We had three high drive Malinois that we B&T with Jake and team. We feel they did a great job and one of our dog continues to prepare for PSA trial with Jake and is doing great Jupiter is the goodest boy and Jake's patience and knowledge has made Jupiter a joy to have. We are grateful for all the knowledge Jake has shared with us working with our Mali furbabies. read more

Precision K9 Work - Jupiter Ready to go! - Pet Training Near Me - Leander, Texas

Jake is working with us to train our puppy Charlie. So far we have met 3x and Jake is always positive, patient, and friendly with both Charlie and my family. Our puppy is learning so much and we couldn't be happier with Precision K9! read more

My husband and I feel obligated to share our experience with Precision K9. A few months ago, we dropped off our 9-month-old German shepherd at this facility for a 10-day board and train program. The limited reviews seemed positive and indicated that they had experience training many German shepherds. Prior to boarding, we were told that we would receive multiple updates on our puppy's progress and overall experience. Everything seemed fine for the first few days and we received a few updates with close-up pictures and commentary. However, over the course of the week, we stopped receiving as frequent updates and started receiving videos taken from a distance instead of close-up pictures. About halfway through our puppy's program, we received an email from the staff letting us know that our puppy found a way to rub her face on the kennel and irritated her nose, but it was nothing major. Around day 8 of the program, my husband and I decided that we were missing our puppy and we asked the staff if we could pick her up early. That's when we started to notice the red flags... The staff refused to let us pick up our puppy by saying they were fully booked and could not facilitate a pickup time. After a few additional questions, we were told they actually took her home overnight to one of the staff's homes without our consent. We pleaded with them to allow us to pick her up early and they again refused. Finally, a few hours before our scheduled pick up on day 10, we got a call from the owner, Jake, letting us know that our puppy had multiple scratches on her nose. Based on the conversation, it was our understanding that we still had nothing to worry about. When we arrived at Precision K9's facility, we were horrified and heartbroken by the condition we found our puppy in. Our puppy had multiple large wounds on her head and nose, her skin was covered in scabs and lesions and she seemed like a shell of her once playful and fun-loving self. Completely devastated and shocked, we begged the staff to give us details of what happened but the only staff available told us that they didn't know the details of what happened. We immediately took our puppy to the vet for emergency care and talked to experts / other animal caretakers. Everyone that we talked to said these injuries are not consistent with anything that they've seen in a normal boarding program. Precision K9 did not communicate the extent of these injuries to us or seek proper medical care for our puppy. To make matters worse, Precision K9 let us know that they are not responsible for our puppy's injuries during the boarding program due to the agreement we signed upon check in. We see our puppy as a member of our family and it has taken our pup months to recover from anxiety when entering day care or boarding facilities. We hope our puppy never has to experience this trauma again. read more

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Being a Dog Trainer has its difficulties. If the dog owners never work with the dog, then it is considered the trainer's "fault". The dog should be perfect all the time? Not all the time, but again it determines how much the owners work with their dogs. Reading through the negative reviews for K9 Precision Work it was frustrating to see. As a former trainer, pet owner involvement is a huge factor in training. I worked as a dog trainer for a Franchise Pet Company for about 8 years and then retired. My family recently adopted a puppy from a shelter. I found myself thrust back into the dog training world. I found that dog training methods and views have changed since 2000. While doing a search for training, not wanting to do the Corporate Pet Store Training, I came across Precision K9 Work and met with Jake the owner. We are glad we made this decision. Jake was extremely patient, knowledgeable, encouraging, and willing to spend time with us and our puppy to make sure we got the results we were looking for. Every week our family worked on the homework assigned, wrote down our questions for Jake, viewed the training articles and videos. We made good use of our time when we came to class. I found answers from Jake, about questions that I had about dog behavior/training methods, that the Corporate Pet Store never addressed or educated the trainers about. Jake offered a lot of training articles and videos as a supplement to our training. I would highly recommend Precision K9 Work over any Corporate Pet Store Dog Training. The price is worth the knowledge, time, and experience that you gain to having a well-behaved dog. As the dog owner you need to put in the work, you live with the dog. We will be taking more classes with Jake and have already recommended him to our friends and family for dog training. On a side note, Dogs love having a job to do. Precision K9 Works offers classes on "scent work" and "protection training" that we are looking forward to taking. Overall, we had a fantastic experience with Precision K9 Work, the training knowledge is spot on! Our family and puppy Thank You! Check out Jakes Youtube Videos for Precision K9 Work to see what your dog is capable of! read more

Precision K9 Work - Pet Training Near Me - Leander, Texas

I used Jake for a "board and train" a year or so ago and when I got my dog back he had LOSTa lot of weight and hadn't learned anything new I told my husband to just give Jake the benefit of the doubt because he was so nice, and not being completely educated on what to expect maybe it was normal. We continued to try to get the results we needed, through training sessions. We brought our concerns to Jake at the time and he apologized and told us that in 5 more individual sessions he would have our dog to where I wanted. The goals of the board and train were pretty basic. The main focus was that my working dog be sent out for a bite, outed from a distance and recalled back to heel. My dog already had a "contact heel" when I dropped him off so basically all he had to do in an entire month was teach my dog to out from a distance. After the 5 individual sessions we still were no closer to the aforementioned goals. At this point I started seeing that we weren't getting anywhere and this is when Jake "referred" me to another trainer (pretty sure he could tell we were not making any lead way)After meeting various other people in the "working dog community" I met a few people who worked for Jake at Presicionk9 during my dogs stay. They informed me that the reason for my dog being so skinny when the month was over is because Jake took my dog home and only brought him to the facility to "train" a small handful of times. Jake had told us our dog lost weight because he was basically homesick, but never mentioned that he had taken our dog anywhere nor did we give him permission to house our dog at his personal residence.Aside from that, my dog stayed in a crate for an entire month and like EVERY OTHER DOG in his care is only let out to take "potty breaks" twice a day. They don't even have runs in their facility, the dogs literally stay in box crates for 90% of the day! When I learned all this a few days ago I text Jake to get his "side of the story". Rather than explaining things or attempting to make the situation better he threatened to call the city on my dog for an accident that happened with the trainer I mentioned before, that JAKE REFERRED ME TO!! So not only did Jake not have a problem STARVING my dog for an entire month he also doesn't have a problem with blackmail or threatening to call the city for a "bite" in a training session. I have screenshots of the conversation and fully intend to show everyone I can in the working dog world. Having learned what I have about Jake it's NO SURPRISE to me that almost all of the trainers that worked for him when my dog was there quit at the same time because of "ethical concerns" or that his initial start in dog training was with "SIT MEANS SIT". Google that company and see what comes up..! Save yourself the money and most importantly SAVE YOUR DOG by going to a REAL TRAINER who actually cares about your animal read more

Many years ago, I received "professional certification" (basic and advance obedience, tracking, scent detections, and utility) from National-9 School for Dog Trainers. I am by no means a professional dog trainer, but my understanding of dog training is greater than the average lay person. My recommendation for Precision K-9 Work is based on both my knowledge (and lack of knowledge) of dog training and my personal experience with Precision K-9 Work. My recommendation in strong favor of Precision K9 Work comes from my experience with their Board & Train, Private Lessons, and Protection work. I have worked with Jake and Justin with both my pet dog and my sport dog. Jake and Justin are extremely knowledgeable in modern dog training techniques. They are accessible and responsive to my needs and requests. Prior to obtaining my sport dog Jake discussed my goals and helped me to choose between a Malinois and German Shepherd. Once I made my decision, he recommended a couple breeders for me. I selected Aus der Ashe German Shepherds, waited almost one year, and obtained a high-quality dog that I'm training for PSA/Mondioring work. Previously I had a less than optimum experience with a boxer breeder, making Jake's responsiveness and recommendations greatly appreciated. When my GSD was old enough, Jake paired me with Justin as my trainer. I began with Board & Train and then private lessons. Given that I hope to compete with my GSD, I continue with private lessons. Both Jake and Justin know me and my dog - which is important to receive proper guidance. My GSD gets very excited whenever he sees Justin because Justin developed a high level of engagement with him. I trust Justin (and Jake), he listens to my concerns and gives advice. I respect his opinions and appreciate that he gives me options, suggestions, and is highly responsive to my texts. Most importantly, I like how he works my dog! Anyone can call themselves a "professional dog trainer" and even show you certifications - but it pays to be a doubting Thomas. Observe their own dogs, ask about training methodologies, and watch how they work other dogs. Then take your dog to Precision K9 Work for an optimal relationship and experience. read more

Uneducated dog trainer run out of a garage. Do not come here. :) my dog "was approved" or whatever for bite training. After 3 sessions, never heard from the trainer again. Unreliable and uneducated and a waste of time and money read more

We left our sweet one year old Chocolate lab, Rainey with Abby for two weeks. She came back a new dog! She sits, lays, stays on place, walks by our side and is learning to fetch. She now listens to commands. Precision K9 is very professional, attentive and serious about what they do. Abby updated us with progress videos and text messages along the way and Rainey loved her! She was great at training us as well! Highly recommend her! read more

Precision K9 Work - Rainey & Abby - Pet Training Near Me - Leander, Texas

Really fantastic work going on at Precision K9 Work. We met with Jake for an eval, put a plan together got started right away. So far we've had 4 sessions and the progress made is remarkable - walks are a breeze, household behaviors on point, we can go on hikes & into public areas with out breaking a sweat. Prior to training these were distant dreams. In between sessions the K9 Precision team is very responsive to e-mail questions and phone calls. We're now working with the group classes and moving into more advanced obedience skills. It's great going to class with others that all share common goal of bettering our high drive/full of life friends. We've learned so much since starting with Precision K9 Work and plan to continue doing so for a long time! (there's a lot to learn!!). Bottom line, since working with Precision K9 Work we have a much better relationship with our dog and know how to handle the everyday life situations we encounter together. Highly recommended!! read more

We started training at home with Nina before our young lab had all his shots. Steady great progress through three lessons. Nina is great with Boomer and his parents. We then boarded-trained him for two weeks while we were at our daughters wedding around 17 weeks age. Amazing progress with all the standard commands, and great leash work. At the six month mark we boarded-trained him with Nina for off leash training. Wow, what a great dog. Comes on recall, much more responsive with all the other commands. Will remain in place without fail for 30-45 minutes while we have dinner. No longer so mouthy, quite the young gentleman dog. I would recommend Precision K9 to anyone wanting a well mannered dog. Nina is just wonderful. read more

Precision K9 Work - Pet Training Near Me - Leander, Texas

Brought our 6 month old GSD Ruger in for training after struggling to find his motivation on our own. Logan not only helped us find what gets him motivated to do work but also helped us work through some behavior issues before they amplified. She helped us understand how Ruger thinks which helped us train him and also become better dog owners ourselves as he's very different than our other 2. I would absolutely recommend Logan to anyone looking to make that connection with their dog but just needs some help. She continues to push Ruger out of his comfort zone which has proven to be incredibly rewarding for everyone. read more

This is the story of Lexie. Lexie is a lovable Lab/Pit mix who failed a 2 week boot camp at a local training/boarding house. Her failure put her in peril as she was quickly becoming unbearable. Tearing the door off the hinges when someone rings the doorbell, barking at the neighbors when they have the gall to walk out their front door and bullying our two older dogs were her minor infractions on a slow day. Despite working with her daily she didn't seem to "stick" with the program. Enter Jake. Jake is unfazed by a challenge. He drove out to our house (about an hour for him I'd imagine) and witnessed first hand her impressive door response speed and barking. She was quite literally becoming difficult to live with. Jake however took her for a 2 week live in and had me wondering why I'm spending a bunch of money on this ...again. Frankly I expected the same result. Little did I realize this was different. The first clue was a youtube video Jake sent a few days into her training. There she was listening to him, taking commands and ignoring tantalizing distractions like DOORBELLS!!!! Amazingly at the end of the two weeks she was excited to see us but didn't bowl us over at first sight. Now, a month later, she still listens, obeys and when Jake came for a follow up at our house she was showing off rather than remedial learning. I'm incredibly thankful to Jake and the work he did. He's changed our house and given us the Lexie we love. read more

I've been enjoying our time with Precision K9! My german shepherd was started in a 2 week board and train with Daniel. My dog was only able to complete 1 week, due to his health issues acting up, but Daniel was quick to notify us that he wasn't feeling well and refunded us for the 2nd week that we did not get to use. I've had my dog back home now for 2 nights and I can already tell improvements in his behavior even with him only being able to be there for 1 week. I can tell they took care of him and showed him love as well! I specifically appreciated the staffs experience with the breed and they had a lot of insight to share with me. The rest of the staff has been friendly and helpful as well! We hope to be able to go back very soon. read more

These guys are awesome! Jake and Nina have experience working with working dog breeds and do a great job. They are flexible with your schedule and work with you to make sure you get the most out of your training, and get the end result you are looking for out of your dog. They can help you with anything from puppy imprinting to basic or advanced obedience to even personal protection, or protection dog sports training. I would highly recommend them to anyone in the Austin and surrounding areas. read more

Precision K9 Work - Pet Training Near Me - Leander, Texas

This place is a scam please don't waste your money here! we reached out with a clear and specific behavior issue and we're promised that they could help our dog. Issue was never addressed, they taught our dog to sit on a cot. We asked for our money back and owner said no so we told him ok then we'll settle this in court. The owner threw a tantrum fit like a little child and called the cops lying saying that we assaulted him lol. Guess thats the reaction you can expect from calling out a scammer huh? Anyways we'll see you in court! read more

I started private lessons with Nina as well as group classes a few weeks ago. My dog had a bad habit of pulling on the leash, lunging at other dogs while walking and not listening to my commands. Needless to say he was "spoiled" and I lived in his "world". After several sessions and thorough training, my dog walks nicely besides me and rarely reacts towards other dogs. I've learned to practice Place, Stay, Sit, Heel, Come & have seen great results. Nina is fantastic, she truly understands the behavior of dogs. Although I was nervous at times, she gave me the confidence to properly train my dog and know that training takes time and consistency. I would highly recommend Precision K9 & Nine to my friends and family. read more

Scammed. Was promised behavior modification after spending $800 we were told they could only teach obedience. After attempting to find a solution or receive our money back the owner threw a fit when we stated we would settled this in court. He attempted to falsely accuse us of assault and called the cops on us. The cops came and told us we did nothing wrong and recommended we go to court as we initially had planned to do so. I guess this is the type of behavior a scammer would have when being called out for their scams. Don't waste your money here. read more

My baby boy started training yesterday with the best trainer I have EVER met. I just can't stop bragging about Jake and his craft. Now looking at this happy boy you wouldn't know that he was abused by people, beaten, burned and days from being put down until his angel foster moms opened their home to him. Argo was so friendly and loving to me and Lola the moment I met him. But every trainer, doggie daycare facility and even private dog sitters couldn't handle him. It was unbelievable but I loved him and refused to give up on him. Jake took a chance on Argo and it is the best decision I have ever made. Argo will be with Jake for a month while I'm gone and as you can tell from the picture he isn't missing his momma at all. If you would like to correct any small annoying dog habits to huge ones then Jake and precisionK9 works are your best bet. Go for a free consultation, I promise you won't regret it read more

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We recently completed four weeks of training with our dog Kirby. Daniel was our main trainer and helped us to understand what the issue we are having with Kirby is and how best to deal with him. Now that we have the tools we are continuing to work at home with Kirby and we know we can reach out for additional help and classes if we need them. read more

My first experience with Jake was observing him doing protection training--it was fascinating! I had no idea what it involved and I loved watching Jake work with the dogs. He would explain what he was doing to me as well so that I could understand the behavior and response he was working towards with the dogs. It was clear to me that he has a lot of passion for what he does. I asked Jake if he could help me with my dog who is fearful reactive. I met Jake and one of his dogs in a park location twice to work on walking past other dogs and being in the same area as other dogs. Jake has an amazing alpha presence about him and my dog was much better behaved when Jake was present, hah. We still were able to work on the reactions, though they were not nearly as intense as they usually are, and Jake showed me some helpful commands like "place" to aid in working with my dog. Our third lesson was at Home Depot. My dog has extremely intense anxiety in public places so I usually avoid taking him to them. Jake showed me how to work with my dog to get through his anxiety and encouraged me to start taking him out to places so he becomes more comfortable. However, after seeing the anxiety Jake thought boarding him would be a good idea so that he could work with him 1:1. Jake is very passionate about finding a solution! My last lesson with Jake was at a dog park. Over the course of the boarding Jake socialized my dog and discovered that the reactive tendencies are specific to my presence. He assured me that it seemed to be a learned behavior and that through socialization and exposure to public places I would be able to un-teach it. Jake is great about giving next steps and instilling confidence in dog owners. I really appreciate all of the time Jake spent with me and my dog and I am hopeful that his advice will be a solution, it will take some time to get there though. read more

After moving down to Austin it was hard to find a working dog club. Since day one of showing up (without a dog) I have had a great experience getting to decoy for the club. The pet club is just as fun and gotten my guy off the couch an having a great time. read more

Precision K-9 is a wonderful training facility! They train both the dogs and the owners. This way everyone is on the same page. The staff and class attendees are all very friendly and eager to help you understand what you should be doing and why you should be doing it. My dogs are always excited to go to class and always enjoy their experience here, we have never left this facility in a negative mood. read more

Great training and customer service. My dog was being aggressive towards adults and other dogs. His confidence was worked on, as well as commands and separation anxiety. read more

Great experience working my dog at their protection group. They really know their stuff. I have a great time when i got.

Nina is fantastic with my new Mal Petra. Patience is required in training dogs, but a true loving heart for animals in general is necessary. Nina loves all animals she encounters and her desire to help train your dog to be a loving, obedient family dog is evident on the first meeting. Precision K-9 has got a winner of a trainer. Top Notch!! read more

We loved working with Logan for our shepherd mix 6 month old. She was very flexible with our schedule and helped us to understand the thought process with dogs and to have patience. We worked with the e collar program and it has worked great. Our dog has come a long way and we appreciate Logan's help! read more

I wanted to share my positive experience at Precision K9 with Logan! First - K9 was actually recommended to me by a lady that works at the vet's office so I felt good about the company from the start! I left my baby, Marshall, with Logan for a couple of weeks for puppy training and she did a fantastic job with him. Marshall is a golden retriever and full of mischief but he learned so much in that short time - I couldn't believe it! Marshall absolutely loves Logan and when I need to board, he stays with her and is always so excited to see her. I am so thankful that I found a trainer that we both love.... and I plan to take his sister to Logan as soon as she is old enough. I highly recommend Logan - she's the best!! read more

I had the pleasure of working with Jake for about three years. He is patient with his clients, human and canine, in addition to being a firm trainer. He has many years and hands on experience dealing with all levels of obedience and behavior modification. His love for his craft is shown daily with not only his personal dogs, but the dogs he trains for clients and other organizations. He is one of the few people with whom I would trust my own dogs. read more

I've had two different dogs work with Jake and with great results! He's great at getting the dogs engaged and behaved right from the start. Just as important, I as the dog owner was totally involved with the training while Jake was working with the dog, and that gave everything he did have tremendous value. I look forward to working with him again! I would definitely recommend! read more

Jake and his team have been exceptional to work with. We started our GSD with their board and train program and were blown away with the results. If you want an obedient and well mannered dog, this is the way to go. As our GSD aged there were a few traits we saw develop that we wanted to get under control. Working with Jake and Cortnie we were able to see very quick results. Now keep in mind that they are training the dog and YOU. With that, they have been patient and engaging teachers. read more

Jake was a life saver for my extremely fearful dog, and his rather neurotic owner. I adopted Seamus, a yellow lab/Great Pyrenees mutt from a rescue outside of Dallas a little over two months ago. He was afraid of literally every single thing outside of the 9x9 foot fenced in area he'd lived his whole life in. Humans were terrifying, and everything they encompassed. He didn't eat, drink, go to the bathroom or leave his kennel for 63 hours after I got him up the stairs to my apartment (I carried all 70 lbs of him). I had a dog in my childhood, but I didn't know what to do with this dog. I had budgeted for training from the get go because I knew I'd need help. What Jake did with Seamus is what you call behavior training. For four visits over two months we focused soley on modifying Seamus' fear response. He isn't perfect, it's only been 2 months, but what Jake taught me are tools I can use Seamus' whole life to continue to improve his comfort-ability with the world around him. He could hardly move from terror when we first got him on a leash now he sits outside a cafe with me every Saturday people watching while I have lunch. Like I said, we have a lot of work to go, but Jake was invaluable to both of us. Without him the adoption would have failed. I wouldn't have been able to figure him out, and he would have suffered for it. Five Stars, and thanks again, Jake! read more

Jake worked with my Frenchbulldog, Rambo, when he was about 10 months old. I am extremely picky when it comes to my dog. I was nervous about sending him away from me for 10 days as well. I can't emphasize how much improvement Rambo made during the 10 days he was under Jake's training! It was also very reassuring for me to receive videos and pictures from Jake throughout the training process so I could monitor the progress that Rambo was making. Jake is an amazing, caring & responsible trainer that I would highly recommend to anyone! read more