Top Paw K9 Academy

I cannot recommend Top Paw K9 Academy enough! Jenn and her team were exactly what Honey and I were looking for. Jenn understands dog behavior so well and I feel so much more bonded with Honey because of it. I came in because of Honey’s aggressive reactivity, and after trying out many trainers, I started losing hope. We did the 5 week training session and are now doing daycare with training. Honey’s confidence has greatly improved over the sessions and our walks have felt so much less stressful because of it! It’s important to note, and Jenn makes this clear from day one, that YOU have to put in a lot of work to see an improvement in your dog, she provides you with the tools necessary to see the improvement, but you have to be prepared to put in the time. It was so scary to jump in and trust them with training my dog but I am so happy that I did.

Jen and her team trained my very assertive and alpha Doberman as a puppy and it was LIFE CHANGING for mine and his relationship. Her mission is to create a language you and your dog speak. She does an amazing job at making it a completely positive and meaningful experience for both dog and owner. ITS THE OWNER THAT NEEDS THE TRAINING. We want to be the leader for our pet and she teaches us how to lead so our beloved dogs will respect, trust and respond to our requests. This is the second time I’m bringing my Doberman to Jen. First was basic training as a 3 month old boy and now as a 4 year old amazing boy who she turned into a service animal. He was very reactive to other dogs and men in his space and she had taught him to relax and fully focus on ME as his owner and wait for MY command or trigger of anxiety and then he will jump into action fulfilling his duty to interrupt my anxiety and panic attacks. First day after getting him back, I unexpectedly had an anxiety attack and he jumped into action without me knowing he would as he JUST learned these tasks. I am floored at the growth and forever grateful for Jen and her team, John especially loved on Briggs and worked him and built a special bond. I will never not have a dog that isn’t trained by her and her team. I live in San Diego and made the drive to her because I know the level of excellence she delivers. She is the GOAT of dog training.

I give Jen and her team a 10/10. I recently got a 16 week old Dutch shepherd mix puppy from a foster home that has seen NO outside world before getting him. He was pretty scared of everything and because of that I knew I needed to get him socialized and desensitized to the world. Right as I got him I reached out and talked to a bunch of trainers in Colorado, Jen being one. After taking Atlas (my puppy) to his appointment with Jen I knew I wanted to use Top Paw K9 Academy. What stuck out to me about the most compared to other trainers I had talked to was the fact that they took dogs out of the facility and didn’t only focus on dog obedience but their behaviors as well. I knew this is exactly what Atlas (my puppy) needed. I explained that my main goals for him were socialization, recall and loose leash walking. Every week of his board and train I was able to come and see Atlas for an appointment (Jen was incredibly at working with my very odd work schedule to set times up) and learn what the trainers were teaching him and recreate for when I got him home. I was also sent multiple video updates of his progress. Don’t get me wrong I missed my dog… a lot but it never crossed my mind if I was doing the right thing for him and his future. I got him back and my expectations were blown out of the water. He was no longer reacting to dogs, runners, bikers; he walks in a heel and also understands leash pressure and no longer pulls, his recall is getting much better and they started to teach him “place” as well. For a puppy I was amazed on what they were able to accomplish. His confidence is through the moon from where it was at as well. I will definitely be continuing his training with the packet I received after the board and train from Jen. Seriously though I highly recommend Jen and her entire team, they are amazing.