This is a warning for you who owns a big baby, for every one who has what they call aggressive bread- such as pitbulls, American bulls, huskies,etc...
I've been here at COTCO, 2 weeks and a half ago because I wanted to enroll my 4 years old mix of American bulldog & Stafordshire in the adult dog training. I arrived and I looked for the dog service program as proposed in their web site. What happened first was that there was a guy there but he doesn't looked to want to give me any information. I soon learned that he was the dog trainer. (CHRIS)! I was with my dog, so that the trainer, or whoever was the responsible for the training programs, could see what my dog would need to start. It was a very hard time. He was super excited to be in a public place full of dogs whose families were completely afraid to come close to us. But I kept my patience and I tried to kept my dog under control. Few minutes after, the trainer finally decided to give me some info about their program. While I was explaining to Chris what I need, some costumers arrived, (the training area is right in the front of the entrance.) Another problem was that he had a schedule with another person to train a dog. He couldn't be there giving me information. So he called another girl to help me. My dog was agitated and he tried to leak her, she complained that she hates dogs leaking her... but I was very much annoyed already to say something. Believe me, my dog is 74 pounds, so holding him while trying to understand values and all about their programs was stressful. In any moment I felt any love coming from anybody, only from the costumers there. Well anyways I've decided to buy the complete program, even knowing that my "baby" already knows how to seat, down, roll over, and stay!!! I choose the 6 weeks program for adult dogs. Nobody told me how the classes would be hold. I understood that two weeks from that date I should bring my dog 3 pm for His class. FOR ADULT DOGS.
Well, today I arrived 15 minutes in advance with my husband and our dog. Chris was there, I walked in and I said hello. He looked at me as he had never seen me before. He looked at my husband and dog like we were disturbing the place, because off course my god was excited there. I shake his hand and he continued looking at me like I was crazy. I try to say that I was there for my dog's class but he continued walking and I stayed there with an empty feeling. My husband walked our dog into the store and another employee came... that guys which I can't remember the name was very lovely thanks god!!!! Actually this Star is for the two beautiful employees that helped me there. Well after some minutes more people started to arrive with puppies ownnn, my baby wanted to smell them, try to approach but every owner was so afraid of my dog that they were trying to hide from us. I felt completely uncomfortable . My dog never attacked a dog. But off course he was stressed because we got to hold him in order to make people feel SAFE!!! The trainer, Chris asked us to enter the training area. So far, so good!! But for my surprise, more and more dogs started to enter the area followed by their families. My dog tried to approach the puppies, and again nobody was willing to let the dogs know each other... Chris asked my husband and me to hold my dog in the corner and made him look at the wall to make him forget about the others... WHAT???? Them he asked if my dog had taken all the vaccinations! WHAT??? Oh my God, the moment I did his registration I told them everything about my dog... he is like my son, he sure has more caring them most children I know!!!
My dog couldn't stop barking desperately, loudly because he just wanted to play. He just wanted to be nice and everyone was so disturbed and afraid of us.
Finally Chris asked us to go outside the training área, he offered us to come another time for a PRIVATE class.
Now after what they have put my dog and I through, I decided to cancel this program and never ever come back to this people. Zero for the trainer, who only knows to train puppies, and whose patience is close to 0. People ask help when they have an issue!!! Zero for his spray tool.. which made my dog even more stressed... and a huge 10 for that 2 amazing attendant who helped me to end this contract. I'm very sad! And the pics are from my lovely dog, who loves to play with other dogs. Who cries to play and walk outside every day. read more