New Hope Dog Training Center

Initially I was so worried that my baby yorkie was too young to train (about 17 weeks) but Gene assured me he would be fine. First, Gene and team are consummate professionals and know how to train dogs. Second, my baby was biting, destroying furniture, and would not follow commands. Gene and team remedied all of that but more importantly he reminded me that I am the boss. This shift in my thinking also shifted my relationship with Hammie (my yorkie). No more biting, no destroying furniture, he waits for me before taking the stairs or going off the beaten path, and follows commands 80% of the time (still working but better than it was). Third, I trust New Hope and would recommend Gene and team to anyone who wants to start out on the right foot with their precious pup!!!!

Gene knows dogs like the back of his hand. We rescued an 8 month old black lab mix who had more energy than any new dog owner could know how to handle. After four months of trying to train him on our own, we were feeling overwhelmed with little progress. One of our biggest issues was walking on a leash, in which our dog Dakota would pull like crazy, making it unenjoyable taking him on walks. We decided to send Dakota to Gene for three weeks, and the results were unbelievable. When Gene walked Dakota back out to us upon pickup, we thought he had brought the wrong dog! You could tell Dakota was so excited to see us, but was staying controlled and right by Genes side with a loose leash. Its been three weeks since we got him back, and Dakota has continued to improve every day. Gene didn’t just train our dog, he trained us as dog owners how to continue to teach Dakota what we expected of him, and how to build a relationship with him. The lessons after getting Dakota back were so helpful in setting and maintaining a new way of life with our dog. Dakota is still learning how to navigate the big world, but we are now confident that we can continue to positively grow Dakota into the companion we want him to be.

There website says that they guarantee aggressive dogs to become more manageable. I called New Hope Dog Training to talk to them about it. I was on the phone with the owner, he said my dog was on the low end of aggression but, he word for word told me “i make too much money right now that I do not need your dog. We have two trainers and we can not guarantee that your dog will follow your rules. But we can guarantee that he will follow my rules.” I would not send any of my dogs or recommend this center to ANYONE. This is FALSE ADVERTISEMENT!!!!!!

I highly recommend New Hope's services. I am a new dog owner, and was overwhelmed with trying to train my 4-month-old Portuguese Wager Dog. I had worked with a different trainer before, but did not feel like I was learning how to manage my relationship with my dog in a way that made sense for us. Mr. Obedience taught me how to build that relationship with boundaries that work for me and my dog, using language that made sense to me. Both of us live a much more harmonious, happy life after her training at New Hope. The best investment I could've made for me and my dog!