Julia is fantastic! She has been invaluable over the past 3 years watching over my (now 15 year…read moreold) beagle, Belle. My mind was always at ease on days I had to be out of town because Julia. What I most appreciated was how professional she is about maintaining open communication while I was away. She even takes the time to notify or ask questions if my dog seemed to be behaving differently. With an older dog, it was comforting knowing that there was second set of eyes on Belle's health while I was gone. Reliable, professional, and caring.

Julia is fantastic! I should have written this review sooner but here it is now. We have been using…read moreJulia for about 1 1/2 years now since we moved to the Bay Area from Illinois. We needed someone to check our 3 cats daily when we go out of town. We set up an initial meet and greet for her to be introduced to our family of 2 dogs and 3 cats. You could tell instantly she was an animal lover by how she interacted with the animals. Each day when she comes to the house she feeds and plays with the cats, cleans litter boxes, brings in the mail, and any other special requests we have. She sends me pictures of all the cats and let's me know how they are doing. She has never cancelled or no showed for any dates that we have scheduled. She has even helped me out with watching them on very short notice. We have used her over 8 different times now. On one occasion, she also helped us take care of one of our cats that had an abscess from an infected tooth. After having our Vet take care of the abscess it was recommended that we put a warm compress on it daily. Julia did that for us since we had to travel out of town again. My animals are my family and I trust her completely with them!

Very cute place! The facilities were clean, organized and you could tell every dog was having a…read moreball. Highly recommend

Long overdue review! I've been taking my puppy to Camp Four Paws since last June for both daycare…read moreand overnight stays. My dog, Rue, is very shy and nervous, but the staff have truly gone above and beyond to help build her confidence and trust. I'm so grateful for all the care and patience they've shown her. I'd also like to give a huge shoutout to Flora, Rue and I's favorite staff member. I appreciate the updates the staff provide when I message. It always puts my mind at ease.

Chris, the owner and trainer for What's Up Dog, has incredible knowledge and understandings of dog…read morebehavior. He demonstrates best practices and then gives us and our dog valuable feedback as we learn the techniques. Our 1 year old lab learned key commands such as "off" and "wait" our first lesson with Chris. This was absolutely key for us. Now she's walking without pulling. We do use an electronic buzzer, sparingly, to guide her first attempts. Chris includes it in his price. We love that Chris comes to our house, and once a month we meet up at Hidden Valley Park with his other clients so our dogs can improve their social skills. We like that Chris charged us one flat fee and his work is guaranteed, for however long it takes. He's been generous with sharing social skills training with our dog's twin sister at the park. Make life with your dog an exceptionally pleasant experience by hiring Chris.

Chris is awesome! We got a new puppy back in June and soon after we got her we got in touch with…read moreChris for basic training. She responded so well with his ways, and as owners so did we! After about 4 months or so after we "graduated" we started having some behavioral issues with our puppy. I texted Chris to help us with these issues and he responded right away and booked a session with us that same week! He really knows what he is doing and is great to work with! I HIGHLY recommend him!

We had a private one on one lesson with Kristin and our handling improved vastly with our 2-year…read moreold Akita last year. In his 3rd year, our Akita grew too large to handle (120 lbs) when he continually jumped at other dogs in his quest to play with them. We took the 6 week Reactivity Dogs lessons and came away with basic skills that is helping to rein in our exuberant dog. You think you know "sit" "stay" "heel" and "come," but we got lazy with these commands and our 120 lb. Akita decided to have his own way when he could. I can confidently say that if you think you know all this, take a course or private lesson with Dog Dynamics to learn, unlearn, and improve the handling of your dog. Our dog now gets away with very little. We have also become more consistent dog owners knowing that WE are the ones responsible for our dogs to be happy, obedient family members. Thanks to Bonnie, Jess, and Diana for their expertise and patience with us!

We sent a wild and crazy 5 month GSD to training with Emily at Dog Dynamics; what returned was a…read morenew dog. Honestly the 3-week training that we did with Dog Dynamics was worth it. Our GSD is intense, with the corrections that Emily made over the 3-week board and train is impressive. Our dog can now: heel on walks, wait at doors, goes to her bed, sits until is released and recalls on command. But most importantly our GSD has stopped biting. She had severe puppy biting issues (past any other GSD we've worked with). Emily fixed the major issues and showed us how to keep the training going. We have follow up training lessons to ensure we are keeping our dog training on track; which was an another huge reason we liked this company. We will most definitely do follow up enforcement/advanced training with Emily. Huge thanks to Bonnie and Emily. You ladies took a lot of stress away from our family. Sincerely, thank you.

Suzanne is AMAZING!! 10 STARS!! My three Aussie pups love her so much and I feel at ease when she's…read moretaking care of them. She's very responsible and accommodating, I trust my babes with her 100%. I use her services when going on a long vacation, weekend getaway or planning a late night out and need someone I trust to stop by and feed the boys dinner and give them love/playtime. Suzanne leaves detailed daily notes so you know when she came by and what she did, love this log aspect when returning from a long trip. She's good about texting photos too so you can see everyone is happy and doing great! So so so THRILLED to have found Whiskers and Tails, highly recommend!!

Suzanne is just AWESOME! She has been watching our dogs for us for 2-3 years now, whenever we go…read moreout of town. I always leave a note with instructions and requests. This past week we were gone and I forgot to write my usual notes before we left. Well...it did not matter! She took great care of everything!! She treats our dogs as if they were her own. Suzanne, we can't say enough how happy we are to have met you and how comfortable we are with you caring for our little ones while we're away! THANK YOU!!

I would like everyone to know that Emily is the best thing that ever happened to Lafayette…read moreCalifornia.. Emily's new location adds to her success as trainer.. The location is perfect and her staff is outstanding. Confidence in her boarding and training my two Springers Spaniels are in the best of hands. I recommend boarding and training with her business. Thumbs up 100% to The Tail Haven. Kristen Hunter a very blessed client.

A sensational organization!! Emily and her team truly deliver!! I have a 10 month old Coton that…read morewas not trained. By the second training session, my dog was coming to me when I called her and going to her bed when told her to!! I was amazed. Her techniques are based on proven science and are extremely effective. I also have her taking Coco out 3 days a week to socialize with other dogs and see beautiful places. I am enjoying my dog so much more now that I am in control. Thank you, Emily!!

I can't recommend this trainer highly enough! She has been absolutely wonderful to work with. My…read morelittle Pomeranian started with basic obedience training, and thanks to her patience, knowledge, and positive reinforcement methods, she successfully passed her Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test. What I appreciate most is that she tailors the training to my dog's personality and makes every lesson enjoyable for both of us. She explains not only what to do, but why it works, giving me the confidence to continue practicing at home. After our success with the CGC, we decided to keep going, and now she will be helping us teach fun tricks and build even more skills. My dog loves her training sessions and gets so excited to see her. If you're looking for a trainer who is professional, encouraging, incredibly knowledgeable, and truly cares about both dogs and their owners, I wholeheartedly recommend her. She has made such a positive difference in our lives, and I'm so grateful we found her! Thank you Debbie!!!

Debbie is Wise, Experienced, Very knowledgeable, Kind Dog Trainer. She understands dogs. She's an…read moreexcellent trainer !!! She is superb with practical steps and examples to work with the goals, you identify. She's great with both dogs and people . She makes working with your dog fun. Debbie uses positive training methods & HER TRAING METHODS WORK!!!

Meryl saved our rescue dog Kona. That's not an exaggeration. After we adopted Kona, we realized she…read morehad major fear and aggression to other people (other than our family). The vet told us she was an untrustworthy Dog, and we should reconsider. Thank GOD we didn't listen to the vet. Instead we hired Meryl, who really worked hard to earn Kona's trust. Since Kona likes other dogs, she went home and brought back Marco - and voila it was magic - Kona instantly bonded with Meryl. 4 More sessions, and Kona learned to meet new people, stop her aggressive attacks, and most importantly "wait". We were back at the vet recently, and the tech remarked "wow, Kona is a new Dog". It's true, we now know how to manage Kona and she s a happy confident dog

Amazing!!! If you need help, please go with Meryl. This gal is truly gifted and highly recommended…read moreby myself and our rescue organization. Having worked in the Animal fields for many many years with many trainers, I have to stress that Meryl is far more experienced and superior than your average dog trainer! She has helped us with many dogs with moderate to incredibly severe behavioral issues, as well as an array of dogs who required extra help to learn to pay attention to their people/listen and Meryl is also great at helping people understand how to manage many situations. Meryl is one the very few trainers around who truly understands canine behavior in and out.. she is not a basic cookie cutter trainer who will just teach the basics of how to get your dog to sit, down, etc, although she is great at that as well. I always appreciate how honest and upfront she is about everything and what the options are for each dog. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing basic training, a behavior assessment, or serious guidance and behavior modification help with their dogs. If you follow what she tells you to do, and put in the work, you will be amazed at the results and the improvement in your relationship with your canine.