We adopted our dog Tala after she was fostered and trained by Brent at Ace Dog Training, and we…read moretruly cannot express how grateful we are for the incredible transformation he made possible. When Brent found Tala, she was in a heartbreaking situation--essentially feral and abandoned by the side of a highway, just days away from being euthanized. Thanks to Brent's dedication and expertise, she not only got a second chance at life, but she became the most well-behaved and gentle dog we've ever met. Tala is a Husky-Samoyed mix, and from the moment we brought her home, it was clear she had been given an amazing foundation. She walks like a dream--both on and off leash--has zero reactivity, and greets every person and animal she encounters with calm friendliness. She's completely potty and crate trained, follows commands effortlessly, and doesn't jump or vocalize unnecessarily. She's also wonderfully affectionate and incredibly food motivated, which makes bonding with her a joy. What amazes us most is how Brent managed to shape her behavior so thoughtfully without dulling her spirit. Tala still has all the bright, clever, loving traits that make her such a unique and special companion. She's seamlessly become part of our family, and we truly can't imagine life without her. Brent is nothing short of a miracle worker, and we wholeheartedly recommend Ace Dog Training to anyone looking to adopt or train a dog with kindness, skill, and heart. Thank you, Brent, for giving Tala--and us--such a beautiful new beginning.

This is long over-due but I wanted to write review anyway. Two years ago Brent trained my English…read morebulldog because he was refusing to walk on a leash, jumping, whining for food at the dinner table, and not returning on recall. He was not my dog originally and I was having a hard time managing him. It was so hard to leave him but, such a good decision. It made a huge difference in my relationship with him. I received daily pictures and a video of his training. He was responsive when I texted for updates. After three weeks, I picked him up. Brent showed me how to work with him. I have been consistent with the training and two years later, he is still easy to work with and I bring him everywhere with me. This was such a great experience. Thank you again!

We sent our five year old American Eskimo for a week of Mark's training…read more Before Dognnpooch our dog barked out of control at every sound outside our door. He barked for a full minute whenever we'd have visitors. He would go ballistic on our neighbor and even nipped her once. While on leash he would unpredictably lunge aggressively at other dogs. Sometimes he would listen when we called him inside, but only when it felt convenient to him. After just one week with Mark he barely barks when even the UPS guy delivers packages. He quiets immediately when we tell him to. All I have to say is "leave it" and whatever he was paying attention to he now ignores. He doesn't react to other dogs while on leash. When off leash he stays right with me (even when he REALLY wants to chase a cat). Now I can take him everywhere that I had hesitated to before. Crowded beaches, busy tight streets, places where dogs are off leash: no problem! Our dog is now a source of joy rather than a source of stress and anxiety. We are two months post training and our dog only seems to improve. So grateful for Mark! He gave us the dog we always wanted. Just wish we hired him four years earlier!

My Whippet/Pit mix is a sweet and responsive girl. With her desire to please me, we did great…read moretogether with positive reinforcement training, however everything literally went out the door as soon as she knew she was going outside. Her prey drive is off the charts and was unmanageable on walks - to the point of being dangerous for both her and me. I contacted Mark to work with us to manage her prey drive, even with my initial reluctance to use an e-collar. We discussed his methods at length and he let me experience the e-collar for myself. After a week of working with Mark, I now have new capabilities to walk and go on adventures with my dog safety - and we can enjoy ourselves. Now that Mark has worked with her, the rest is up to me to maintain what she has learned. This ended up being a successful way to go, given her challenges. And I'm grateful. One thing that impressed me right away about Mark is that he took the first day with my dog to orient her to her new environment and spent time bonding with her. Each day of her training, he sent videos of where he took her, what training he was engaged in with her and how she was doing - multiple times a day, keeping me informed. Any questions I had, he responded to immediately. Finally, I was given training on the techniques and tools so I am able to maintain and continue her training. She has responded very well to Mark and his training process! In fact, I think she fell in love with him :-) I have no hesitations to continue working with Mark if any further support is needed.

Fantastic experience with gentle touch. They were caring and patience with our big pittie boy. Gave…read moreus lots of great training tips that we are still using! They are true to their name -- gentle with lots of praise for pups. Would 100% recommend.

Gentle Touch has awesome trainers/ class instructors and wonderful programs! They use only…read morepositive training methods and have something for everyone, from basic puppy socialization to competitive dog sports. Reasonable fees also support a non-profit organization that provides service dogs! My young dog has been a regular since she was a puppy and loves everyone there. She is so excited every time we arrive for a class or competition.

We are taking our new puppy to the Puppy Social Hour and it has been fantastic. Michelle is a…read morelovely trainer - super knowledgable, thoughtful and takes the time to answer questions and explain things in further detail. The Puppy Social Hour is a great time for your puppy to socialize with other puppies around the same age (10 weeks to 5 months) while also learning basic commands with positive reinforcement, desensitization to loud noises/objects, etc. I highly highly recommend this training at Woods Humane!

What an awesome experience and addition to Woods! This was the first obedience class we've taken in…read morethe 12 years that we've had dogs (I suppose it shows!), so I didn't know what to expect. Michelle was very knowledgeable, encouraging, and supportive of each of our individual problem areas or goals. Energy is key, and hers was perfect for all of our training needs with Wild Man Woody! We are definitely signing up for the intermediate class!

Wow! Our dog has been transformed since completing his 4 week training camp. We are so grateful to…read moresuch an amazing staff from start to finish! Destiny helped set us up and gave us all the info we needed to make us feel secure sending our quirky dog off to camp. Destiny has extraordinary attention to detail! Along the way we got frequent updates, reports and pictures of our little guy off at camp. He was getting lots of love and attention and even made new friends. Thank you Gerianne for loving our dog and teaching him how to get along with others. We did not get to meet one of his favorite trainers Josué, but we are so happy with the results of the hard work Josué put in. The transition at pick up was done expertly by Santigo! He really made sure that we felt comfortable and confident when came to us taking over all the training our dog learned. We will definitely be bringing our dog back for boarding care when we are out of town. We would 100% recommend anyone bring their dog here for top tier training.

Highly recommend! We…read moreneeded help with our nearly 2 year old Olde English Bulldog! Though overall our dog is friendly, she is stubborn and needed help to follow commands, stop jumping on people and harassing other dogs into play. DDG has the most amazing trainers. They worked daily with our dog at Doggie Camp for 28 days and never gave up on her. All of the staff told us how much they loved her and can't wait to have her back for daycare and boarding! We appreciated the detailed weekly reports on how she was doing. As a camper grad, we also have free private lessons at the facility for her lifetime! It's a great way to brush up on all the skills we all learned. Special shout out to Santiago for training me and my husband so we can be the best dog parents for our furry kid.

We love escaping from the hustle and bustle of LA to the Central Coast for a few days. We always…read morebring our energetic Springer Spaniel along, and he's thrilled to have a break from his usual time with Mom and Dad to embark on a fun doggie adventure with William! He always returns home tired but happy. We're always amazed at how well KJ walks with the group (as shown in the adorable videos William shares afterward) and other training that happens during the fun of Adventure Camp. A wonderful bonus is that the drop-off and pick-up for camp is always conveniently close to where we're staying. We have nothing but happy tales to tell about Tired Tails! It makes me wish we lived nearby! One day, during a longer stay, we'll look into training options.

Tired Tails is an amazing place for help with training and or boarding your dog! I highly recommend…read moretheir classes as they've trained me on how to work with our new puppy. She's a year old today and recently spent 3 days boarding (and training) with William and Claire. She came home with a great leash attitude, and got so excited at the next class when she saw William! I know she had a great time and loved being with them. I'm looking forward to continuing classes !!!

Finally getting around to this review but oh my goodness! For years my dog has struggled with food…read moreaggression, nipping, and territorial behavior but after one visit and two weeks of training, she had completely changed for the better. We learned so much! Sasha is clearly passionate about his work and it shows. We're so grateful to have found him! Thank you!!

This is gonna be long but if you're like me and are trying to find the best dog trainer for your…read morepup and not be scammed you'll want to read this. Let me start off by saying, it's TRUE when they say "Sasha is literally a dog whisperer". He absolutely knows what he's doing. Prior to meeting Sasha, my puppy (Karter) was biting everyone that came to my house and peeing all over the place and I was ready to give him away. I google searched "local dog trainers" and came across the Bark website. Of the handful of listed trainers Sasha was the only one to get back to me and when I researched him I noticed he had a TON of positive reviews. So many that I actually joked with him and mentioned that I thought they were all of his friends. LOL Now I understand why. When I spoke with Sasha I expressed my concerns with Karter and he immediately began to give me tips on how to correct some of the behaviors that Karter needed help with and although I didn't actually use any of the tips I appreciated that he did that free of charge. My idea of "dog training" was someone coming to my house a few times a week and training my dog to do everything I needed him to do, so, when Sasha said "most times he only has to come once and the rest can be done over the phone" I was like there's NO WAY this dude knows what he's doing. In my eyes Karter needed 24 hour assistance. When Sasha arrived he immediately got to work. He stayed for a couple hours and it went by pretty fast. He taught me how to implement walking Karter "off leash", teaching Karter discipline during feeding time and basic tips on potty training as well as creating boundaries which would affect how he interacts with guests when they come over. He also brought in his own pets which was nice because it showed me how Karter would respond to other animals. His training style is so simple yet extremely effective when you do what he recommends and that is to be consistent. I had a couple serious life events that took place after he came and I wasn't able to keep up with the training and I could see the difference. I have since gotten back on schedule with Karter and he has learned to use the dog door to go potty and hasn't had any accidents in the house for a few weeks. I can walk with him off leash and he has learned boundaries and space when company is over! All of the things Sasha told me to do worked. When he says get a 15 foot leash get the 15 foot leash. Don't take the easier route just do exactly what he recommends because he knows what he's talking about. This is my first dog and I'm a much happier dog mom because of the service I received from Sasha. I waited to post the review because I wanted to give Karter time to show improvement and make sure I was giving an honest review and honestly... he is the BEST! Worth every penny. I could go on but I'll let you see for yourself! Thanks Sasha and also your lovely wife. You guys are an awesome team!

We were staying in Cambria and wanted to visit Hearst Castle. Our dogs go everywhere with us but…read morethe tour does not allow pups. We were so blessed to find Renee. The drop-off and pick-up times were convenient. Her place is perfect with outdoor and indoor access. My dogs are everything to us and Renee made the process feel safe and extremely effortless. 10/10 recommend!

Sometimes I think my dog loves Renee more than me :) We are so blessed to have Renee to board our…read moresweet pup when we go out of town. We can leave and know that our dog is well taken care of and having fun. Renee is super knowledgeable about dogs and supremely kind and engaging. I can't say enough about her! She's the best!

Listened to owner's concerns, and dogs look good after bathing and grooming. Staff easy to work…read morewith.

The girls were Friendly and so good with Sunday ‍ super fast and so convenient. Definitely going…read moreback.