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    Pawsitive Concepts K9 Coaching

    5.0 (1 review)
    Open 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    K-9 Pack Leader - if you want a treat, raise your!

    K-9 Pack Leader

    (30 reviews)

    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.

    Matty B's Dog Training

    Matty B's Dog Training

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    In December of 2019, I adopted an abandoned puppy. Not knowing anything about this dog's breed we…read morenoticed she was timid, had anxiety and was unaware of how to act on a leash. When people would come to my house she would bark constantly and would not settle. I research many dog trainers in the St. Louis area. I liked the fact that Matty B's Dog Training had a personal approach to dog training and years of experience. After the very first lesson my dog was responsive and attentive to what we were teaching her. Matty B took time to study how my dog responded to the training and gave us tools to help her cope with her anxiety. It has been amazing the difference! When people come over now she knows she goes to her bed and is comforted knowing that she is safe there. When we go on walks she stays by my side. My dog is happier and we are enjoying our sweet unique dog. I highly recommend Matty B's Dog Training!!

    I am SO happy I chose Matty B's Dog Training. I have an 80 lb German Shepherd who didn't do well on…read moreleash and was terrible around other dogs. It would be close to impossible to control him if there was another dog around. I would avoid taking him on walks in fear of seeing another dog. I knew this wasn't the life I wanted for my dog so I finally decided to get help. I chose the 15 day bootcamp- I was terrified to send my dog away for that long but I am so happy I did. I was regularly updated and sent pictures which was great. You can tell Matt really cares about the dogs he works with. When we picked our boy up, Matt gave us a lesson about everything he had learned the last 2 weeks. We were amazed! Walks are now enjoyable- he is a completely different dog on leash. We now have the confidence of taking our dog in public. We just finished our 2 week followup where Matt came to our house to check on our progress. I highly recommend Matty B's Dog Training, and plan to utilize his services again in the future.

    PetSmart Grooming

    PetSmart Grooming

    (18 reviews)

    Jasmine was such a help in my selecting fish for my office aquarium. Thank you very much.read more

    Dropped our dog off at our 10:30 am for our pre-scheduled appointment time. Called 3 1/2 hours…read morelater and was told by the person who took our call, that he looked done but the groomer was in the bathroom and would call when he returned. I sent my husband to pick up our dog, knowing that when he got there in 15 minutes, he would be ready. When my husband got there, he found that our baby had NOT been touched! our groomer said they had numerous walk-ins and it would be ~90 minutes before he could work on our baby & complete his scheduled grooming. This was UNACCEPTABLE and we requested our dog be returned to us immediately. We are VERY DISAPPOINTED that we had an appointment and our dog was left in a small dog kennel for 4 hours as they worked on WALK-IN's. Since when do WALK-IN's take precedence over an APPOINTMENT that had been booked SEVERAL weeks ahead? A call was placed to the store to speak to a manager and 3 1/2 hours later...no return call! This whole turn of events shows how Petsmart DOES NOT CARE about the pets that come in to their grooming center nor the pet owners. To top this whole event off, it was our baby's 7th birthday, and he had to spend 4 hours sitting in a small dog kennel all by himself. SHAME ON YOU ALL. There are many other pet stores that are available for our future pet needs, and we intend to use them instead of you. Again...SHAME ON YOU and YOUR STORE!!!

    Kritter Kare's Howliday Inn

    Kritter Kare's Howliday Inn

    (7 reviews)

    Our dog loves it here but you can never get in for daycare or boarding. It is clean and the…read morepeople are pleasant. We have failed getting in even calling a week or two in advance for daycare.

    We had to find boarding for our 3 dogs in short order as we had a family emergency out of town…read more None of the dogs had ever been boarded before so we were a little nervous on how they would do. We checked out Kritter Kare's Howliday Inn and a few other places near us on a Tuesday and the dogs had to be boarded starting Wednesday. We choose to use the Howliday Inn and I'm glad we did. The facility is clean, modern and welcoming. The 3 staff members we interacted with with were friendly, knowledgeable and professional. There is a large inside common area for the doggy day care and at least 3 outside play yards. I was shown two boarding areas and we were able to keep our 3 dogs together in one area which really seemed to help with any anxiousness they had about the new and unexpected situation. They were super accommodating to our needs of a very early drop off and a very late pick up due to the last-minute out of town travel. They communicated with me after the drop-off, providing updates and even pics on how the dogs were doing. The rates were fair/comparable and communicated up-front . The short story is the dogs were well taken care of and seemed to have a good time. I certainly recommend this business and will use it again if we need to board any or all of our dogs again. BTW - they also offer day sitting/playtime and additional services that can be performed while your dog is boarded such as grooming and nail care. Thanks to Jen and her staff for helping out in a hectic time and we're so happy that everything worked out great for the dogs.

    Pawsitive Concepts K9 Coaching - pet_training - Updated May 2026

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