I highly recommend Les for your doggy training. He is so calm and reassuring. It's always a great time and a great learning experience. It's really the human that needs training, not the dog lol. I always trained with all these rules of dos and don'ts and stressed myself out about making a mistake. Les calmed me down and made the training fun and intuitive. My dog who is very temperamental took to him quickly and was the perfect dog whenever Les came to our house. Les listened to what our needs were, was very attentive to my dog's personality and personalized the training just for us. I cannot wait to start training with him again in the near future. read more

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Les has a natural way with dogs and their humans. We were recommended to use his training and so grateful we did. Our extremely reactive rescue dog took right to Les and gave us the confidence that we could be able to train her with his guidance. Les is caring, patient, professional, and skilled at seeing what is needed to help dogs and owners succeed in their relationship. Les helped us work through issues with our new girl that honestly we thought were hopeless to overcome! I cannot express enough, how thankful we are to have found him. We highly recommend Les for all your dog training needs! read more

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We had an absolutely wonderful and successful experience getting our dog trained with Les. Les is extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and a very friendly guy. He definitely deserves the five out of five stars I gave him! When I called Les I was at my wit's end with Penny, especially in regards to taking her for a simple walk on our street. Sometimes I would have to pick her up and carry her home and that was not an easy task because she weighs 55 lb! It was embarrassing and looked absolutely ridiculous... But I felt had no choice because I couldn't get her to walk back to our house. I learned so much from Les and he helped our whole family get on board training Penny. Les taught us how to get her to heel, come when called, and more. I now understand that Penny is our employee, consistency and fairness are what a dog needs, be firm but fair, a dog's life has to become permission-based, praise in proportion to a dog's performance, and be a "benevolent dictator". Thank you Les!! read more

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Our newly adopted pup was in much need of training (she really only knew how to sit). After working with Les, we saw incredible improvements in her skills including the ability to wait at the door, leave treats on the floor, and recall her name. He also supported us in doing the right training and using the right tool to reduce pulling on the leash to make walks more pleasant. Les knows his stuff and it was obvious he truly cares about the dogs he trains (he was also very patient with us humans!). Our pup loved him and was always eager to lay or sit right on his foot when he came through the door! The flexibility of at home training that worked with our schedule was extremely helpful as well. read more

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Les is very professional, experienced, and friendly. He helped us with our new puppy as first time dog owners navigate basic obedience and more. His tips and techniques have helped our very energetic pup. I highly recommend him and will be using his services in the future. read more

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I cannot say enough great things about Les Hansen and Executive Canine Services. We rescued Odie, a Boston/French Bulldog mix at 13 months, and were having trouble with leash reactivity and aggression towards other dogs on walks. In addition, Odie was very aggressive/over-stimulated by things like leaf blowers, lawn mowers, etc. Les worked with Odie and I on the basics of good behavior, as well as the specifics of eliminating his inappropriate behavior. Les has a welcoming, gentle-but-firm approach that suited us well. Odie responded wonderfully, and I learned the tools necessary to lead him to exhibit acceptable behavior at home and out on walks. Les helped our family realize that Odie was capable and willing to learn! read more

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Les is a great and patient trainer. He really listens. He didn't rush it, tried different approaches, and coached us on how to best work with our Aussie pup. I am on my 5th dog, so not a new owner. But we needed a trainer to help solve a unique set of issues, like incessant barking, reactivity and leash pulling. Les showed us the proper way to learn and practice "heel", "place" and other basic commands, practiced leash walking, and generally helped us understand why it's important to set the right expectations for our highly intelligent and spirited dog. We practiced what Les taught us, and it really made a difference! Helped my Aussie become a happier, calmer, more focused dog. It's not about teaching tricks, it's about understanding your dog and setting the right expectations and boundaries. I learned that from Les! read more

Simply the best!! Les is fantastic. Helped us with our Lab pup. Provided us, as well our puppy with great training techniques. You can tell that Les loves what he does. He is patient, creative, and thinks outside the box to deal with any puppy related issue you might have. He made a world of difference in our pup, Mojo, and how he behaves. As always, it's all about repetition when training your dog, and lots of patience. I would highly recommend Les!! He's a very kind man, and absolutely brilliant at what he does. Thank you Les!! read more

I wish my high school teachers or college profs were just a little bit like Les. As you can see, I am not asking for much... Les is a phenomenal teacher. Witty, observant, bubbly sense of humor, wise life philosophy and very tactful. He did not train our cocker spaniel Charlie, who is our first pet, he trained us instead using his wide arsenal of techniques based on knowledge and experience. Les made us into a family who now can really love Charlie, enjoy his company and develop him continuously. If you get to work with Les you should consider yourself very lucky! Thank you, Les, and keep in touch! read more

Les is the best. He is very patient with your dog, and he has lots of experience. He really helped with our puppy. Les has plenty of ideas for training dogs, and he really listens to the problems you are having. Highly recommended, reasonably priced and he comes to your house. read more

Les has been a fantastic partner in helping us train our Dogue de Bordeaux puppy. He has helped us think like a dog and our puppy's training yields quick results and is so much fun for the whole family. Les's calm, patient demeanor and encouraging feedback has been so helpful to us and our pups. I can enthusiastically give him my highest recommendation. I am sure we will be working with him for a long time. read more

I'm very inpressed with with the wonderful improvement in my Aunt's dog after just a couple sessions with Les. I've been training dogs for many years so from one professional to another, Les is awesome. read more

Les, at Executive Canine Services, has been great in helping us with our "problem" puppy, Max. We were unprepared to handle him, due to his defiant, stubborn attitude. Les has worked wonders with Max, and also given us the necessary techniques to train him on our own. Max is making good progress and should end up being a well behaved, obedient dog. Les has done private training at our home, prices are very reasonable, we couldn't be happier with the results so far! read more

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The best training, used about a year ago. Wonderful ideas to help our puppy flourish. The price was very reasonable too. Adrienne read more

Over a year later and Les is still so wonderful! We have two boxer pit mixes, they are stubborn & rambunctious, Les always goes above & beyond to give us the right tools to train our pups. Yesterday we did a photo shoot at the beach with the dogs and Les was a life saver; we truly could not have done this shoot without him. If you're looking for an amazing, patient, creative trainer Les is your guy! read more

Les was amazing with my dog and showed us a lot of simple tricks to make life so much easier with dog training. It is amazing how other behavior in everyday life corrected itself once we started training. Originally I signed up with training to improve my dogs lunging tendencies on walks but she also had terrible separation anxiety and would break out of her crate a lot, after we started training she hasn't broken out once. (And doesn't pull on the leash as much anymore) If your dog has any quirks you wish to improve I definitely recommend contacting executive canine services. He is very fair priced and honest, WELL worth the money and time. Thanks again Les! read more

Les has been a lifesaver! Our second pup was proving to be more difficult to train than our first and after a weekend trip to Tahoe we were desperate for a solution. We stumbled upon Les and, after working with him for the past year, we have new dogs and it has radically improved our lives. He is a joy to work with and the dogs love him just as much as we do. Highly highly recommend working with Les-- you won't find a kinder, more qualified or more reasonably priced trainer than him!! Thank you Les! read more

Les is fantastic! He's truly dedicated and passionate about the services he provides. Not only is he a great trainer and dog walker companion for your dogs, his pet delivery services is perfect for anyone in need of a drop off or pick up that just doesn't work in your schedule. I highly recommend his services! Give him a shot, you will NOT be disappointed. read more

I rescued the sweetest little bichoodle and when I got her home she was aggressive with the neighborhood dogs I stayed in the house for weeks until I met Les after the first visit the dog aggression started and continues to dissolve Les has a way with dogs like no other he's reasonably priced well-respected in the community and if you can get on his busy calendar consider yourself lucky read more

Les was wonderful...helping me with a new puppy, Luna. He was recommended to me by a lady at a pet store. I was really frustrated. It had been 30 years since I had a puppy and I was overwhelmed. He was firm, but gentle and helped me, as well as my 10 year old grandaughter. We still have a way to go, but we are on the right track! Thanks Les! read more

I adopted a two year old German Shepherd. I had les from executive K9 services come in and work with her and my family in making sure that we got started off on the right foot. Les made it very easy to get acquainted with our new dog any put the information out in a way that everyone was quickly able to understand and start working with her effectively. He is very experienced and good at what he does and I'm glad that he helped me with my dog and I'd recommend him to anyone that is looking for this service. Fred Kreider read more

Les is a gem! So glad we found him. We were looking for someone we could trust to come into our home on random days when we might take a weekend trip or even a long day trip and take care of our two Cavaliers. Les coordinated details with us including a way to leave him a key and access without having to deal with our alarm system. He follows those directions perfectly and the dogs LOVE him. He texts a photo to us every time he comes over to walk the dogs and it just takes makes our day. We are very particular about our home and our dogs and Les excels in every way. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! read more

Les has been very helpful in getting us back as successful dog owners. Not having had a dog for over 20 years, it is so good to have someone not only give us "refresher" lessons, but giving us great new suggestions for training our adopted spaniel. His knowledgeable training has been terrific! read more

After a chance meeting of Les at Staples, I enlisted his services to help me acclimate two adult Springer Spaniels I had adopted. The previous owner had my head filled with how poorly behaved they were (under her guidance) and knew I would want help assessing their temperament and socializing them with other dogs (and people). I couldn't be happier. After just a few sessions, I understood how to motivate my dogs and let them know who's boss (without having to be too alpha). Our sessions continued to include socializing with other dogs and clicker training exercises. Thank you Les! read more

Les with Executive Canine Services is FABULOUS! We rescued a great 3 yr old golden retriever/border collie mix who needed some "fine tuning." A friend recommended Les to us, and we could not be happier with him. He is first of all, one of the most delightful people you will ever meet, and to top that, his knowledge of dog training is excellent. He is well read, has endless tips and techniques that are easy to learn and implement, and he really has a special knack with dogs. Our dog made great strides from week to week, and we really owe it to Les and his ability to read our dog, and make thoughtful recommendations for what we needed to work on. I felt he really tailored the training to our dog's needs. He was always on time or early, and came prepared with the next lesson to work on. I cannot recommend him highly enough, and will absolutely call on him for any more dog training needs. Thanks, Les! read more

Les had been working with Poppet (now 8 month old Great Dane) and Wallace (little poodle mix) for 3 mos now. He has such a gentle presence while earning such respect from our dogs and ourselves as well!! Les keeps our sessions fun for the dogs & they both love him! Les is caring, committed and a fabulous trainer! Thanks to the training we get from Les, we will always be able to say "Yes, my dog ca do that!!!" Thank you Les! read more

We have used Les for several months to walk our American Eskimo dog. He has been completely reliable and capable and our dog thoroughly enjoys his outings. Les is friendly and professional. He has our highest recommendation. read more