I highly recommend The Calm Companion to all dog owners! Our family reached out to them at a time…read morewe felt things were spiraling out of control with our puppy! They trained our dog and taught us everything we needed to know about how to achieve a calmer happier life with our dog! Now we walk thru stores and people are amazed how well behaved our puppy is! These ladies are so knowledgeable and took so much time answering all my questions! We also took a class with them and had so much fun, our dog loved it and so did we! Forever grateful that we found The Calm Companion K-9 trainers!!

From the owner: Who is The Calm Companion..Rosanne Eigel. My love of dogs was innately present at the early age of…read more3, as I was found in the garage with a neighbor puppy, sound asleep on the floor. This was only the beginning of my lifelong attraction to animals. I have always enjoyed spending my time with my animals, which have included over the years...dogs, cats, horses, burros, goats, and cows. I have always known that my real passion and joy came from being in their presence. I have a BS in Special Education from Ohio University, as well as, a Masters of Science in Education (Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe Disabilities Kindergarten-12th grade) and a Masters of Science in Early Childhood Education from Ohio University. Utilizing the many behavior modification methods has helped me to better understand and change canine behaviors.

Marshall our rescue boy was sent to James for in-boarding training to become my service dog…read more Throughout Marshall's training James kept us informed via messages, photos and with videos of Marshall's training in progress. Marshall became very fond of James and his colleagues and it gave us a sense of ease that Marshall was enjoying his training and new work. James even took Marshall home with him and Out into public places like red restaurants and in stores etc. Marshall is now a very confident and well trained service dog accompanying me to many hospitals whilst I undergo hours of treatments, scans and office visits. I absolutely recommend James and his positive training methods whether it's obedience training or other training. I have included some photos/video of Marshall at hospital and in the grocery store. James has turned an abused rescue dog into my shadow and we are both enjoying traveling together without worry. 5/5*****

Highly recommend this one of a kind training. James really cares about animals And their humans…read more He goes above and beyond to adapt the training methods needed for each person's unique situation. He came to our house and worked with several of us on training our pit/Rhodesian ridgeback mix, Scrappy-Doo. James gave us the tools we need to continue working with scrappy everyday. Scrappy has come a long way and so have we in the way that we teach him. We are very happy with the training we received and would highly recommend to others.

Jeff Adkins worked with us with our 10 month old puppy with some behavior issues. What a difference…read moreit has made! He knows what he's doing and is able to easily communicate what we need to do. Encouraging and professional - he truly cares about the dogs and wants to help both the dog and pet parent to have a better relationship!

From the owner: We are the only full time dog training facility in the TriState area. We offer Basic and advanced…read moreobedience as well as behavior modification (we don't teach tricks). We also do Protection, SAR, and Service dogs. All classes are private one on one, for a better learning experience We teach you and your dog sessions are one on one personnel sessions. Certified Master trainer with 20 years of dog training experience. With that comes 20 years worth of references. We sell pups and trained adults any breed. We also offer online training.

Our dog loves daycare at FIDO he always has a happy face when he goes there. The staff are so nice.read more

Another stellar experience with this facility's doggy bed & breakfast! Heath & his staff ate…read moreamazing with dogs, and the new location is phenomenal! Our pup is always excited to come home, but I know that when we are gone she is safe, getting exercise, getting attention, and being well taken care of. It's an added bonus that she gets a bath before we pick her up after a 10 day stay (included)!!! It is just a pleasure doing g business with a small biz that loves what they do!

We adopted our dog from ASPCA recovery center and she had quite a few behavioral issues. She was…read morenippy, barking and jumping a lot which actually scared me since we have little kids. After working with Alex, we realized that her biggest issue was that she was "over-excited". Alex recommended her to be on anxiety medication which we found was VERY helpful and needed. He also explained to us how to monitor her levels of excitement by using commands and waiting for her to calm down before she became jumpy, nippy and barking. We also realized that we needed to use a muzzle when new people came in and around our 2 year old to make sure she's not nippy with them. All this and the commands gave us huge relief. We had 4 sessions with Alex and have had her for 3 months and we feel so much better. We definitely recommend Alex. He knows what he's doing and he's so kind with the dogs.

We cannot recommend OOTW dog training (Alex) enough! We adopted a ~1 year old from the shelter. We…read morewere not used to a large/powerful dog; especially one with a high prey drive and reactive behaviors. We were in over our heads and stressed out. In less than a month with Alex, we have learned so much, and have come such a long way. We learned multiple commands, walking on a head collar (simply because that was the safest choice for us). Most importantly in my opinion, we've learned how to keep our dog safe, others safe, and how to help her interact properly with other dogs and people. We still have a lot of work to do, but with Alex's guidance we are confident in our ability to be successful. Alex is INCREDIBLE with our dog, but more than that, he has helped us humans learn what to do, too. He's been so supportive of us! The group walks are an awesome option to further help us practice what we're learning and help socialize our dog. Alex has also been very accommodating with us and our needs. We highly, HIGHLY recommend Alex/OOTW Dog training. I truly don't know what we would've done without them! I included a picture of our dog working hard on interacting properly with guests; while also working on sitting politely while we eat

Excellent dog trainer! Brad helped me to gain a better understanding of how to work with my GSD…read more He really cares about my dog. Now I am confident when taking him out in public for walks. Even learned that he loves to travel in the car! Highly recommend the board and train option.

From the owner: Been working and training dogs all my life. read more

Really nice dogs. It was hard to leave with just one puppy lol. The breeder Caitlin is great. She…read moreincludes a bunch of extras. She also let us video chat with our puppy before pickup.

From the owner: AKC/OFA Keeshond breeder with over 10 years of experience…read more Boarding, puppy socialization & potty training services are occasionally available

We love our trainer: Dawn. Our puppy is always so happy to go to classes. We have done all the…read moregroup classes offered so far!

My Vet recommended Gigi's puppy support group for me and my K9 companion. I checked it out online,…read moreand asked around, everyone recommended it. I called to enroll in the classes, but found that online was the preferred method. I went online and signed up, put in payment info, now what? A few emails later I saw where I needed to watch a couple of videos in order to get into the training. Okay, done.. I waited for instructions as the class time was quickly approaching. Nothing.. training day arrived, I found my way to Gigi's. Pretty impressive facility, multiple buildings, and multiple parking areas. I will admit it was a bit confusing. Luckily someone from the neighboring building came out and explained where to go. We got situated in the class and made it through. Positive reinforcement training is the preferred method, and the tips and information provided by Rebecca is top notch! My only reason for not going 5 stars here is that the signup portion of this experience was lacking a bit in my opinion. I'm old school, I like to speak with someone, get a name and a face. Working strictly online feels cold and impersonal to me. The classes most definitely make up for it as my dog and I do get lots of personal attention during class sessions!