Happy K9 Academy

We are new clients of Melissa Ellis with Dutch, our English cream golden. She and her staff are wonderful to work with. We are seeing measurable progress starting with our initial meet. Melissa is so knowledgeable and her expertise in helping us in easy to understand methods has been invaluable. The team at Happy K9 is always accessible and they show a genuine interest in treating you as family. She often follows up to check on our progress and not only helps Dutch but trains us on reacting to all types of encounters. . 5 stars is not enough. Training is made fun for us and Dutch, and her approach only uses positive reinforcement.

My dog is a 15 1/2-year-old Papillon, he is blind, and has diminished hearing and is a picky eater. He gets up sometimes two to three times per night because he often sleeps frequently during the day, that said, my wife and I had to go out of the country for a week and I just could not leave him with a neighbor or just have someone drop in on him infrequently. So, I decided to take him to Happy K9 Academy. I really respect how this business operates, first they asked if I could bring him in for a few hours to see how he would make out, no other boarding facility has ever done that for my dog! I also like that this facility has 24-hour staffing and a security system. The doors remain locked until you call or text them and then a staff member will greet you at the front door to take in or bring out your dog. When I dropped off my dog, I stepped inside to take a quick look and I was impressed. It did not smell and was clean and well maintained. During the time my dog stayed at the facility they texted and called me with concerns about how much food he eats daily and about how often he goes to the bathroom. Other places I had boarded him in the past would never reach out if they had a concern! I dropped off my dog with Andrew and he has a great disposition in handling dogs, he was sincere to our needs and caring about my dog like it was his own! Ashlyn & Brook are also excellent to work with, both very sincere and professional! I will definitely take my dog back to Happy K9 Academy in the future when I plan my next trip. If I could give them 10 stars I would! I highly recommend that you check out this facility if you need your dog(s) boarded. On a side note, when I went to pick up my dog he was clean like the day I dropped him off, they also cleaned his bowls and storage containers that we left his food in.