Consider carefully before leaving your K9 companion for weeks with anyone. Research will expose any…read moreissues that a business might have. The ChamberofCommerce.com is very informative. Reputable dog trainers prefer training owners vs board and train their dog. Explained that the dog was a rescue from a local animal shelter & the pet of a handicapped person. The owner wasn't able to manage him due to mobility & stability issues. This was a 3 yr Doberman; which is considered one of the top 5 intelligent breeds. The owner had been kenneling the dog outside for prior 2 months. The dog's worse behavior was jumping on people. Chose the 3 week option. The dog only needed to be trained for 5 commands; 1)Sit, 2) Down, 3) Stay, 4)Come, & 5)Heel. The dog knew sit but wouldn't maintain a sit without a reward & for more than a few seconds. The folder I was given stated 10+ commands. Trainer doesn't train the stay command alone. If you watch the posted training videos, trainer will use "stay" with sit & down. You don't get a stay alone, which can be sitting, standing, lying down per the dog's choice. The trainer claims to train the command "come" on a leash, which is useless. The trainer spends a lot of time posting Facebook material on non-related training. Per videos she doesn't train a behavior before adding a verbal. Dogs are visual creatures that, through domestication, evolved to prioritize non-verbal cues--posture, gaze, and gestures--over verbal commands. Hand signals work better than verbal. Verbals can be added after the behavior is understood. The best training duration time is a max of 5 minutes or less per session & multiple times a day. The facility is small & doesn't expose dogs to real world scenarios. The dog ended up staying a total of 7 weeks with added costs. He wouldn't complete any command with the trainer, her husband, or myself at the time of graduation. I visited the dog weekly. Owner visited twice. Duration of a command was never more than a 10 - 15 seconds max in posted videos, if the dog would actually respond to a command. The dog completed a sit and down in the last video posted & required a reward. Trainer was some male person who never turned their back on the dog. Trainer/owner called the day after failed graduation & stated the dog had to be removed from the facility for aggression towards a staff member, who was a minor left with the dog. The trainer markets themselves as a behavior modification professional. The trainer didn't exclusively train the dog. She told the Consumer Protection Agency with the KY AGs office that she promised myself that she would personally train the dog. Later, in court, she would blame the dog, or myself for the lack of expected training. The owner picked the dog up the day after the failed graduation. The trainer/owner handed the dog's owner an envelope. More than a week later I opened the envelope to find a check for $850, which wasn't even the last full payment. The check was canceled, per the bank, just a few weeks later. Eventually had to take the center to small claims court to get $917.00 & some odd change after paying a total of $2438 although the dog was never fully trained as the owner & the website guaranteed. The trainer's response was that they could come to the home & claimed in court that the dog was fully trained. There would have been no need for further training outside of the 7 weeks, if a dog were fully trained. I have trained 6 dogs in the last 2 years. When I read the website's faqs it stated "Totally" trained & guarantees that the dog would do all the training agreed upon when returned. During 2 yrs of slowly working through the remediation process, I filed a complaint with the BBB of Kentucky, the Consumer Protection Agency with the KY Attorney General's office, consulted 2 different lawyers, & finally filed a small claims after everyone urged me to do so. The complaint to the BBB is still posted and viewable to the public.

From the owner: Lake Cumberland k-9 training center, LLC has been producing great results for over 20 years. We are…read morenation wide recognized and train dogs fro all over the USA. We offer basic obedience, advanced obedience, House breaking, behavioral modifications, obedience for hearing impaired dogs in sign language, off AKC canine good citizenship, AKC Starr puppy, boarding and much much more. We utilize positive reinforcement along with cognitive behavioral therapy training. We love each of the dogs we train and go out of our way to have a positive experience for both dog and owner

Very good experience. Danny (Danton) is doing very well and we are very happy. Thank you very…read moremuch. I had gotten scammed and they were very understanding of my situation

I bought my Goldendoodle, Ben, from Blessed Hope Kennels back in 2012. He has been the best dog!…read moreSuch a loving disposition, easy to train, beautiful. He is the most loyal boy, he follows me everywhere. He's a big fluffy 75 lb lap dog. Mr. Schrock was a pleasure to work with. Ben has been very healthy too.

Fantastic staff, Went above and beyond to care for our boy Booker. They even sent a couple of…read morepictures of him without our asking for them. They told us they send photos of your pet every day anyway. He also enjoyed some great Christmas cookie treats they made. They said everyone loved him and he got along well with all. More than happy with their service and care. Would highly recommend them for anybody's cat or dog.

this is the only place my dog drags me into! She loves it, and gets play time with other dogs.read more

Joan Scott was amazing with my new rescue dog, Luna. She was very understanding and patient with…read moreLuna and was very instructive with me as well. She seemed to connect at a deep level with my dog and understand her fears and anxieties. She helped us overcome some destructive behaviors and get on the right path of understanding each other.

The husband and I met with Chris today at our home for some one on one puppy training. She…read morelistened to our concerns and gave us solutions. Then she took us and the dog outside and trained us on how to train him. We really enjoyed watching her work with our pup. The tips/tricks and ideas she shared made me feel like we can get a handle on the new puppy drama. Basic commands, what to look for, what not to do. I highly recommend if you get a puppy and are new to puppies, give her a call and get the two hour in home puppy sessions. She visits twice, each for an hour at your home without the distractions of other dogs and or setting. We will take her puppy training six week course that will start again in the near future.

They have been so helpful with my reactive German Shepherd. Brittany, the trainer, even braved our…read morefirst ever trip to a park. She has had endless patience with my chaotic Gamboo.

My pup and I only just started with Good Boy, and are doing weekly sessions. We are excited to…read moredeepen our connection with the learning and training. I really appreciate the positive reinforcement philosophy and method.

Diamond Kennels has provided me with an excellent companion that OFA @ 24 months was good hips and…read morenormal elbows. She has impeccable temperament and has zero sound sensitivity. Diamond Kennels had imprinted the pups from birth which in my experience makes a tremendous difference. Their selection/temperament testing at 7 weeks was spot on. I strongly recommend Diamond Kennels if you are looking for a German Shepherd with great drives and work capabilities.

From the owner: We breed and raise German Shepherd Puppies. Our goal for our puppies is to become a family member,…read moreone that will go hiking, walking, road trips even entertain your guest. We strive to produce quality German Shepherds that have been exposed to as many situations as possible. We believed that teaching good behavior with proper training, nutrition, required health care and socializing will help your puppy develop into a perfect family member.

Lisa is an absolute genius! We did the board and train with her and our puppy came home much more…read morewell behaved. I highly recommend her services!

Our experience with Consummate Canine is unrivaled. Our dog was trained at Lisa's home with her…read morefamily present. The training results are incredible. Our Golden Retriever is now hearing commands and following them without hesitation. A major improvement. We were concerned about sending our dog out for 10 days but can assure you he lived with Lisa's family, got love and affection and is clearly loved by our dog. Lisa is the best, works with you and your dog and delivers results. Her follow up visit is fabulous and helped us to understand the training and process to keep the training working. You won't go wrong with Lisa