Jay worked with my 2 year old pit bull who was very dog aggressive and he really knows his stuff!…read moreHe showed me how to interrupt my dog's bad habits on walks and at home. After just one session my dog was much improved. We also went to a dog park and that went better than I would've ever expected! After 3 sessions I actually feel confident walking my dog around other dogs!

Kate is a wonderful trainer and resource for her clients. She recently helped us with our 3 year…read moreold dog, Emma. Emma is a husky mix that has boundless energy and lacked focus. She taught us simple commands and how to correctly use them to redirect Emma's behavior. When the behavioral frustrations were removed from our relationship with our dog, it changed everything! Kate is also always available to answer questions I have related to health and nutrition, and there have been many.

Our family had and continue to have great experiences with Kate and her crew. Our puppy Molly was…read morevery young and very wild. A few weeks with Kate was a great investment for Molly and the rest of our family. Once the initial excitement of having Molly back home wore off, she was much more focused, listened to commands, and was significantly better behaved. Kate continues to be a wonderful resource. She really cared for our dog and showed her the respect and love that our family gives Molly. We look forward to continue working with her in the future!

Scheduled a training class (weekly group class) with Todd directly. Confirmed timing and location…read more Showed up on the first day of class and he never showed. The building was hard to find, completely dark with no street lights at all. I messaged him and while he read the messages, he never responded to me at all. A waste of an hour getting there, sitting there, and getting home. I'm glad I didn't pay for the class and have him ghost after payment.

My husband and I currently have a 4 year old pitbull mix, Athena, who has been going to Todd's…read moreDog-U-Cation center since she was 4 months old. We enrolled her in his essentials class when we first adopted her and it was so helpful! This particular class is NOT treat based (thankfully for us) and dogs are encouraged to learn commands both on and off leash. It is a group class of usually 7-10 dogs and their owners and Todd works with his own dogs to show how the commands should be taught and how the dogs should respond to the owners commands. During the summer, he takes class outside and in the winter he has a great space for training. He also assigns "homework" which includes instructions on how to encourage training at home and in unfamiliar places. We also enrolled Athena in doggy day care at his facility and she LOVES going. Every time we say she is going to see Todd or to daycare, she gets so excited. She enrolled in daycare when she was around 6 months old and she has socialized well with other dogs and she gets training while she is there! Todd also offers grooming on site which you can request is done while the dog is at daycare. His pricing is reasonable and his hours are great and work well with our schedule. He is such a lover of dogs and has really made Athena a wonderful and obedient pup! We will always bring our dogs to Todd!

Great experience with this company! We adopted a young, smart, but anxious pitbull. We were…read moreconcerned over use of negative reinforcement, however, quickly learned this was not that. Our dog loves his trainer Matt! F. In just several short weeks we have seen him build a great foundation with our dog. They have also given us the skills to continue working with him to become the best dog he can be. If you are committed to working with your dog we highly recommend them.

tl;dr No matter the challenges and frustrations you face with your dog, Matt and Laurie at Sit…read moreMeans Sit Waukesha can solve them, as long as you, the owner, follow through. This is the best investment you can make on the quality of life in your pet-friendly household. We had reached the final straw with our pup. She would non-stop bark at anything that moves, pull on the leash for entire walks, herd/nip at our toddler, lunge/growl at house guests while cowering at others, and further unruly behavior. We felt horrible and embarrassed that we couldn't control our dog, a dog that when just with us was the most loving dog we've ever encountered. We were not going to let a dog get the best of us, especially when it comes to our toddler. It was time for a change, we made the call to Sit Means Sit (SMS). We met Matt at our house and we were sold. His knowledge, his sincerity, his views on the problems our pup faces, and his effect on our pup just during this one encounter was all we needed to know that this was the right choice. We opted for the full immersion, and we could not be happier with the results. Her confidence in herself has improved greatly, her confidence in us as her master has improved greatly, and even when she lets her anxiety and energy get the best of her, she can be controlled and calmed in seconds. ​If SMS can help our dog break down her issues, they can definitely help yours. We honestly never thought we were going to make progress with her, we never expected we'd be able to walk her off leash, and we never though we'd feel safe to let her interact with our toddler. SMS has exceeded our hopes and expectations. You and your dogs quality of life will be forever improved. Just to note, there are three options of training available from SMS. From my personal experience and seeing the other dogs around us at group class, I believe that the full immersion training is hands down the best option. All training options come with life time group classes for you and your dog, available three times a week to fit into anyone's hectic schedule. Group class is completely worth your time to attend (we try to go to all three sessions each week) as it reinforces the training with your dog and yourself in a setting with others who are in the same boat of you. Everyone wants your dog to succeed, just as much as they want their dog to succeed. On top of that, the helpful one-on-one tips from Matt and Laurie further help you feel safe, confident and reassured in your training. They genuinely care about your pets, and our pup is so darn excited when it's time to go to class. This may be the hardest review that I've wrote to date, as words just don't do their service justice. If you're looking for great, passionate,​ people to help with not only your pet, but you as an owner, Sit Means Sit Waukesha is exactly what you are looking for.

When it comes to dogs this guy rocks it! He turned our very troubled little border collie around,…read moreand made him shine with strangers. With dogs with problem behavior John starts with home training sessions. If your dog needs a little extra jump start, he can do in home training at his place, which is phenomenal. After a few sessions it was clear that Chappy needed a complete makeover to ever conquer his fears, and anxieties, and he went off to Boot Camp for Errant Border Collie's at the Earle family home. After a week, Chappy came home a happy, healthy dog, with a complete new outlook on strangers, and my little guy has never looked back. My dog will now approach strangers in public, with his tail wagging and enjoy letting them love on him. This is a complete turn around from the dog that would greet attention from strangers, with barking and growling previously. And then the fabulous thing is, once John teaches you enough to be at an intermediate level of handling your dog, you are invited to attend any of the multiple socialization classes he holds weekly, where you get to meet in a public place like a park, or a store, and walk and hang out John, and often his lovely family, with other dog owners and their dogs, and practice what you have learned while teaching your dog to be out in public, hanging out, not making a fuss, about the other dogs, or people, or any of the stimulation around them. In attending classes I have met people whose dogs John has turned around, with every kind of problem, dogs with dog aggression, fear biters, separation anxiety, you name it. And they all say the same thing, "My dog went from being a problem to being a great dog to be around." And he is equally good with all breeds, I have seen him manage a young Pit Bull with dog aggression issues, who was in intensive home training with him, who walked right next to my dog on our walk during socialization class, without a peep. Then the cool thing is, after a while you will meet the owner at class, and John has trained them to handle their dogs, so that they are confident, comfortable and in control, and enjoying their pet with their new skills. I have also met new puppy owners, and seen him train puppies, of people who are smart enough to get training on the front end before any problems develop. In particular, I had the chance to watch one Australian Shepherd go from an adorable little fluff ball, who was a handful, to an incredible, delightful, well trained, adult dog. One last note, Chappy, and all of the dogs that I have seen at class that have worked with John for awhile, love, love, love him. My boy goes nuts when we get to training, and cannot wait to shower John with love and kisses~ which John returns. When you see him interact with dogs, there is no doubt, you are lucky enough to have found the trainer, with an incredible ability to connect with your dog, and the intuition to know what they need, and to work with them, and you to get the best out of life with your pet.

Our dog training sessions with John Earle for the past 18-months has been one of top five best…read morethings we have spent money on. By committing to his program our two rescue dogs have been completely changed, and the stress level in our home has decreased when it comes to the integration of our dogs in our family. It was worth the strict parameters that were set for the dogs, early on in the training. We now see the reasoning behind it all and looking back are thankful that we adhered to the training rules. John has given us the tools to deal with a fear based dog as well as his "instigator" brother. We now know how to communicate to them in the way that they understand. We have dogs that are much calmer and much more enjoyable and now can take them on adventures and road trips without a second thought. John is a Godsend to those who choose to rescue. He has the most amazing and intuitive read on canines that I have ever seen. He started as our dog trainer but he and his family have now become our friends and we couldn't imagine not having them in our lives.

I have been taking my dog for training at Zoom Room for several months now. There are three…read moretrainers, all of them personable and professional. My pup started out with puppy training, graduated to obedience training, now is doing advanced obedience. In addition to obedience classes, they also have agility, play groups, etc. My pup and I really enjoy classes there. Both of us have learned so much.

The short version of our experience: Steve is a miracle worker. Our rescue seemed incapable of…read morehaving positive interactions with other dogs, and Steve gave us the tools to turn him around. Now, nearly all interactions are positive and we feel in control and our dog's anxiety is 100% managable (and he's a much happier dog for it!). We can't possibly thank Steve enough. The much longer version of our experience: We rescued a 4-year old Standard Poodle six months ago and needed help with behavioral issues. While our dog was great with humans, he had major issues interacting with other dogs. Anxiety, growling, unfriendly posturing, overall a very stressful experience as an owner since our condo and neighborhood has a ton of dogs. Steve provided a free consultation to meet our dog in our home and discuss the best approach, private lessons or group lessons. After our consultation, Steve gave us some immediate pointers and asked us to join his group classes the following month, mentioning that if it didn't go well we would switch to private lessons. Using those pointers, we started preparing our dog for classes. I was a bit nervous to be around other dogs but Steve couldn't have been more right. We learned SO MUCH about our dog in those group lessons. How he acts when stressed out, what sets him off, and more importantly, how our dog communicates to us that he's uncomfortable. All of this was in a safe and controlled environment under Steve's supervision. Group classes also showed us that every dog is unique and has different battles they need to work through and the fact that our dog needed some behavior corrections didn't mean we were bad dog owners. I can't understate how much we learned about our own dog's personality, and that was worth its weight in gold. Steve got to know our dog really well through those classes (and our dog absolutely loves him) and was able to very narrowly diagnose what was causing our dog's issues: anxiety, lack of positive socialization, yet deep desire to interact with other dogs. In other words, he wants to say "hello" but doesn't know how and gets anxious because he doesn't understand how other dogs say "hello." It made perfect sense based on our six months of experience since adopting him. After our group classes finished, we asked Steve for an additional private lesson to escalate the "Leave It" command (a very difficult command in general). We expressed our concerns about not wanting to use pain as a punishment, and he was 100% supportive. He worked to re-teach us the command and introduced a noise correction to pair with the "Leave It" command. We practiced this with Steve and then he visited us again a week later to see how things were going. I can't begin to explain the difference this has made for us. Through learning in group classes our dog's cues for anxious behavior, and then being empowered with the command to distract him from his own anxiety, we feel like we have a new dog! While sometimes he still gets a little weird, we say the command and he's instantly re-focused and well-behaved. Since then, he's only had positive interactions with other dogs, even making a few dog friends that he gets excited to say hello to. The biggest test was having a friend stay overnight with her two dogs. We're pleased to say he behaved exceptionally well! We can't thank Steve enough. The guy just understands dogs and knows what their humans need, and is a total miracle worker. There's no way we can thank Steve enough for what he's done for our family and our dog!

Great trainer. Got results with our dachshund's aggressive barking within 3 sessions. He has a very…read morecalm demeanor and explained what to expect with each session.

Our pup LOVES Central Bark. He can't wait to jump out of the car as we pull into the driveway…read more When we pick him up at night, he's pooped (in a good way!). Facility: The facility is huge (both indoor and outdoor spaces for the dogs to play) and very clean. We took our dog to training classes at this location as well so it was helpful for our dog to get familiar with the space before starting day care. Staff: The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. It has been evident to us from day one that the employees at Central Bark love dogs and love what they do! The staff takes photos of the dogs throughout the day and posts them to Facebook so you have an idea of what your dog is up to. Grooming: Excellent. For our pups first bath and hair cut, they did exactly what we asked them to. The prices they charge are reasonable. If your dog is enrolled in day care, they will spend additional one on one time w/ him or her on a grooming day to avoid the potential dirty aftermath of dogs playing with other dogs. We love Central Bark and it's clear that our pup does too!

Ripley is the second dog we've brought here and we have had nothing but positive experiences. He…read moregets so tired running and playing and we have seen a big improvement in how he behaves and acts around other dogs. He's learning social cues, which is so important. I'd recommend this spot to any dog owner. Plus they take great pictures of him.