our shepherds have been at dog day for seven wonderful care free years. the staff is fantastic and…read morediligent in their care for our fur babies.there is not a better place in the area for our dogs. Bob and Glenda Aug.12/2026

Today was my puppy's first day at daycare. I have been to this daycare before to pick up a dog that…read moreI was watching, and was so impressed that when I got my pup, I knew I would use them. They had a welcome sign ready for me to drop him off. I love that it's a drop in place and that I do jot have to make an appointment. Reasonably priced. Clean and all the dogs look happy. I picked up my little guy about 8 hours later. I could watch him and his new friends through the windows. They gave him a treat as we were leaving and loved on him as if he was their own. I also received a 1st day of school photo! When we got home he was so exhausted from playing, he conked out! We will be back!

Had an amazing experience with Mark! The progress my dog has made with him is amazing and in short…read moreperiod of time! I use to struggle to take him on walks or go to an outdoor restaurant without him barking, whining, and getting overwhelmed. Now he sits under me and watches calmly. I also feel like my dog trust me so much more because Mark taught me the importance of advocating for him and how to. He has an extensive knowledge on dogs and does an amazing job of teaching you about your dog and their behavior. Would 1000% recommend!

I hesitated to write this for nearly a year because I believe Cheryl is passionate about what she…read moredoes, however, her training was not a good fit for us, and we did not see results, despite spending $1700. For what it's worth, she's respectful, prompt, and brought her own dog to a few sessions to help my puppy with anxiety. She also has a good game for place training, and when I switched away from her methods this was the only thing we kept doing. This review will be long, but this is the main takeaway. I'd caution anyone from considering this "balanced training". It is not. The primary goal is conditioning a prong collar correction to a verbal "No!". It is purely punitive, not balanced. It's no different (& arguably worse) than the traditional 'crank & yank' style described in her book, just dressed up nicer. I'd advise future customers to use *EXTREME* caution if considering using an e-collar with Raise the Bar. An e-collar is NOT a punishment tool that you can slap on and hammer a dog with. For any behavior. Increasing punishment without clarifying the alternative desired behavior creates conflict. It's bad for the owner-dog relationship. Despite this, when unclear prong collar corrections didn't work, escalating to the e-collar was suggested at every single session. When I had concerns about shut down dogs/frustration, or feeling uncomfortable with the w/the level of corrections, I was met with contempt and told that based on 30yr of experience, this is just how it's done. Years of experience don't equal best practice. 1. Prong collar- it needs to be properly fitted. A loose prong (recommended by Cheryl) delivers inconsistent corrections and takes away the physics of the collars design, so you're no longer protecting the trachea or distributing pressure evenly. She recommended increasing the gauge of prong when corrections weren't working. I tried to discuss that this would require more force to deliver a similar correction, but shut down and told a 2.25 is a "puppy collar". In reality it delivers a higher level correction or "bite" with less leash pop. Most dogs should not be using a 4mm prong, especially loose, bc it's virtually ineffective. 2. Balanced training uses all quadrants of operant conditioning. Raise the Bar is almost entirely punishment based. Praise is not positive reinforcement. You can't be balanced and anti-treat/reward. When you hire a private trainer, you're paying for someone to train you, not your dog, and when asked 'why' she does things, she's not able to articulate it well. 3. Leash pressure- she couldnt get 1 of my dogs on the placeboard and gave up when he put the brakes on and reared back on the leash. She couldn't see that he just didn't understand leash pressure (which I've now taught him). He needed to be encouraged to go on in a way he understood. Next visit when he was on it she asked how, & I told her I was able to get him on in minutes with treats and free shaping, she was disappointed I had used food despite her method being ineffective. 4. **E-COLLAR**- please do NOT let Cheryl put an e-collar on your dog. I am SO glad I was enrolled in an e-collar course before she started suggesting it. She lacks fundamental knowledge of modern day e-collar use, likely bc it relies on foundations she doesn't use (ie a positive marker word & reward, low-level stim overlayed on well known commands via neg reinforcement, working under threshold). For crate anxiety she suggested putting an e-collar on my fearful puppy, & stimming at high levels until quiet, also suggested dropping a heavy textbook on the crate. Frankly this is abhorrent training. My dogs are now all e-collar trained and it's rarely ever necessary to use at aversive levels , esp not paired with "No" to induce handler fear and certainly not on a fearful/reactive dog. I could go on, because I don't think this is individualized training, but will digress. This training is conflict & punishment based & we did not reach any goals with her methods. I am pro-balanced, but this is compulsion. I'd suggest she expand her knowledge because her current methods have the potential to do serious harm. My relationship with my dogs was never worse than when we trained with Raise the Bar. The best thing about this experience, was that it lit a fire in me to learn to train dogs myself. They're now off leash heeling, hiking, no more reactivity, even went on a trip with us. Our results speak for themselves. I'll leave it there.

We have boarded our 2 dogs here for 6 or 7 years, sometimes for 2 or 3 weeks at a time, and have…read morenever had a negative experience. They always stay in the same 2 dog suite since they have been together every day since they were born and we aren't sure how they would react to being separated. They really like staying here and get really keyed up when they realize they are "going to camp" as we call it. We call once or twice while we are gone just to make sure everything is going well. Plus they are really well behaved for several days after they get home and rest a lot. The staff love them and enjoy playing with them. The staff's caring attitude really shows through. They often get a bath on their last day which gives them a clue that they are coming home. We can highly recommend WCPR and often do.

Our dog stayed for a week and had a great experience! She smelled amazing after the bath they gave…read moreher!

Brian Wieland is such an amazing dog trainer. We knew we wanted to pursue training with our puppy…read morebecause she would grow to be big and strong and I am not! I wanted to be able to take her on walks and be in control. I wanted Bailey to behave at home and not be a terror with us or the cat. My husband travels weekly and I knew she would be mostly my responsibility. We started our first round at 4 1/2 months and just finished second round -Bailey is 8 months. She learned many commands (at least 10) after 9 days with Brian which he taught me how to reinforce at home with weekly sessions. Now she's working on e collar training. We went for a walk for the first time without a prong collar and she didn't pull on me or try to jump on a human walking by. I'm so impressed with her superior trainer! So thankful we have such a sweet puppy and were referred to Brian by a friend. I highly recommend Brian!

Would give 0 stars if it let me... Paying $2400 is a joke. I…read morecan't believe my dog came back worse after a 3 week board and train. We went back for weeks for subsequent Mondays (11-4) for Brian to work with my dog to continue to address issues. It never got better, only worse. I feel like my money back would only be the start of it. I am now seeking another trainer before I have to re-home this poor dog (who bites now mind you because of the treat techniques taught by Vacay 9). Don't waste your money on false hope here.

Great instructors, great price, very friendly club. You can take classes at a super low price if…read moreyou become a member and help out at events.

Megan, our trainer, did an amazing job with Bowie! He now listens, doesn't jump on people and comes…read morewhen he is called. Thank you so much for all of your help! I recommend Unleashed to anyone who needs help with training their dog, they do such a wonderful job.

Virginia Simpson and her staff are extremely professional and attentive to the dog owner and the…read moredog. Her training of our German Shepherd was excellent and she continues to help our with training if something comes up. We have been with Virginia for almost a year and I cannot say enough good things about her knowledge of training dogs. What I like the most is that once the 2 or 3 week training is complete she doesn't just say goodbye and you never see her again. She continues to support and that is of utmost importance to me.

I started as a foster with PORT in their early days of conception and fostered with them for…read moreseveral months before they decided to completely ghost me. I ran into a situation where I needed some work done at my home, and I could not continue to foster the FOURTEEN foster pets that I had through them at the time. Rather than work with me, help me, and have empathy for my situation, I experienced a lot of pushback, and negative reactions to needing a break from fostering. My phone calls and texts were not being returned. When they were returned, I was met with attitude and a complete lack of understanding or compassion. After much resistance, they finally took the fosters back. They don't supply their fosters with food or supplies as they claim. Not once was I given any supplies for the dozens of animals that I fostered through them, even when I expressed that the puppies I was fostering were going through more food than I could manage. They also don't spay and neuter most of their animals before adoption. Now that I am back in my home, neither Regan, nor Jaime, (the founders of PORT), will return my messages asking about the well-being of my former fosters. If you bend over and break your back for them, you'll be great. But God forbid life happens and you find yourself unable to help, because you then mean NOTHING to them. Proceed with caution should you decide to do any sort of business with PORT. Don't expect a lot of help. Definitely don't expect compassion and empathy when life happens. Edit in response to PORT's reply: Port requires a minimum of 5 days notice for return, except in cases of emergency. I had an emergency. I explained this to you guys over and over and over again and your response was, "that must be tough." I had a dog through you that was being aggressive with a child. But you guys didn't consider a threat to someone's safety an emergency and were of no help. In some cases, I waited more than 5 days for you to help; I waited literally weeks! Not to mention that that dog was pregnant, and when I took her, you never advised me that that was a possibility. So I ended up with eight puppies, when I agreed to one. It was never "clear to you" that our foster relationship had come to its conclusion and that I wished to step away. I quite literally told you that once I was back in my home, I would take the animals back if they still needed placement. I notified you on July 10th that I could not handle all of the puppies. You did not take them until July 18th, and that was only after I showed up to get their shots and microchips, and had to PLEAD with you to help me. I notified both of you that Rusty was a safety risk, and you literally did not care. Even after notifying you of the unsafe circumstances, it took you two days to take her, and that was only after I refused to give you any more leeway. That was also after I had notified you on July 10th that I could not handle all of the animals that I had. You did not take Rusty back until July 31st. I let you know on July 28th that I was having trouble getting the kittens adopted. I notified you on August 4th that we needed to move the kittens. You did not take them until August 15th. As for the spay/neuter, it's irresponsible for a rescue not to spay and neuter before adoption, regardless of any contract. I also asked, several times, about getting my fosters fixed, and you never followed through. Don't gaslight me. You did enough of that when I was actually fostering with you.

we have to relocate and can't take Tilly. I need to know she's safe. she's so sweet has only lived…read morein our house. no others

I've been working with Elissa for about 2 months now and I am so glad she came into my life! She is…read moreextremely knowledgable, caring, and great at what she does. My 10 year old toy poodle has MAJOR separation anxiety and she's come a long way since we started the training with Elissa. I've learned SO much from Elissa!

Elissa is a thorough, skilled and caring trainer. She listened to my concerns/needs. After meeting…read moreme and my dog, she developed a workable plan that met my rewards-based method preference. I rescued an 11-month German Shorthaired Pointer who had a very high prey drive and absolutely no recall. My GSP is now a reliable trail and beach dog who responds to a code word ("Come" no longer worked when we met Elissa.) and/or whistle. Elissa worked with us 4-5 times, but mostly she gave me the understanding, skills and followup exercises to work with my dog myself. She explained behavior theory behind the exercises, showed me how to properly carry them out. She followed each training session with detailed notes and other resources. Success wasn't instant, but steady. With Elissa's help, I have a trustworthy companion whom I feel comfortable letting off leash.

(UPDATE) 08/2025 - We have tried all the rest but when we found Gala Pet styling in Springdale we…read morefinally found the best; Our dog Benji is a Yorkshire Terrier with special needs and has seizures and has ADHD and takes medication from time to time. At Gala - Kim (Groomer) is very patient, gentle and experience with dogs with special needs; she was able to take Benji give him a flea bath a good conditioning and style him like a show dog. She also groom Benji around the face and made him look like a true Yorkie. The staff at Gala take pride in the entire process from start to finish; we recommend Gala to all our friends and family...

12/14/24 - we tried the rest but we wanted the best so we went to the gala pet styling in…read moreSpringdale Ohio; we have a special needs Yorkie, and the staff at Gala pet styling; especially a groomer named Samantha was very patient with Benji and was able to bathe him groom him and give him a new look we love it thank you so much for being our new groomer, I would recommend this place to anybody who also has a special needs pet they take the time to learn about your dog and given the best attention possible, if I could get this place four stars I would recommend them to anybody who has tried the rest but wants the best. You won't be disappointed...