I've worked with Juniper for about three years to support my dog with generalized anxiety disorder…read more Her training sessions have been invaluable in helping my dog and I learn to navigate the world together. She is very good at listening and customizing training to fit the dog and owner. I don't know what we would have done without her support!

I'm checking in several years after using Ruff Translation Dog Training for help with my reactive…read moreGerman Shepherd, Garnet. I've continued to work with him using tips I learned from Juniper. After working together for so long, Garnet's trust in me has developed to the point where we frequently get compliments from strangers on his focus and behavior. I can even walk closely next to well behaved dogs now without worry. So many of Juniper's recommendations have been woven into my life with Garnet and changed how I work with him and handle him in many ways. There are some things we still won't do (dog parks, off leash crowded hikes) but Garnet's life is so much richer than I would have envisioned it when we first started training sessions when he was 1.5 years old.

Back again! We had such great success taking our first dog…read morethrough Lisa's classes we knew we had to come back with our new puppy. Lisa has recently revamped her class style/schedules and we were so pleased to begin puppy classes with her new format. Lisa starts you from the ground up building markers and teaching you how to communicate with your dog to build a strong foundation. Of course she covers the basic obedience, but she also offers trick classes, environment cues and everything you need for CGC! Thank you Lisa for sharing your expertise with us!

Lisa is an amazing trainer, I love her approach with creating a communication path for you and your…read moredog, it all seems so simple but so efficient, no more yelling! . We went with our rescue adult Dogo who is very stubborn. Lisa showed me how to communicate with our dog, her feedback is direct and honest and if you listen and practice, you will see amazing and fast results. The benefit of the group is that you get to see her show the commands multiple times with different dogs, all of them reacting differently. Her first session around nutrition, crate training, potty training is so eye opening, and informative, I have referred to it many times since. Lisa will answer texts, calls and will do anything to get you and your dog on a successful path. And if you are lucky enough to see her with her dogs, you will see the art of the possible!

I don't even know where to begin. We shopped around the local area, looking for the right board and…read moretrain program for our 100lb/15 month old Bernese Mountain Dog. We were looking for leash training, general obedience, excitement control, etc. After a few bad interviews, we met Sam. She came to the house and spent 2 hours with us. It was clear that she was the right fit. My husband was about to deploy, we have a 9 month old baby, and I needed somewhere I could trust to leave our pup for a month while I got used to taking care of the baby alone. She provided updates often and his training was going well! I was supposed to be getting Griffey back soon when she called to tell me he had some hot spots. They worsened, he wouldn't leave them alone, and she needed to get him to the vet. She ended up taking him to her vet since ours wasn't able to see him quick enough. She kept him for a few extra days while he was on medication/healing. She cares so much about Griffey and his health/well being. It was a breath of fresh air that she was so intent on getting him 100% trained to our wishes that she kept him a few extra days (no charge) to make sure he could heal but also continue to get some additional training. I've got Griffey back now and he's much more calm and obedient. I couldn't be happier. Ruff Pup truly went above and beyond for us. She could have easily dropped his hot spot problem on me and sent him home from training. Instead, she personally saw to his healing and continued training. She has our business forever. I'm truly thankful to them. 10/10 would recommend.

I found Samantha when my new Labrador puppy (Mamba) was making me question if I was a dog person…read more After just one session with her, Mamba and I were excited at the possibilities. I loved learning from her so much I kept up training sessions whenever I could, but also had the resources after training to be able to work on it alone. Her invaluable knowledge and belief in me learning how to train Mamba laid a foundation of trust that I cannot thank her enough for. Five years later and Mamba still loves staying with Samantha and I have the tools to keep teaching my old dog new tricks, and I am, in fact, a well trained dog person.

Last summer, we adopted our first dog together. Knowing she was a high-energy, intelligent breed,…read morewe wanted to start training right away. After looking around, we were really impressed by Laughing Dogs' approach and reviews. We started with the adult group class when she was almost five months old, plus a one-on-one with Alex, and we've learned so much--not just about training, but about dog psychology and philosophy. Seeing real progress with our pup has been awesome, and now we're in our fifth month of classes! We also use their Daily Enrichment service since we're both at work most of the day, and it's been a game-changer. She's always so excited when they pick her up, and we love knowing she's getting great training and exercise while we're gone. More recently, we hosted a family gathering and one of the family members brought their shy, reactive dog. That dog had had previously shown her teeth to ours. Beforehand, we reached out to Alex and Kaylin for advice, and they gave us clear, practical guidelines to follow. Thanks to their help, the family gathering went smoothly, and our dog handled it perfectly. We can't recommend Laughing Dogs enough!

Attitude of trainer. Moody, arrogant ,definitely shows breed prejudice. Handles dogs very roughly…read more He is "ok"when instructing large group. Would never trust him alone with my dog. Our experience was a few years back but it seems from current conversations with other dog owners it has gotten worse not better.

Where do I even begin! After bringing home our first GSP…read morepup two years ago, we found Blue Ridge Kennels and haven't looked back. We live over an hour from the kennel but have loved the facility and all of its amazing staff so much we refuse to even attempt anything closer. We have used Blue Ridge for both training (field and obedience) as well as just basic boarding many of times now. The quality of genuine care, attentiveness and communication from staff has been above and beyond! The love for the dogs is felt instantly and radiates when you are greeted by Rebecca and Caitlin in the office/kennel. Dropping your pup off for any length of time in never easy, yet somehow they've melted away any of those hard feeling and both our dogs absolutely love them! The expertise, patience and professionalism from Steve and the rest of the team in the field/obedience work has been incomparable! Everyone truly takes the time to get to know you and your dog, and works as a team to make sure both your dog and yourself are on the best path to success. Both of our dogs have returned home from every stay at Blue Ridge Kennels happy, loved and with so much progression in obedience/field work!

Vacaville has extremely limited capacity for dog boarding, and I have to leave often on military…read moreduty. My usual boarding place was booked up due to the onset of summer and so were the 3 subsequent places I checked. So glad Happy Paws had recommended Blue Ridge. Kaitlin, the owner gave me a tour of the modest but well maintained grounds and explained her philosophy. I was very impressed at the service between her and Rebecca. I forgot to bring my dogfood back and Rebecca was kind enough to drop it off at my house when she was in town. The online reservation system makes things really easy. Near the freeway, it makes drop offs en route to the airport easy.

Juan is an amazing dog trainer. His 1-1 at home training of our young Airedale has been…read moreremarkable. He's extremely knowledgeable and very, very patient with challenging dogs. I highly recommend Juan if you want to become a better dog owner and have a more obedient dog.

We got incredibly lucky to come across and work with Juan. We did our first board & train for our…read morepup, Casper, at about 4/5 months old. Juan instilled all the basics of obedience in him and to this day, works with Casper to truly understand how his mind works instead of pulling generic tricks out of the book. With two years down the line, we've continued to work with Juan to learn how to best communicate with Casper and to build a stronger relationship and trust. Without Juan's guidance and expertise, I don't think our relationship with Casper would be as solid as it is today. We will continue to go to Juan time and time again and ALWAYS recommend him to our friends and family. Everything we know is thanks to his hard work and dedication towards his clients. He's the best!

I cannot say enough kind words about Catherine and her training abilities. I have had dogs all my…read morelife and always done various forms of training with them. We did a 6 week beginner program and left with a dog that we can literally take anywhere. People constantly stop and ask us how we "got our dog to do that". I have Dog Craft business cards and I just tell them to go to Catherine! Catherine even encourages previous students to stop by and work with their dogs during other classes once your 6 weeks is over. How cool is that!? She even invited us to a dog obedience potluck! I WISH we still lived nearby. Note: If you have a big ego and think you know better than she does this is NOT the place for you. Leave your ego at the door and let Catherines magical training methods DO THE WORK FOR YOU but you must be 100% commited to paying attention to detail and doing your "homework". This was the best 200$ Ive ever spent. Highly recommended.

We tried many free puppy classes before realizing we needed a much more structured training program…read morefor our dog. Meeting Catherine was the best thing that could happen to us and she literally saved us from having to find a new home for our dog. She provides a useful framework during each class and detailed instructions to continue the training at home. Classes are generally appropriately sized so that she can provide specific feedback to each dog owner - we need to be trained as well! We found value in the homework, which enhances the exercises learned in class and provide a structure for the dogs. We learned a lot from Catherine, took long walks with the dogs, and still bring our dog there when we go out of town. He wouldn't be anywhere else if not with us!

Rich is an excellent dog trainer, and helped us with our first German Shepherd Dog from puppy…read moresocialization all the way through protection training. He is awesome with the dogs, but also awesome with the dog owners. Unfortunately, he moved to Dixon and that was just too far for him to help with our second GSD. His incredible guidance with the first one most certainly gave us a solid base for our second one...less the protection work. You won't be sorry if you use Rich to help train your dogs.