In short: Capital Canine Dog Training gets our highest recommendation. Worth every penny in results…read morefor our (formerly) defiant, anxious min-pin. Longer story: we took in a 2+ year-old rescue miniature-pinscher who was not even housebroken, let alone trained. He would bark at the drop of a hat, snarl at strangers, eat irregularly, sprint out of open doors/attempt escape from fencing, mark inside the house, anxiously guard resources (space and/or closeness to preferred humans), obstinately ignore commands; the run of the gamut for small dog issues. Enter Kevin and Capital Canine Dog Training's "21-Day Board and Train" program. From our initial emails and through the in-home consultation, we could tell we had a good fit with Kevin/Capital Canine. This was someone that understood our concerns and also spoke patiently and realistically about the results we could expect over the three weeks that our dog Milo would spend with Capital Canine. Just as important as the training that Milo would receive from Kevin would be the training that we would need to do to ourselves with help and advice of Capital Canine. Over the 21 days that Milo was in the "Board & Train" program, we got regular updates on his progress via texts, pictures, and videos, showing our boy was in good spirits and making strides. What we thought was impossible, Kevin and his team demonstrated was eminently, if incrementally, achievable with Milo in their hands and across varied exposure environments (in-house, outdoors, and in public places). Following Milo's return home, we (re)introduced our neighbors to this once-fiesty character, and they were shocked. "This can't be the same dog! Who is this sweet boy?" In that moment we couldn't have been more proud of the change in our dog or more relieved in our choice of Capital Canine. But the benefits of the "Board & Train" program didn't end with The Big Reveal. Kevin had three in-home follow-ups with us which were crucial to cementing our understanding of how to be the best stewards of Milo's progress and to monitor his progress and/or difficulties in the time following his return home. Just as we had hoped, Capital Canine planted the seeds of obedience in our dog. Kevin also guided us expertly in our journey toward becoming the kind of dog owner that establishes firm boundaries, consistency, and rewards/corrects properly and proportionately. Our utmost thanks to Kevin and staff at Capital Canine!​

Harrison and I are SO glad that we made the decision to train our dog, Hudson, with Capital Canine…read more Kevin is the absolute best, and we fully trusted him with our pup for the 3 week board and train program. Before training, Hudson struggled with separation anxiety, couldn't go in a crate or car, was very impulsive and would run away at the park with unreliable recall and boundaries. He is a very sweet natured and fun dog who is great with people, he just needed help learning how to control his energy. Harrison and I did not know where to begin with training, and we felt overwhelmed. Kevin made it extremely easy for us by doing all the hard work in establishing a behavioral foundation during the 3 week board and train. He even kept Hudson for an extra couple of days as he was committed to getting Hudson comfortable in a crate before bringing him home to us. The transformation has been incredible. After Hudson came home to us, there were immediate improvements. He could hold a place, sit, and down through distraction, and rest in his crate when asked. He understood how the E-collar worked, had better recall, and could heel and walk on a leash without pulling. These basic commands have truly changed our day to day and have helped us create more structure in Hudson's day. On top of the 3 week program, Capital Canine continued to be supportive and helpful. Kevin worked with us in 4 additional sessions after the board and train to teach Harrison and myself how to continue the training throughout different environments and scenarios. He would respond to texts in-between sessions when Harrison and I had questions or were unsure of how we were training. He was a great teacher and helped us understand how dogs think and how we can better communicate with them. We really looked forward to these sessions and enjoyed our time with Kevin! Hudson always had a blast too. A month has now passed since the board and train. We have kept up with Hudson's training and are confident taking Hudson in public, to parks, family and friend's houses, and he is a more confident dog in those spaces. The training has been life changing. I am so happy that we did this, not only because it makes our lives easier, but I also know it makes Hudson's life better too now that he knows boundaries and limits and doesn't have to feel as anxious as before. Highly recommend training with Capital Canine. It is worth the time and investment!

We took our puppy (13week) Australian Shepherd for initial puppy training with Allison. I am…read moreabsolutely impressed with Bindis training. It's very evident that Allison's goal is to have both owner and puppy "trained" with realistic expectations. In our case, she exceeded our expectations completely! In 8 days at Marcum K9 Obedience Bindi has learned sit, down, place, walk on loose leash, and so much more! I know it was WELL worth the 3 hour drive. We will be back for second board and train in a couple weeks for continued service/therapy training. Another bonus is that Bindi absolutely loves Allison. I can relax knowing she is well taken care of and learning more than I ever expected. Thank you Allison .. Marcum K9 Obedience!

Do not board or seek obedience training from Marcum K9 Obedience. I left my boy in her care for 5…read moredays. On day 3 at 9am, he broke through a gate. SHE DID NOT CALL ME UNTIL 2pm! Marcum K9 backs to 1100 acres of natural preserve! -She made "Lost Signs" and put her number on it. Someone called on 2/25 to report seeing Nikko. I was 100 yards from this location when that person called at 3pm, she forwarded me the message at 6:30pm. She was at a wedding and didn't have service. -No post on her social media for 5 days about my boy missing. But continued advertising for her business. MY BOY IS SCARED AND ALONE SINCE 2/22 BECAUSE I GAVE HIM TO HER Edit: since I hear the owner pays to get negative reviews removed, if there's any dispute on this post, I can provide evidence for everything that's happened during this nightmare.

We just finished puppy class (and will sign up for adolescent class) and had a great time! The…read moretrainers are so friendly and know all the dogs well. They did a great job with positive reinforcement and fun socialization for puppies! My dog absolutely loved it and was always sad to leave. It also helped with her confidence, greeting and meeting strangers and playing with other dogs!

After years of different trainers, I discovered the modern reward-based training that Phil…read morepractices. Instead of fear-based prong collars, Phil uses reward-based training to achieve great results. I watched in amazement as he was quickly able to train my dog to do things like 'come when called', with simply the use of treats, a clicker, and lots of love. I found Phil through the Karen Pryor Academy site which trains the trainers. Phil is often booked for weeks at a time, so I hope you can get on his schedule. Signed, happy customer.

I have nothing but good things to say about the dog trainer (Chris). We sent our 11 month old…read moregolden doodle (Rory) and got him back on his 1st birthday. Took about 16 days. He came back a completely well mannered trained dog but was the same old loving puppy. He will bring him to your house and train you as the handler too. Most reasonably priced as well!!!

Chris is simply the best. Our 3 year old Australian Shepherd went through the 14 day board and…read moretrain program. Our dog now knows more commands than we ever anticipated and is so much more well behaved than we ever thought possible. Very reasonably priced when compared to others in the Columbus area. Worth the money for sure!

First off, I can't really review Joe at Oh State K-9 because I've never been a student at his…read moreschool. But its not for a lack of trying. Ive spent a couple hours on the phone with him where I've been brow-beaten his mantra. I like his mantra-no shock collars, train the person and not the dog, etc. But he talks so much and feels the need to continually sell himself and his school that you can't actually schedule the training. I have no doubt he's probably a good trainer but I'm guessing I'll never know. Don't call unless you have countless hours to spend on the phone and a stiff drink in your hand.

Joey Byas at Ohio State K-9 is indeed a Master Trainer. His focus is on the dog and human. I have…read morean 8-month old stubborn German Shepherd. Through 7 weeks of training, we have made huge strides from not listening to unleased in a controlled environment (fenced yard). The training has been verbal and non-verbal hand commands. Repetition is key to a successful training experience.

Jen is knowledgeable and compassionate. Her prices are very reasonable, and her ethics are high…read more We have a 9 month old standard poodle that she bred. We are in the midst of training him now to be a mobility assistant for my adult son. I have no concern that this dog will be able to do anything we need him to do for my son. I highly recommend her program at Central Ohio Service dogs.

Posidog is the bestttt! At the time, my golden retriever was 6 months old when we started classes…read morehere and it felt like i had a crazy stinky tornado running through my apartment lol. Our trainer, Lisa, was AMAZING and so kind and helpful. Despite having multiple people in the class, she took time to observe each dog and give positive feedback and guidance. She was very open to questions about training and gave very clear and genuine advice. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who prefers to train their dog using positive reinforcement! It definitely requires you to put in the majority work at home with your dog but they do an amazing job of showing u how to do it!

...you had me saying goodbye at "your dog is medicated right?" No. "Maybe you should look into…read morethat." My response here isn't going to be any different really than the other low marked reviews, other than we were in the aggressive dog training and not puppy dog training. I had high hopes after pre- screening other facilities. I didn't know too much or was well versed on positive dog training coming into that first meeting and wish i did before we committed. I will say this, that before going into any sort of training for your dog. Research. Research. Research. I clearly did not and ended up spending an extra $150 on treats. I would have been good on going to just the 3hr orientation. She taught a lot of good info, but it's a lot. Bring a snack. ;) If you know and come to understand the breed (or breeds if mixed) you and your dog can work to correct the behaviors. Positive dog training is adding something positive to increase the behavior (reinforce) you want or stop a behavior (punishment) although we're taught it's not really punishing. The class felt like I was constantly just giving him treats all the time for no reason but to distract him from other dogs barking but to me it felt like i was rewarding him FOR barking when other dogs bark, not distracting him from doing it. One key thing I will say that affected me negatively was the attitude from the trainers to us dog owners. Some days he seemed to have a good attitude and most times not. (read other reviews for more info on that) There was lack of organization after orientation; no follow-ups ever and no one during class came to check on us hardly. Even if i asked, it was moved like a few inches so i didn't really feel like we made progress. The last class we took was great. The trainer wasn't there but 4 others were and they all came around to check and ask us questions, move our barriers. They should just do that all the time. We came to class once with our barrier set in the middle of two other dogs - there was a gap in the barrier and the dogs saw each other and went bazurk. AND both dogs on either side had loud dog tags on. the trainers didn't do much to take care of it... in orientation they explicitly told us no tags being an aggressive dog class we needed as little distraction as possible. Anyways, since the classes a year ago, I've dived head first into dog training books in order to train myself and I'm happy to report I understand my dog and the energy I bring into the space with my dog. All things associated if you want to cohabitate with an animal in your house. Here are some things I looked into and what i can recommend; - do your research about your dog. know them. - Follow Pack Leader dogs on Instagram. Found it randomly and I have learned SO MUCH from him! - Read the book 'Be the pack leader'. Great stuff! - YouTube Cesar Millan on Ed Mylett's show titled "you can do whatever you want!" - I read books on what dogs hear and how they interpret sound - very interesting. There's music out there to help block noises outside if you have a barker (YouTube) - Like anything you're trying to learn, it takes patience and time. Research. Get educated. Find what works for you and your dog. Save your money on these guys. Enjoy life with your furry friend!!

I don't think most people know that the water that the dogs are given is from a well with no…read morefiltration at all. It's so bad that it's not meant for human consumption. In my opinion, if I can't or shouldn't drink then neither should pets. It has a really strong smell, so much so that would not even attempt to drink. Admittedly, I don't know much about canine digestion but I don't believe the water is healthy and possibly harmful. Don't take my word for it. The next time you're there simply inquire about it or just ask to use the sink that right behind the front desk. Another little tid bit that customers should look into is the owner and her criminal history, including litigation that is going on currently. This is not a civil case and it is a very recent indictment. The facts there are also a concern when it comes to the health and safety of your beloved pet.

I highly recommend Doran's Canine College to those looking into obedience training. You board the…read moredog for two weeks. The first week they work with the dog themselves and the next week you go in for three sessions to learn how to control your dog and use the commands. It's definitely hard at first to drop your new dog off but they let you give them toys and a blanket (no balls though!). After training, if you're still having issues, you can call and schedule a free appointment with one of the trainers to help your dog and you get back on track! Thank you Dorans! - Nora's Mom