Top Paw K9 Academy

took my GSD on a 3 week puppy board and train and i was told i would get updates throughout and i got 2 video updates the entire time. i was the one who had to get in touch to even get an update picture/video. and when i picked my dog up nothing had changed at all. when i got home it seemed like they didn’t work with him AT ALL. which is why i probably wasn’t updated on his progress. the only thing i was sent home with was -$2000 and a pdf file that wasn’t even his regimen it had another persons dog name/info. i didn’t even bother bringing it up to her because of the way she reacts to criticism on her pages it just wouldn’t be worth it. just upset i wasted my time/money taking them there. im also not posting this with my information because i don’t want to deal with jen and her anger problems

I first came across Jennifer and Top Paw K9 Academy on Tin Tok when I first got my full bred Siberian Husky girl named Azula. I saw that she does board and train and decided to just jump on it and do it. And I am so glad that I have. She is an amazing trainer and I always joke with her and tell her that she was born to do this, she is truly the dog whisperer lol! If I could give her more than five stars I would. When Azula came in, she had ZERO manners, so high strung, no leash skills whatsoever and after six weeks my girl is unrecognizable. IN A GOOD WAY! She is so well mannered and it has also calmed her down a bit as well! Jennifer was so patient with me and Azula the whole way and answered ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS. She worked with my crazy work schedule. I don't have one bad thing to say about this experience! She is so genuine and she does this not for the money but because she truly loves animals!! And I love that about her. She knew I was missing my babygirl so she always made it as point to always send lots of photos and progress videos! I couldn't have asked for a better trainer! So, if you're on the wall about wanting to enroll your dog, HERE I AM TO SAY TO JUST DO IT! YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT! <3

I got my Rottweiler puppy, Cersei when she was 12 weeks old from what I now know to be, a “backyard” breeder. She’s my first guard breed and at the time I definitely underestimated, and didn’t fully understand the consequences of poor breeding OR what good breeding looked like. Cersei and her parents are AKC certified, and from a champion blood line so I thought, “all good!”. Well, at only 12 weeks old, Cersei was already afraid of everything! She would physically recoil anytime someone came near her and find a corner to hide in. She didn’t even know how to play with a ball, she was so afraid of it. She had yeast all on her tummy and she was completely filthy. It looked like she was kept outside and never given a bath. When she turned 6 months, her fear turned into reactivity which was manageable at first but then she started getting strong, and her bark started to get scary. I was so afraid for her because I knew if she continued on this way, it would progress to aggression and she would do something that would put her in a situation that I can’t protect her from. At this point, I had become a helicopter mom and had never let her out of my sight! I was SO nervous about leaving her and worried that sending her away from her home and her human would just make her anxiety worse but I am SO glad I didn’t let my own fears win. Jennifer and her team have obviously taken such good care of Cersei. She lights up when they’re around and she absolutely ADORES them! During our last session, we went to a dog park and Cersei got to show off her new coping skills and I cannot be more thankful. The scary Rottweiler that used to lunge and growl and bark at leaves blowing in the wind is now completely chill and laying in the grass as reactive dogs are barking behind her and people are going by on scooters! Jennifer and John showed me some really great training tools and how to respond confidently and how to anticipate when Cersei might be becoming over-stimulated. I feel SO much better about taking her home and continuing to help her become her natural baddass self without the fear weighing her down. Considering her breed and the horrible stereotype attached as well as the actual power of these dogs, I don’t think it’s too dramatic to say, the time they spent on her might have helped to save her life. This time away from her as well as the drive back and forth from Houston were well worth it and I definitely plan to do it again.