Altadena Stables

(5 reviews)

Couldn't be more delighted than I am after having met Dave and watched him work with my husky…read more He's a gifted guy who knows dogs, and seems to get through to animals that others cannot reach. His ability to communicate and get an unruly animal to listen and want to cooperate is pretty impressive. I'm learning a lot and overall Dave's contribution has been such a welcome gift. I cannot recommend Dave more highly, and would be delighted to discuss this with anyone who is interested.

We adopted Jasper, 4 months ago when he was 7 months old and had no idea what his background was…read more But because he is a pitbull, and we have a lot of children that come play at our house at all times, I looked to find the best trainer available. Thankfully I found Dave, who I call the Dog Whisperer of Altadena! After 3 months of training with Dave, I see now why owners that have dogs that are NOT properly trained are not able to keep the dogs or the dogs and owners just live with unfortunate issues that could've been resolved with proper training. Do yourself and your doggie a favor, get Dave Rachs in your home!

A-Team Dog Training

(131 reviews)

Dawitt has an incredibly rare gift with dogs. It's pretty inspiring and heartwarming to see. Also…read morerelieving, after some anxiety navigating some challenges with our hyperactive guy. We tried a couple of other trainers and methods before coming to Dawitt and none of them compare--wish we found Dawitt first. Not only is he very skilled, but he really loves the dogs he works with, and it was really sweet to see how much our dog loves and trusts him, even while he's being disciplined, which takes a very special kind of teacher. Would recommend to anyone whose looking for a dog trainer and have several friends and neighbors who have all brought their dogs to him--really a gem.

The amount of change that Dawit was able to do for my dog is a crazy amount. I'm not sure I'd be…read moreable to handle my dog without his help! My very alpha dog needed a lot of training and Dawit turned him into a more calm alpha dog who knows his place at home and in public. I'm so very thankful and cannot be more happy with how much of a good boy my dog is. As a first time dog carer, I've learned so much from Dawit and would definitely recommend his training to anyone.

The Dog Ranger

(22 reviews)

We have been with Reid for 3 years - I trust him with my dog Lemon whole heartedly. More…read moreimportantly, Lemon LOVES staying at Reids! When she realizes that we are driving towards Reids she gets super excited! She runs up to him and jumps with joy! When we first moved to LA, I was struggled to find a place where I felt Lemon was safe and cared for. I luckily found Reid and have been extremely happy! I actually can relax on my vacation know that Lemon is having the best time ever and if anything happened to her she would be taken care of. There is an interview process for the dogs, which I love, because I know that Reid knows what to look for, so I know that Lemon is not only safe with the other dogs but is also having fun. In addition, she learned a few good habits! If I could give more stars I would. Highly highly recommend!! We have done boarding and have done the hikes!

Our kennel closed and we needed a new place for our dog Panda. Someone suggested Reid. What a huge…read moredifference! Panda was so happy there. Reid's experience as a trainer and his love for dogs was apparent and Panda fell in love with him right away. There is plenty of clean play area and the big room where they sleep is immaculate and beautiful with different resources to meet each dog's need.. Reid evaluates all new dogs to make sure that all dogs blend well together which was important to us because Panda had not been with other dogs before. It was all a big multi-day play date for her and a worry free trip for us. He posted pictures so that we could see Panda having a good time. Reid really focuses in on each dog to make sure that their needs are met. We learned a lot about Panda from him too. It was a great experience for Panda and for us!

Paw by Paw

(35 reviews)

As first time dog owners with a corgi puppy (aka baby gremlin), Ayumi and the whole paw by paw team…read morehave been so helpful! From our first conversation over the phone, I knew I could trust Ayumi. She is not only knowledgeable, but so kind and patient and cares about all her dog students. Stormy has come such a long way since her board & train: being able to relax and settle at home, basic obedience, and walking so much better. Ayumi's training isn't just for the dogs; As dog owners, her training has been sooo helpful for us to understand Stormy better. Can't recommend her enough!

Ayumi and her team are the BEST. We started with a 6 month session that included board and train…read more We wanted to work on our dog's reactivity, leash pulling, and overall obedience. We were so amazed at how well Ayumi & her team took care of our dog Avo. Avo improved so much and we also learned a lot as dog owners. We trust no one else more than Ayumi, she truly cares for the dogs. Truly so professional, knowledgeable, and the best in this business!

Four Paws Running

(1 review)

Samantha really helped my dog, Lucy and I. Samantha was able to teach me techniques so that Lucy…read morecould feel confident that I was the leader. Samantha is very kind and really takes the time to figure out the right techniques to use for your dog. Thank you Samantha!

From the owner: All dogs welcome! Four Paws Running has been serving dogs and their owners in the greater Pasadena…read morearea for over a decade, providing walks, stay-cation care and behavioral training.

Wigglewag Training & Dog Care Services

(57 reviews)

I am impressed by their professionalism and unique philosophy and views of doing training that you…read moredon't always get to see elsewhere! And it is evident with how many dogs the Escobars have been able to change! I am sad they will be closing sin in a time momentum continues. I hope more organizations can learn from them! They deserve better and will be missed!

This company needs better lines for communication. Left several messages and text messages with no…read morereturn calls.

Leonard's Pet Grooming - Hair of The Dog

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Leo has been a great with grooming our dogs. Recently he hasn't answered his phone and when I went…read moreby his place it was closed up. I hope he's ok

After moving to the Altadena area and having a bad experience at a groomer's in Glendale(they…read moreknicked my dogs face in 4 different spots), I am glad to have found Leonard! This is honestly the best groom I've been able to get for my dog, Debbie! Affordable, local, and Leonard actually cares about the dogs and doing right by them! He was the one that put the feather in her hair to keep her "spunk" and I love it. It's been a week now and she is still so soft, smells clean and we will definitely be returning. Thank you Leonard!

Tully's Training

(158 reviews)

We signed up for the summer puppy class in Pasadena. Sharon was our instructor and she was so…read moreawesome. I highly recommend Tully's Training. They do great teaching us humans how to properly work with our pups. Highly recommend. We look forward to doing more classes as our girl grows.

Tully's training is a well organized and pre-planned service. Our trainer Sharon was awesome!!…read more You learn new and helpful training tips each session. We never felt rushed even though each session is only an hour Sharon always provided extra time if needed. If you have never done training with your dog this is definitely the way to go!!

MS Elo Dog Services

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We have an anxious, high energy whippet mix, a total sweethart but he can go from 0 to 60 the…read moremoment he senses "danger." We started working with Edith right when we had a baby and we've seen incredible progress with our dog. He is much better behaved, more relaxed and more comfortable with the changes all around him now he feels safe in his routines. We are very grateful for the work Edith does with our dog as he's very sweet with our baby and more confident doing his own thing or following along with us.

Edith has been amazing with my animals! She came for house visits to care for my cats while we were…read moreaway for holiday vacation and I was nervous about one of my very anti-social, shy cat, Meatball, who would rather hide and starve than meet a stranger. I don't know what sort of magic calm vibes she possesses, but not only did everyone eat including Meatball and no one threw up... Meatball also CUDDLED and sat on Edith's lap. The moment she sent over those photos, I was so relieved and amazed! I'm so glad we have Edith!

Camp Adventurewood

(41 reviews)

My son attended his first season at Camp Adventurewood in 2023 - it was his first experience at a…read moresummer camp and he was a little nervous and shy but all his counselors made him feel so welcome and comfortable and after the first day he was hooked! He loved the variety of activities and made so many new friends. He came home with fun stories each day. I loved that they offered a variety of options from 2 days/week to 5 days. We returned last summer and an unexpected and sudden medical event threw our summer for a loop. They were beyond kind and accommodating. Michael, the owner, personally made sure we were taken care of at a very scary time and was just incredibly kind and communicative. I can't thank him and his staff enough for the support. I would recommend this camp for any family. Its like a classic, old-school summer day camp experience!

My son attended Adventurewood camp for the first time this week. For the most part he enjoyed…read morehimself -- particularly the characters they introduce throughout the week. However, we decided to pull him out for next week because of a very disturbing situation. He shared that a counselor had pushed him with both hands on his shoulders during a capture the flag activity. He had dropped his flag and was putting it back on when a counselor (he didn't know her name) pushed him back hard enough to make him lose his balance and fall. She also barked "you need to reset!" She didn't ask if he was ok or help him up. You'd think if this was an accidental push and he fell over she would say something like "sorry bud are you ok? Here let me help you up" but nope, not a word. A friend he's attending camp with witnessed the whole incident. Since I pick them both up in the afternoons they both recounted this situation to me and both of them noted how inappropriate her behavior was. I immediately reached out to Michael, the owner of the camp. He said he wanted to identify this counselor and get her side of the story. Understandable. My son felt uncomfortable going back the next day but I reassured him it would be handled and offered to drop him off in the morning and stick around to talk to Michael and the counselor. I wanted him to feel safe. Michael identified her (her name is Carson) and said he wanted to talk to her first, which he did a few feet away from me. I heard her say she didn't push him. They then walked over to me and she again denied everything. So we asked both kids to come over and recount what happened. They both did -- in front of her -- and reiterated she pushed him. She denied even touching him. So Michael suggests at this point that perhaps it was an accident and my son responds by saying "how do you push someone like that by accident?!" No response. So I ask her, are you saying these kids are lying? She again said she didn't touch him and at this point we send the kids away. I'm incensed because not only does she gaslight both of them to their face but tells this bold faced lie to her boss in front of the campers and me. I tell her I believe them and I think she's the one lying. At this point she gives me this dirty look - angry, irritated and almost rolls her eyes at me. I turn to Michael and say "and now she's giving ME an attitude?!" Unbelievable. In a follow up call, he tells me how good of a person she is and that this is shocking for him to hear but that she doesn't seem like someone who would do something like this...that she's getting her teacher credentials and he knows her really well. I am getting the vibe he doesn't actually believe any of this and he sounds very skeptical. I respond by telling him that it's almost always surprising when people exhibit bad behavior and that even teachers do bad things...that doesn't make her any more credible in my eyes. He acknowledged that. In fact, it's worse because I would be really concerned to have someone like that teaching a kid. Lack of empathy, accountability, and integrity. I mean, I think it's great he's trying to have her back but there are moments in life when you need to draw a line and act swiftly...these are one of those moments. Because ultimately, this impacts the reputation of your camp. I told him that it would be good to offer training to his staff in case this ever happens again in the future and honestly he sounded baffled and asked me to clarify...I said well maybe tell your staff not to give dirty looks to a mom who's clearly upset that her son just got pushed by a grown adult at summer camp?? I told him that the response to this situation could've resulted in a totally different outcome. Had she said something like "I really don't recall pushing you but if I inadvertently did and made you feel bad I'm sorry - I didn't mean to do that" - I would've went home that morning feeling fine about the situation. When I told him this he said that he's not going to police all her reactions, that she's still young, that she's still learning and made all kinds of excuses for her. Exhausting. Apparently she got a "warning" and will sit out of the flag activity (umm, ok...). He seems like a smart guy and wish him nothing but success in the future and I was earnestly trying to offer advice for how to handle a situation like this better but it fell on deaf ears. I really hope that some kind of learning comes out of this for both of them. Oh and to top it off, my son's friend told her mom that Carson was giving her looks several times throughout the day today and when she asked what kind she said "side eye" looks. NOT COOL. My son also said she was kind of mean to him but wondering why they were even in close proximity when Michael said they'd absolutely be separated and would not see each other? Validates we both made the right choice by pulling them both out. He offered a refund but I'm still pissed about the situation.

Highland Park Swimming Pool

4.3

(14 reviews)

Clean, affordable and not crowded yet... it is just the first open week of the summer season though…read moreso I expect it will be worse. Signed up for Group Swim lessons, very inexpensive!

Remember that many public pools across U.S. cities were backfilled with concrete rather than…read moreallowing people of color to swim with the white man during the 1960s and 1970s. That itself gives this historic structure a miraculous feel because it survived desegregation in an apartheid state that still tries to hide/deny its ugly white supremacism. Nonetheless, the racist, capitalist model of diminishing public infrastructure because they provide benefit to non-whites equally, prevails. The changing rooms are a shambles. Ironically, in many poorer nations where I have used municipal pools, they have smarter, more updated locker rooms. (This reveals the character of what passes for national culture.) Enough now with the disparagement and let's pivot to this historic pool. The length is perhaps Olympic size but the deep end of the pool is in the middle. It's cordoned off into three sections across, allowing a lap swimmer to benefit from the deepest central third, although it is not a full 25 yards across. The water is much clearer than in Glassell Park and perhaps it's because it is not as heavily used? I found there's a solid jet stream of pumped water underneath leading to a kind of "rip tide" effect in the pool. You have to work harder to get across because of the undercurrent. It's quite enjoyable. The lack of trees around this pool makes the sun feel harsh, but the nearby Gold line train gives it a feeling of being part of a vibrant metro region. As well I was smelling street tacos from a nearby truck, very aromatic I was delighted to find this pool during one of the extended brutal heat waves of triple digit temperatures that are commonplace now thanks to climate change. However, consistent with the history of white colonizers being callous about the welfare of non-white citizens, and overriding the unique realities of western geography in favor of conformity with norms from the northeast, the City of LA Parks and Recreation department feels the need to shut down pools like this one during LA's *hottest months* of September and October. In other words, yes, the City of LA would rather people of this area suffer the heat than keep this pool open to allow for some respite for vulnerable human bodies. LA's hottest months are always September and October. City of LA Parks and Recreation: We don't care. Finally, note there is limited parking in a lot which exits into a mega-dip in the street side curb that will crack most sedans' chassis... Call 818-804-7570 about hours.

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andie t.

7 years ago

Great place for kids and adults! Trainers are excellent and work with all levels. Low key charming atmosphere. My daughter loves to ride but I always had a hard time finding my place amongst the horses at other facilities. Great observation patio to watch lessons and relax while you watch your riders ride. Also one of the few places that don't charge additional fees to take lessons. Trainers have boots & helmets for new riders They are all about teaching horsemanship and the true equestrian lifestyle. read more

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