I attended Brittany's puppy socialization class with my lab puppy and had a great time! My puppy…read moreand I both looked forward to the classes each week, and I definitely recommend this class to anyone with a new puppy that needs to meet other dogs and learn some basic etiquette. The classes typically involve... (1) lots of puppy romping and opportunities to burn energy (2) obedience lessons for the humans - it's a bit too chaotic to do actual obedience training but Brittany walks through her top tips for a common command like sit, stay, come, etc. (3) exposure to items like hair dryers, toothbrushes, and walkers that puppy might not otherwise come in contact with (4) lots of time to tap into Brittany's knowledge and expertise as a trainer and puppy expert

Great experience for my puppy! It was a great start to socializing my puppy and a solid base for…read morefuture training. I like that my little Pickles was able to socialize with puppies of similar size. The trainer is very good at answering any questions you have about your pup at home. Highly recommend this trainer!

Modern K9 has helped train 2 of our dogs that foster failed. A human selective dog and another dog…read moreaggressive dog. Plus they trained my husband how to be a better handler. When other training groups failed they helped...and both dogs have lifetime training support. They work with several area rescues helping difficult dogs get the help they need to be adoptable. Cannot endorse them enough.

PROUD to be part of the Modern K9 family! They are amazing! We love them and so does our boy Drax!read more

Bob. This man has changed our life. I decided to get a pup when I had two young kids and a busy…read morelife. Of course as soon as we brought her home, we knew she needed training. Found Bob through our vet and ever since, our dog has been a calm, submissive, obedient dog at only 11 months old. The training that Bob and his granddaughter put her through was incredible. She listens, she knows commands, she is calm, and when times go crazy & she gets anxious, she walks away to her kennel to safe space. She is a changed man and we are a changed family. Thank you Bob Laut and company. -the Turners

My experience with Bob echoes those of other reviewers who found his training methods excessively…read moreforceful, compulsion-focused, and unresponsive to the signals my dog was sending. Not only did I find his training style personally objectionable, it set my dog's forward progress back by desensitizing him to low-force corrections (which he has always been quite responsive to) and triggering several instances of severe dog reaction while Bob was working with us. I initially got in touch with Bob to help with my 60 lb pit bull's reactivity problem. I have invested many hours and dollars training him, and he is well-behaved and obedient with minor exceptions - dogs and door knocks being the two I wanted Bob's help with. When I called Bob, he made several assumptions about my training and interactions with my dog, almost all of which were inaccurate. He spoke over me and did not show interest in what I've done so far, choosing instead to point to mistakes he thought I was making, only for me to say "no, I've been training my dog for years, we don't do that." When he arrived, as planned, he knocked on my door, and my dog started barking. I crated my dog, opened the door for Bob, and then let my dog out of the crate when he stopped barking. My dog greeted Bob curiously, and then slowly got more excited, finally jumping on Bob. Bob's reaction was (no exaggeration!) to karate chop my dog in the neck, to which my dog immediately began reacting, growling and barking at Bob. This took my dog from curious and cautious to downright protective. Bob then told me that I had to correct my dog into stopping his reaction. I got his attention and he eventually calmed down. He then took about 10 minutes to readjust and meet Bob calmly again. While I don't want my dog jumping on visitors (and he almost never does), I am confident there are methods less forceful than a karate chop to make the change. To be clear, *Bob is the only visitor my dog has ever reacted this way with.* It's clear to me that Bob triggered the reaction and it seems he wanted credit for putting out the fire that he started. Following this, we went out for the planned walk. We went in the direction of dogs, and Bob instructed me to not allow mine to look at other dogs. When we came across a German Shepherd, I told my dog "Leave it," which he ignored. We were about 50 feet away, and Bob asked if he could take the leash, which I allowed. He loudly told my dog "Leave it!", which my dog, again, ignored. Bob then issued such a forceful correction on the prong collar that the bag holder attached to the leash broke apart. This, predictably, caused my dog to go from uncomfortable and suspicious of the other dog, to a full-blown fight-or-flight reaction (growling, barking, and pulling). Bob issued several more high-force corrections on the prong and then kicked my dog twice. Only when the German Shepherd went away did my dog stop reacting. After this, Bob told me that the "solution is an e-collar." To be clear, I have found success with balanced training methods, including corrections on a prong collar. I am not opposed to e-collars, BUT Bob then suggested that the only way to get my dog to stop reacting was to issue a shock so strong "it would get all 4 of [my dog's] feet off the ground." I have no interest in using a tool solely to inflict pain on my dog. We did this exercise with a couple more dogs, and each time, the heavy corrections triggered the initial reaction and failed to get him to stop once he was going. Bob's style is almost purely compulsion-based, and while this may elicit the desired changes in some dogs, it is rooted in a theory of training that hasn't been the norm for literal decades. It causes unnecessary pain and stress to the dog, and, crucially, is less effective than many other training styles. Bob also made several off-hand comments while we were together, including that he flipped a driver off while he was walking into my building (???) and that the way to get a dog to stop barking in its crate is to bang the top of the crate with a skillet and yell at the dog. I found his behavior strange and unprofessional. I ended up cutting our 2 hour session short and paying Bob for 1 hour of his time at his hourly rate of $195/hr.

We brought our corgi in for puppy school and I couldn't say enough good things about no leash…read moreneeded on Manchester ! Amanda was amazing, she was patient, kind and worked with our schedule!! Thank you so much for training Fiona, I've seen such improvement! I will continue to bring both of my corgis there , they are really a great location!!!

Do not willingly send your dog to this location of No Leash Needed…read more We did puppy preschool at the Hampton location and everyone was great. He learned quickly and was always happy to go. So when I tried to book him for a 4 night boarding there, I was disappointed but felt confident another location would be just as good. I can't believe how wrong I was... Sobek (my 5month old pup) goes to day camp 3-4x/week and has never been this dirty in his life. Even after a whole month! After just 4 days here he came back with his fur on the edge of matting, smelly, with signs he had peed himself and not been cleaned after. His eyes were caked with tears to the point one could not fully open. His tail had a clear spot of matted hair where he'd been chewing too! When they took him out front to me, his harness was not properly tightened for the leash position they were using and it was pulling on muscles in what I can only imagine was painful. Since we've been home he has alternated between crying and napping, not wanting to be more than a foot or two from me. I was a little concerned when I called to check in on him after his first night and they said that they have no cameras on the kennels and no one with the dogs overnight, but couldn't do anything about it while out of town and still had trust for the name brand. Never again.

No Leash Needed on Hampton has been amazing for our two German Shorthaired Pointers, Hera and Hebe…read more They're wonderful pups with big personalities, and we only trust No Leash Needed for their boarding needs. The team always welcomes them with genuine love and care. We can tell they're well looked after--every time we pick them up, they're happy, healthy, and clearly loved. It gives us total peace of mind knowing they're in such capable hands while we're away. Thank you for treating Hera and Hebe like family--we wouldn't take them anywhere else!

PROS: They truly care about my Winnie, the cameras are a…read morereal benefit to be able check-in at any point during the day, the app is really easy to use, and coming here really helped my dog feel more comfortable and confident around other dogs and the staff helped her at her own pace. I love knowing she's being taken care of all day while I'm at work, if I end up having to stay late, I can do so guilt-free. CONS: A lot of dogs just pee inside instead of waiting for outside time, so she comes home smelling like pee. They keep mops in the play area and have a little clean-up station in reception, but she still needs something a little more intense once we get home at night. Small price to pay for her being cared for and playing with friends all day at camp.

I have used Brian twice and will definitely use him more in the future. My new job requires a lot…read moreof travel, so the idea that I can leave my little dog at home where she's comfortable (and not a kennel) and have Brian walk her throughout the day is a very comforting feeling; and he is very accommodating to requests and needs; he is responsive to messages when I'm out of town and want updates, and he's always been willing to send pics of her so I can see how she's doing. He has a great feel for dogs and makes my little girl feel very loved. Definitely worth the investment!

Brian has been walking our doggie Bruce for almost a year and he has been very dependable. He comes…read moretwice a week and will check in to see how Bruce is doing with training. We discussed with him walking Bruce for 30 minutes and Brian will walk him for a longer period of time many times. This gives Bruce more exercise while we are at work. Brian has also helped us in a pinch when we needed boarding. We highly recommend Happy Dog STL!

Adorable antique shop with a kind of tea room. Food was amazing and DO NOT FORGET TO HAVE A SLICE…read moreOF HOMEMADE PIE!!!

I was referred to them because my dog needed group training. He was rescued and had not had any…read moresocialization. i Had 8 weeks of private training and was told he was ready for group! I enrolled him in the teenager course but they said no because he was fearful and offered me private lessons for 900.00 Which he had already completed so they were useless for me! Probably should've lied on the app since my friends aggressive dog that had no training got in!! Seriously though that would not be the kind of trainers I would be Interested in trusting my dog with!

My husband and I have worked with Christy, the owner of My Best Buddy, with both of our dogs. (We…read moreworked with her before she opened her very own training business, My Best Buddy, so that's why someone might notice some similarities between this review and another I wrote a couple years ago.) She's a talented trainer who clearly loves dogs. She taught us the "leave it" command for our dog, Delilah. This was an important command because we spent many years living in cities where people would go out at night and leave their late night munchies- pizza scraps, chicken wing bones- all over the streets, and our dog often ingested these "goodies" before we could stop her. After you spend some time pulling chicken bones out of a hungry mutt's mouth, you'll learn the value of "leave it." Delilah is such a greedy little dog that we never thought she could learn "leave it," but with Christy, she did. Christy had us practice with chicken wings, after Delilah had mastered less valuable stuff, and Delilah was successful! Christy also helped our other dog, Kiwi, who has really struggled with leash reactivity.

Christy and Stuart provided my dog with the care, attention, structure, and training he needed. The…read morebest part about the program is that there will be videos shared that show me what my dog learned and, more importantly, how I can replicate the training at home. Would wholeheartedly recomend to family and friends.

John has been great to work with in training our black lab, Dax. He offers quick turnaround on…read morequestions, works on specific issues, and is very reassuring about issues that take a longer time to solve. Various issues that we worked on together with Dax are food aggression, recall, and Dax's behavior around other dogs.

Literally changed our truly and deeply loved furry family member from a stubborn,…read moreresource-guarding, intimidating brat into an obedient pet who is friendly, loving and eager to please. She's an incredible dog, but we would not have known that were it not for John and Barkology 101. 'Thank you' isn't enough! Lily and her grateful family.

For several years I traveled extensively for work (weekly and 3-4 days). Until his death, my father…read morecared for my dog. When I needed to find a new care giver I was concerned since she had been at the humane society twice, so I wanted the best environment I could find for her. Williamsburg was one place recommended to me. When I visited, I felt very good about the facility and people. The facility was very clean, well organized and staffed. Everyone seemed genuinely interested in the animals under their care. My dog certainly seemed to enjoy her stays (and for a time she was there more than she was at home). She came to know the staff and was always happy to see them. The staff knew her and always treated her so nicely. She was always happy to arrive and just as happy when I came home. While I no longer travel as much, Williamsburg remains the place I trust to take care of my dog. She always seems happy to see the staff and I've been very happy with the service I have received.

I took my Great Pyrenees in for a summer trim, but the outcome was not what I requested…read more Instead of a trim, her coat was shaved very short. The cut is uneven, particularly around her face, which appears choppy and not well blended. Her paws were also not cleaned up to the standard I expected. The areas of greatest concern are her armpit and belly, which were shaved extremely close. Her skin appeared irritated afterward, and there is a small area on her belly that looks consistent with a minor nick from the blade. I spoke with management to address these concerns and am currently requesting a refund based on the result and condition of the grooming. Overall, I am not satisfied with the service provided. If you have a long-haired or double-coated breed, I recommend clearly confirming grooming expectations in advance.