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    Pro-Train Innovative Dog Training

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    Obi
    Holly M.

    We cannot thank Michael and his staff enough! Obi is our almost 5 month old Rhodesian Ridgeback, who will potentially be 105+ lbs fully grown. Our experience to date was with a 26 lb Frenchie. Since we have two small kids, it is critical that such a large dog be extremely well trained, for safety purposes. Obi spent 3 weeks at Pro-Train and is like a completely different (better!) puppy. He has learned so much. We are blown away by how well behaved he is now! He still has his spunky personality, but now listens when we tell him to stop doing something. He is no longer nipping at our arms and legs at every chance he gets. He is a pleasure to take in public and on walks. We can't wait to see how he continues to learn and grow with our continued practice of these invaluable skills taught by Pro-Train. Highly recommend Michael and team!

    Daisy
    David L.

    Pro train dog service is what the doctor ordered for my naughty but nice dog. Michael explained every service that pro train provided and followed through with a home run. My dog cane into his kennel an unruly dog and left an obedient one. Michael and staff thanks again for making my best friend Daisy the best obedient, caring and respectful dog out there.

    Katie B.

    Our dog "Never" is an American cocker spaniel whom we took to training classes at another school-Petcoach which opened her up to bad habits of treats and jumping up constantly and nipping the kids hands for treats. Trying to unwind the bad behavior wasn't working with many consultants. We reached out to Pro-Train and did board/ train. Within a week no more jumping, she's got all her basic obedience / on and off leash. Her manners are incredible. She came home last night after training, going to the office was a dream she greeted everyone- no jumping. At home in the kitchen she sat on her mat while cooking. Absolute dream dog. Can't recommend this training enough

    Our 2 dogs
    Lauren V.

    We had a great experience with Pro Train. Our 2 female dogs were having aggression issues with each other so we decided to put them into the 3 weeks training. The dogs are much more behaved overall. Now it's up to my my husband and I to keep the training up at home but it's nice to know they offer free refreshers for pet and owners! Also love the fact that we can board them and they will get a refresher training as well.

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    Shell was our trainer and she is amazing. I am Deaf and have a service dog. She not only trained my dog but also taught me how to work with service animals and educate others. Shell became less of a trainer and more a key part of our family. She connected us to a second service dog as well. The two dogs are incredible and we could not say enough about how amazing Shell has been through the whole process. The professional environment and the level of expertise her staff brings to any dog owners is amazing. I constantly get strangers on the street asking me where I got my dogs trained. My dog comes with me to teach middle school and she is exceptional. This training facility is amazing and Shell is brilliant.

    We adopted our 4 year old pit mix Chanel 2 years ago. She was a rescue and not socialized much by the previous owners. She has been attacked a few times by some neighborhood dogs out here in Vista Ca when we go on walks. She is overly aggressive with large dogs and wants to fight. We brought her to Pro-Train to get some discipline and get her over some of her insecurities towards other dogs. The staff did a great job working with her and teaching us how to properly reinforce positive behavior and correct her aggressive behavior. She is so much better on leash now and we understand her triggers and how to correct them quickly before she over reacts. She is still a work in progress but after 4 weeks at their facility she has made so much progress. My wife is now confident that she can take Chanel on walks and handle her without concern. We highly recommend Pro-Train if you dog is not behaving properly, you will learn so much and become a better pack leader. - Paul & Mary Jane

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    Such great trainers, my puppy definitely came back a whole new mature way! Something that i love is that his goofyness is still there. Nico used to jump on people while greeting them, pull on the leash, never listen or come to me whenever i'd call his name out. But now all of those things are so much better. Clearly it's a work in progress and training needs to be continued after training but this program was so worth it and i mean it. i was soooo scared leaving my pup at a board and train because i've had him since he was a baby and would be with him everyday but i knew it was the best for him and us and in the end he is so happy with more freedom that he gets from listening to recalls and just being a good boy in general! Also the e collar that goes with the program is the best in the game! it's called mini educator and his trainers actually let us try it on our palms and it's crazy but we didn't feel a certain level but our pup Nico does. It's just amazing and I would highly recommend.

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    Hannah was awesome! I almost gave up on my hyper pup, but Hannah worked with him and like magic! He is a dream dog now.

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    Horrible!!!!!! My dogs were terrified and I picked them up in 24 hours and he would give me a refund over $3000

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