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May 2024 by Bill Schuhlein
Got a puppy 9 years and 4 months ago from Hagen. Paid top dollar at the time for a papered pedigreed German Shepherd. Never got the papers
Called numerous times. Went to his house in Miami at the time. Nothing
He even made fun of the fact that I wanted the papers, when I paid extra for a papered pedigree....
His training methods were .... unconventional at the time and not effective for most puppies, however he was successful with older retired k9s.
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March 2024 by Kristy Landers
Our Golden Aussie puppy, Bear is the most wonderful, joyful addition to our family! Chrissi, Hagen and the entire VhK9 team were so great to work with and gave our puppy a fantastic start in his training. We are so thankful for the VhK9 team!
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March 2024 by ces orr
Just adopted a beautiful golden puppy from Van Hendrix K9 last week. She is 4months old and had two months of crate, walking and house-breaking training. She is the calmest and best natured puppy I have ever met!
Chrissi, her trainer, did a magnificent job training her to be very people oriented and attuned to positive reinforcement. Van Hendrix K9 is a very superior breeding and training facility. And I thank them for helping me find my forever companion!❤️
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February 2024 by Joseph Anderson
I moved to Florida 3 years ago, at the time my German Shepherd Artemis was acting out. I had her at a dog park, and another dog owner gave me a pamphlet for Van Hendrix K9. Artemis was acting out when people were around, and when I called Hagen up and explained everything to him, he told me exactly what was wrong.
She had high fear aggression, basically was scared all the time around people, and she never confronted another dog. She would run in fear, so I bought her to him, where she stayed for six months and now Artemis is doing splendid. The training and staff and Hagen himself walked me through the entire process, and I came up as often as I could to work with her and him in assisting with her training.
So two of us were trained during this whole process, I highly recommend anyone who has a dog that they struggle with, not to give up and contact VHK9.
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December 2023 by eric hemmings
We bring our rescue here for training. We were so impressed that we got a puppy. We love our rescues but they come with issues. It is completely different experience when your puppy has been raised in an enrichment center with the best of love and care. If you are in the market for a puppy, you got check them out!
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December 2023 by Roberta Danza
We bring our rescue with hip didplacia for hydro therapy, socialization and trainig. We can now take her in public to restaurants. Our trainer Michael is excellent and has taught us how to take control. I highly recommend them for all your training needs, dont waste your $ elsewhere, they are the best!We love them so much we also got a puppy!
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November 2023 by wendy ziegler
We got our girl at 4 months not knowing or understanding her abusive past. Kitty, a Cane Corso could not live her life in fear or the fear aggression she was showing. Litterly shaking and cowering in the car as Hagen coaxed her out patiently. She has successfully completed socialization and basic leash training and has become a confident well behaved beautiful young lady!! We cannot express enough how Hagen, Michael and Chrissi have helped not only Kitty but us as owners become more confident and comfortable in the world where canines and humans coexist. We highly recommend this training program for anyone that needs help teaching their fur family the world is not as scary as sometimes portrayed by previous owners or experiences. Forever grateful!!
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October 2023 by Megan Gonzalez
After lots of research on the breed, our family decided to place a deposit on a German Shepherd puppy in early 2020. Little did we know that Covid would strike, making socialization for a young pup so difficult. We did everything we could to ensure that our young GSD would be properly socialized, from taking him with us to the beach, to bringing him with us to Home Depot, walks in the park and around our neighborhood, etc. However, when Covid took a turn for the worst, public beaches closed and public places had higher restrictions on how many people could be in one area at any given time (much less their pets). We continued training with our breeder, only assuming that this was another great method of socialization. In retrospect, litter mates aren’t the greatest form of socialization without the elements of new people, places, or unfamiliar dogs. Fast forward to 2023… we had a dog with lots of anxiety and energy, a dog we could not manage on walks, and a dog that knew his commands but refused to listen to them. This was when we searched for a dog trainer. After several evaluations and interviews with other dog trainers in the area, we settled upon VHK-9 to entrust with this very well loved member of our family! We wanted our dogs best interest at heart, and that was exactly what Hagen and his staff promised. Our boy spent several months away at VHK-9. We came to train as often as we were able (which for our family was 1-2 times per week). After some time we began training in public and the differences we saw were unreal. Our anxious, unsure, over-excited dog was now walking more confidently, was more responsive to his commands, and was no longer pulling us around by his leash. Other behaviors around the house improved as well, such as his need to constantly “show dominance” to our female boxer or to charge the front door any time he saw someone walking by outside. Now he not only leaves our female alone, but also plays gently with our smallest puppy who is toy sized. We were pleased that our boys spirit was not broken. His behavior with our children has remained 100% sweet and loving and his goofy personality remained in tact. The only thing missing from the dog we left with VHK-9 is the bad behaviors and some time spent away from home. We are so pleased with the training our dog received at Van Hendrix K-9 and we know where to go if we ever want to further his training to an even higher level.
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October 2023 by William Pierce
So far, the experience has been. Bought a neurotic German Shepherd in for behavioral training. Have seen improvements.
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April 2023 by Juanita Walker
Check this place out for all your Canone training needs
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March 2023 by Alejandra Serrano
My family recently adopted a German Shepherd from Van Hendrix K9, and she has absolutely changed their lives only within a week of having her. She needed a loving and caring home for some time now, but Hagen and his staff cared for her and gave her the attention as well as the training skills in the meantime. My sister was looking for an adult dog who would be a best fit for her current lifestyle, and I knew this dog was the perfect one as soon as I met her. I can’t give enough thanks to the staff for helping us tremendously through the process of rehoming her to us. They knew from the start that she would be a great fit for us. They are extremely knowledgeable and positive people who have a genuine passion for what they do. I highly recommend Van Hendrix K9 to anyone looking for training and/or puppies!!!
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March 2023 by Marlene Siebenaler
I was lost, my Bella a chocolate lab was aggressive to other animals, for my last resort I called Van Hendrix. He transformed her totally. I loved all the trainer's. Come to find out us humans needed to understand, if we love our animals, then learn to speak their language, so they are able to live in our world happy. Thank you all.Marlene and Bella
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January 2023 by David James
I've been going there for a little while now maybe 3 months and I've seen major improvement in the dogs and and they're absolutely amazing with these animals.
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January 2023 by Melodee Mitchell
Very knowledgeable and caring.
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January 2023 by SAC Miami
I've had dogs my entire life, the two most recent GSDs from Hagen and Van Hendrix K9, and I've known Hagen for 15 years. If there is such a thing as a dog whisperer, Hagen is it. I've never seen dogs respond to a human as well as they do Hagen (and his very capable staff!). He and his staff develop a relationship with them, understand them when they are solo or in a group, and are able to train the most aggressive animal to just the most stubborn. They truly care for all the dogs in their charge and it shows. In our case, he and the staff have always been there for us when we wanted quality insight, assistance or training for our two incredible German Shepherds, from puppy to full grown.
