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March 2024 by Sarah Auger
We sent our 5 month old puppy through the 2 week board and train with Crystal and LOVED IT! We were decent at teaching him basic commands but when it came to the difficult stuff like off leach training, heeling, distracted recalls, and at home food manners…we were lost. I can’t recommend the board and train more. It solved nearly all of this!We were nervous about sending him off for so long, but Crystal was so responsive and would send us video+photo updates on all his adventures! Now that the training is done we have full confidence in his off-leash abilities, can finally hang out or walk along the beach with more peace of mind, and have a dog willing to listen!
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February 2024 by Sandy
What an amazing experience my 8mo old golden doodle, Olive and I had with our trainer Nicole from Off Leash K-9!!! Olive is a 44 lb. rambunctious doodle who acts crazy and out of control jumping/pushing and mouthing and pulling like crazy on the leash before this training. My elderly Mom lives with us and she actually accidentally tripped Mom giving her a knee injury that required surgery. I was desperate to get her behavior under control before she injured my Mom again.We signed up for the 2 week board and train and I picked up Olive this morning. Nicole worked with Olive and I for 2.5 hrs before we were free to go (mostly I needed the training today!) on all the commands Olive learned while she was with Nicole. This training program utilizes a training e-collar to teach commands. I was so hesitant and nervous to sign up for the training because of this because I had heard about e-collars. BUT…it was not at all what I thought an e-collar would be. It is NOT a shock collar. It IS like a Tens unit I use on myself every night for my knees. Before the board and train, I had Nicole use the collar stimulator on me and I was amazed that the stimuli really did feel like a Tens unit. I was actually surprised that it could elicit the desired response with training. But after seeing all Olive had learned I am just amazed and so happy that we signed up for this program. Nicole has been the most awesome trainer. She is so loving with Olive and reassuring to me. She gained our trust right off the bat at the preliminary training 2 weeks before boarding.Olive and I have a lot of work to do reinforcing what we learned from Nicole. With patience and consistency I am determined to help Olive to become a well mannered puppy…I sincerely feel like this program has set us up for a wonderful life together.I can’t recommend OLK9 and Nicole enough. I am so happy we got the referral from Mom’s orthopedic surgeon! You won’t be sorry if you take the plunge and trust in this program and their trainers…especially if you get (or request) Nicole!Review from a happy doodle Mom and Olive ❤️
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February 2024 by Saibhung Singh
Our puppy Logan attended the three week board and train with Nicole and although we missed him - he came back to us as a perfect gentleman! Nicole listened to all of our concerns and explained how she would address each of them. She sent pictures, videos and an explanation of what Logan was working on each day so we knew exactly what he was up to and how he was progressing. It was clear that he was having fun and was learning a lot! We were a little afraid that the training would take some of his goofy personality away - but he is just as goofy without getting in trouble all day! Five stars just isn’t enough for the training and for Nicole. The results that we are now enjoying would not be possible without all of the love and dedication that she gave to our little boy!
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February 2024 by Kyle Adam
We went to off-leash for individual classes and loved them! Made a huge difference and allowed us to learn ways to train and correct Oden.But wanted to do more with our GSD and decided to try 3 week board and train. Crystal made it an amazing experience! With daily pics and updates we had no stress or worries. After we picked up Oden he was excited and executed commands flawlessly! He was sad to leave Crystal, but no hard feelings! He clearly enjoyed her and and can't wait to keep learning and be able to go public with no stress of Odens behavior.
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February 2024 by Joyce
Our experience with Off Leash K9 Hawaii has been great. Our puppy Bingo did a 3 week board & train with Loren. We got a updates from Loren every day. Every night, our family was always really excited to watch a new video of Bingo’s progress. At the end of his training, Bingo was definitely a lot more confident and obedient. Prior to the 3 week board and train, we also had lessons with Loren. We highly recommend doing the lessons. Not only did Bingo learn basic commands, we learned a lot ourselves about how to work with our dog (how to posture ourselves, what kind of ‘energy’ emit, or even how to communicate better on walks, for example, when you change directions or speed). Because of his training, Bingo’s quality of life is greatly improved. He is happier and we feel a lot better about managing any behaviors in different environments.We are very grateful for everything we learned and all the help we received from Off Leash K9 and especially from Loren.
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February 2024 by Pon Gre
Our experience with OLK9 Hawaii was amazing! Our trainer Crystal was very knowledgeable on what our Poodle Kalena needed. She was very flexible with our training schedule and extremely patient with us as owners if we needed a little extra guidance to see the results we wanted. We had 8 training sessions and Crystal was always happy to readdress anything we were having trouble with and would ask what we thought needed more attention. We are now confident that our dog will be well mannered in various situations and that is all thanks to OLK9 Hawaii!
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February 2024 by Marc Andrade
This place is great! Remarkable improvements with my pup since day 1. The trainer is awesome and really loves his work and cares about my dog !
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January 2024 by Bernadette Dicus
I needed help with my eight year old dog. I got it through Crystal Brandstrom. She was and is the best to train Makana. She even borrowed a scooter to train him. Got food because one of the canned food upset his stomach. There was pictures and video every day. There so much to say about Crystal and her training methods I cannot say enough. Thank you so much for the endless caring. Even Makana thanks you!!!
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December 2023 by Elyse Sachs
I can't say enough great things about Nicole from OLK9. Nicole went above and beyond to address the training needs for my dog, and provided guidance, information, and new techniques to help achieve our training goals. My main focuses for training with my dog Willow were to address dog interactions and distractions, and Nicole was amazing about meeting us outside of the training center to focus on these needs. She was so knowledgeable on how to address my concerns, and helped create real-life scenarios with other dogs and people to practice our training and build Willow's confidence. I can't recommend Nicole enough!
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December 2023 by Madonna Rebulanan
This company is FANTASTIC! The owner Sherry is professional and a great communicator who made me feel confident in this choice. I highly recommend you request Loren as your dog trainer. I was having a hard time training my puppy to the point that it was becoming challenging to carry out daily routines. Loren was able to transform Holly into the best version of herself! She’s still a silly and happy puppy, but now listens when she needs to calm down. The most important thing for me was her safety, and all of Loren’s excellent training has fully delivered on that goal! She even completed an entire hiking trail OFF LEASH!
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November 2023 by Edmound Petties
I had an outstanding time working with Nicole as my dog trainer! She walk me and my wife threw every training session so we fully understand what was going on. Not one time did she ever get frustrated with our pit bull. We all know pit bulls can be very stubborn when they want to be. But she keep her cool and not once did she lose it. 10 out of 10 the best dog trainer I had the pleasure of working with! I recommend that you ask for Nicole to be your personal dog trainer so you can witness greatness at work!
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September 2023 by Rachael Tiow
Can I give Loren and Sherry 10/10 Stars?The experience from START to FINISH was outstanding.I signed up my 1 year old goldendoodle for a 3 week training course.Sherry was prompt with her responses and I never once felt that she was trying to sell me a package. She is professional, knowledgable, and informative.My pup and I reside on the Big Island and I have apprehension flying to O'ahu to drop off my pup to a bunch of strangers.They came highly recommended by a friend whose Goldendoodle was trained by them. Additionally, Sherry spent 1 hour talking to me - addressing my concerns and providing clarity on things.Then, Loren (The Trainer) was introduced. He is professional, helpful, and communicative!I felt safe leaving Finn with Loren for 3 weeks while I was traveling in the US for work. Why? I received daily updates from Loren regarding Finn's progress and from the updates, it is obvious that Finn is growing up and improving daily.I looked forward to those updates daily.All I can say is this. Yes, it is NOT cheap. But, it is absolutely worth it!Quality training. Quality professionalism and service!I'll be back when we get a 2nd pup!
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September 2023 by kassy jo
Our experience with crystal was amazing, kept us updated thru out the entire time during training & answered all our questions and concerns. During pick up she made sure I was confident with all the commands before sending us home. Tubbz is more than I ever asked for now than he was before. The feeling of knowing he can have a happy/safe doggy life feels so amazing!!! TyCrystalWe<3Ya
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September 2023 by Julia Blanton
Darby’s training exceeded my expectations. We are so happy that we gained knowledge and tools to help further his behavior training at home. tThe best part….He is the same, loving , expressive, energetic dog when we dropped him off but now he is all of that and well-mannered !
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September 2023 by Google user
Our experience with crystal was amazing, kept us updated thru out the entire time during training \\u0026 answered all our questions and concerns. During pick up she made sure I was confident with all the commands before sending us home. Tubbz is more than I ever asked for now than he was before. The feeling of knowing he can have a happy/safe doggy life feels so amazing!!! TyCrystalWe\\u003c3Ya
