My friend Brought his dog to MCC seeking obedience training and behavior modification for nervousness and biting (humans). I joined him in a session after weeks of them attending this class and on that day I witnessed practices that as a trainer & behavior modification practitioner I knew they would be the end of this dog. Inevitably, the "rehabilitation efforts" of this program proved to further unravel my friends companion & failed to educate his owner in any meaningful capacity that would help them outside the walls of their facility. This negligence and the unquestionable abuse of canines I witnessed resulted in an escalation in aggression that combined with the lack of education of his owner produced an animal that was no longer safe to keep alive. A week ago my friend was forced to euthanize the dog he so deeply loved. A dog with promise had it not been for MCC. During my attendance, I identified fatigue within the head trainer, Paul Wekstien, which caused impatience and anger that translated into his interaction with the canines, even his personal highly trained Shepherd. His aggressive approach was void of any nuance which was demonstrated in his handling of his own dog and any dog I saw him in contact with. His apprentices displayed a demeanor of fear and hesitation as they seemingly forced themselves to employ his abusive methods. They, along with Paul, were clearly unequipped to address behavior modification and rehabilitation of this nature. I have no doubt that Paul has produced decent protection canines and has successfully taught dogs and their handlers reliable obedience commands, however, I believe that the animals learned in spite of his aggressive methods not because of them. I would greatly discourage anyone from subjecting their dog to Paul's angry, old school practices. Especially if you seek behavior modification/ rehabilitation. I implore you to look elsewhere. Paul Wekstien knew he was not helping my friend or his dog and he still took his money. Paul is burnt out, abusive, negligent and irresponsible. I pity any animal in his care. With grave seriousness I urge his students and anyone seeking training to look elsewhere. Be diligent, observe training sessions and ask yourself are the canines under command with willingness out of fear and force or out of love and enjoyment? Does the trainer act with force and aggression even with willing and responsive dogs? If you pay attention the difference is clear and the reality at MCC is obvious. My friend, like many others trusted and respects Paul and he utterly failed him. stay away from this place. read more

This past winter we adopted a full bred German Sheppard Puppy from a rescue. At 3 months old, she had picked-up some bad habits, and training was a priority. I tried some of the classes at the local pet stores, but our girl, "Maddie" was stubborn and would only listen for treats when it suited her. After a few weeks, Maddie was still pulling us on walks and making a run of the house. The wife and I talked about if she was this way now, she would be harder to control when she was older. I searched and spoke with multiple training academies before coming across Paul with Mountain Canine through a neighbor up the street. I spoke with Paul and shared our challenges and frustrations with Maddie. He assured me that we could correct things and some of the issues needed to be addressed sooner than later. I weighed the cost and also the hour trip up to Evergreen for classes each week, and decided to go with it....nothing else was working! After the first class, I was happy with the decision and amazed at the transformation with Maddie. Paul is strict with discipline and utilizes it in conjunction with praise to train. One of the things that he said that stuck with the wife and I, was "you either condone the behavior or correct it, there isn't anything in between." Paul was easy to schedule with, fair, upfront in his expectations of us training at home and rescheduling if we needed to. After going through the initial answering service, Paul gave us his personal number and I texted/called him with any questions that I had. 8 weeks later, our relationship with Maddie is much stronger and enjoyable. My wife does not stress about being pulled during walks with her, and I am happy with Maddie obeying the commands I give. If we had not gone with Paul, I truly believe that our outcome would have been very different. read more

My husband and I have two eight year old dogs and a one year old foster pup. Our dogs have attended multiple training courses (no less than ten). None of them stuck. Our dogs basically only listened when they wanted to and only if there were treats available (causing our lab-mix to put on weight). With the addition of a foster pup - we realized we had to do something about our dogs. We chose Mountain Canine College. The techniques we learned from Paul at Mountain Canine College resolved all of their behavior issues - including leash reactivity, dog aggression, ignoring recall commands (getting sprayed by a skunk twice in one year), barking and growling at guests, barking at us if we didn't move fast enough for their walks. Paul has seen it all - and would offer solutions for any questions/concerns we threw at him. Our foster dog is now a superstar not a naughty teenager- and I actually like being around our two dogs again. Paul tailored his techniques to each one of our three dogs - they all learned differently and they all reached their training milestones at different times- and Paul modified his interaction with each dog depending on where they were at. You could see their confidence grow each week - and by week four they were all smiling during training. At home when we practiced our moves - we did one dog at a time - and the other two would run over to join in even when it wasn't their turn. We have new dogs thanks to Mountain Canine College. read more

I started training with Paul soon after we moved to Evergreen and our dog started having behavioral issues, mostly barking at men near our house. He was also young so he had the hyper behavior of a cute but crazy puppy. I happened to find Canine Mountain College through a Google search, but I learned of several positive experiences friends and neighbors had with him after they saw his vehicle in our driveway. The lessons we learned (both for his behavioral issues and the standard training we also went through) were surprisingly straight-forward and easy to practice. The most important part is to practice, but our dog enjoyed our training time and always seemed to be excited when we practiced. Paul really understands the psychology of dogs, allowing him to quickly understand issues with my dog for the times he seemed to stall on his training (only happened a couple of times over the course of the classes) while offering remedies to get him back on track. He was also available to call or text if I had a question or a needed a reminder about anything (the training is as much for the owner as it is for the dog since we are the ones who need to learn the proper training techniques). I'd recommend Mountain Canine College to anyone. After trying another class that only gave limited results, I was amazed at how quickly everything clicked with this training. read more

We found Paul as we were prepping for our first child and were having behavioral issues that we had been able to ignore until this point; dog aggression, jumping, general naughty behavior and lack of tools to control our dog when he was misbehaving. I can say that after the first session with Paul we noticed a difference, both in us and in Crosby. He responded almost immediately to the commands and corrections issued by Paul. I will say that the first few times you see the corrections it can be a big jarring but if you commit to the process your dog will respond quickly and you will have to use these corrections sparingly. Paul and Tara really worked hard with us to understand our needs and worked to make sure we were bought into the process and the "why" behind it. This is key and you really need to commit to working with your dog daily to reinforce the lessons-but it was TOTALLY worth it and actually pretty fun. After 8 sessions with Paul I can honestly say that Crosby (and us) are changed. We have noticed that he is a much happier pup-which is the best return on our investment! He also has the tools to control his aggression and excitement, and feels genuinely proud when he is executing on that. My only regret is that we didn't find Paul sooner to begin training. I cannot recommend Mountain Canine College enough! Thank you Paul and Tara! read more

Paul worked with my Golden Retriever, Astro, and me for obedience training. I had never done training like this before so I wasn't sure what to expect. The first consultation at my house was Paul showing me how a graduated dog should look. I was sold after watching his German Shepherds never take their eyes off of him. He shows you how a dog should behave when having total respect for its owner/human companion. I enjoyed working with Paul very much. He's professional, punctual, easy-going, confident and loving towards the animals, but firm when need be, and the most important aspect to me throughout the training was communication -which Paul exceeded. I had so many questions for him during Astro's training and he was able to answer all of them. Now he has graduated YAY! I don't know if I would have been able to handle Astro without training, but since I've completed it I am more confident with my ability to handle him. Paul creates good relationships not only with his clients, but with the animals he works with. I recommend anyone wishing to get training to go to Mountain Canine College. I have complete faith in Paul with my dogs and will be taking any future dogs I have to him. I will be getting a GS puppy and we will be training for protection after obedience. Who knows, maybe I'll get another one after that LOL. Thanks Paul! read more

I purchased a protection trained shepherd from Elite Canine College. I asked a few times if the dog was house broken, I was told 100% house broken (lie) I asked if he was obedience trained, they said yes, another lie. He runs away when you issue obedience commands. They are inconsistent with the age of the dog. The dog cowers and freaks out if you call him to sternly. To date, he has pooped in my house (matter of 2 weeks) all over the place. I bring him out, he comes back in and poops. So far he has destroyed 2 very expensive NEW rugs, from pooping on them. The dog, while gorgeous, was so thin when I got him.....you could feel his spine and see his ribs. It is my opinion, based on his behavior, he was abused before coming to me. You go to pet his head and he flinches EVERY time. He's supposed to bark when someone comes, he doesn't. Ive had numerous people in my house and the dog runs to be pet.....sorry, protection dogs don't do that. I paid over $17,000 for a dog that is at best, a companion dog. He's NOT capable to do protection, based on my history with protection dogs over the decades. The same with obedience. To date, they have not returned to finish "his training". PLEASE do not buy any dogs through them, you will regret it. I will be taking legal action over this. read more

My daughter and I just finished basic obedience with our challenging Australian shepherd puppy. We were at the point of considering a new home for him because of issues we were having with nipping, disobedience while walking and frequent temper tantrums. We met with Paul and after the first session we saw massive improvement with our pup. We enjoyed every lesson over the next few months as Paul not only trains the dog, but more importantly the handler. He explains why the dog reacts a certain way when the handle gives a wrong clue and helps correct those behaviors. He went out of his way to make each training session fun and enjoyable and provided positive feedback to all of us! We now have a well behaved dog who is a pleasure to be around. Not only that, but we have the skills to keep him safe in any environment as he will respond to our commands not only on but off leash as well. I just can't say enough- great instruction and a rewarding experience all around! read more

After a lot of research and a couple phone calls with Paul, we decided to invite him over to demonstrate his dog training techniques and explain his philosophy. Paul arrived in the evening as scheduled and proceeded to thoroughly explain what he offers and even demonstrated his techniques with our black lab puppy. We signed up that evening for an 8 week session and could not be happier. Paul was always responsive, great at scheduling, explained every lesson and technique with patience and professionalism, and the final result is a very well trained, happy lab with a super demeanor. Not only was Paul a pro at training our lab, he also spent extra time with our 5 year old son. Prior to the training, our son had been terrified of dogs his entire life. In the first half of the first lesson, our son was in love with his new puppy and has been free of fear from dogs since that day. Highly recommended! Thank you! read more

We brought our 8 year old rescue mutt to Paul for training in preparation for our first child. We had a great experience with Paul and Tillie's behavior is noticeably different. She has issues with dog aggression and while Paul explained to us that she won't ever like other dogs, we have been able to train her to simply ignore them. Not only is Tillie happy to please us, I must speak to Paul's professionalism also - I had a sudden complication during my pregnancy and was unable to travel to Evergreen for the remaining training sessions. I explained this to Paul and Tara and they were so accommodating and came to us for the remaining sessions. Overall, we were very happy with our experience with Paul and would definitely recommend him to friends. He was professional, courteous and obviously very knowledgeable regarding dog training. Tillie is a good girl now and is eager to please - Thanks Paul! read more

Mountain Canine College is fabulous! We came to them with our dog Yogi Bear (2 year old lab) who had some social issues actually that's an understatement. Yogi Bear was a bit of a bully and liked things to go his way. This all changed when Paul and Kristen came to the house for the observation. Paul had his work out for sure with his first time meeting Yogi. They addressed Yogi's issue right from the start. During these 8 weeks we learned so much as a family including my sons 6 and 8. We worked hard every week at least 15 minutes a day and Yogi enjoys using his manners. Yogi Bear can now, sit, stay, heal, sit to heal, stay to come to finish heal, down stay to come back to down stay and finish heal. We all enjoy going places together and don't fear meeting new people. Yogi Bear is now relaxed and is confidant in himself. read more

I can't say enough good things about Mountain Canine College and Paul Wekstein. We started our training with Dillon ( our bloodhound ) at 12 weeks and couldn't be happier with the results now that he is 7 months old. When we started training, Dillon would not listen to any command and pulled my wife and I around the neighborhood. After our training classes he can now: heal, sit, stay, come, laydown and has discipline on and off leash. I very much appreciated Paul's ability not only to train Dillon but to train me and my family on how to train Dillon. He has the right combination of discipline and praise that really worked with Dillon. I offer Mountain Cannine College and Paul my strongest recommendations! Miles McNamee read more

Lots of kudos to Paul Wekstein, Mountain Canine College, Evergreen, CO! After a recent move to Evergreen from upstate New York, my two large mixed breed dogs began acting out in a very aggressive and rambunctious way. I found Mountain Canine College online and gave Paul a call. Not only did Paul help me train my dogs, but he did an excellent job channeling their energy in a much more constructive direction. Paul's approach to dog training is professional, direct and very effective. After 35 years of training dogs, he really knows what he's doing! read more

Our dealings were with Tara on the business side to get started with our puppy training. Tara was a big help with advice through our puppy acquisition process. Diane was the trainer assigned to us. Diane was great to work with, she communicates clearly, takes command and leads the training sessions effectively. Diane was flexible with timing and always available to answer questions. My wife and I were very impressed and our little Layla developed and matured through the process. We would definitely recommend Diane to train a puppy/dog. read more

I also recently trained my dog with this company. My dog is 23lbs and 3 years old. I found the handler to be professional and competent. The young man, Steve that came to my home was knowledgable and sincere. He stressed that I needed to be present and actively participate in the training sessions. I had none of the problems the gentlemen writing before me seemed to have. I would recommend this company to others and would use them again. read more

Paul helped us with our golden retriever puppy, Aspen. We tried other trainers before Paul and we were simply not getting the results we wanted. Throughout the 8 week session we saw Aspen progress each week with each new command. Paul was always available to answer questions or concerns we had throughout the process. We now feel we have a trustworthy dog that we can take anywhere and she will be on her best behavior! read more

HIGHLY recommend this program for any and all dogs! I was very skeptical to work with a personal trainer again as the last one I worked with was a complete joke. But from day 1 I have seen drastic improvements in my dog! Paul is truly a "dog whisperer" and has developed a clear and easy to follow program. If you want to be the owner with the most well behaved dog in the park, give Paul a call! read more

CONSUMER WARNING! Paul is arguably one of the least ethical people I've ever had the displeasure of dealing with. He is extremely temperamental and a total hothead - not exactly a good combination for a business owner, let alone someone you're entrusting your pet to. Do your dog a favor and take your business elsewhere. read more

Excellent training!! We now have a great dog who comes when we call him, even off leash. Before Paul, he was running away and we would spend hours getting him back. We're very thankful for Paul and his training!! read more