Toni, is a great trainer for other breeds but not for Bulldogs. Both of our bulldogs puppies complete phase two with little improvement; a waste of 3000.00 read more

TNT Dog Training - Bulldogs that TNT -( Toni) could not train. New trainer, Their now attending and learning more in 4 days than phase 2 from TNT - Pet Sitting Near Me

Toni was very friendly and easy to communicate with, and with a 50% discount in place we decided to leave our 11-month-old Corgi, Josie, for a two-week basic obedience "boot camp". When we came to retrieve her, we were a bit shocked at how she looked: she had obviously lost weight, so we knew she wasn't eating properly, her coat was matted down and dirty-looking, and she was she was literally shedding tons of hair all the way home -- much more than she normally does. So, we had to conclude that the two weeks was stressful for her. While Toni claimed that she had been trained to "sit", "down", "off", "leave it", "stay" and "come" -- she does not respond to ANY of those commands. So, basically, nothing changed as far as training is concerned. Additionally, both Josie and her crate stunk of kennel perfume -- the link kennels spray dogs with to cover up bad odors from the kennel. So, both Josie and her crate had to be thoroughly shampooed as soon as we got her home. Our decision to bring Josie to TNT was based partly on glowing reviews we had read about trainer Toni Copeland, but I suspect the reviews were old and prior to Toni's move from Powhatan to Goochland. I don't know what happened, but maybe training four dogs at a time, plus boarding others, is too much for her. We would not recommend TNT to anyone going forward. read more

If you want your dogs loved and cared for as you do then Toni and Addie are the ones to go to. We have a 5 month old Standard Poodle who came to us extremely shy. We took him along with our 1 year mini poodle for training and socialization. Our shy one went from shy to playing with the other dogs and out mini is now much better mannered and better listener. Our Standard is still a work in progress getting him completely out of his shell but they did a great job setting a strong foundation. We will definitely be back for a refresher as he gets older and more comfortable in his own skin. I only wish we lived closer because TNT would be our go to boarding kennel as well. They really do care and are great at what they do. read more

We dropped our 10 month old great dane mix Lucy at puppy bootcamp on 7/20/2020. On 7/29/2020 Toni texted me to tell her there was a death in the family, so it would be a "quick go home" but that she was making the video and sending over paperwork. Lucy was thinner than when we dropped her off and smelled awful (like she had been sleeping in her own excrement). On 7/31/2020 I texted her to ask what commands Lucy knew (because she wasn't responding to sit or down). Toni said she had emailed the list and video. We went back and forth for 2 days of her claiming she had sent the email but it was not received, and I wanted to implement the things that Lucy had learned without confusing her. On 8/3/2020, after not hearing from Toni for almost 2 days, I posted on the Facebook page asking for some assistance from previous clients as to what the commands were and if there were any hand signals I should be using. I received a response via messenger that Toni was going to do a "refresher" for free. Up until this point I feel I had been very understanding and forthcoming with my disappointment, and I was grateful that Toni was willing to correct it. We arranged for Lucy to go back on 8/17/2020 for this 5-day "refresher". On the morning of Friday 8/21/2020 Toni requested that Lucy stay until Monday, stating "She is doing great in crate, only command having issue with is down". On Monday she "totally forgot" she had a dinner and asked that I pick Lucy up instead on Tuesday. Then on Tuesday she said "she isn't where I would like her to be" and wanted to keep her until Friday. On Friday Toni did a proper "go home" and explained what commands Lucy had "learned," but on Saturday when I tried to get Lucy to lay down by saying "down" as I was supposed to with a treat in my hand I was met with a blank stare from my dog who seemingly had no idea what I wanted. I sent a video of this to Toni who replied, "You have to lure her down with the treat." When I tried to do this Lucy just stood and sniffed at the treat by lowering her head, not her body. It's been 3 weeks since I brought Lucy home from her 20-day "training" with Toni. After spending three 15-minute sessions with my dog I was able to teach her to sit, lay down, and shake at home. She fully knows what I mean when I say those words and knows what to do - even if I just make the hand signal. I expressed my disappointment to Toni and requested a refund, as I feel that if Lucy truly had learned these commands, she would not need to be coaxed into doing them, or need to be "lured down." Toni refused and argued that she had taught Lucy those commands. I know there are a lot of good reviews for TNT Dog Training - that's the reason we chose her. I just wanted to express that not everyone is a satisfied customer. read more

Maizy is more focused and following several commands. Great job!