This was a very interesting to say the least encounter with Darrel. This extremely weird odd ball…read morecharacter shows up at our house to train our 2 dogs. As we begin to talk to Darrel, we begin to analyze and evaluate the person standing in our house due to his strange/ eccentric behavior and his way of speaking. There was an immediate concern and red flags began to go up in the beginning of our conversation. We were very concerned right out of the gate but we wanted to see where this conversation would take us. First we would like to say that Darrel tried to use a shock collar without our permission on our golden. I immediately stated to him "No Shock Collar as we do not condone fear training!" This is not humane nor recommended to build trust. Darrel asked if could take our golden down the sidewalk. I gave him the lead. Darrel began to pull our golden down the sidewalk slowly. Darrel then switched our halter lead for his Choke leash. Darrel then began to pull our golden with the choke leash. Our golden began to choke violently. I immediately spoke up and said "No More.. We're Done!" Darrel pulled upwards hard on the choke leash to get our golden to sit. This is extremely dangerous to the wind pipe of any dog so is not recommended. Hurting the dog is never an acceptable training method. His training methods are flawed and fear based. We didn't get a good vibe from Darrel at all. Also he asked to bring his dog into our home which is strange in itself. Needless to say won't be using his services. People.. please be aware of who you hire for training your pet.

We highly recommend Darrel the dog trainer at Attention Dog Training!…read more We adopted a rescue dog, a typical stubborn Shiba Inu. When she became aggressive toward our older dog, we thought about taking her back to the shelter, but decided to try calling Darrel. I'm so glad we did! He had her behaving by the end of our first lesson, and she got better and better over the next month of working with her weekly. His calm demeanor is catching, and dogs respond so well. He also taught us a few tricks! After a mini-bootcamp, she was a different dog. Our two girls get along now, and we don't have to worry. If you want quick and lasting help with your doggo, don't hesitate to call Darrel.

A year ago my family was blessed to be connected with HSD and matched with the most amazing service…read moredog in training. After a week in Florida with Victoria, James, Sam, Tera, Emily, Rich and everyone else at HSD we went home with an amazing start on this service dog journey. He was fully potty trained, knew his leash manners, basic tasks, and skills far beyond what a "normal" 6 month old puppy does. The bond he formed with my daughter is unbreakable, he is always at her side ready to alert if she has a medical episode. He continues to grow and mature in his natural abilities as a service dog, he has genuinely made a life changing impact on her quality of life. He is a healthy and happy boy, passing all of his preliminary OFA testing as well as his annual OFA testing. His vet, having been in the business for many many years has complimented what a beautifully bred dog he is based on his condition, health, and temperament. At home he is a loving and cuddly member of the family, we are truly grateful to have him!

I have a HSD dog that went through the 6mo puppy program, and I can honestly say I do not recommend…read moreHope Service Dogs. He is currently 1.5 years old and I essentially trained him from scratch. When I collected him at the end of the 6mo program, he was unable to heel (could barely loose leash walk) had no handler engagement, and could not perform any of the tasks I had requested. He was not fully housebroken and was EXTREMELY distressed in a crate, which concerned me given he should have had 4 months of crate & potty training by that point... this cost $19,500 and fell far short of what the program promised. I contacted Sam & Victoria regarding my concerns with the lack of performance, as well as breeding and training practices, after new information had come to light regarding multiple dogs bred by them with genetic & chronic issues. Because of my critical message, I was subsequently ignored by Victoria, removed from the private puppy owner group, and lost the promised lifetime support. I messaged them with the intent to listen fully if they had explanations for any of my concerns, but the result has cemented my belief that they are well aware of these issues in their program and are choosing to avoid responsibility and ignore the faults. I had high hopes for this program, but those are long gone. This organization is strongly overpriced for what you get, program descriptions are misleading, the puppies are taken out into situations they are nowhere near ready for and are overwhelmed and set up for failure, and there is an undercurrent of consistent health & behavioral issues among the dogs bred.

I can see that this place does not need my five star review. I tried the competition in…read moreBrooksville: pet resort/spa. I must say that new sentry is the best. Huge open lot, multiple staff members, and just an awesome experience overall from the dropping off, to the picking up. I brought the dog on Saturday and they need to have somebody waiting at the time they agree upon... because I had to wait for somebody to come to the office Other than that however, this place is the place I'm going to for the rest of my time in Brooksville. My dog came out smelling perfect! They cleaned him up, cut his hair and trimmed his nails. For $45... You can't beat that! He was well taken care of and he was very happy when I saw him. I'm definitely using them again and I highly recommend them.

My dog was the 1st dog that John told me that he could not handle. My dog hated him! John told me…read morethat my dog would never be a lap dog. We'll guess what? Everything John told me that my dog could / would never do, he does! He's loving & cuddly. Frankly I got to know John personally & the way he deals with certain breeds is completely wrong. Do your research! He really wasn't as highly regarded as a police K9 trainer either.

The Orlando Dog Trainer, Steven is THE BEST! My French Bulldog, Poboy, is deaf, dominant, and had…read moresevere resource guarding issues--so much that he even injured my husband. I was at my wits end when I found Steven through Bark.com. From the start he was very encouraging, and explained exactly how his Fear Free training could help. After visiting his well-maintained Training Center, I enrolled Poboy in the two-week board and train. Within days, Poboy was loose-leash walking, following commands like focus and auto sit. I received daily video updates, which gave me peace of mind. When I needed to switched to in-home Training, Steven was very understanding. The transformation was immediate-- Much calmer, less dominant and our first walk was AWESOME!!. Week by week, Steven taught us how to prevent Poboy's guarding/dominate behavior and if it does happen how to easily deescalate. He also taught us how to communicate properly with Poboy. I realized the biggest change needed was in us. Thanks to Steven, we have the mindset to lead our dog with confidence. Our home feels peaceful again. Recently, we boarded with Steven and it went great! Given Poboys past behavioral issues, I used to worry about leaving him anywhere--but with Steven, I'm worry free!

Eric did a great job with our little "Buddy". He's very caring and puts his heart into his…read morebusiness. Highly recommend Loyal Paws!

We found The Loyal Paws after my husband had a stroke and we were looking for a Chocolate Lab puppy…read morewe'd, eventually, have trained as a therapy dog. It ended up that Rocky and his twin sister, Penny, both, adopted us and our lives have been SO FULL OF LOVE! Our puppies were and are in the BEST of health! They're happy, loving and obedient. We knew that the puppies were truly loved before we could get them. We were given a HUGE gift basket of SO MANY wonderful items to make our puppies comfortable; their puppy beds, food, nail clippers, AND all of the paperwork for the AKC registration, including the vets certificate and tags. Loyal Paws is the UTMOST of professionalism with the PERFECT amount of love! THANK YOU! We love and appreciate all you've done to enlarge our most wonderfully, loving family! xoxo

I am Joanie, I live in the Villages Fl. I bought my Golden Doodle 1 week ago today. His name is…read more"Angel." Katheryn not only breeds beautiful, kind and affection dogs, she is absolutely the kindest animal lover I have ever meet! I was at her home for over 2 hours and there were puppies and older dogs all loose in her back yard. One more affectionate than the other. I looked around for a month...hands down, God played a role and guided me to my "Angel." Look no further, get your puppy from her. Joanie Village of Duvall

We love our mini doodle . We first called Kathy and she invited us over to meet the parents . Once…read morethere we enjoyed our visit and left a deposit . She informed us every step of the way and when puppies we born she sent us pictures . she is very reputable and I totally recommend you see her before you select your next puppy

Laurie really puts a lot of time and care into feeding the dogs. She took our 19 year old for 2…read moreweeks and did a tremendous job keeping her eating. It was so nice to get video of my dog doing well while we were gone.

If I could give her negative stars I would. She sends you a photo first day here is day 1 this next…read moreis when we picked him up. He had been eaten alive by fire ants.

My dogs face is all messed up after she was there for 6 days. Staff didn't even look at her after I…read moreasked them about it, they could not care less.

BVAPP has been a great place for Hinkle. We recently moved from the Chicago area and the kennel I…read moreused has been in business for 45 years. Hinkle loved that place and BVAPP is his second favorite home. Thanks for taking care of Hinkle. I recommend BVAPP. Mike Hartley.