Alert Canine Training Solutions

I cannot recommend Matt and Alert Canine Training Solutions more! By the time Sadie, my two year old Bernedoodle had arrived at Matt's for the 30 day training program, she already had experienced three different trainers, including one who told me she needed to be rehomed. Upon our initial meet and greet, I could tell Matt was the right person for Sadie and as important the right person for me! Matt cares so much about ensuring you're successful with implementing his training techniques that he makes himself available for follow up lessons and texts whenever you have a question. As a first time dog owner, he was patient with me and continued to model anything I needed further help with. I also love that he provided me with a recording that I can watch any time for refreshers. My one regret is that I did not take my dog to Matt sooner. I used to dread taking Sadie on a walk because I never knew how she would react. It is now an absolutely joy. Matt is the best of the best.

It seems redundant to say how amazing and effective Matt/Alert Canine Training Solutions is since he already has so many wonderful reviews, but it is also important to know how skilled he is at pinpointing exactly what the specific dog/situation needs. It is definitely NOT a one-size-fits-all experience. My 10-year-old mixed breed rescue came to me very under-socialized, and I'm guessing he had never been walked in his life. While perfectly polite and behaved at home, he was extremely dog reactive on leash. I live in a neighborhood where you encounter many dogs on walks and decided to reach out to Matt to fix the situation rather than spend the rest of his life avoiding dogs. Truly in the first 30 minutes Matt gave us tools to manage his walks, and to my surprise, we peacefully parallel walked with another dog in our first session. My boy is no longer the reactive dog in the neighborhood, and I now peacefully go to areas where there are other dogs. We mastered the walk and then some in just a couple of sessions. Although I'm an experienced dog walker, there is always more to learn, and Matt is the perfect trainer to teach it. As we both agreed, you CAN teach an old dog new tricks. (And I think that goes for the dog AND the walker). Matt is amazing, and I highly recommend him.

Matt was amazing to work with. He transformed our 2 yo female Doberman from good to amazing with a 3 week board and train. Our dog is more calm, seriously obedient, is totally reliable off leash, and seems more relaxed with the whole world. She still has her high drive and loves to work, but no longer seems confused about what, specifically, I am asking of her. She now seems to understand exactly what I want her to do, and she does it with enthusiasm. The way Matt trained us when we visited was wonderful. Matt also communicated with us very reliably and effectively throughout the whole process. For us to get to Matt and back home, it was an 8 hour round trip drive, but worth every minute of it. This is a man who is devoted to and passionate about giving dogs an opportunity to live their best life, part of which is to give them the right kind of and right amount of work to do, and rewarding them for doing it. We would pursue working with Matt again in a heartbeat, for sure. Jeff and Kris Lewis

Matt is extremely friendly and a pleasure to work with. He is very knowledgeable and patient, and has had a positive impact on our life. Our 3 year old pit mix is much more relaxed and truly changed in just about a month. I would highly recommend Alert Canine Training Solutions to anyone looking to better their dog. He uses a balanced approach of positive reinforcement and consequence to give your pup immediate feedback. Our guy absolutley loved Matt and is now much calmer and confident!