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Ridgeside K9 Tidewater provides personalized, thorough and friendly dog training. My 3 year old male Irishdoodle recently finished the Ridgeside K9 Tidewater three week Board & Train program. Let me be clear, this was not your typical Board & Train as my dog had previously been …Read full reviewClose full review
Ridgeside K9 Tidewater provides personalized, thorough and friendly dog training. My 3 year old male Irishdoodle recently finished the Ridgeside K9 Tidewater three week Board & Train program. Let me be clear, this was not your typical Board & Train as my dog had previously been a less reputable training organization in Hampton Roads, that charges several thousand dollars and ‘guaranteed’ results. For nearly two years after his first training, we still experienced MAJOR dog reactivity issues including pulling me to the ground on multiple occasions. After battling with our previous training organization and getting terrible customer service, I turned to Ridgeside K9 Tidewater. The owners, staff and trainers at Ridgeside K9 offer exemplary customer service. The MAJOR difference was that our previous training program was a one size fits all. Amanda, with Ridgeside K9, blew me away with her analysis and thorough understanding of my lovable, goofy and anxious pup. She described to me his behavior in behavioral terms which made so much more sense! Another important difference to note is that Amanda came to my house to pick up and deliver my pup. She understood his surroundings, and schedule and asked many questions to get to know us both. TO TOP IT OFF, less than a week after getting my pup back from Amanda and his Board & Train program, I broke my arm left arm in a bike accident. Yep, my heeling arm, so I could not keep my 70lb dog in a left side heel. Amanda stepped right in, came to my house with some additional training tools and spent the morning with my pup and me to make sure that we were comfortable with our morning and evening walks. It has been a month now since my Irishdoodle came home from his Board & Train with Amanda, and he is a perfect gentleman. He no longer gets on the furniture or bed (unless invited), he no longer drags me down the street during our walks and he rarely reacts to other dogs and only in a very minor way. When we walk, he goes into an automatic sit whenever we stop. Even with a broken arm, I feel completely confident and comfortable walking my big guy throughout town, taking him to kickball games, breweries and farmer’s markets. And more importantly, he is confident, chill and relaxed too! Without a doubt, Ridgeside K9 Tidewater Dog Training was well worth the money! I only wish I had found Ridgeside K9 Tidewater FIRST!