We love the Bark Idea and so does our dog Izzy. Always able to take her and we get the extra benefit of training and knowing our dog is with people who love her. They are also very good about updates and the best endorsement is how excited our Swissy is to go there.

A Bark Idea
Redondo Beach, California
About A Bark Idea
We are a certified positive reinforcement dog training company! We believe in using only humane and scientific based training methods to help your dog be the best she can be! We also offer a boutique style dog daycare and boarding to help your pup feel like she is staying in her home away from home. Our top priority is the safety and happiness of each dog we care for! Make sure to check out our Happy Puppy School as well! We can’t wait to meet you and your dog! Happy training!
Training & services
Training goals
- Crate training Customer-reported
- Leash training Customer-reported
- Puppy training
- Socialization Customer-reported
How training happens
- Board and train
- Owner coaching Customer-reported
- Private training
Dog age
- Puppies
Training approach
- Positive reinforcement
Additional services
- Boarding
- Daycare
Other listed services
View 2 additional details
- Jump Start
- Pet Safe
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Customer reviews
Google listingMentioned in reviews
- Daycare 38
- Knowledgeable staff 24
- Caring staff 22
- Dog boarding 21
- Safe environment 16
- Photo updates 11
All 10 topics
- Happy dogs 9
- Overnight boarding 6
- Personalized attention 5
- Crate training 2
Google review topics, not confirmed services.
Cami came to our house for a private consult with our 14 week old puppy and was great. She showed us how to work with him on things like correcting play biting, barking and learning commands, such as "leave it" -- and all using positive reinforcement techniques. She really knows…Read full reviewClose full review
Cami came to our house for a private consult with our 14 week old puppy and was great. She showed us how to work with him on things like correcting play biting, barking and learning commands, such as "leave it" -- and all using positive reinforcement techniques. She really knows what she's doing and made a big difference in a very short time -- and is reasonably priced too (and super nice). Highly recommend!
Like so many others, we made the decision to add a "pandemic puppy" to our family since we were stuck at home with kids anyway. While our Ruby is sweet as can be, she's also a very anxious pup and lacked proper puppy socialization due to getting her at the height of quarantine an…Read full reviewClose full review
Like so many others, we made the decision to add a "pandemic puppy" to our family since we were stuck at home with kids anyway. While our Ruby is sweet as can be, she's also a very anxious pup and lacked proper puppy socialization due to getting her at the height of quarantine and having to be kept home due to a stubborn case of giardia. My friend recommended and swore by Cami and after meeting her it was very evident that Cami knew her stuff and truly has an understanding of dogs. Ruby was "going to her bed" by the end of our first training and we learned little tweaks that we could make to help change and encourage better behavior. We also sent Ruby to a couple of days of daycare/training and 4 nights of board and train with Cami, and this helped with Ruby's socialization tremendously. Thanks to her, Ruby now enjoys and wants to play with other dogs and we can actually take her on walks without her barking at every man or dog that walks by. She also helped this anxious dog mom by sending me the most adorable pictures and videos while Ruby was away from me and with her. It's apparent that she cares about her clients (both furry and human) as she continues to patiently answer my texts with advice and suggestions on how to deal with certain anxious behaviors. In my opinion, Cami is the true "dog whisperer" since she truly has a way of encouraging trust and good behavior from your pet and does so only using positive training methods. Thank you for your continued help and guidance Cami!
Omg! Cami and her services are the best. She is super knowledgeable and helpful. She helped train our puppy when we first got her and gave us great tips. Our 8 month old Labrodoodle, Sonny, can sit, stay and come and we are on our way to having her stay by our side without leash…Read full reviewClose full review
Omg! Cami and her services are the best. She is super knowledgeable and helpful. She helped train our puppy when we first got her and gave us great tips. Our 8 month old Labrodoodle, Sonny, can sit, stay and come and we are on our way to having her stay by our side without leash. She knows to go to her bed when she does something naughty and we can attribute so many of these trainings to Cami. We feel so comfortable when we go out of town leaving our sweet Sonny with her, knowing she will be totally taken care of and also trained! Oh yeah it doesn’t hurt to get photos and videos of your fur baby when you’re out of town too. She is more than a trainer or dog sitter, but feels like family is watching over your dog. Wish there were more stars!!!
I had a great experience with Cami training my puppy. She did a great job of teaching us how to train our puppy. She's very responsive and always answers any additional questions I have. I recommend her for dog training.
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