Grace, of Doglink Training does a wonderful job and I'd highly recommend her for your dog training…read moreneeds. She is knowledgeable and personable with both you and your dog and her training approaches are awesome. Your dog will learn quickly, you will learn quickly; in my specific case I adopted a 6 year old German Shepherd he loves his training time with her. Grace has helped spark some additional bonding/understanding with my dog and I, building confidence in both of us.

Grace is working with us currently with our new Sheltie pup. She is very knowledgeable and…read morecustomizes her style to our dogs' personality. I could not recommend her more highly.

We have worked with Dave (aka Trainer) from Paws for Love for many years. He has a special…read moreconnection with animals and is very effective. He worked with our dog and had her well trained within a couple of weeks. More importantly he took the time with us to make sure that we were well equipped to understand the commands and proper ways to support and maintain the training. Trainer is a professional and is very good at what he does. We highly recommend him for your training needs!!

Trainer is the best. Our dog had a ton of anxiety and many other issues and he fixed her is a…read moreshort amount of time. We can't thank him enough!

I highly recommend NOT working with Accurate K9 Training! My 82 year old mother called this company…read moreto have a trainer come to her house to help her train her puppy AT HOME. Brittany Katterfeld took advantage of an elderly, vulnerable woman who lives alone by manipulating her into letting go of her puppy for supposedly an inboarding 3-week training. She took my mother's credit card number and charged 1/2 of the $3000.00 fee. Brittany offered no contract or paperwork to sign. My mother was very upset after Brittany left driving off with my mother's dog. The next two days involved my sister and I intervening to help my mother get her dog back as this was not what she wanted nor did she ever intend to spend that kind of money as she is on a limited income. Brittany agreed to meet us after two days as we explained the situation over the phone. She had been cooperative and met us at a parking lot so we could get the dog back; she even mentioned a refund. However, since that time she has been avoiding my mother's phone calls and texts. Interestingly, Brittany was very quick to answer while obtaining my mother's business. Now she avoids all contact and is a thief for keeping all of the $1500.00. Technically my mother only owes 3 nights of boarding and training and is willing to give well over the amount due for the trouble and confusion. What poor business, horrible work ethic and decency. Thumbs DOWN.

I searched for months hoping to find a behaviorist that would have the experience and knowledge to…read morehelp my reactive dogs. I wanted a trainer that not only used multiple training techniques and tools, but also was actively working her own dogs as well. At ~65# each it's very difficult to handle my dogs when they start going after each other. It was even more disheartening when my deaf 3yo pittie mix bit a friend. Both dogs are insecure and needed more direction and less opportunity to fail. The moment I contacted Brittany, she immediately made me feel that all hope wasn't lost and this could get better. We set up an appointment and she came in ready to make miracles happen! My dogs were also ready...they did not want to have anything to do with her. They were growling, lunging, snapping, and just behaving badly. Brittany stayed calm and reassured us that she wanted to see the naughtiness so that she could better help us. We were so embarrassed and nervous. She handled our dogs with care and control. By the end of our session our dogs were calm and obeying not only her, but us as well. She left giving us homework and we are so excited to start this process. I'm eager to see our dogs transform into the companions we know they can be. I would recommend her to anyone and everyone that had dogs.

This dog training club is super friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable offering training for all…read morebreeds and sizes. They offer their expertise and advice on how to become a more confident owner and trainer, by working on positive reinforcement with you and your dog. They help you build a strong relationship with your dog and you leave with the knowledge you need to build a strong training foundation.

‼Warning: Read Before Enrolling at Spokane Dog Training Club‼…read more Dog parents, consider this a friendly warning based on a genuinely upsetting experience. I enrolled my 10-month-old pup at the Spokane Dog Training Club expecting guidance, structure, and care. What I found instead was chaos, poor organization, and a stressful environment for both humans and dogs.   Training Structure: The club requires all participants to pass the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) class before moving forward, even if you're aiming for agility or other training. While I appreciate the idea behind this, the instruction quality made it nearly impossible to succeed. Classes felt rushed, disorganized, and unproductive.   Instruction Quality: The instructors (mostly volunteers) seemed overwhelmed, undertrained, and often rude or dismissive. There was little to no individualized support, and we were all herded through like cattle.   Facility & Safety Concerns: The building is very echoey and poorly maintained. Dogs of all sizes and training levels were packed together -- not ideal, and honestly, not safe. Easy Parking? Forget it! They are letting the next class's dogs and owners come in and out while our session is still going on. An absolute mayhem!    Negative Impact: Instead of making progress, my dog actually regressed during our time there. He left more anxious after each session. This place added stress instead of building confidence. Yes, the price tag is only $65, but you get what you pay for -- and in this case, that meant confusion, stress, and zero progress.    SAVE your Money and your dog the Trauma! Look elsewhere for professional, compassionate training.

They did an amazing job on our pooch Charlie. She looked like a brand new dog . Will keep using…read morethem for sure...

I took my small (8.6 lb) Lhasa Apso in for grooming. She was groomed about a month prior, so just…read moreneeded a bath and trim. I also booked my daughter's Border Collie for a grooming and de-shedding. I was happy with the Lhasa's groom, b it quite surprised at the $100 (plus tax) charge. The BC, however, was bathed but NOT de-shedded. I mean, there's still hair everywhere. And no clipping at all. Another $100 (plus tax). So, overall, not pleased with the pricing on the little one nor the results on the BC. Will not return.

Excellent experience with our 10 month old American Bulldog! Wyatt is our third AB from the same…read moreline, but he was more stubborn and physically stronger than the past ones. Aaron and Amy did an excellent job understanding what we needed/wanted out of him. The board and train program was not only effective, but Wyatt was treated like family while with Aaron. His recall off leash, place bed, and manners are excellent. Highly recommend!

Valor K9 Academy is the best around. Our whole family benefited from the private lessons and group…read morelessons. Without the skills that we learned from Valor K9 Academy we would not have the four family pets and one livestock guardian dog that we have.

DO NOT GO TO UNLEASHED ACADEMY…read more Warning to any dog owner stay away from this business, I am out $3500 now, my dog is not trained, it's a many part series where they train the dog and then you. I did not get the entire second half which was the training the human. When I called after not getting a response over email. Owner continues to be disrespectful telling me is not going to talk to me, she won't give me refund, regardless of their satisfaction guarantee, then hung up on me. She took my money won't take accountability for anything!! Attached is my email which states all things that I had an issue with. Her comment, "We don't each marriage counseling here," then laughing thinking it was funny. Unprofessional, disrespectful, ignorant. The most expensive negative experience ever. Owner refuses to communicate and tells you she is done talking.To add to this they use an E COLLAR to train, then want you to buy the $200.Who is walking around the house with a tv remote all the time. That completely defeats the point of training, $3500 to tell me buy a $200 collar to walk around my house with a remote. Then told me when I asked how to get the dog to stop barking without the collar. "Just put the dog in the kennel and let him bark, it will stop." So yeah go to Amazon buy a bark collar and a bag of treats. Owner refuses to take any accountability.

10 minutes you don't even you can't even wash your dog with only 10 minutes you have to use 20…read moreminimum cuz like you can't even watch a dog within 10 minutes we only got our dog wet and that's it and that's insane and bs that I that we had to do that the shampoo thing didn't work or nothing we had to use our own shampoo and that's also b******* so wow thanks thanks unleashed academy you just wasted 10 minutes of your time and $10 for of us cuz we only had enough time to get our dog wet f you like what the f*** what is wrong with this place you guys should not go here they don't have enough time that's crazy you have to pay to disinfect too and that's not even okay that's no just don't do it no okay you guys can save your money by not going to unleashed academy okay I'm sorry I wrote this long but this is just s***** place I hate it and never coming back thanks unleashed academy thanks for your horrible service never coming back bye f*** you see and never b****** I hope your place dies in a fire cuz like this place was so s***** we couldn't wash our dog we had we had enough time to wet him and we had to put our own shampoo and sleep that's not okay we have to use our own shampoo we had to waste $10 of $10 and 10 minutes of our time that's not okay 10 minutes is not enough you need at least 20 minutes minimum we barely even got our dog washed he's still soaked and covered in soap and this is not okay it shut down before we could wash him never go here ever ever again!! I'm saving y'all's money so be grateful it's never go here because all those five star reviews and no because they can actually wash their dogs we had two dogs actually and that's not okay that we had to waste $10 and 10 minutes of our time because we could not get a dog washed in 10 minutes this is crazy and s***** never go here!! Ever again or ever at all never ever ever ever go here you don't get enough time to do anything it's not okay don't go here okay I'm saving everyone I'm saving you guys' money it's okay I got you you can rest and easy and not go here okay yeah so saving everyone's all your money and your time so you're welcome and go find a different place this place is not okay you don't get enough time to do anything if that's not okay we are not able to do anything here that's not okay never go to unleashed academy to wash your dog it's the worst place to wash your dog overall the worst experience that we've had and some of them were pretty s***** but this one gives a whole new level so you can now save your money not go here and not waste 10 f****** dollars for only 10 f****** minutes that's not that's no it takes at least 20 minutes to wash your dog not 10 20 so the next time you guys want to wash your dog do not go to unleashed academy!!! F*** this place f*** the people who work at this place y'all do a bad job well some yeah you really need to up the time on that and then maybe we'll leave a better review next time and don't just up it by like 30 seconds that's no that's b******* you need to actually give a good solid 20 minutes and don't just bump it up to $20 too and like $1 for that yeah but the thing is it's not okay to do that because literally you need time and care to clean your dog and it's not okay that you give only 10 minutes to clean your dogs it's not okay it's s***** never go here okay I'm saving everyone's money here do not go here it is the worst shittiest experience that I've ever had! So never go here okay I'm saving all time and money like three times now but still do not go here ever okay this place is horrible s***** f****** horrible I hate it it's not okay it's not okay to waste $10 just to watch dog and barely get done and have to go somewhere else or spend another $10 and that's not okay so if y'all want to clean your dog or do anything like that don't go to unleashed academy it's the worst place worst experience that I have had so don't go swim at least academy ever again or if you haven't don't go there ever okay I'm telling you it's a horrible place to go if you want to clean your dog I mean we haven't tried the other things but cleaning your dog 10 minutes you need at least 20 to 30 minutes to clean your dog and that just depends if it's a small or medium or large dog if it's a small yeah 10-15 minutes yeah but 10 to 15 medium dog like 15 to 20 minutes large dog at least 20 to 25 I mean come on like what the f*** we need more f****** time we need to protest against this f****** place we need more time to clean our dogs we need to protest this is not okay we need to do something about this like this was s***** we need to f****** get more time on this s*** it's not okay that they're doing this like 10 minutes no you need at least 20 f****** minutes to clean your dog and that's not okay never go to unleashed academy if you want to clean your dog go somewhere else cuz Alicia academy is not a place you should be going it's the horrible shittiest f****** horrible place that I've ever gone to don't go here!

I have done puppy class and advanced with my two pups and Lisa has been amazing! She helps you with…read moreany questions you have and those you didn't know you had. The facility is easy to get to, clean, and spacious. Highly recommend her for training any day!

Lisa has been a tremendous help to us with our dog Lucy. Lisa's expertise is invaluable! Lucy had…read morebeen in the shelter for several months when we adopted her at a little over a year old and we don't know much about her background. She is such a sweet girl with my husband and I but becomes aggressive, anxious and highly excitable in new situations. Lunging when on the leash around other dogs and barking uncontrollably when new people come to our house were 2 of the biggest problems we knew we needed help with. Lisa was recommended to us by another trainer as an expert on training dogs with behaviors such as Lucy's. We were not at all familiar with over reactive dogs but Lisa right away upon introduction was able to assess and offer positive guidance on how we can help Lucy. Not only is she extremely knowledgeable and experienced but she has a calm manner that is very reassuring. Almost immediately with her specialized help we noticed improvement in certain areas. We like the individual attention and appreciate the small class size. The lessons are broken down into a manageable size and not overwhelming. Also the training booklet includes lots of tips and examples and has been very helpful to use at home while working with Lucy. Lisa is not only wonderful with dogs but with pet parents too! My husband and I both feel that her positive feed back and support in developing a long range plan have helped us understand the steps we need to take for the best outcome. We like that Lisa can see possibilities and sees the good qualities in Lucy just as we do. We don't dread taking Lucy to class but now look forward to it and so does Lucy! We definitely would recommend Northern Tails Dog Training and Lisa Lucas. Our Lucy is a work in progress we know but those few classes with Lisa have already made a world of difference in our lives with Lucy. Thank you Lisa!

I've boarded my dog, Rocco, here over a dozen times and he has always been treated with love and…read morerespect. I love my little boy and would only trust him here or with immediate family. Never had any issues and they are always responsive and SO FRIENDLY ! Go see for yourself :)

I am writing this review to document my personal experience so other pet owners can make an…read moreinformed decision. My dog, Koa, was boarded at this facility on two occasions: July 3-5 and July 10-14. I cannot determine during which stay he became ill. When I picked him up on July 14, he was noticeably lethargic and not acting like himself. Later that evening, his condition declined rapidly. He became disoriented, was unable to stand to go outside, and his temperature measured 106°F. He was rushed to an emergency veterinary clinic and admitted immediately. Over the next several days, Koa's condition was described as critical. His white blood cell count was dangerously low, he continued to spike high fevers despite continuous fluids and cooling measures, and he required round-the-clock hospitalization. Multiple veterinary teams repeatedly prepared me for the possibility that he might not survive. I was told more than once that his prognosis was very guarded and that we needed to be prepared for the worst. He underwent extensive diagnostic testing, including imaging and a bone marrow biopsy, and ultimately required transfer to Washington State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital for ICU-level and internal medicine care. He remained hospitalized for nearly a week. The drive to WSU was approximately an hour and a half each way, and I traveled whenever possible just to see him during limited visiting hours, not knowing if each visit might be my last. Despite exhaustive testing, no definitive source of illness was identified. Koa ultimately survived due to aggressive medical intervention, including prolonged steroid therapy and the advanced care provided by the critical care and internal medicine teams at Washington State University. His total medical expenses exceeded $12,000. The owner of the boarding facility was contacted on the morning of July 15 by my boyfriend to inform her of the situation and to ask whether any other dogs had been ill during that timeframe, as this information could have assisted with veterinary diagnostics. Although I am the legal owner of the dog and the individual listed on all veterinary and boarding paperwork, the facility owner never contacted me directly by phone or email. I would have expected direct communication with the registered owner during a medical emergency of this severity. To this day, she has never reached out to me personally. Koa survived, but his recovery was long and difficult. He required months of steroid therapy with significant side effects, including excessive thirst, increased urination, and loss of bladder control--none of which he had experienced previously. Initial attempts to taper him off steroids resulted in serious complications requiring further medical intervention. He ultimately required additional long-term medication and ongoing veterinary monitoring. The emotional distress of nearly losing a family member after trusting a facility to care for him is something I would not wish on anyone. Beyond the medical crisis itself, the lack of direct communication with me as the registered owner was particularly difficult. I am not making claims of legal fault or causation. I am sharing my experience. Pets are family, and facilities entrusted with their care carry a significant responsibility. I strongly encourage anyone considering boarding here to ask detailed questions about illness monitoring, emergency response procedures, and communication expectations. I sincerely hope others take the time to think carefully before entrusting their animals to this boarding facility.