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    The Mannered Mutt

    5.0 (21 reviews)
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    Dusty and Luna on graduation day! Thank you Alec for all your hard work!!
    Lisa F.

    Alec is a rare talent in the dog training world. After adopting a rescue dog who was nearly feral, we spent a year tying to find the right trainer to help us with him. Most didn't seem to truly understand what he was all about and just wanted to focus on obedience. But, the first time Alec met him, she knew he wasn't hopeless and that we could help him to live a more normal dog life. In the 6 months we've been working with Alec, this dog who had never been on a leash, out on a walk, or able to do anything normal dogs do, is now able to wear a lead, walk around the block and see the vet without freaking out. She's the first to realize that he's not an fearful dog for no reason: he has separation anxiety. With a diagnosis comes healing, and instead of trying to push this dog to be something he isn't, she's tailored our program to fit his needs and his abilities. We may have saved this dog's life by adopting him, but she's saved his quality of life by listening to him and giving him the gift of compassion. I can't recommend Alec enough! She's changed our lives in ways we only dreamed possible!!!

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    Hi-Have you ever worked with (stubborn) chihuahuas? Im trying to find someone who specializes in small, stubborn dog potty training who is willing to come to my house. Please advise.

    Of course, although I don’t like to call them stubborn, just confused. I need much more info before I can clearly understand your needs. There are several reasons dogs go potty inside. Any chance you can call or text? 661-904-3835

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    We took our little nugget, our spoiled rotten 5 month old puppy to Alec for training and Alec is absolutely AMAZING!

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    I should have trusted my gut (and some prior reviews here) and went elsewhere. After a two-night…read morestay, my golden retriever puppy came home covered in urine and clearly received no exercise as the manager felt compelled to show me how he ripped up towels and even the doggy door. My 11-month puppy (like all dogs when exercised) is fantastic and never does these behaviors. When I take him to the boarding place up the street (which unfortunately was full due to Mother's Day weekend), there are never any issues and he always comes home exhausted from great exercise (I know because I have an exercise tracker on him - which this place would not allow). I strongly do not recommend this place to anyone who genuinely cares about their pet unless whoever the older woman was who was incredibly rude no longer works here. Ever since we met her, she complained - even when we arrived 20 min early (as a new customer) to see the place. Sure, I get your COVID Appt schedule to keep people apart (even though no one else was there the entire time we were there) as well as your feeding schedules - but all you had to do was be polite. Instead, we didn't feel like customers of a location that cared about customer service or even doing a good job with pets - but instead like second class citizens who were causing a ruckus by patronizing their establishment. Your few staff looked overworked, under appreciated and one of them had bandages all over her hands and arms by being attacked by a dog (according to the staff member). My wife, who loves our dog but genuinely doesn't spend much time with him was worried when we left him due to how we were treated at drop off and the conditions of the facility. I told her that he should be okay - after all, they're across from the Cesar Milan facility. Boy was I wrong. Something is up with this place. It's no Country Club. More like K-9 (and parent) Hell.

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