Working Dogs For Warriors

I cannot recommend Working Dogs for Warriors enough! Their training program helped me build a much stronger connection with both of my dogs while teaching me how to become a better handler and trainer. The trainers didn't just work with my dogs—they worked with me, helping me understand how dogs learn, how to communicate effectively with them, and how to properly reinforce positive behaviors. Through their guidance, my dogs gained confidence in new environments, improved their obedience, and learned how to safely and appropriately interact with people and other dogs. The emphasis on proper socialization and safety was incredibly valuable and gave me the tools to continue their training long after class ended. One of the proudest accomplishments was having both of my dogs earn their AKC Canine Good Citizen certifications. This achievement would not have been possible without the dedication, knowledge, and support of the Working Dogs for Warriors team. If you're looking for a program that strengthens the bond between you and your dog while providing top-notch training, confidence building, and real-world socialization skills, Working Dogs for Warriors is the place to go!

We hired Working Dogs for Warriors to train our 5-month old Goldendoodle for 3-week board and train. Our puppy came back well trained and demonstrated great skills that he lacked prior to training. He learned to sit, stay, heel, follow, wrong, off, about. We attended the 4 Saturday classes after, and those were helpful as well. Overall, we are satisfied with the results. I wish I could give them more stars, however, I do have to mention the lack of communication involved during the whole process. Prior to taking our puppy, there was very little information given to us about what to expect. I was very close to canceling the whole thing because I was feeling very apprehensive about letting our puppy go for so long without any information. Mike takes long to reply to texts which I find very unprofessional. However, I did receive some photo updates while my puppy was gone. When the day came to pick him up, we were ready to go to their Fontana location, but only to find out we were supposed to go to the Rancho location. He never told us where to go. But anyway, when I picked up my puppy, I was happy to see all he had learned. We were given a prong collar and brand new leather leash. Mike mentioned he would email me a letter with all the commands and instructions for training at home— it took days to get it and I had to follow up twice with Mike about sending me the information. We went 4 days with no guidance on training at home! Overall, although the training was great, I found myself pretty frustrated with his lack of communication. If you decide to use Working Dogs for Warriors for board and train, please be aware that you won’t hear from him much and he probably won’t reply to some of your texts. For example, I reached out to Mike on October 2nd to ask about their pet hotel and I have yet to receive a reply. Again, very unprofessional to just leave customers hanging. One last thing I want to mention is that although I gave them specific feeding instructions for my growing puppy (3x/day) on their portal, they only fed him 2 times per day the whole time he was there. :-( Hope this reviews is helpful as I feel honesty is best. Good luck!

Used them for Board and Train of my two dogs. Upon talking to Michael I informed him that due to my husband's accident and my health we were not able to train the dogs ourselves. He assured me that the obedience that they needed that they would get through their board and train program. This was to include basic commands especially ''Quiet" and "Come". Due to my husbands injury he can't have the dogs barking all the time. They took both dogs for 2 weeks together. Very little communication even though he stated there would be lots of updates. After 2 weeks he said they need to train them alone because they weren't doing well together. So they took 1 dog for another 2 weeks. Then we switched. After we got our first dog back it had been 4 weeks total they trained her completely at their facility. Upon getting her home right off the bat she was not any better. My husband took her to the Saturday class directly following as we were stated to do. She did fine in the Saturday class among other dogs who were all well behaved. However, once he got her home again she still had her same problems. Which are: reacting to other dogs on walks, reacting to people in our home, separation anxiety and constant barking. I took her to the next Saturday class and again she did fine. This is because all the dogs were behaved well. But once again I got her home and she reacted to other dogs who would bark at her or people in our home. Then we got our other dog back. Again very little to no improvement. I was so frustrated because we paid A LOT of money and did not get the training we were told. Due to my health it took me a while but I finally reached out to Michael and told him our problems. He offered to board them again for a week. Um, no I'm not giving you my dog again for a week when you couldn't train her in a month. My kids had a hard enough time the first time. So he offered to meet with me. At first I said yes. But then I realized I paid for them to be trained already. I'm sorry but I no longer trust your training methods if you can't help them in 4 weeks!!! So I asked for a partial refund. He said he would talk to "the board" (not sure who that is) and let me know. That was over a month ago and I still haven't heard back. I decided to go to another trainer. Someone who actually understands dogs and people. He came and in 1 day (1 day!) both of our dogs were doing SOOOO much better. The new trainer trained us and both of our dogs for 1 hour per day over 2 weeks. And it worked. Because he is a good dog trainer. He was able to train both dogs when Michael wasn't. He was able to do it in 2 weeks. Michael wasn't. He was on time, professional and 1/4 of the price. He also guaranteed his work. Michael didn't. Michael is a nice guy. But not a good dog trainer. They also offer no guarantee of their work. Don't go here. If you need a good dog trainer go to ARK-9. Arturo understands how dogs think and can help. According to Michael it is our fault for not bringing our dogs to the mandatory 4 Saturday classes following the boarding. We did 2 classes with one dog with no improvement. I should see SOME improvement with 4 weeks at boarding and 2 Saturday. So no I'm not going to continue to waste my time.