Houston DogWorks

Couldn’t be happier with my experience at Houston Dogworks. As a first time dog owner, I committed to consuming anything and everything I could get my hands on about dog training. Countless videos, articles, and books were watched and read, and I still ended up feeling overwhelmed with lack of direction, contradictory information, and how little progress my adolescent dog and I had made. After enrolling in and completing their foundations program, I am so happy with where we are today. Josh and Kennedy provided all the tools and education necessary to get us on our way and put the daily work in. In short, we got the structure we needed, and I am so excited to continue working with them in more advanced work! Update three years later: My dog and I have long completed the off-leash curriculum at Dogworks. After that, we were also coached through a trained retrieve and so much more. I can truly say my dog is 100% reliable when I need him to be. I often get stopped at parks with him and get asked if I'm a dog trainer. Nope, I was just taught how to handle my dog by the best place in town (maybe the state). We still visit for the monthly maintenance classes and social events that Dogworks hosts on for clients who have gone through their program. Through the years, I've seen many dogs grow into fine young citizens as their owners roll up their sleeves and put the work in. Some have won blue ribbons at obedience competitions, earned perfect scores in hunt tests, and molded into trustworthy working dogs. I can't thank Houston Dogworks enough for coaching us through it all and for giving me the tools I needed to live the best life with my dog.

Houston DogWorks is the only place I trust with my dog. Josh and Kennedy have transformed my relationship with my dog - not just through work with him but also by working with me on how I handle him. Before Houston DogWorks, having friends over, taking him in public places, even simple handling would give me anxiety due to my dogs behavior - he would bark, jump, show aggression over simple things, jump on the couch without permission. Houston DogWorks helped me set and uphold boundaries with my pup. The whole process has allowed me to trust my dog, understand him, and know how to keep him accountable to do the hard things - giving him the life that we both deserve. Anyone who tries to commit you on a get trained quick pitch isn’t selling lasting results - this as well as anything else will not work unless you do. And if you’re working, the Houston Dog Works team is working right alongside you. Great people. Great results. Great community. I truly cannot recommend this training enough!

Did you get a puppy and then immediately have the worst puppy blues ever because you got no sleep, the puppy was crazy, and turned your life upside down? We did too. I truly can’t say enough about Josh and Kennedy and the impact that they have had on me, my husband, and our black lab. Josh and Kennedy give you the real support and actual feedback you need. After crying about every day and fully regretting getting the cutest puppy, I stumbled across Houston Dogworks on Google. Desperately trying to get our lives back, I called and got to talk to Josh, one of the trainers. He listened to not only me cry but also my puppy crying in the back who refused to be crate trained. We went to Houston Dogworks in hope of just getting him crate trained and potty trained and told ourselves we could figure the rest out in time. Here we are still today, having graduated puppy training and now working in their Obedience Foundations class to get our now 1 year old AKC Canine Good Citizen Certification with hopes of moving into their advanced training courses. If you told me when I got this puppy that not only does my dog walk in a heel on my side, auto sit when I stop walking, does what he’s commanded, and is actually crate trained … I’d probably assume the puppy blues has genuinely made me manic. Josh and Kennedy put the work in to help not only train your dog in a way that fits them but also train you. From puppy work to advanced off leash training, Houston Dogworks will have what you (and your dog) need to actually enjoy all the things that come with having a dog. I feel confident in myself when handling my dog because they not only tell you how to do it, but why you should do it. Josh and Kennedy have so much knowledge and experience that truly set them apart from other “trainers”. They are the real deal and they actually care about you and your dog. Get your life back!! Houston Dogworks has truly made the difference in our life and our dog, let them help you with yours!