Our 2 year old GSD mix started struggling with reactivity and my partner and I felt like we needed…read morea lot of help/were lost training her ourselves. Luckily we found Gary at just the right time :) We knew we wanted to work with Gary just from the initial consultation. He was extremely knowledgeable and spoke about a lot of tools/techniques we previously researched and was not pushy at all about any training programs or commitments. We completed the Basic Obedience training program and the difference from when we started is amazing. Our girl is eager and motivated to work and we felt like we had great tools after each training session. Reactivity is definitely a journey but my partner and I feel so much more confident on walks and taking her around in public now that we have tools and techniques to rely on. Gary really cares about his clients, their progress, and well-being. He was extremely present during the sessions and communication about sessions was great and straightforward. Highly recommend for anyone looking for dog training!

I reached out to Gary for help with my dog Peaches and her leash reactivity, and he was extremely…read moreprompt in responding. The initial consultation went very well, and I learned so much about dog communication and how to better support Peaches. I also learned that she is a highly anxious dog, which explained many of the challenges I had been concerned about. We enrolled in Gary's six-week program and finished with the tools and knowledge needed to keep Peaches on the right track toward recovery. Just like humans, dogs rehabilitate at their own pace, and over those six weeks Peaches made significant progress. We're looking forward to enrolling in advanced training once she's ready so she can enjoy more freedom off-leash. Gary is not like other trainers we've worked with. He doesn't rely on obedience-based shortcuts or gimmicks. Instead, he teaches you how to work through real situations and explains the theory behind his approach so you truly understand what's happening and how to handle stressful moments. Most importantly, Gary teaches you how to become the focal point for your dog, which has made a lasting difference for us.

Annalie is amazing. We're so happy with the progress we've made through the five lessons. Teddy,…read moreour cockapoo, loved her from the moment he met her. He was showing off: "See what a good boy I am." I highly recommend Annalie as a trainer. We're continuing the lessons as parents, learning more about our little man's behavior and how to become better parents.

My dog Riesling and I absolutely adore Annalise! We first met her through our time at Camp Bow Wow…read morein San Ramon (also an amazing place). Riesling is a 3-year-old miniature poodle--super smart, but she struggles with separation anxiety and can be a bit reactive when strangers enter our home. In just three lessons, I've already seen a huge improvement. Annalise breaks everything down in a simple, practical way, and her methods work. After our first lesson, Riesling had already learned sit, stay, come, and touch. During our second lesson, we reinforced those skills and began working on her reactivity. Annalise came to our home and showed me easy, effective strategies to prevent issues before they arise, always with kindness. My favorite part of her training style is that it's entirely based on positive reinforcement--no punishments, no techniques that feel harsh or uncomfortable. Riesling genuinely enjoys our training sessions, especially the high-value cheese treats. Annalise is incredibly patient, not only with Riesling but with me as well. She takes the time to explain the "why" behind every exercise, and she provides detailed printouts of each lesson so I don't have to take notes during training. It really allows you to stay present and focused. I highly recommend Athens Dog Training to anyone needing support with their reactive dog. Annalise is truly wonderful. And I'm excited to see how much further we can go!

Patti has trained both of our English Cream Retrievers and we could not be happier with the…read moreoutcomes. She was knowledgeable, patient, and truly seemed to understand our dogs, despite their differing personalities and temperaments. We had significant house training issues with our younger female, but Patti, with much diligence and patience, was able to successfully train and housebreak her into our now mistake free dog. I cannot say enough great things about our experience with Patti as our dog trainer/boarder, she truly loves dogs and it show in her results-would highly recommend!

We have a 2 1/2 year old Mini Goldendoodle - Louie and overall he's a good dog and we just needed…read morehelp with certain commands. I watched numerous training videos online and did a group training (I don't recommend that either) - nothing helps since you need hands on private training and that's how I found Patti on here. We did 6 sessions and she helped us train Louie and focused on his reactivity, basic walking commands, door bell reactions and recall. Patti came over to our house for a few sessions and the rest of the sessions we met at a park or a public place so that she can teach us the real world situations when we're out with Louie. She explains everything very well and why dogs behave the way they do. She'll take photos and videos and send follow up notes as well to help us remember everything we learned each session. It's a lot to learn and you have to continue to practice everything and you'll see a difference in your dog's behavior. We've seen a difference in Louie and very happy with the results. I definitely recommend Patti if you need help training your dog. Thank you so much Patti!

Camp Bow Wow has been my go to location for boarding my dog or for just having a fun play day!…read more Camp Bow Wow has cameras where you can monitor your pup playing all day which is really helpful for an overprotective dog mom like me. Sending my dog here helps with getting him socialized with other dogs. Not to mention it really tuckers him out after a fun filled day. After the first initial meeting with Camp Bow Wow, scheduling days for your dog to stay is easy through their app. They also have special offerings. They offer baths and nail trims. They also offer special enrichment packages like cuddle time or a sniffing game. If you choose the enrichment packages they will send you a photo and a synopsis of how well your dog did during the enrichment time! Love this place!

I was just raving about this place to a friend and then realize I had never taken the time to write…read morea yelp review! We love camp bow wow and so does our fur baby, Mellow. She is thrilled to go there weekly and they take such good care of her. She is a slow to warm dog but they worked with us until she got comfortable enough in their environment (they are diligent in their interviews) to start going there and now she is a big fan and so are we! The crew is consistently kind and awesome, which to me shows the owners are setting a great tone and have cultivated a wonderful culture.

We initially adopted 2 Formosa Mountain Dogs at 6 mos old. They seemed to get along well…read moreinitially, but we started to see some signs of aggression towards one another as well as some towards us. Struggling, we reached out to Grace for advice. She listened to our situation and she gave us her honest assessment that we should rehome one of the dogs. It was a difficult conversation but I always appreciated Grace's honesty and straightforward, no-nonsense approach. It wasn't what we wanted to hear but it was probably what we NEEDED To hear. For what seemed like counterintuitive reasons at the time we decided to keep the dog, Axel that Grace thought we should rehome. While we loved both pups dearly, we saw something in Axel that we thought was worth committing to. It was a challenging process, but with Grace's help we've seen Axel blossom from a very terrified, fearful pup to a happy, loving member of the family. I think even Grace is proud of how far Axel has come (and Axel LOVES Grace)! We are so grateful to Grace and Fair Love Dog Training for supporting us on this journey! If you own a fearful pup, and need help I whole-heartedly recommend Grace and Fair Love Dog Training!

Update: After another month or two of sessions with Grace,…read morewe are now doing off-leash hikes and beach trips with Hershey! Wooo! I couldn't believe it! We were able to achieve our end goal of walking off-leash with him. In my mind, I had thought it was going to take years for your dog to know not to run off once they are free. (probably PTSD from when my previous family dog, Lucky, who, if he escaped the backyard, it will take forever for him to come back because he thinks that me chasing him is a game.) But Grace really was thorough in giving us the tools and time we needed to get Hershey accustomed to being off-leashed. Seeing how Hershey is more relaxed now as well, we now no longer think we need to attend obedience classes. We are so lucky we went with Grace!

My dog and I do his monthly baths here! Roux is tiny but she's a lot and the groomer is great but…read morepricey! At PFE we get a bath token for $20 and I get to clean Roux with our preferred shampoo, de-shed and blow dry him completely dry (because he's a little guy and the token is for 25 mins of bath time). We love the food samples and picking up our treats and new kibbles here as well. They have a large selection of excellent, high-quality dog foods and treats. Roux is 10 years old, doesn't eat grain or fillers, and looking forward to plenty more years of happy living, so we really enjoy browsing and trying new options here!

Our silly Princess rolled on something in the backyard that made her a stinky girl. Dinner prep had…read moreto wait while we put her in the van and headed over to Pet Food Express for her monthly bath, 5 days early. Fortunately, the traffic wasn't too bad and when we arrived, there were three stations open including one with an oxygenated hydrogen peroxide comb fitting. We used that fitting once before when Princess got skunked. The purpose of the comb is so you can get the cleaning liquid through all the fur to the skin. Especially useful when washing a dog with double coat. After five minutes of that, we switched to the shampoo of the season and proceeded with a regular wash, rinse and dry. When we were done, Princess was back to smelling like a dog!

We highly recommend Jayne, she is a very experienced dog trainer. Very flexible with scheduling…read more Also very responsive over text.

Jayne is amazing! I actually called Jayne bc I was worried abt my young pom bc he jumped on another…read moredog on one of our walks. I was so worried and embarrassed! I called my vet as soon as i got home! My vet suggested I call this particular behavioral trainer she knew and so I did. (It wasn't Jayne). This behavioral trainer told me I should return my dog to breeder. I should never fall asleep with this breed on my bed (Pomeranians) as they could bite my face off. She continued to tell me all these horrible stories abt poms. I was so confused and upset when I hung up. My husband insisted I get another opinion. I found Jayne's info online the next day and called her. She came over same day because she knew how upset I was and she wanted to meet my fur baby. Needless to say, she is amazing! I am so happy I made that call! My pom is now 5 yo and he is fabulous! Sweet, entertaining, and so well-behaved because of Jayne's training!

My husband and I are not novice dog owners by any means, but we needed help with our newest (at the…read moretime) addition; our Aussie who presents with anxiety. Our usual tricks with trying to redirect her attention or to stop the herding behavior (with the kids, we don't herd the kids, Lola!) were going unmatched and we knew we needed help. We started with in home private lessons with Rochelle. Some of what she taught us was a bit "duh" because we weren't thinking outside of the box, but also much of it was teaching us to be better dog owners, to tune into our dog and meet her where she was at. The 1:1 training was truly beneficial as Rochelle was able to come into our home and witness the behaviors we needed help with. Over the course of several weeks we became better dog owners and Lola learned lots of new things. We then transitioned to group classes with Rochelle which I admit the mere idea of stressed me out. Lola had never done well in public and was often triggered by too many (often random) things. But to my surprise Lola performed amazingly. She often lost her marbles about 30-40 mins into each group class but the other amount of time she was spot on and eager to learn. I am so proud that she was able to be handled by Rochelle on a few occasions and has become a confident dog who thrives in the outside social world. I will forever be grateful to Rochelle for teaching ME how to be a better dog owner and for showing me the potential Lola always had.

Mitch and Patrick are amazing! We had 5 home sessions with our two Havanese dogs. We worked on…read moretraining them to be better at greeting people and on how to get them to not make at the door when the doorbell goes off. We also worked on walking and now they don't pull! So nice to be able to go on a walk without being pulled. We then did dog greeting and reactivity and got a lot of tips on what to do to help the dogs feel more comfortable. Mitch and Patrick really went above and beyond to help us!

Adam has been absolutely wonderful to work with! He is enthusiastic, kind, and incredibly friendly,…read moreand it's very clear how much he genuinely loves working with dogs. Millie absolutely adores him and gets so excited every time she gets to work with him! We've been working with Adam on leash manners, general puppyisms, and building good habits, and he does a great job making the training both productive and fun. We especially appreciate that he makes sure both Jamie and I are involved in the training, so we can continue reinforcing what Millie is learning at home. We couldn't be happier with Adam and would absolutely recommend him to anyone looking for a patient, knowledgeable, and genuinely caring dog trainer!

Adam is professional, knowledgeable, and very responsive to all of my questions. His rates are very…read morereasonable for a 5-week training course. One thing I especially appreciate is that he offers both indoor and outdoor training, since my dog, Oscar, behaves very differently outside with distractions around him. While he listens well indoors, my commands sometimes seem to go "in one ear and out the other" outside, and Adam really focuses on addressing those real-life challenges. I also have two dogs, and even though the training is primarily for Oscar, Adam has gladly provided helpful tips and guidance for my second dog as well. After each session, he sends detailed notes so I can continue practicing with Oscar throughout the week, which has been incredibly helpful. Adam is flexible, accommodating with scheduling, and genuinely enjoyable to work with. I recommend Pawsitive Interactions to anyone looking for a skilled and supportive dog trainer.

Roy, Uncle Pawpaw, is the best person to take care of your furry kids! We unexpectedly adopted a…read moreLabrador retriever and he's quite a handful. Roy takes care of him so well whenever we need to board him and he clearly has a lot of fun with his furry friends. We get videos and pictures when he's there and he loves it. Roy is easy to communicate with we trust him with our boy. I highly recommend you to try a meet and greet and bring the pups here.

My boy Duke absolutely loves Roy and his team at Uncle Paw paws! My dog is like Energizer bunny…read morethat never runs out of the battery! Since he's been going to pawpaws, he comes home tired with so much play time. Roy also sends videos of him playing and pics, so I know he's in good hands. Drop and pickup is very convenient, and highly recommend Pawpaws daycare!