have problems or questions.

I have been lucky enough to have Barbara's help with several dogs over the years.  From dogs with a…read morebite history who have sent people to the hospital to puppy mill dogs who are shut down because they only know fear to wild adolescent dogs who don't have any idea how to effectively communicate with people, she is my go-to trainer/behaviorist. I love the question she asks, how she approaches each dog, and how she only uses positive reinforcement to guide the training. The quality I admire the most in Barbara's training is her ability to meet the dog where it is at.  If the task being asked of a dog is too hard for the dog to successfully complete, she finds a way to scale it back so the dog and the family working with dog can succeed. Barbara brings an optimism backed by her vast experience to each training session and she always takes the time to evaluate the dog so she's able to create an effective training regimen. I've been lucky enough to work with Barbara in person and on Zoom and both platforms are effective.   My current dog, Molly, had a bite history before she came to me in 2022. Thanks to Barbara, Molly and I have established a solid relationship based on trust and communication around food (especially her food bowl) and we have not had any incidents. In addition to the resource guarding, Molly also lacked impulse control and had no frustration tolerance at first...she was 7 years old when I got her so Molly's behaviors were deeply ingrained in her by then. It is only because of the work and learning we did with Barbara that Molly and I have been able to develop an amazing relationship. People we meet are always surprised to hear that Molly was anything but the perfect well-rounded companion by my side that they see. I trust Barbara to help me, and any dog get from point A to point B, regardless of the issue at hand. Hire this woman or anyone who works at BADDogs, Inc!

Such a quick and thorough explanation. Very helpful and informative. My sister had a great…read moreexperience with this organization and her young golden doodle. I just got a new bernedoodle rescue and would like this service.

Karen is such a skilled, professional dog trainer. I highly recommend using this training academy!…read more I could see the love and caring of training my crazy schnauzer. It is a great start in getting him to be less reactive. Now the hard part in the follow through of us continuing in the foundation that was made! Thank you!