VERY experienced nosework trainer who has trained her dogs to the highest levels and has an…read moreexcellent touch helping others learn the craft. There are beginner and more advanced classes as well as private sessions offered. If you are thinking about AKC, NACSW, or UKC nosework with your puppy, Aleks is def worth your time. On-line classes with interactive homework are solid as well. She's trained many of the top competitors in this area and you can become part of this family for even more help. I was turned on to a lady today not far from me who invited me over to her house to do a couple runs of hides she had set up. Great set-up, she graciously helped videotape my runs. Also offered me a ton of advice using the concepts and approach Aleks teaches at Release Canine.

Being overly generous based on initial impression. Great communication. Good explanation of…read moreexpectations and anticipated results. Nice approach to both owners/handlers and dogs.. Aleks communicated what to expect in behaviors, demonstrated what to do, guided each handler with feedback of what she observed. Explained what is "expected" of our dogs but followed up with it not being very practical for every breed based on size and more.

We have a 10-month-old dog that we believed would benefit from having a "professional" assist us…read morewith teaching proper commands, walking on a leash, etc. We wanted the training to be personal (not a group setting) and done in our home. We contacted AZ K9 Academy and Jennifer was available to provide the training. The cost was a bit steep - $496.80 for 4, one-hour sessions - but we felt we would have greater outcomes with personal training, so we booked it. On a positive note, Jennifer was always on time, prepared, pleasant and we trained the entire hour. We learned some basic tools to better assist our pup with walks, being around other dogs, etc. It was during the second training session that things went south. Jennifer wanted to try a collar that she could electronically "buzz" (vibrate) in order to get our pup's attention. We permitted it and with the first buzz, our pup became frantic and was clearly afraid of the buzz. Jennifer said this was "normal" for some pups the first time they feel the vibration. However, with each buzz, things only got worse, so we asked her to stop (she did) and we did our best to end the training on a positive note for our pup (giving her the command to sit, then down and she was rewarded.) The following week, we could not get our pup near the living room (where she had been "buzzed"). When Jennifer came the 3rd and 4th weeks, our pup was clearly afraid of her and was reluctant to do anything near her or with her. Essentially, we lost 2 to 3 weeks of training because of this incident. So we paid a lot of money and got very little training (due to our pup being afraid of Jennifer when she used the buzz collar). Bottom line - we know every pup reacts differently to various situations and when this occurred with our pup, we perhaps felt that AZ K9 Academy should have offered at least one additional week of training to compensate for the lost training days.

Tanja is a very calm and well knowledgeable trainer! I am so grateful that Tanja from AZ K9 Academy…read moretook us on as clients. Her methodology and approach in explaining the dogs mind and way of thinking after carefully analyzing them during training is by far the best I have seen. Every question gets answered in a well explained way and provides useful tools and instructions for your own personal downtime/follow up training with your dog after the session. We adopted Ahsoka (Belgian Malinois-German Shepard mix) at 4 months of age from a no kill rescue and found out that day there were many issues needing to be addressed - diet, confidence, and just learning how to be a dog. After reaching out, Tanja was quick to respond and set up a complimentary home visit to meet Ahsoka. Tanja built a level of comfort with Ahsoka during that initial visit and showed me immediately how to handle and respond to Ahsoka in order to stop her nervous behavior and acting out (in addition to how to help Ahsoka in diet and nutrition and get the explosive diarrhea under control, getting in and out of the car and taking short rides without the constant vomiting, and next-steps for being in the presence of other humans and their pets without the crazy barking and fear behaviors). When Tanja left, I felt hope again. We have been training with Tanja once a week since the initial visit and have learned so much already. Ahsoka is now going to public places and showing everyone what a sweet girl she really is! Currently, we have her in the 1-week Board-n-Train and were so thrilled to see her attempting play with other dogs for the first time. What an awesome moment to see Ahsoka getting to just be a dog. It has been such a great experience for our family and Ahsoka. She has been able to learn how to become more confident and we are learning how to manage her energy. Hands down I would recommend AZ K9 Academy to anyone who needs to find a great trainer. AZ K9 Academy is well informed, efficient and very professional at this craft. More than five stars for sure - very highly recommended!

As many of you know, I just got another dog - a standard poodle to be exact. My newest bundle of…read morejoy is 10 weeks old and...maybe a bit more than I can handle at times :) His breeder recommended this dog food/company and hearing that poodles are known for their sensitive stomachs I decided to stick with it. Okay obviously I haven't tasted the food, but he seems to love it, and my Maltese seems to like it too. I had some questions about the dog food before I made any final decisions like cost and quality. I spoke to JJ and she was so helpful and had great information for me. I got a 50 lb bag for $52. Not bad, it will last a long time and I didn't have to go get it. What I LOVE about this company (besides the friendly service and great quality food) is that they deliver. A husband and wife (Mark and JJ) deliver in this area and they are fabulous. I wasn't home when they were going to drop off the food (and I ran out of checks) so I left cash and they gave me change, called me to say they were on there way and also that they had delivered the food. I love the communication and the convenience - I will continue to use them and switch my Maltese to this food as well - sorry Iams.

Loren helped train us and our pup from the beginning! It had been years since we had a dog, so we…read morewere looking for some direction on how to best approach training and discipline of our new family member. We have learned so much from him and are so impressed with the progress of our little girl.

Mica has taught me the importance of giving our pup the proper exercise and boundaries at home for…read morea healthy relationship between the two of us, and an emotionally satisfied Pepper pup that no longer desires to be mischievous when she's home alone! I would recommend her services to anyone who is open to changing their own energy and mind set to be the pack leader your dog or dogs wants and needs from you!

I recently adopted a dog from a rescue that had been returned eight times due to behavioral issues…read more. I came to find out that the dog had some severe separation anxiety issues and a severe food aggression issue. The food aggression was a very dangerous behavior. The rescue sent Mica Diaz out to give me some tips on how to train this dog so that he could live in my home safely. He had been tied to a tree for 4 years and not had any human interaction and had been given very little to eat or drink therefore, he became very protective of his food. It was like having a wild animal in my home. I did one session with Mica and she gave me tips that were extremely successful with this dog and now he has no food aggression issues and his separation anxiety is fading daily. I sincerely believe that Mica's training advice saved this dog's life and possibly mine as well.

I would definitely recommend using Diane again for our multiple cat sitting! She is super friendly…read moreand very caring about our cats and her fees are very acceptable. They aren't very sociable but several of them always greeted her when she came to visit. The litter boxes were very well taken care of, including any litter that was tracked outside the box, dishes cleaned up, and even a pile or two of some throw up was cleaned away!! Diane, and little guy Corey made sure to spend some time petting and playing. She helped with an electrical breaker and even put up with our make shift wire pen with no problems!! Our cats were much less stressed out when we got home and so were we! I had nothing to clean up after! Diane is our go to pet sitter for all our future needs!

We put our 5 year old Border collie mix, Zeke, through Rich's 6 week in-home training program, and…read morecouldn't be happier with the results! We were able to strengthen old commands, learn new ones, and achieve our underlying goal of getting Zeke to behave and work with new guests in the house. Zeke had aggression issues with friends and family we invited over in the home and using the tools we learned from the training program we were able to go on a 2 week vacation to Europe and leave Zeke with an in-home pet sitter who he had met only a handful of times before hand. We simply taught the pet sitter the same commands and boundaries Rich taught us and this allowed Zeke to learn to trust the sitter and become comfortable with her over time. We regularly got updates on our trip how my sitter was able to pet and show affection with Zeke, something we previously believed would never be possible! Thank you Rich!

I can't believe the progress we've made with our dog in only 4 sessions with Rich! Rich always…read moreexplains what we are going to do next and why it's necessary. Our dog is what's called fearful aggressive and would attack anyone who came close to her. With Rich's help now strangers are able to pet her. He gives simple instructions and practical homework so we can continue to work between sessions. Rich's positive energy and affection for dogs shows in every way he interacts with us. If you're having dog trouble we'd highly recommend Perfect Pooch.

Ron was so good with my cockapoo puppy! He was very kind and talented, she looks like a completely…read moredifferent pup now! 100% recommend! Easy, convenient and reliable!!!