I would like to share my incredible experience of Rhodes Collar. We moved to Connecticut from…read moreArizona in January of 2025 with our poodle puppy Curtis less than 1 year old at the time. Immediately my cousin told me that this was the best school for dogs in the area. She was right that is for sure! My husband and I started taking our puppy to Rhodes Collar immediately and worked with Michelle on dog obedience skills in both private lessons and group classes. Curtis was able to get involved in a group class entitled Good Citizen Skills. He passed the class thanks to the excellent training from Michelle and owner Glenna and there continued patience with us as new owners of Curtis. We are still taking classes with Michelle and working on more advanced skills now, we really enjoy the classes. The staff are all amazing, Linda helps Curtis with the after school program, she is incredible, Maureen is amazing and helps with so many areas of running the school, Rileigh is also amazing and helps us when we need to board Curtis though Custom Care. We feel 100% confident that our puppy is safe and treated well when we go away, we get pictures and videos of everything he does at school like report cards or when boarding at a staff's home. Staff are always available in a on text and honestly this school is so amazing that my husband and I agree we are better dog owners since going to Rhodes Collar, we plan to be long time customers and are forever grateful to them. Many thanks Rhodes Collar for all you do.

They are magicians with your dog - every school day George Michael can't wait to get to class…read more He's become the most social, mellow and wonderful dog I have owned, and I think a lot of it has to do with Rhodes Collar. Thank you!

Jesse is an outstanding trainer! I was really at my wits end with our puppy, Miso, our first dog…read more(cocker spaniel). We have never had or trained a dog before and just knew the bare minimum of sit, stay, etc. At 1 years old, Miso still really struggled with potty training, barking in the house at outside stimulation, over excitement and aggressive fear of strangers. Within one session, Jesse, recognized where I needed to improve in my own training as a dog owner and what Miso needed to learn to be a calm, happy, dog with manners. She taught me how to read dog language and how I had actually been reinforcing bad & fearful behavior this whole time! Jesse gave me the training tools and techniques to practice with Miso on a daily basis. The progress has been astounding and before Jesse, there were moments when we thought we might need to re-home Miso. Now we can't even imagine not having Miso in our family, thanks to her!!! Jesse is a patient, articulate, and very knowledgeable trainer who loves what she does. I highly recommend her! You need to put in the training work with your pup on a daily basis, but Jesse is the one you want teaching you how to efficiently and effectively train your pup!

Amanda is hands down the best dog trainer I've ever had!! She was super professional but also very…read morepersonable and trustworthy with training and caring for our Catahoula, Ella. She constantly was checking in to see how the training was going and if there was anything we needed her to do/help us with. She was also extremely flexible with scheduling appointments! I will be taking everything I learned from Amanda and continuing our training with Ella, seeing as she picked up everything so quickly! 12/10 recommend Blue Prints Training for anyone looking to train their dog!!

Very happy with our selection of DogWatch of the Ocean State! Owner Betsy is a wonderful person…read moreand her company did a great, high quality job on our dog containment system in North Smithfield RI at a reasonable price. Less than one week and dog is loving his new found freedom. Thanks again! http://oceanstatedogwatch.com

our dog has been to doggie day care since he was a puppy in Maine before we moved here. Spending…read moreover two hundred dollars on classes before he could even go to daycare made no sense as after four years our dog was very socialized and obedient . He was finally accepted to daycare after six weeks and the first day I picked him up they said he was barking., well so we're all the other dogs. this day care is not all that clean and totally smells like dog urine. the other two kennels he attended you could eat off the floors.

Took my pup to Stonington location for puppy daycare as well as taking their puppy training…read moreclasses in Lyme on the weekend from age 3 mo to 6 mo and worked with him at home with what we were taught in class. The staff was always great and kind and I always received an overall good report about him with some concerns about reactive barking but it was always chalked up by the trainer and the staff as primarily being "a Shepherd thing". (He is a German shepherd puppy) My issue is with the owner Marge. She is quite possibly the rudest, most condescending business owner I have ever run into. I was nearing the end of his puppy daycare program and looking forward to getting him into the adult program but was approached by Marge about his horrible reactive barking and that he could absolutely not come to the adult program until this was corrected. This reactive barking was never even an issue until he started coming to daycare. They are kept behind a fence, directly behind the front door and so every time a person enters with their dog he barks and jumps. It is hard to address this behavior when he is doing it at daycare and not at home since it's a completely different environment, which leads me to the main question of, what is being done at daycare to correct the behavior?! I asked what do we do, reach out to a behaviorist? We're already doing training classes and he actually is doing really good in class even thought a couple dogs actually lunge at him in class which the trainer is aware of. The trainer actually praised us for his progress at the last couple classes. There seems to be a large disconnect between this owner and the staff and it's quite appalling and concerning but after spending so much time and money with their daycare and training and then being told quite literally he can't come anymore is just plain wrong. I also don't appreciate being called out by the owner with snide remarks like "you need to train him at home as well", and "I already spoke with the trainer and she has expressed to you her concerns" it's like I was being set up and called a liar. What did I do to deserve this?! First of all I have the trainers direct number and she thought not allowing him to continue was unusually harsh and did not speak to Marge when Marge said she did. I will save a long rant and just end with stay away from this place. They are expensive and I'm finding that quite a few other local daycares have better, more flexible programs and are actually averaging $10 cheaper a day and have better packages as well and a much better overall day-day program. The owner Marge could actually take some notes from her own staff about how to talk and treat a customer. She will, I'm sure, deny any of this and seem apologetic and that she cares about my dogs progress and that she never said these things. Very much it feels she is prejudiced against certain breeds (mine being one of them) and that I'm being forced out even though he is a great dog and plays great with the others. There are plenty of pictures on their Facebook page to prove this fact.

We can't thank the wonderful staff enough. We had adopted a stray 1.5 year old, 65 pound…read morelabradoodle who was always happy but had had very little training. He crashed into walls, jumped over the couch, practically pulled our arms off when he wanted to play with another dog (or human), etc. An out-of-control dog of this size was really difficult to deal with, and we were concerned we were in over our heads. After the 6-week intensive training program (which included private and group lessons), he was completely different. And adding several weeks of canine camp helped us and him hold onto his progress. I'm not sure we would have been able to keep him and they made the difference. And now we are happy to have him and are thrilled he is part of our family.

The best dog trainers around !! My dog loves going there!! Great trainers and people! My dog is…read morealways tired after coming home from daycare.!! That's how it should be!!

Brian understands dogs, but he can be rude and unprofessional to people- especially women. He does…read morenot want anything to do with you while he has your dog, despite what he says. He will warn people that his communication is "direct," but that is inaccurate. His responses are dramatic cut-and-paste messages that often have nothing to do with your own request. My dog got what it needed from training, but lost a good amount of weight. When this was pointed out to the assistant, they reviewed their instructions- sure enough, the wrong amount of food was listed. It should have been obvious for a dog that size.

Canine Behavioral Services is incredible! Brian and his staff worked with my two dogs to get them…read moremore comfortable around other people and dogs. They also guided us on behaviors to implement at home to create a more balanced life for each of them. Most importantly, these techniques helped the dogs become comfortable and confident in our home when we welcomed a baby. With the help from Canine Behavioral Services, this transition happened nearly seamlessly, which I am confident would not have happened without Brian's help. I cannot say enough great things about Canine Behavioral Services, they have created such positive change in my two dogs and allowed for them to grow and flourish in our home! Brian continues to support us even after the completion of the program which has been incredibly helpful as we continue to maintain a balanced household for the dogs.

Dear yelp, This…read moreISN'T a "fake review". Contact me directly if you have doubts as to the validity of my review. I am offended by this practice. You should reach out to the reviewer before you effect a business owner in a negative way. AND AGAIN: Every once in a while you make a decision on blind faith and it pays off BIG TIME. We rescued a 12 week old puppy from Texas and quickly learned we needed pro help as we haven't been puppy parents for 20 years and this little girl was a nutjob and may have been heading down a bad path behavior wise. Kristin got right back to me after my initial web page inquiry. When she arrived, she was relaxed and professional and her kind, caring, genuine personality was obvious from the start. She CARES about our furbaby. Her training skills were so effective even from the initial consultation that this little pup was learning: come,sit,shake and down (heel) and most important to us was her going in her crate when asked as this is something we really want her to master and be comfortable with. Kristin made it known that our role is crucial in her training and gave us handouts for our homework and skills to be met. By the second session, our pupper was learning: "touch" (snoot boops), learning to jump into her bed and "leave it" (biting stuff) and stay. We are able to redirect the evening zoomy/crazy time with physical and mental workouts for her that is good for all of us. The entire time during these sessions, Kristin is upbeat, fun and it really feels like we've known her forever. We trust her to do the best thing for all of us. I'm so happy we connected with her. I am excited for the future of what this little doggo is going to learn,master and how her confidence is going to grow. You cannot go wrong choosing her to help with your furkids. Thank you Kristin!!

Kristin really knows what she's doing with these pups! As soon as she walked through my door...my…read moregolden retriever was behaving better immediately! She is so patient and knowledgeable! It's very apparent that doggies are her passion. After only one session, my baby is already doing great! You won't be disappointed!

I've tried to contact this place more than once to find out about their pet sitting services. No…read moreone ever gets back to me. Very poor customer service. How do you get clients if you don't get back to people??

We paid upfront for ten sessions. While Heidi had great training techniques, she was consistently…read morelate (up to 45 minutes) and completely missed two sessions we had booked due to scheduling errors. We asked for a refund for our remaining sessions and never got one. Would not recommend if you value your time.

Very happy to have Hazel working with us to get our pups trained properly. Very professional and…read morethoughtful. Dogs adore her.

I love working with this group!! Cali has long taken care of my Golden doodle, Shadow before even…read morestarting this position and when I found out there was a way for him to hang out with other dogs as playful and high energy as him under the care of Tails n' Trails we couldn't be happier! The staff is lovely and the work they do is so important.

Mary Lynne was so kind and fit us in for an appointment on a Saturday! Our golden doodle Biggs…read morelooks amazing and we couldn't be happier.

Mary did amazing with Kai. He was very matted and looked like a fluff ball. He is now much cooler…read morewith all that fur gone and the cut came out great !!