Charles with Elite Paws did an excellent job in establishing a foundation of obedience for my 4…read moremonth old rescue puppy. His 2-week training program will address any training/obedience concerns you have. He is full-time invested in teaching your pup and loving it like one of his own. Elite Paws offers lifetime continued support for graduates of his program, weekend group meet-ups to help maintain skills and commands, and boarding. If you're looking for help with your pup, Charles is your trainer!

I can't recommend Elite Paws Training enough! From the moment we started working with them, it was…read moreclear they truly care about both my dog and us as owners. Charles is incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and clearly passionate about what he does. Our dog showed major improvement. Whether it was basic obedience, leash manners, or addressing specific issues like barking and anxiety, Elite Paws Training provided clear guidance and techniques that actually worked. What really sets them apart is their personalized approach. Charles took the time to understand my dog unique personality and tailor her training methods accordingly. Plus, he was always available to answer questions and offer support. If you're looking for trustworthy, effective, and compassionate dog trainer Elite Paws Training is the place to go. Our Luna is happier, more confident, and better behaved than ever!

We have used Revolution since they opened. Erica did great with our first boxer rescue as well as…read moretraining us as owners. She has trained several of our friend's dogs as well as a few rescues from Florida Boxer Rescue. I would recommend her to anyone who is committed to training their dog and open to learning how to reinforce the training for success.

Erica is so passionate about her business & dog training! She is extremely understanding when the…read moredog parents need a little work. As well as very accommodating to fit you into her busy schedule. 5 star service all the way!

Stacy has been an amazing help for me and my Doberman DeSoto! Whenever I had a questions after our…read moreweekly class, she was very responsive and always had an answer that would solve my issue. The classes were always a perfect fit for the problem areas DeSoto had. The changes I've seen in DeSoto are all thanks to Stacy! I know that DeSoto's behaviors will continue to get better through the use of the techniques she taught us.

Stacy was incredibly helpful in getting our dogs trained. We have a year old basset hound and a 2…read moreyear old bulldog, and we were lost trying to get them to listen to us. When people would visit, our chunky little basset hound, and our 75 pound bulldog would get excited and jump all over guests and just be incredibly rambunctious in general. After 5 sessions, we were amazed at the amount of discipline they showed like two little soldiers who wouldn't move unless we told them to when guests came over. Our friends and family were absolutely floored by the progress, and couldn't believe that these were the same two dogs. I highly recommend having her help train your pups, because it has made a world of a difference for us!

You can immediately see the love of dogs from all the staff at K9 Cabana! Our dog, Moose, loves it…read morethere. The staff is friendly and professional and thorough when telling us how Moose did in day care. With Moose, the staff uses positive reinforcement and he seems to react well to this. Great work!

UPDATE: (from three to four stars) I have spoken with one of the owners, Kendall, after leaving…read morereview on an auto link sent after pick up! She went above and beyond to make this situation better, giving me clarity on how things work and what to expect next time if I were to bring my pup again. After about 6 months of not coming, a dog should have another orientation to decide if he could play with other pups, which he didn't get; so then realizing he is an unaltered male, by default he was only to play by himself (with employee). Simply a miscommunication issue, I was refunded money but had other options like to accept a free orientation day or another daycare day. The three 15 minute play times is accurate and standard. Just so you are clear as a new customer, for unaltered and altered pups. As I mentioned before, always great customer service. _________ You can tell employees care about the dogs that visit and they always have great customer service. They also have an organized and covid friendly drop off and pick up system put together. I do not think this is a bad business, they will be my go to for lodging! I just do not recommend daycare or at least not with the expectations that I had. I was told and under the impression that my dog would be in the enrichment program, which included activities to stimulate the mind like courses, games, art, etc and one to two other dogs as playmates. Which you do pay basically double for! ($44 for 10am-3pm) When I went to picked him up, I noticed him FULL of energy... like disgustingly lol-- to the point that I couldn't help but inquire how much play time he had received. I was told 15 minutes. I quickly and with concerned responded " from 10am- 3pm, he only had 15 minutes of play?" and was clarified that that was in 3 separate increments. Still concerned with how much energy I received my dog with, I asked "did he play with any other mates?" and I disappointedly found my answer, which was "no". The first time I took Baloo for daycare, my expectations were met. He had played with pups, came home and slept for a good amount of time and had even received pictures of him out in their yard with other pups on their IG and FB. I brought him to daycare to rid some energy and play with others pups, since I was not able to make it to the dog park like I do every other day. I will be reluctant to bring him back for daycare again.

DSTCD really had alot to offer for training programs. Jacob came out to our home and preasessed our…read morepup, discussed the programs in detail. That all helped alot, good to work with. I'd recommend Dark Shadows to anyone.

Jake was fantastic with our English Bulldog. I was very nervous to send our dog away for weeks to…read moreget trained. But, Jake stayed in constant communication via text and videos and we could see the progress with each one. When our dog came home he was much better behaved and can easily go on walks now without being concerned about other dogs we pass. Would absolutely recommend Jake and Dark Shadows Training.

We had our now 10 month old pit bull board with Abby about a month ago for 2 weeks. Before we…read morebrought him he was fairly well behaved but no real discipline. If we went outside he would run to the neighbors houses or try and grab stuff off of the table. Since getting him back he has been a brand new dog. He's still his same lazy, cuddly self but way more attentive and understanding. I go through most of the commands all day long just out of habit. Sometimes even putting him to the test to see how well he knows some things. I can not believe how well he took to everything and how much better disciplined he now is. I've gotten to the point now within a month where I rarely need to use the collar remote. All in all. We are extremely happy with the results and would highly recommend and use again with future dogs. Thank you Tampa K9 and Abby for everything!!!

Trained with Erinn Howell the 8 lesson program for our miniature schnauzer Chester…read more It was a learning experience for both of us and now looking forward to our Giant Schnauzer Boomer training.. He will be with Erinn for the intensive 2 week program. I highly recommend Erinn and Off Leash Training. John

Best Dog Trainers in Tampa. Anyone needing a trainer should not think twice about calling Dog-Eze…read more Best customer service and dog training ever!

We have been working with Brett from Dog-Eze to train our new puppy. Brett is patient and takes his…read moretime to really go over how to train your puppy in the correct manner. I would highly recommend utilizing their services. We are very pleased and see such a change in our puppy.

Our family dog died here. We found out the morning of our vacation, and once we returned and ready…read moreto mourn the death of our puppy we learned he wasn't even in the city of Tampa. We had to wait until someone could bring him from Orlando. They didn't even have the decency to call us and tell us he went to the vet or he had to go back to the vet after that, where he then died! Be careful with this place. You have no idea what they are actually doing with your dog.

If you care about your dog don't bring him here. I am writing this post as many friends have told…read moreme I need to let other people know. As well as the fact that Rick, the owner has not followed up with me after I told him I was at the vet and my dog was dying which baffles my mind. I brought my 9 month old puppy here to get trained on his behavior as we were having a baby and needed some help. We dropped our dog off on a Tuesday Morning. He was in a healthy state and had went to the vet 3 week prior to get his shots and flea medicine. We were told he was a healthy pup ( we knew there may be some neurological issues). On Wednesday after we dropped him off at training, we reached out asking for an update and got NO RESPONSE. On Thursday, we reached back out and got a response a few hours later advising that our dog is not doing good in training and we need to pick him up Friday, but they will call Friday morning to discuss further. We get a phone call Friday URGENTLY advising us that we need to pick up our dog ASAP as his health is going down hill and we may need to take him to the vet. I arrived to the faculty around 11am on Friday, my dog was soaking wet and had peed and pooped on himself. The facility response to him being in this state, was "Im sorry, but this is the 3rd or 4th time your dog has pooped himself we cant keep cleaning him and drying him off we have other dogs to deal with." When I spend $3,000 for a week of training I expect my dog to be handled with nothing but care and love. Instead, I got a tired group of people who only wanted to deal with "easy" dogs. So then I had to put a wet and pooped covered dog in my car. (Rick the owner acknowledged this was not good and he would talk to the his team.) On my way home, the dog pooped straight blood all over the place. We took him to the ER that Friday afternoon, where I was informed he had a temperature of 94 degrees. The vet was very concerned the way that this training facility had handled our dog. He had to stay at the vet overnight. After 1 day, he finally had a normal poop and the vet found flowers and seeds in his poop. This 100% did not come from my house as I have an artificial turfed back yard that is fenced in and it had been since Tuesday that he was at the facility. Per Rick, the dog was supervised and never ate anything besides dog food which is obviously not true. I called Rick to inform him of our vet visit and told him my dog was in very rough shape. After a short conversation with him, I never heard back from RICK with any follow ups or concern for my dog. Our dog died 1 week later. Im not saying that this facility killed my dog, as now I believe our dog may have had underlying health issues before this, that we were unaware of. However, I am saying that this facility had a lack of care and love for my dog to the point that I find the way they cared for my pup insulting and disgusting. I would never bring a dog or recommend someone who loves their dog to come. I called Rick again and received his voicemail to which Rick never followed up with me on and never followed up to see how my dog was. Im sure Rick will find out once he responds to this review/message. Also, I ended up paying $500 for this experience. What I want to know is why no one followed up with a phone call on Wednesday or Thursday when I reached out? Why was I the one reaching out for updates? Also, Why did I finally get a call Friday when it was an emergency to pick up my dog and not beforehand? Why did I pick up a dog soaking wet covered in poop and freezing cold? Per the vet, if I would of left my dog at the facility and longer on Friday, he would of died of hypothermia. No facility that claims to take care of anyones pet should leave an animal in this state. You would think a prestigious training facility such as this, would have taken better care of our family pet.

Just picked up Kodak from his 10 day training period and still have much more to learn and many…read moregroup and private lessons coming up for him! However just in the those 10 days Kodak has learned so much and were so proud of him! Lee was his trainer and he was the one who helped us on the last day of training and pick up! He was super professional and informative. He answered all my wife's and my own questions. I can't speak on the private/group because I haven't been to any YET but I hear they really good and are tuned for the dog AND the handler which is important. Again. Highly recommend this location I know they franchised so I will not speak on the company itself however this particular location that Kris runs is awesome! He and his staff are always there to help when we have questions and go the extra mile for our companions! Thank you Kris, Lee, Tina, and the rest of the Tampa sit means sit team!

We just finished the 10 day course for our 11 month old Havanese. Even though she only weighs 13…read morepounds we wanted to be able to control her and keep her safe using voice commands, especially since we live full time on our RV. We have a two-year itinerary to travel the country so she will be in all kinds of situations. Sit Means Sit offered us a fantastic way to help us train her. Chris and Megan are the owners and were extremely knowledgeable, Professional and friendly. In a nutshell, they offer a 10 day course where she was boarded and they worked with her periodically throughout the day to learn nine basic commands: Sit, Wait (to keep her from running out of any door), Come, Heel, Crate/Kennel, Off, Quiet, etc. They then offer several follow up private lessons that help us to continue with the training at home. And they were more than willing to meet us in any location so we could experiment with different situations and distractions. My husband and I feel the cost was worth every penny. As mentioned, in addition to her safety she is a better behaved dog, we are able to bring her to more places and people are always happy to meet her as she is a well mannered puppy!