I would recommend Ray at K-9 Academy to anyone. He completely transformed my German Shepard. She…read morewas a challenge, even for him a first but he worked his magic. I couldn't get her to do much of anything. She would not focus, ignored me, would bolt from the house and take off. She was doing what she wanted to do. Than with Ray's amazing training. She is the dog I so wanted. I can now enjoy her and be able to take her everywhere. I am so looking forward to taking her to the beach, off leash. I will continue working with Ray.

From the owner: At K-9 Academy, we specialize in positive reinforcement training to build confident, well-behaved…read moredogs and stronger bonds with their families. Whether you're raising a puppy, managing aggressive behavior, or training in scent detection, our expert-led programs—including group classes, in-home sessions, and board-and-train—are tailored to meet your dog’s unique needs. We’re also proud to offer Pet First Aid & CPR education to help you care for your dog beyond training. Call today to schedule a meeting with a trainer.

OH MY GOSH I found THE BEST dog sitter for my frnech bulldog, Juju in Ben and Lotus, his golden…read moreretriever. They are quite the pair. Ben is very unique and intuitively tuned in to dogs needs and asks alot of questions on the meet and greet. You can tell he is gifted with animals and knows how to read their stress, happiness, sadness, etc....He is PRICELESS for your dog needs. He takes them on long walks and to his property in Hansville where they can romp daily. If I could give a 20 star I would for this pair. Amazing. And he sends daily texts to keep you updated on your pups excursions. Highly recommend. I only have videos so I cannot post a picture but Juju is smiling ear to ear in all the videos that Ben sent.

We've had a great experience with Lotus and Leash. Benji is always punctual and reliable, which…read moregives us a lot of peace of mind. Our dogs absolutely love him -- it's clear he has a natural way with animals (chickens too) and plenty of knowledge about dog behavior and care. Communication is always easy and straightforward, and we appreciate how we are kept updated after each walk. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a friendly and professional dog sitter/walker!

I'm going to be more than a little verbose here, so please bear with me. My wife and I met "Winnie"…read morewhile on a trip to Death Valley and southern Nevada. Having left our two dogs with a house sitter, we looked forward to fewer complications while camping, etc. Then we stopped at a gas station on the Oregon and Nevada border. There sat what appeared to be a miniature, mostly black German Shephard with a badly injured leg and paw, starving and very thirsty. Nobody at the gas station had any idea who the dog's owner might be; no name tag, etc. We could not leave this dog there to die a miserable death, so she joined us for two more weeks on our journey. We stopped at the nearest vet in Winnemucca, NV, and got her bandaged up for the short term. This vet indicated significant neurological damage to the leg and paw. Our next stop was an emergency vet in Las Vegas for further assessment. Same overall assessment, the leg would probably need to be amputated. Over the next two weeks, we learned that Winnie had never been on a leash before, loved people, and could travel for hours at a time in our vehicle without a complaint. Upon arrival home, we had Winnie assessed again by our local vet. Same story, severe leg, paw, muscle, tendon and neurological damage. Amputation was suggested. I resisted all those assessments and decided to look for a vet who might be able to help Winnie keep her leg. This is where Dr. Finn comes in. When we explained Winnie's situation and condition, her office indicated, "No! Don't amputate her leg! Dr. Finn can help her!" THAT was what I was hoping to hear! This is precisely the type of treatment Dr. Finn is dedicated to; for dogs and their owners. Winnie began undergoing a series of weekly laser treatments to allow her "frozen" elbow to gain flexibility, use stem cells to heal two toes that were mostly missing, a raw open wound in their place, and begin work for fitting a brace. Over several months, Winnie's progress continued, and her brace is currently being readjusted. Unfortunately, the story does not have the ending we hoped for. While Winnie was very submissive with our older, larger male dog, she desperately wanted our younger, smaller dog to play, and was quite "in our little's dog's face", nipping, barking, etc., insisting on play. This resulted in endless growling and snapping from our other small dog, creating ongoing anxiety and tension in the house. We worked on this for several months without success. Then came a couple of aggressive attacks by Winnie on our smaller female dog. My wife contacted Dr. Finn who commented that the "female on female" aggression, and the fact that both come from a background of being "streetdogs" as pups, this can be very dangerous for the smaller dog. My wife's reading indicated the same. Now we had owner depression. Earlier in Winnie's treatment, Dr. Finn and her husband said they loved Winnie and indicated that if we were ever unable to keep her, they would to take her. That time had arrived. With the saddest of hearts, buckets of tears, and way too much guilt, we came to the conclusion that the best outcome for Winnie was to live with Dr. Finn and her husband. She'll have a built in pack of male dogs where she will surely peacefully submit, horses to check out, a large rabbit who Winnie loves, acres of land to explore, an office staff who loves her, and endless sniffing opportunities. Logic dictates that this was a better "Winnie ending" than we had any right to expect. Winnie will require ongoing vet treatment which Dr. Finn can provide. Wow! This is a one in a ten million possibilitiy! So... Winnie is no doubt the big winner here. We will try to focus on Winnie's gain and less on our loss; though that will be a challenge for me. We cannot adequately thank Dr. Finn, her husband, and her staff, for what they are doing for "our girl." May the force be with you, Winnie... With endless love and memories, Doug and Harriet LeClair Anacortes, WA

Dr. Finn is amazing!! My 7 year old pittie mix tore her acl in 2016. After conducting a lot of…read moreresearch, I decided not to go the surgery route because I did not want to take any chances of my girl having any complications/side affects. So we went the conservative route and now my Wanagi has a wonderful Orthopets brace. She immediately was able to walk well with it from the moment she first started wearing it, I heard no grinding or pops in her back knee at all. It has now been several months since she started wearing her brace, and we've have great success with it. Her muscle tone on her hurt leg (which had atrophied quite significantly after her injury) has improved greatly. Wanagi has been going to her swimming sessions with Dr. Finn, and she absolutely loves it! I've seen great improvement with the swimming. Thank you Dr. Finn!!

We have been taking our Golden Retriever, the white tornado to RDR since he was a wee pup who was a…read morehandful. Everyone at RDR has been so responsible and caring with all the the fur babies. Cloud had a tough time with his grooming and bath at first, but with care and patience he now does very well. Cloud is now 3 years old and we would not think of taking him anywhere else for day care, grooming or boarding. There have been times of emergency and RDR has gone above and beyond making sure we had nothing to worry about when my husband and myself ended up in the hospital. RDR took such good care of Cloud. He just loves it there and gets so excited when we pull up. I think if he ever got lost he would find RDR before he would find home!

They are awesome with my Goldendoodle, She is well cared for, and has made great friends.read more

Not pleased from the initial happenstance meeting with Poppy, at Jefferson Park. She lacked basics…read morein etiquette, and just generally treating another human well, and she seemed very standoffish, and when it comes to me, and my puppy, she is condescending, and patronizing. She seemed really taken with my dog's abilities, at such a young age, and almost had an air of jealousy towards her. I would never work with such a know-it-all and if I see her at the park, again, I will pick my puppy up and leave. She tried to pick up my puppy, without asking, and my puppy wiggled out of her arms...well, Poppy, I can pick her up just fine. Please don't come near me, or MY dog. Thanks!

10/5 stars for Sarah! I have never wanted to give more stars than I have for Cascade Canine…read more Prepare yourself for some hyperbolic but entirely accurate praise...her service has changed our life! We always loved our little Mini Schnauzer but she was a difficult pooch. We are to blame of course but we couldn't fix the behaviors. She was aggressive toward dogs and strangers and had zero ideas how to listen to commands. We loved her but few others did. :( Sarah met us and got know us and our dog and within the hour she had complete understanding of what caused our bad behaviors. She helped us to understand how a dog thinks and how it impacts their behavior in situations. We then handed over our sweet dog for two weeks to Sarah (she needed extra extra) and when we got her back it was a literal and figurative and actual miracle. She was this obedient, calm, and in control dog. We met her at a park and she was around humans and dogs and didn't lose her shit even once. She came, sat, stayed on command. And better yet Sarah showed us how to do magic too. We have had our dog back for a few weeks since the spa treatment and she is getting better and better each day. No backsliding at all. Next step is to start taking her to the office with me. It was worth every nickel. It has completely impacted our lives in a positive way. So thank you Sarah. You ROCK! If you have come to this page it is because you are like we were with a dog you love that needs help (you are the one who needs the help btw). You are stressed out and have zero clues how to fix it. We would like to welcome you to present day us with a dog that is an absolute joy who is always in control and a happy obedient companion. Imagine that for a minute. Yep it's real for us now thanks to Sarah. I don't care that this review is TLDR. I can't give 10 stars so I gave words.

I highly recommend pied pipers. Jill is very knowledgeable. She was extremely helpful. she gave me…read morethe tools to work with my dog and we have had a lot of success. My dog loves her.

From the owner: Certified one on one professional dog training based on the philosophy of positive reinforcement…read moreand the building of a lasting bond between you and your dog.

Working with Tom has helped me be able to keep my dog! I had adopted my dog from the shelter, and…read morestruggled with training him well. One day he bit another dog on a walk. I didn't know how to move forward from that and was looking at rehoming even. Thankfully I was introduced to Tom who did a board and stay with my dog. By the end, we had a way to communicate we both understood. He listens to me on walks, and I know I can keep him and other dogs safe now. Thank you so much - highly recommend!

Tom, for whom the business is named, is terrific with dogs. Mine, who had been living in a shelter…read morefor 8 years, was pretty ragged when we started, but at the end of 4 weeks, she was loose on the leash, understood key commands, and just 1000% more attached to us. She's been so good that I've taken her off leash for short walks (in the yard - always on a leash in public spaces). Never thought that would happen! If you're interested in training yourself with one of the best out there, sign up for a four-week package (one day per week at his house with huge yard and his other dogs (when necessary - they're amazing, too). Don't think twice. Just call them.

We were referred to Ty through the our local vet (Big Valley vet). We recently adopted a new pooch…read more(buddy) from the humane society. Buddy was showing aggressive behavior to one of our other dogs and had other signs of anxiety and nervous behavior. After explaining to Ty on the phone what our issues were he expressed that he has a lot of experience in dealing with these types of issues. He was available the next day and we had him come to our house for a session. Ty was very impressive and listened throughly to all of our concerns. He modified his session to be specific to what our most pressing problems were. He gave us several activities and strategies to deal with the behavior issues. We feel much more comfortable now with the tools we have and I will be updating this review in couple weeks after we see the differences in the issues. Thank you Ty!

Ty was recommended to me for advice on helping me be a better mom to my two Pitties. When we added…read morean older female in August to our Male we have had since September 2018, they have been brats. A couple of fights with a little blood were enough, we needed help. Ty was able to assess, give me literature, show me technique, and get my male to walk with him in an hour!!! It was amazing!!! I look forward to some tune ups to make sure we are making good use of the techniques. I highly recommend Ty! He was professional, calming (for me and the dogs) and incredibly knowledgeable.

Eric is incredible at his job! We've only taken a few lessons and my little gremlin has improved…read morebeyond what i could have ever imagined. Rather than focusing on training the dog himself, he teaches YOU how best to work with your dog to get the results you are seeking! And i really feel that he gets to know your dog and how it communicates and behaves and works based on that, instead of having a one size fits all approach. I really can't say enough how much i appreciate and believe in how he works , and i am SO thankful. Peppy was a very anxious rescue when i got him, and with some super simple exercises and trust built through Eric's methods, im now giving him haircuts and working up to nail trims, his recall was non existent before and now he comes right away most of the time, and he even was able to do a couple flights with me with minimal issues. A+++++ service!! Thank you Bridge the Bark!!!

You and your dog may hear Eric's jolly laugh before you can even see him, and once your dog knows…read moreEric that moment will become a highlight of their day. After working with several trainers, my wife and I were fortunate enough to find Eric and our dog (and our relationship with her) have changed for the better ever since. Eric has a depth of knowledge, breadth of experience, and rhythm of interacting with dogs that is rare and exceptional. He finds creative ways to shape behavior with positive reinforcement, compassion, genuine connection to animals, and the use of some of the quirkiest home-made props you'll see in the industry.

If you want the absolute best care for your furry lover ones, call Amy at Leash for Lease. You…read morewill never have to be anxious about what's going on at home while you are away, Amy and her crew will send pictures and updates after every visit. Our dogs have medication that they need daily, the team has no issues giving it to them. I can't say enough about these care givers. We have used them for years and always will. P.S. We have super high maintenance bulldogs, so my standards are very high. :)

We engaged Leash 4 Lease for two weeks and could not be happier with their service. We highly…read morerecommend them. We enjoyed the daily reports on our fur-face's activities, and came home to happy (possibly spoiled) cats. They brought in the mail, watered the plants, and when a toy was destroyed and scattered across the living room, they even vacuumed up the mess! Thank you Dionne, Palei and Amy for taking such good care of our pets!