More than six months before my Tibetan Mastiff puppy was born, I began the search for a trainer for…read moreher. While I took a husky puppy to obedience training in the '90's and used that knowledge to put nice house manners on my dogs in the years that followed, I had no experience with this ancient guardian breed and knew I wanted to do more with her, including conformation dog shows. I spoke with at least 10 dog trainers in the Tulsa Metro and they unfailingly recommended the same training facility for the multiple training opportunities I was searching for--K9 Manners and More. When our girl was finally in our home and we had also found a Shih Tzu puppy the same age, we enrolled them both in puppy obedience class and also swim lessons. What an amazing experience this was! Our senior golden retriever also took swim lessons and we felt so much better that all three dogs could not only get out of the pool safely if they fell in, but also that our entire household understood how to train our new puppies. When we began the conformation classes with our trainer Kim, we learned far more than how to manage in the show ring; we also learned how to recognize the body language our dogs were expressing. Soon we began training for more than basic obedience and the show ring. Our Tibetan Mastiff bitch enjoyed the training lessons so much that she went on to earn her Puppy STAR Obedience, Canine Good Citizen certification, and Novice Trick Dog! Our Shih Tzu took another class and accompanied us to our private lessons to work on learning more as well. Soon my TM breeder and her granddaughter joined us occasionally for the lessons, and my new friend who had my TM's sister came too! Before we knew it, another breeder asked to join with her TM for some classes. This breed is notorious for being stubborn and difficult to train, and no one else around had any experience with Tibetan Mastiff training, so when people were surprised by how well trained my dog Zaya is, they were excited to take part in lessons with Kim! She helped my breeder's dog Magic get ready for and pass his CGC before he went to Westminster 2026, and helped both Magic and Zaya prepare for and pass their temperament tests. Yet another breeder from across the country heard of Zaya's success with Kim and brought me a puppy with poor socialization and high anxiety. Kim took on this pup as well and has achieved amazing progress with her. She will now accept treats from strangers and allow judges to go over her in the show ring. Zaya has now also completed her Farm Dog Certification and is a therapy dog working with CHAMPS. She is also actively working with me as my service dog. Another friend with Czechoslovakian Vlciaks has been training with K9 Manners and more in multiple disciplines for the last couple of years. She recently began training with us so that I can help show her dogs. The breed doesn't do well with outsiders, but with Kim's direction I was able to show two of her dogs at the 2026 Tulsa Canine Extravaganza. Halo and I even took Best of Breed one day! We could not have achieved all of these accomplishments without Kim and K9 Manners and More. We highly recommend them for all of your dog training aspirations, from group puppy and obedience classes, to agility, scent work, and dock diving, and everything in between. The trainers are outstanding and the pricing is reasonable. My dogs look forward to their time training with K9 Manners and More. So does my family!

yes, Deb did help with me with finding a "distraction" to intervene in my dog's aggression towards…read moreother dogs...on a short, very temporary basis... However, the true fix was not found. Doesn't anyone know how to actually CHANGE the behavior?

I GOT MY SERVICE DOG HERE AND HE SAVES MY LIFE. My boy, Damian, is a Tourette's and PTSD service…read moredog. While Marj is strict, she cares for the dogs. A lot. Actually, I was hesitant to pursue Glad Wags but I did some research, talked to Marj and decided to continue. I say Marj cares about the dogs because she does. I wish people could go on the service dog field trips and see us as a group in action. My dog is an Aussie and he can kind of smile when he wags his little Aussie tail. He gets so excited to see everyone at Glad Wags. Positive: -MARJ TEACHES US HOW TO LITERALLY MASSAGE OUR DOGS! That's pretty cool. Damian gets a massage twice a day. I wish I were him, sometimes! -The field trips are fun and its nice to see everyone working with their service dogs -Marj will genuinely train your dog. -It was a great experience for Damian. She chose a perfect dog that a. Loves to help b. Can detect and react to psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, tic attacks, interrupt self harming behaviors, and get me out of dissociations and flashbacks c. I have a very loving and trusting companion for life. -I have severe PTSD and Tourette's. Marj knows that and like with all disabilties is incredibly concious of it and helped me tremendously Negative: -If you get a GW dog, people will bring up the past A LOT. Big changes have happened with Glad Wags -You will have to wait for a dog and then training and then train in person with the dog, which can take months. That is NOTHING compared to the YEARS and wait lists everyone else had Overall, Marj changed my life. She is very, very good at working with disabilities. I can speak for no one else's experiences. Opinions are valid but my facts are that Marj trained a very happy dog and that single dog has stopped me from suicide attempts, seizures, panic attacks, self harm, and flashbacks all by himself thanks to Marj's training.

Trained my dog when he was a puppy in 2013. My dog came home and has never been the same. Always…read moreafraid to get in a car when he lived to ride before. He is constantly in fear. In classes she sprayed listerine in dog's faces or at least that is what she said was in the bottle. Said it does not hurt them but it has alcohol in it and she sprayed them right in the face. As I said my experience was almost 12 years ago but I hear from other trainers she is still training and still not treating dogs right. For what all I paid and she took him for several weeks. He learned 1 command well.

My corgis love spending their days playing at Metro Mutts!! The attendants are always welcoming…read morewhen we arrive and the boys run to the entrance gate ready to be let in to play. They also love the water play and open play area. Recommend 100%!!!

I was worried I would not find a place to board my dog and my son's dog. Their vet would not take…read morethem because of past behaviors. I called the ER where my son's dog was treated. They knew his behavior. They recommended Metro Mutts at 13th and Peoria. My dog is afraid of everything and his dog is very aggressive around new people. These people are fantastic. You would swear they had degrees in dog psychology. The facility has a dog play area with boarding not in crates, but in individual units where the dog has plenty of room to move around. They called with a report the day before we returned to reassure us that the dogs were doing well. My son's Scottie loved playing with the big dogs and my dog was a little more standoffish, but she did go into the area. When my son bent down to pet my dog, she let him. For eight years she has growled when he came to visit me. Today she accepted his attention calmly. The Scottie follows one of the care givers around he was so attached.

Everything! Piper loved her trainers !! We felt we picked the best place for Piper and for us!…read moreCheck it out!

When I got a Belgian Malinois puppy, I knew one of the first things to do was get her trained. I…read morehad been following Torchlight K9 for awhile and knew they had experience with working breeds like her. I am so glad I took her to them. She went for the puppy package. She was gone for two weeks and came back with more confidence and much easier to handle on a leash. It was night and day. Alesha and Ted were very easy to work with and gave updates whenever we asked. We also got to see her picture featured on the Facebook page. You will not regret working with them.

Update: Chewie just graduated his beginners training class with Trainer Cody! It's a 7 week class…read morethat meets once a week. Cody was great about educating us not just on teaching commands, but also on different types of harnesses, toys, bones, etc. With a class like this, you as the owner does most of the work. Cody taught us *how* to teach the commands to our dogs, but it takes consistent practice at home to make it stick. This class was very helpful for Chewie and myself as well! I'd definitely recommend taking a training class at Spirit Ranch!

My fiancé and I got a puppy unexpectedly a few months ago, and as soon as she was old enough we put…read moreher in Spirit Ranch's puppy class. Our trainer Niki is amazing -- so sweet and smart, and really understands how pups behave! We've loved what we've learned and how much care our puppy receives in a group class setting. There are a variety of classes offered, and they have daycare options too! I highly recommend looking through their classes for the right fit for your dog!

AMAZING SERVICES AND SWEETEST LADY! SHE WILL LOVE YOUR BABIES LIKE HER OWN!…read more Kristina is wonderful! My story: I found Kristina from a random post on Facebook when searching for a dog trainer. My dog (standard poodle) and I had worked with other trainers, I watched a bunch of YouTube videos, consulted dog training forums, but were still having trouble improving certain behaviors at around the 9 month mark (dog adolescence). Kristina and I started working once a week. She provided her expertise and tools, which my dog and I practiced throughout the week. There was a big improvement in a short time! You can tell Kristina really cares about dogs and is very welcoming and helpful to someone like myself who is a novice when it comes to training. We are also using Kristina's boarding service, as she has a loving home environment (instead of locking dogs up in kennels all day). Kristina is a great choice for anyone who loves their dog and wants them to reach their full friendly, well-behaved potential. BOARDING SERVICES: Kristina went above and beyond to accommodate my/my dog's needs during the 4-night stay! She sent photos to update me which was awesome. My main concern when boarding my dog is that he not be cooped up and neglected like most boarding places. Kristina cares and plays with the dogs, ensuring they are fully taken care of and happy! She even lets them sleep in the environment they are comfortable in (dog bed/floor/etc). My dog was very happy returning home. I'm sooo grateful! Will definitely be using her boarding services again! I'd rate 100 stars if I could

Evelyn is a great trainer! She taught me that I needed the training more than my new dog did. She…read moreisn't the type of trainer to just brush off any of your concerns and really tailors the training to your family's needs. I even found out about her off of a referral from another satisfied customer.

My Anna is a rescue dog. She was out of control when i got her. Thanks to the wonderful trainers…read morewho trained me to train my Anna one on one, she has graduated to be a certified service dog. I must say I'm very impressed with all they do. Wonderful place... Thanks, Michele Watson Attached is a PDF copy for your records.

What a gem to find!! It's clean, the staff is great and, most importantly, my dog loves it. As…read morewe're pulling up he starts whining to get out so he can get in there and play, play, play. Upon pickup, he climbs in the car and just falls out like an exhausted Kindergartner! Thanks, guys!