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Patient Paws Positive Dog Training

Valparaiso, Indiana

4.8/5· 116 Google reviews

About Patient Paws Positive Dog Training

We offer small group dog and puppy training classes. where you get a lot of one on one help with your dog. Great classes to socialize your puppy with other puppies and people. We use only positive reinforcement training techniques. It creates a strong bond with your dog.

Training & services

Training goals

  • Canine Good Citizen preparation
  • House training
  • Leash training
  • Obedience training
  • Puppy training
  • Socialization

Behavior support

  • Aggression training
  • Separation anxiety

How training happens

  • Group classes
  • Owner coaching Customer-reported
  • Private training

Dog age

  • Adult dogs
  • Puppies

Training level

  • Advanced obedience
  • Advanced training
  • Beginner training Customer-reported

Class options

  • Small classes

Assistance and working dogs

  • Therapy dog training

Dog sports

  • Scent work

Training approach

  • Force-free training
  • Positive reinforcement

Other listed services

View 11 additional details
  • Beginning Training
  • Canine Manners
  • Continuing Education
  • Dog Develop
  • Dog Prep
  • Dog Team
  • Dog Training Home
  • Home Home
  • Off Leash
  • Positive Dog Training
  • Training Program

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Customer reviews

Google listing
4.8
out of 5116 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • Knowledgeable instructor 10
  • Positive reinforcement 9
  • Patient instructor 5
  • Rescue dog training 5
  • Individual attention 4
  • Canine manners class 3
All 10 topics
  • Good manners class 3
  • Anxious dogs 2
  • Canine good citizen class 2
  • Puppy socialization 2

Google review topics, not confirmed services.

100 collected reviews

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Leanna F
5/5
As a family we took our puppy to Cindy at Patient Paws for puppy class. This basically teaches you how to be a good dog parent. Following Cindy’s lead, we had great results with both our puppy and us. Cindy is thorough, answers all questions, and let’s you be confident you are do…Read full reviewClose full review

As a family we took our puppy to Cindy at Patient Paws for puppy class. This basically teaches you how to be a good dog parent. Following Cindy’s lead, we had great results with both our puppy and us. Cindy is thorough, answers all questions, and let’s you be confident you are doing the best for your dog in a calm and supportive manner. She has been available for all our individual needs and questions as first time dog parents. Thank you Cindy.

Elizabeth Dash
5/5

I just completed my 3rd dog training program. I think Cindy and her team are great!!! They give great feedback and are supportive. The most important is that she keeps me accountable while training my dogs.

McGinley Home
5/5
This was the best experience. My husband and I got our first pup Maverick, and I immediately looked into classes because we wanted to best start for our boy. Through Cindy’s 5 week course, he learned so much and excelled wonderfully. I hope people understand that you are not payi…Read full reviewClose full review

This was the best experience. My husband and I got our first pup Maverick, and I immediately looked into classes because we wanted to best start for our boy. Through Cindy’s 5 week course, he learned so much and excelled wonderfully. I hope people understand that you are not paying her to train your dog for you. She gives you the tools you need to train your pup and build that trust and works with you so you need to be ready to put the work in to see the results. We appreciate everything Cindy did for us, it was something we looked forward to every week. Will definitely be calling her again for more classes or if we ever get another pup! ;)

Amber Lynn
1/5
I left a voice mail yesterday to inquire openings for her puppy training class... I received a call today with a real short and snippy tone like "well tell me about your dog..." I begin to state he is a 6 month old Mountain Feist... This woman cuts me off asking me "what?" 2 time…Read full reviewClose full review

I left a voice mail yesterday to inquire openings for her puppy training class... I received a call today with a real short and snippy tone like "well tell me about your dog..." I begin to state he is a 6 month old Mountain Feist... This woman cuts me off asking me "what?" 2 times so I finally spell it for her... For her to inform me she has been doing this for 20 years and she's never heard of one before... Okay on top of your rudeness, I'll be seeking services elsewhere. For someone who has 20 years experience and you don't know a certain breed to the point where you almost badger me as if I'm making it up...(he's registered with the NKC) No thanks. I'll leave my experience here for others and take my family's hard earned money elsewhere! Good luck! 💥💥💥💥💥Edited to add: I am completely mind blown. Upon leaving this review, this woman calls my phone, and I did not answer. So she further texts my phone this!!! "Hi Amber, I was in no way trying to be rude. I'm sorry if you thought that. I was having a very hard time hearing you. Now that you left me a bad review for a three minute conversation. Tells me a lot about you as well. Small businesses are struggling right now. Thank you for your kindness!" And then continues to go back and forth harassing me on my phone.. Me:Oh wow.. Well perhaps you should be more conscious of how you are speaking to people. And then for you to message me?? Are you kidding?" CINDY: Right back at you. I'm relieved. Me: "You're unstable. And I didn't lie in my review. I wasn't nasty. If you don't like it then like I said, maybe you want to reconsider how you talk to people when you are the owner of a small business!! Don't text my phone again please! Thank you." Do not give this woman business. I'm floored

jaime smith
5/5
Cindy and her staff were very attentive. There were only four dogs, so we received a lot of one on one help. She's very knowledgeable. I am a first time fur mommy so I appreciated all the advice. She has some great training videos on her Patient Paws Facebook that I watched ahead…Read full reviewClose full review

Cindy and her staff were very attentive. There were only four dogs, so we received a lot of one on one help. She's very knowledgeable. I am a first time fur mommy so I appreciated all the advice. She has some great training videos on her Patient Paws Facebook that I watched ahead of time. She shows you with a dog helper what she would like you to accomplish and then you work on the command. She helped build my confidence with our rescue pup. He's a changed dog. He was craving this attention.

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