Wow! This place is amazing. We had a loose leash class with instructor Maddy today. She was very accommodating, professional, and nonjudgmental. There was a lot to learn but she presented it in a way that was not intimidating. The entire staff made us feel welcome. I couldn't believe everything that was included in the $35 one time/drop in class, how clean the facility was, and how much fun our dog had. A great place to learn! read more

I found this place to be a complete waste of time. I was told there would be a introductory class only to arrive being the only one there. As a further waste of my time, I was given one price for training only to be upsold once I was in person. It's great they have these favorable reviews but my experience was completely negative. It's probably worth noting these reviews seem to be rather dated. Perhaps the management changed or ownership changed. The staff needs to take more copious notes when initially speaking with potential clients. In my experience if the manager had a modicum of common sense she would have offered a discount on a class for the inconvenience they caused. read more

Kaitlin reached out to me about my previous yelp complaint and made it right, the training was excellent: thanks k9 TT!

Today we have our initial behaviour consultantation with Abby. We love it. She shows us about recent adopted dog, Lady behaviour and how we learned about the cues to look for when she is stress. We are looking forward for the upcoming training and have a stress free environment for both Lady and us. read more

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We can't praise K9 Turbo enough! Our trainer, Jesse, for the Puppy Manners Program was so knowledgeable and patient! Our little guy has truly come such a long way and we feel confident with the positive reinforcement skills we gained from puppy school and confident that we will be able to set our little guy up for behavioral success! read more

Incredibly knowledgeable trainers, wonderful support staff, and all around great place!

We love K9 Turbo Training. Ashley, Laura, and Francisco have all been great to work with. We have a hound dog puppy and she barks a lot at people and other dogs. We have been working with her to help her be more comfortable when we are out and about. They have provided us with support and helpful tips. We have also taken the loose leash walking class and the K-9 Good Citizen class and those have been great. We are first time dog owners and we have really appreciated this great team! read more

We just had an in-home session with Francisco working with our dog, Mavis on resource guarding, among other things. I just wanted to say that he was Fantastic! So knowledgeable, and he really gave us some practical tools to use in training. I highly recommend and look forward to using him again in the future! read more

K9 Turbo Training has literally been the saving grace for our pup, Duke and his relationship with my husband/integration with our family. When we got Duke, he was terrified of everything and spent several years living in constant fear of my husband, which hurt both of them. Katelin, and the K9 Turbo Training team have worked with us, and Duke, to help him overcome his fears, and to become the dog we know he has the potential to be. They are incredibly consistent, hard working, and amazingly talented working with dogs that have behavioral issues, reactivity issues and more. I could write a review that was 1000x longer than this, and it still wouldn't do this amazing group justice. We are beyond thankful for K9 Turbo Training, continue to work with them, and are amazed every day by what they are able to accomplish. read more

I cannot say enough good things about this group of professional, compassionate and knowledgeable trainers. From scheduling, to in home training, to group classes, dog walking and boarding; I've had zero complaints or issues with them. My dog struggled with a long list of behavioral issues and K9 turbo training has changed our lives for the better! They're like family and we're so thankful for them. read more

K9 Turbo Training - Pet Training Near Me - Ferndale, Michigan

I went to MSU as a rather forced situation with the trainer we hired from K9 Turbo Training. I have to say, sadly I feel both of these companies severly let us down and we ultimately put are dog down because neither was prompt in their responses to the issues we were having. I believe their interaction worsened our problem by about 75%. The long and short is, K9 quit or basically fired us and took forever to get me referrals of other trainers. The owner told me she was too busy all summer (business travel) and could not take me on. I had lost all confidence in her other trainer (see below) MSU's Dr. Hopfensperger, gave both of our large dogs prozac and clonadine to one and was supposed to refer trainers as well and after asking multiple times and watching our dogs go from an incident once every 8 months to daily, we were out of our minds. I think the drugs and lack of consistent help was to blame. I was severely disappointed and let them both know I was writing a review. Dr. Hops offered to refund our money for her time of $450 but it never arrived. We paid $700 in total for blood work which was totally unnecessary. The next morning after putting my dog down her office manager called and wanted to tell me all about the loss of her dog for the same reason. Honestly, I was so sad about my own dog, why would I care to hear her sad story and while I was so angry they could not at the least send me referrals for trainers for the issues we were having. The Long Story - K9 met with us and we decided to buy 10 sessions. The trainer seemed sweet and demure. After she gave us her bio and a comment was made she had never had an incident during her training... we began training. I believe I had already worn this trainer out because I am adamantly opposed to clicker training. It drives me crazy to listen to and it had driven my last two dogs crazy as well as treats, they were so overwhelmed and excited about food they couldn't sit still for it. The first day during of our training our resource guarding dog did something worse and unexpected than we had seen before. I asked if we could let our other dogs out of the bedroom upon completing his training and the trainer said, yes. I told her I saw body language that was not good as she wrote the homework for me and our non-aggressor was attacked by the dog she was there to train. I know what happened and what went wrong, but K9 insisted we go to MSU to see their behaviorist. (despite OVRS has the only other behaviorist in Michigan a few blocks from my house. They said MSU! Our resource guarder had been running between me and the trainer while we wore fanny packs full of yummy meat. Well, when we let our other dog out of the bedroom he came running to smell our fanny packs and the resource guarder thought those were all his now. We should have never had the packs on or let them be together so quickly. K9 said I had to go to MSU. So, I drove 1.5 hours to Lansing with our 3 dogs in tow. I saw Dr. Hopfensperger. We brought the aggressor in first. He layed down when she came in and never gave her a second thought. He liked our other little and big dog but would get mad at our little dog every 8 months or so. So, Dr. Hops, literally paid no attention whatsoever to the dog, after we talked for about 35 min, she took him to the back and came back and said he behaved very odd. Idk, I wasn't there but I never let vets take my dogs out of my site ever for routine nails, bloodwork, etc... I figured we were at the esteemed MSU Vet though so not to be concerned. Then I brought in my other two dogs and they force you to pay attention to them and are more lively. She put our super happy dog on Prozac, he became a total ahole, in 10 days he was out of control. Then we would give him clonodine (her suggestion) and he could barely stay awake. She said the little dog would be the barometer for how things were going and he would get nothing. Well, by 4 weeks our resource guarder was angry and out of control, we called and emailed K9 & MSU, asked for trainers names again and again, we got nothing. We had to make a very difficult decision, because we could not find the help and don't feel they tried very hard. Not any trainer was going to do for this issue so it was very tough to find. We recently drove 4 states to adopt another rescue, we were willing to go this far because they had an animal behaviorist on staff. She swore up and down this dog was amazing with other dogs and sweet as can be. Well,when we arrived it was quite aggressive with other dogs. If she had not been a behaviorist we would not have done this. Anyway, I guess my point is, I am not impressed with this lengthy amount of education to diagnose a dogs behavior. We have weened our other dog off the Prozac and are so happy to have him back the way he was. read more

I Love Them!!! Super responsive and innovative! I would recommend them highly!!! There is a true love for the Dogs here and it is HIGHLY apparent. read more

I had a really great experience with this company. KJ was very knowledgeable and helpful and provided many insights that have already helped my dog and I! Gabrielle was great to work with when I was just getting started. Great experience! read more

I've always had good experiences with K9! Laura's knowledge, patience, experience, understanding and suggestions are so helpful for Poppy and us. She is fabulous!! Poppy has tons of anxiety and fears, but with meds and the right help we hope she can enjoy life more and hence we will also benefit more from having a happier pup in our lives. read more

Your program is amazing!!! Our first consultation with Rachel was fabulous. She is wonderfully personable with our family and our pupper, and offered a wealth of information. She is super patient and thorough with listening and addressing all of my questions (I give her tons of extra credit for this!). Her assessment, written and in conversation, is exactly what we are looking for, and need. We so look forward to our training with Rachel!! We are confident she will help with the behaviors we are looking for. Please let her know how much her work means to us!! The training facility is perfectly efficient, clean, and well cared for. We felt very comfortable there. read more

First of all I could not believe the K9 Turbo Training was FREE! I learned so much about reading the body language and various signs of play and aggression of dogs. The presenter was very knowledgeable and was available after the training to answer questions. I highly recommend this training to everybody who has a fur baby. read more

I have worked with K9 Turbo Training for 3 years now and can't say enough good things about them. I have taken my own dog there for reactivity towards other dogs. He has improved tremendously and all using force-free, humane, science based methods. Understanding why my dog is fearful and reactive to other dogs, rather than using punishment or corrections when he barks at dogs has allowed my dog to trust me and to be more confident and comfortable. I am a veterinarian and highly recommend the entire K9 Turbo Training team to my clients who have any behavior problems with their dogs. Not only are they extremely professional, but also have excellent customer service and everyone I send to them is treated like family. read more

We enrolled in the basic training course for our 1.5 year old pit mix who needed help with his manners. Rachel was very patient and made sure all our questions were answered. I would highly recommended training through this company. read more

K9 Turbo Training are the people to turn to in every situation you come across with your dog. Whether your dog needs just basic training, or you have a dog that's afraid and aggressive. The entire K9 Turbo team is wonderful and always willing to help no matter the time of day. Their expertise helps pups grow into the most amazing animals you've could ever imagine. read more

I don't know where we'd be without Katelin! There are people in our life that would advise us to put Cooper down for his fear aggression, but Katelin has validated our love for and belief in Cooper. She has given us the tools, direction and confidence to help Cooper navigate his world. Katelin has a knack for helping us relate to Cooper's anxieties and what it will feel like for him to overcome them. She responds to all of our questions with compassion, support, an unbelievable level of knowledge and creative problem solving. Our in-home training sessions are jam-packed with hands-on learning and invaluable advice. With Katelin's help I am confident we are taking the right steps to improve Cooper's quality of life and I can't imagine working with any other trainer. read more

Educated, compassionate, certified, intelligent dog trainers. I highly recommend Anne, but I am biased. Everyone at this company is phenomenal! read more

Our journey has not been an easy one with our puppy jack. After getting jack back from being treated for parvo after only having him for 2 days, he started showing some extreme signs of aggression. Jack, only being 12 weeks, was biting us (breaking skin), having guarding issues, and extreme separation anxiety. We reached a point where jack was using aggression to communicate multiple times a day and we hit an all time low. We were faced with not only issues we had with our dog, but issues it caused us to have as a couple as well. We were lost on what to do and where to turn until k9 turbo training stepped in. Never have we learned so much about dogs, communication, and how to use force free training. Rachel has been by our side every step of the way. Any issues that arise she's seemed to see everything and have an answer for everything. I can't say enough about how much love she put into OUR dog. The trainers at k9 turbo training went above and beyond for us, we are now able to live a happier, healthier life. The amount of gratitude we have cannot be expressed. We have a newly formed bond towards our dog we are thankful for every day. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Rachel, you have no idea what you have done for our family, you are the most amazing women to help us when we thought we had no hope. So much love for all of you! read more

I really love K9 Turbo Training. They absolutely changed my fearful dog Zeus' world. They are the best, hands down, no contest. Zeus is our very fearful 3 year old Argentine Dogo. We also have a midsize rescue 2 year old mix, and a 12 year old Argentine Dogo. I had Dogos all of my adult life and considered myself a pretty experienced dog owner when we got Zeus at 12 weeks old, but I had absolutely no idea how profound his fear really was and what it would mean for him and to our family as he continued to grow up. Francisco, Kate, and Katelin helped us take him from living in a world that he found deeply scary to being a very happy, much more confident snuggly, and safe dog. We did Board and Train and sessions at and around our home. Their skill, knowledge and together with their compassion and absolute commitment to making each individual dog the best that dog can be while fully respecting his personalty and needs and educating the owner as to why and how dog things happen makes them the best. Anne from K9 Turbo has also worked with with my dad and stepmother's 7 year old rescue Morkie who has anxiety about other dogs and people and some separation anxiety. They really know and love dogs. read more