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What a Great Dog! Training Center

4.4 (41 reviews)
Open • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Logan, Shadow, Arie, and Issac
Jessica R.

We love this facility. We discovered it only 4 or 5 months ago and already each of our four dogs has taken at least one class and learned so much. We've taken each of the 3 Manners classes, a few Focus sessions, Nose Work 101, Agility Foundations, and the Tricks classes. Each instructor and trainer was great at communicating information and giving specific attention and instructions. Each teacher has their own style but overall we've been really pleased with the curriculum and execution of each class. The facility is always really clean. Our corgi-shepherd mix used to be such a pain. He's always been very smart but so mischievous and headstrong. We couldn't take him out in public because he was such a menace. He's completed Manners and Tricks classes and is a much more mature and decent dog. He can walk off leash, has great call return, and knows more than twenty tricks. He's training to be a therapy dog soon. Our pomeranian husky is all energy and drive. Manners and Agility has done her wonders and she looks forward to going to "school". I didn't realize that she was so bored and that's why she was acting out. I learn just as much if not more what my dogs are learning. An hour here exhausts her way more than a full day at the park. Our pit lab is our youngest and really, really shy. She's scared of everything. She's working through the three Manners classes and her confidence is building and she's learning that being outside of the house and without her pack doesn't totally suck. I wanted to put her in Agility but decided not to off the recommendation from one of the trainers. They're really great about seeing each dog's potential and guiding you towards what classes or training to move towards depending on what your personal goals are for each dog. Our littlest and easiest dog is in nose work and I don't think she quite gets it but I'm having fun. An hour of sniffing and she's ready for a nice long nap. Overall, I'm more than satisfied with this facility and each instructor. Each of our dogs has exceeded my expectations of what they were capable of. The retail store is always well stocked and the front desk is really helpful with recommendations and answering questions. I reccomend WAGD to anyone with a dog and will definitely be coming back here.

Bowie after a long day at work on the way back from Oklahoma

I sent in a review a few months ago, and know I am probably tooting the horn too much, but wanted to update with more grand news by way of another story about my Aussie, Bowie. It has been a few weeks since our last set of lessons ended, and we have not signed up for a new lesson yet because cash is tight right now. But back to the story. Bowie had been with me all day on a work visit to Oklahoma. On the way back I got a fried chicken bucket for the family for dinner. There was no shortage of food and snack breaks for Bowie during the trip, but with the smell of chicken in his nose he acted like I starved him all day. We made plates and had them on the counter while rounding up the family and in a split second Bowie had raised up on the counter and grabbed a big, juicy chicken breast. In another split second he had scurried away, eaten the skin, and was working on the rest. My wife screeched partly because it was her chicken that he was chowing on, but mostly because she was frightened about him eating the bones. She was too freaked out to use the command, but having kept him from eating any manner of debris while on walks, I calmly but firmly said, "Leave it." A large, juicy chicken breast, can you imagine, but what did he do? Immediately dropped the chicken and looked at me. Simply amazing! What A Great Dog! (pun intended) I wondered how things would go if we were not still in the weekly lessons, but it stuck. Can't wait for things to brighten financially so we can get back and go further. Secondly, I had several friends and family tell me that the only way to get him under control was to use a shock collar. I was dead set against using that method and want all of you to know that we are doing fine using traditional conditioning.

Roxanna L.

Since my last review...I've been going to WAGD! on at least a weekly basis. We added a labrador puppy to the family in July 2012, and WAGD! was ESSENTIAL in helping us along the way. I got great advice from owner/trainer Maureen on helping both our pups get along at home. Our new addition has gone through puppy class, intermediate class (where he earned an AKC Canine Good Citizen certificate), a fun clicker/tricks class, and he starts his very first agility class this week! I'm also still taking agility classes with our first pup, and WAGD! has been a great support to us in beginning to compete at AKC agility trials. Our agility coach, Jody, is AMAZING! We were pretty successful at our first trial last November and our second trial is coming up this weekend! That part I said in my first review about it being so good you just want to keep going back (over a year ago!!!) rings so true! The people that work at WAGD! and all the other folks that train with their pups at WAGD! really make it a great community. If you're looking for basic training, puppy training, help with problems, beginning or advancing in an array of competitive dog sports/activities (agility, rally, competitive obedience, treibball, nose work, flyball) then WAGD! is for you. They have recently moved to a state of the art, LARGE, indoor training facility in Frisco. It's a sight to behold - especially if you love dogs.

Our husky doing the "A"frame in Agility class.
Steve C.

The agility class is fantastic. The instructor is an award winning Agility competitor on the national circuit, Jody Lolich. The facility is huge! They change the course each day for the different training levels. A cool new feature is video! They have installed a large LCD and security cameras. The video is on a 3 minute delay so you can watch yourself and get the best feedback. We've got 2 huskies who are ready to get their certificates. All 3 huskies have their Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certificates through WAGD. These people are good.

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We learned quite a bit in puppy preschool for our goldendoodle. Excited to start manners 1 class next weekend.

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