Metro Dog Training

If you have dog problems - Twahlee is your guy! I was at my wits end with my adopted chow chow, Taz. He was friendly to everyone when we first brought him home, but within a month or so he became aggressive and bit 8 people without being provoked. I hired 2 different trainers, both of which were bitten by Taz and recommended getting a sedative/relaxant prescription from the vet in order to train him. I couldn't get his attention and he was all over the place on walks, doing whatever he pleased. I was distressed at the thought of not being able to train him and having to send him back to the shelter. Then we started working with Twahlee and we finally saw changes in Taz's behavior. He is a great teacher, very patient and breaks down all the intricacies of dog training into small and manageable steps for the everyday person. Anytime we had a new issue, he always was able to give us a reason why it was happening and specific steps we could take to fix it. He has a great understanding of behavioral problems with dogs and a good system to change and manage those problems. I'm proud to say after a year and 10 classes training with Twahlee, Taz is now a good little boy! He's able to be off leash in the park, he can walk near people and other dogs without reacting, and he has excellent obedience. The training really changed mine and Taz's life - it could have ended very differently for Taz if we didn't get help from Twahlee.

Absolutely incredible training. We got the five-session package to help our mini poodle with some leash walking and obedience issues. Twahlee changed our entire outlook on dog training immediately. And we noticed right away how our dog started respecting us around the house and outside. Through structure and discipline, our dog gained confidence and really started enjoying his time with us. The group classes are super helpful as well - really helps our dog with reactivity and self-control. Now, we can even confidently walk him off-leash. The change in his maturity really is incredible. And you can immediately see how much our dog loves Twahlee. Every session, our dog just tried to impress him and had a lot fun learning new things and becoming independent. We cannot thank Twahlee enough for his patient guidance throughout this process.

Our neighbor recommended Twahlee to us. We had adopted a sweet, but rambunctious 10 month, 60lbs pup who needed to improve his city-living etiquette. We wanted to work on his impulsivity, loose leash walking, recall, and redirecting his focus on us on command. We were worried there were too many things we wanted to tackle, but in just 2 months of private and group classes with Twahlee, our dog went from spending an entire walk pulling and trying to play with every dog to near-perfect heel and recall! It was pretty unbelievable. Twahlee’s methods really resonated with our dog — he was engaged, driven and you could see him light up as things clicked and we progressed harder. The training is just as much for the owners as it is for the dogs — Twahlee was quick to correct us if we weren’t consistent with our interactions and pointed out details we wouldn’t have noticed. The experience made us more perceptive owners and our dog is so much happier and confident since he doesn’t spend his walks frustrated fighting against us and instead trusts that we give him the freedom to play and explore when it’s appropriate.

We trained in both a private and group setting with Twahlee. Our dog is just over 1 year old and while good natured, he had a lot of excitement to manage and needed to improve his leash behavior. We saw huge improvements in both our dog's behavior as well as our understanding of our role as owners. The private lessons were tailored to our goals & focus areas, and the group classes were a refresher in general practices and behavior with lots of distractions. Twahlee clearly cares a lot and puts a lot of heart into his work!

Our experience with Kris was terrific, and we highly recommend Metro Dog Training to anyone who wants to improve their communication with their dog. We started working with Kris when our Shih Tzu was a year old. At that time, our dog was generally well-mannered, but walks were a challenge. They were slow, and we couldn’t get our dog to walk on a loose leash. Kris quickly helped us get that sorted out, and now our walks are enjoyable. In addition to loose leash walking, we learned how to teach more complex behaviors and get our pup to listen in new and distracting environments reliably. The tools, knowledge, and structure we’ve learned have helped us raise our dream dog. We've unlocked a level of communication that we didn't know was possible. We recently started joining the group classes, and they’ve been so much fun. They've helped us develop more exciting training routines. And it's been an incredibly safe environment to socialize our pup.