A Leg Up K9

Jake at A Leg Up K9 was very effective at getting our 1-year-old sheepadoodle to be very obedient and follow several useful commands, such as “on your bed.” He communicated with how things were going in the initial 2 weeks, and the follow up visits and education have been effective to keep her on the right track. Highly recommend him to train your K9. We have a much happier and less stressful home with an obedient dog.

When we decided to bring our Australian Shepherd/Husky mix puppy, Luna, to Jake we were feeling extremely hopeless. She was a nightmare at home, on the leash and in the car. We tried everything we could, but nothing seemed to work on her. She was extremely stubborn and simple daily tasks were difficult, if not impossible to accomplish at home. However, when we went to pick her up after the 2 week training program it was like we got a different dog back. She was no longer uncontrollable, she wasn't trying to dislocate our arm when she was on the leash and was now a fully controlled pup. Even in the car she is now perfectly behaved. It's been a few weeks since we have had her back and our lives are significantly better. There is still work to be done with her, but Jake's advice and quick responses to our questions have helped us learn how to properly handle her.

We took both of our Goldendoodles to A Leg Up K9 to be trained. Prior to training our dogs would take off out the front any chance they had and we would have chase other throughout the neighborhood. When we would walk them they were always pulling at the lease and would be easily distracted. Since getting them back I can leave the front door open and they don’t move. Walking is a breeze with no leash, the very rarely break stride (still working on this). Definitely a night and day difference and have already recommended multiple people to A Leg Up K9

I sent my at-the-time 5 month old puppy to A Leg Up for 2 week board and train. Jake answered all of my questions and talked with me on the phone about his program before I made the decision. I was very happy with the results! Because of my puppy’s age, as Jake warned, he needed a couple of extra days at the facility in order to meet Jake’s training expectations, but he did this without charging me any extra. I’ve been scheduling the follow up sessions with Jake about every two weeks, and it’s been very easy to get the day/time I need. The training absolutely works, but you do have to work with your dog on your own. Personally, my expectations are less strict than Jake’s expectations were at camp, and it shows during the follow up sessions lol! Overall though, this has been a good experience. Jake is very helpful and knowledgeable, as well as consciously aware of how much this program costs. He knows how much we spend on it, and so he makes sure we get our money’s worth. I adopted my puppy as a senior in college to take him to graduate school with me this fall. I absolutely needed this type of training to make this transition with him successful!