The Balanced K-9

Chuck and Luciana were great with my 100lbs Shepherd. He's a two and a half year old rescue and had no manners when we got him and had shown some fear based aggressive behavior towards strangers. Now he walks in a perfect heel, sits and stays on command and is calm, cool and collected when meeting new people. He's still a big dog so I'm always going to be keeping an eye on him but he is a million times better than he was. I'd highly recommend their program. They even came back to the house a few weeks later for a follow up visit and to work on one new issue we found... 10/10.

My experience with Luciana and Chuck at the Balance K9 was very pleasant and positive. The Balanced K9 was very attentive to answering their emails with any questions that I had about their program. They were also very accommodating and understanding when I needed to push back my puppy, Coal’s, drop off date due to a last minute issue. When dropping Coal off, Chuck explained the process that they implement with the dogs and reassured me that Coal would be well taken care of. Throughout Coal’s stay at the Balanced K9, I received daily video updates that showed Coal learning the new commands and the excellent progress that he was making. I was also able to see updates and videos on their Instagram page, as well as chat with Luciana about his progress. The pickup session was about two hours long and was very informative. Luciana went over all of the commands that Coal learned and had me practice with him for a seamless transition back home. While Coal is still a young puppy and has a lot of energy and times of over excitement, he is so much more obedient and I couldn’t recommend the Balanced K9 enough! The progress that they were able to make with him over the span of two weeks is remarkable and I am so happy with my decision to send him to the Balanced K9!

I highly endorse hiring The Balanced K-9 to train your pup! Prior to hiring The Balanced K-9, Chuck and Luciana were extremely open and responsive to all questions relating to their program and dog training in general. This was refreshing, as many of the other training programs I spoke to would not disclose specific information about their programs until an evaluation was conducted. After answering my numerous questions, we settled on placing our 5-month-old puppy in the two-week train and board program. As first time dog owners, we were nervous about sending our puppy off for two weeks, Chuck and Luciana were kind and reassuring that she would be in good hands, and she was! One of the best aspects of the Balanced K-9’s program is the “Go Home” visit. Upon conclusion of the two weeks, both Chuck and Luciana brought our puppy home to demonstrate skills learned and generalize training into the home setting. We were so impressed by the impulse control of our 5-month-old puppy! Her ability to sit/stay, hold place, and walk calmly on a leash was/is incredible. Luciana took us through the techniques and had us practice to ensure we had it down. Chuck and Luciana were patient and more than willing to answer all of our many questions with great detail and expertise. You can tell that training dogs is a true passion for them! In the weeks that followed, our pup continued to maintain and better the training skills learned in the board and train program. Though being a puppy, she, of course, was not perfect and we started to notice a new behavior of her jumping/growling while she was playing/highly stimulated. I reached out to Chuck and Luciana to see if they could provide any advice or assistance. They were immediately responsive and enthusiastic to help get this behavior under control. After implementing the strategies suggested, our puppy stopped the behavior completely! It is comforting to know we have experts that care about our dog and her growth/training even long after completion of their program. While many people or programs routinely say “contact us if you have any questions,” Chuck and Luciana really mean it! I highly recommend hiring The Balanced K-9; they will provide you great training, great results, and great people!

Our mini Aussie, Gus, spent 3 weeks with Luciana and Chuck in the summer of 2021. He came home a new dog! Prior to the training, Gus was extremely anxious and reactive to other dogs/humans on walks and to any unfamiliar visitors in our home. He did not have recall at the park and was easily distracted. He was very triggered by runners and skateboards. After his time at Balanced K-9, he’s the best behaved dog at the park and has amazing recall. We now know his triggers on walks and can set him up for success. We know to put him in place when new visitors are coming in and allow him to get comfortable with their presence before they greet him. We continue to be amazed at how well he is retaining all his tools. It takes consistence and continued work from us humans, but it is well worth it to have the confidence in Gus and ourselves. We sing the praises of balanced K-9 whenever we get the chance!