St Paul Dog Training Club

This review is about 10 yrs late, but this place still haunts me and it seems that I'm not the only one who had a horrible experience. One of the worst places I've gone for dog training. I'm honestly shocked they're still in business. For being a dog training "club" they don't seem to understand that like people, different dogs have different learning styles. Not every dog learns from negative reinforcement and aggressiveness which seems to be their style. I felt like my dog and I were targeted by the trainer, an older woman with short gray hair, as I seemed to constantly get yelled at. If my dog was supposed to be sitting and she got up I was immediately yelled at. She was a PUPPY and learning! I was also told your dog is not allowed to socialize before or after class. Really?? Socialization is important for dogs and maybe if they could say"hi" to one another they would be less distracted in class. When teaching the "down" command I asked if I could say, "lay down ", as my dog knew that command, and was sternly told no. The assistant trainer, a tall burly guy, walked over to me almost rolling his eyes and told me it was ok. He seemed to be more reasonable with a calmer demeanor. Too bad he wasn't teaching the class. I remember telling a woman in another class that I was constantly being yelled at, and not even 2 minutes later she witnesses the trainer yelling at me cuz my dog had stopped and sniffed another dog as we were walking through the room. Needless to say I was over the abuse and stopped going after about 4 classes. I wasn't paying them to yell at me, I was paying them so I could teach my pup to be her best self. If you love your dog, your dog is sensitive, and/or you don't like paying for abuse, PLEASE go elsewhere. I've had wonderful experiences at other training facilities.

I can’t express my thankfulness and empathy for Saint Paul dog trinity I have been there for close to a year and have always been happier going there. Very professional and helpful with everything I recommend people with nervous dogs as they understand all dogs situations and are very flexible. Prices are reasonable. AKC approved, side note - reviews from months or years old may be true for the time being and is not true as far as I have seen I 100% recommend this club.