Sonya's classes are great as are her methods. She is very understanding and always willing to help. She really gets to know the dog and owner. I would highly recommend her! read more

Went to this place for my 1 year old English bulldog and was honestly appalled. First, we walk up to the door and there's an ash tray filled with half smoked joints and blunts right in front of their business sign. The sign says "do not knock and do not open gate text us when you have arrived" we text them and stand outside waiting for a good while, when we are finally greeted by her teenage son who had previously been otherwise occupied playing Fortnite. He tells us to go through the gate. We get into the shed and multiple of the dogs seem extremely stressed. The trainer does not acknowledge my dog for a while until telling us that he was "not ready" because he is wearing a harness which is safer for the breed as English bulldogs have breathing difficulties rather than a choke collar and that we would have to stand there and wait until the end of the class for instruction. Just pure ignorance. During this time my dog was put under stress and our money was wasted. Not to mention she even refused my puppy water when he was hyperventilating from the stress of the environment. read more

Unbelievably helpful, caring, and compassionate. Thank you for your time, Sonya, you were so kind talking me through my new rescue!

I love Sonya and her dog training classes! She works out of her garage/back yard and really takes the time to get to know you and your dog. I'm so glad I took my puppy to her instead of going to a place like Petco where they might not of remembered me each time or even care. I ended up taking my mini dachshund to puppy class all the way to Sonya's novice class. Sonya is incredibly kind and patient, you can tell she really loves what she does. She's never harsh or makes you feel stupid because your dog had a bad day in class. It happens! Even if you do your homework, there's just more distractions, like other dogs around. It happened a lot to my dog, you just laugh it off. I have a mini dachshund who I got at 8 weeks old. I wanted to start him off early playing with other dogs so he'll learn to socialize and get along with other dogs at an early age so I signed him up at Sonya's 4 week puppy class. He was 10 weeks old when he started and only 5 pounds. She reassured me that it was never too young or small to start off. He was the smallest in the class (the rest were lab puppies). But my dog did great! She taught me the basic commands that a puppy should learn. I was having a very hard time with my puppy with getting the word "NO" across to him, and she taught us how and it worked like a charm within 1 day for him! I couldn't believe it! It really helped me set the boundaries as to what my puppy could and couldn't do around the house. The puppy class was great because there also was a puppy play time at the end where all the puppies run around and socialize, which is a lot of fun to watch. Since my puppy was a lot smaller than the other dogs, Sonya showed me a few tricks that would help my dog socialize better with bigger dogs, so he would grow more confident instead of always depending on me. He now loves bigger dogs more than smaller dogs, he's over confident now! If I ever get another puppy, I would absolutely put it in this puppy class again. You learn so much and you can't beat the socialization with other puppies! It was a ton of fun! I ended up signing up my dachshund in Doggy Kindergarten, Doggy College, and then the Novice Class. I couldn't have been more happy with the outcome of each class. On the very first week of each class, Sonya hands out a sheet of paper that lays out what we'll be doing week-by-week so when you go home to do your home work, you don't forget what you learned that week. It was very helpful to have that sheet of paper. I'm so impressed with what my dog knows now! I worked very hard with him each week and the exercises are simple, but it is so worth learning. My dog will come on command now! He saw a skunk a few weeks ago and started to go after it, and I just called his name and he immediately turned around and came to me. Thank god! All those classes and training paid off for that one moment. It's been almost 7 months now since we started going to Sonya. My dog started off when he was 10 weeks old/5lbs and now he's almost 9 months old/11lbs and he's a pro now! He graduated from the Novice class just the other night! I had a great experience going to Sonya's classes. She's amazing and so great with dogs. She even does private sessions if you want to work on something on the side or if you miss a class (it does cost extra). I will keep going to her monthly boot camp classes because I want to keep up with my dog's training. I don't want him to lose it or I don't want to get lazy with it. So go to Sonya! She'll take care of you and your dog! She's wonderful to work with and always so nice and understanding. read more

Sonya is an awesome trainer. We have to remember that our dogs are dogs. We can love them and still train properly. Sonya's is the place to go. read more

I have taken my German Shepard there for training and occasional boarding. He loves it there and has learned alot!! Sonya keeps me updated on progress and what he's up to daily when I am out of town! Wouldn't take him anywhere else!! read more

Sonya is incredible. She helped us get out large, out-of-control Labrador trained when other local trainers couldn't. He was a great dog for us at home but out in public or when new people came to our house, he was awful. After just one session with her, I could walk him on my own without being dragged. After five weeks, other people in our class commented on how much our dog had improved. I am so relieved and grateful for Sonya's help. I feel like I have a whole new doggy on my hands! read more

Our Rottweiler puppy just completed puppy kindergarten and really learned so much during his 6 weeks of class. Sonya is a great teacher and has so much patience with both the dogs and their people. Although there were 10 dogs in the class each dog (and their respective issues if they had any) still got a ton of individual attention. Highly recommended, both my puppy and my older German Shepherd will be enrolled in her next round of classes. read more

Sonya is a excellent trainer!! I show my dogs and she has helped me train them to their full potential. I have many friends and clients (I am a groomer) who also have trained with Sonya and they all have made huge improvements with their pets. I highly recommend her to any one who would like their dog to be the best it can be. read more

Sonya is very pleasant and I believe genuinely likes dogs but I was very uncomfortable with the neck yanking, sometimes really hard, as the way to get the dog to do what you want him to do. read more

Sonya is very professional and truly a dog lover. She uses some good technique training to help get your pet to respond to commands. We began with the Kindergarten classes for our puppy and took her all the way to College. I'm so glad we stuck with Sonya as we now have a well behaved dog. Goshe loves Sonya too! read more

I would not recommend Sonya for dog training. I brought my puppy to the puppy kindergarten class. The class is large and Sonya stands where you cannot hear what she is saying unless you are toward the front. My second day of class I moved to the front of the class so I could hear her better, but my puppy was extremely playful and wanting to play with all of the other dogs. I had a hard time working with my puppy (hence the reason I was in the puppy training class) and Sonya had me move to the end of the line of dogs (where I could not hear what she was saying) and did nothing to help me with controlling my rambunctious puppy. Her handy dandy sidekick who was there to help with training simply made jokes about my dog during the time I was working with him at the back of the class and was of no help to me as well. I left the class completely frustrated and never went back. read more