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February 2024 by Jenny Young
My dog LOVES this place and SO DO I! It's such a brilliant open space for him to run, and it's also quite scenically located in the lovely Davidsonville area. We rented it for a doggo meet up and everyone had a great job and couldn't believe this awesome place was so nearby! 10/10 would recommend - and love returning again and again!
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February 2024 by Z Morales
Love Sara and the crew! They are professional, nice and really communicate with you. My two dogs genuinely get excited to see them and when we roll up to the ranch. Absolutely recommended.
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February 2024 by Jennie Lindstrom
AmericanK9 trained our golden doodle, Ben. With the help of the wonderful Trainer, Tabrina our family has a dog that walks well on a leash, listens and responds to verbal commands, and is well mannered. We are so appreciative of their training service as we were at a point that we saw some major behavior problems arising. Tabrina was able to provide a positive learning environment based on rewards to help correct those behaviors and help Ben be the best dog he can be.
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February 2024 by Malia
We were so impressed with the results from the two week train and board program for our one year old labradoodle! His manners, obedience and discipline have improved tremendously. And he seemed to love his time there! Highly recommend.
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February 2024 by Jenny Dilts
I have had such a great experience at American K9! I brought my 8 month Saint Berdoodle to private training lesson, and his trainer Dawna, has been so wonderful and helpful I highly recommend her! From the first class when my dog was pulling on the leash in walks, very distracted of people and other dogs, selective listening on commands, and issues walking with other dogs. Fast forward to the second to last class he has learned how to confidently and safely walk with me, other people and dogs, and focus his attention on me when there are distractions, and listen and obey commands. Dawna has been so great with my dog, helping me with any questions I have, really using every minute of the session to utilize what we have to work on the next week, and I have seen tremendous results! Its hard to find a great trainer that you actually see quick and promising results, and I couldn't recommend her more!
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February 2024 by Kelly Little
The entire team is knowledgeable and professional. Krys and Sarah are incredible to work with and I am SO happy I got the opportunity to work with them. Sarah is an incredible trainer and Ax and Highlander learned so much! She always kept me updated on their progress and helped me uncover Ax early stages of arthritis. I appreciate how much care and expertise Sarah puts into her training methods. Furthermore, I am grateful for her kind willingness to answer questions and provide sound advice beyond our training sessions! I don’t have a single regret about trusting my beloved pups with the team!
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January 2024 by Heather Mizeur
Dawna is the absolute best dog whisperer. We took our 2-year-old Vizsla, Uriel, to do two different advanced board and train programs with her at AmericanK9. We dropped off a dog we dearly loved but who was the equivalent of a rotten spoiled child unwilling to listen to any of our commands (despite our best efforts) and we inherited back a perfect little gentleman. As is usually the case, the challenge is in training us more than the dog. Dawna is kind and caring and gentle while also being firm and confident -- and has taught us how to similarly engage with our puppy. Uriel clearly adores her as well -- he is always happy to see his new best friend. And Urie is so much more confident and at ease knowing what his job is. The videos and photos she sends during his training helps us know more about his progress and wellness while he is away and is a great reference for us as we reinforce what he has learned at AK9. The farm and facility is gorgeous and clean and the only place we will ever take our dog for future training and boarding needs. Thanks for being so amazing, Dawna!
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January 2024 by Colton Clifton
We loved using AmericanK9 with our puppy! The facility is very clean and the staff are friendly and professional. Dawna was our trainer and she was exceptional! Our puppy actually looked forward to and got excited for the training sessions. Dawna was very good with explaining her training techniques and was always available to communicate with us if we had any questions. Highly recommended!
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January 2024 by Tahliyah
Booked a $25 consultation thinking this was the Fredericksburg location. They asked where I was located when booking. Did not realize until receiving the reminder that it was in MD. So I paid $25 for no reason.
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January 2024 by Jeanne Eagle Bull
Ms. Dawna is a gem of a trainer and we are grateful for her genuine love, compassion and SKILZZZ with our Chante
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January 2024 by Shane Fox
Dawna is absolutely amazing. We have had three dogs and she and American K9 are by far the best trainers we have experienced. Specially, Dawna is training our dog Walter to be a service animal and honestly training me his handler and our family how to be the very best dog owners. We love our Walter and Dawna provides the very best support. If you are looking for quality dog training, look no further, American K9 and Dawna are your best option.
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January 2024 by Stephanie Cole
We were instantly impressed with American K9 from the minute we drove onto the property -- the ranch is beautiful! The indoor-outdoor kennels are well-kept, the lobby/indoor training area is clean and spacious, and we even love that there are resident goats & chickens.Our initial consultation was with Krys, the owner, and she took all our concerns and desires into consideration. We all agreed that a 3-week Board-and-Train program would be best for our mini sheepadoodle.The day we dropped off Magnolia, we met our trainer, Dawna. She put us at ease right away! Dawna talked to us about what we could expect from her while Maggie was staying there, and she instantly started making friends with our pup. Dawna kept us well-informed for the duration of Maggie's training, and she was very responsive to any questions or concerns we had along the way.The day we picked up Magnolia, Dawna spent two hours getting us acquainted with and demonstrating Maggie's training commands so we could reinforce her training at home. And even between then and our two-week follow-up lesson, Dawna was very supportive and responsive when little issues cropped up as we reintegrated Maggie to our home. I think Maggie was just as excited to see Dawna as we were at our follow-up training session; and Dawna had missed Maggie, too.While we are still navigating how to best reinforce all of what we learned with American K9, we're confident that our entire family has made huge strides in the direction of a peaceful home environment and a happy owner-pet relationship! Thank you so much, Dawna & American K9!!!!!
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December 2023 by Grace Finnegan
I've worked with a lot of dog trainers throughout the years but Dawna is by far the the most knowledgeable. She has a simple answer to any unwanted behaviors I have had with my dog. It is clear that she is truly passionate and loves what she does. Dawna is the best dog trainer I have ever worked with! ?❤️
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December 2023 by Alison Vannoy
We had a wonderful experience with American K9 and Dawna, in particular. We had specific needs with our two dogs, including the need to work with an adult in a wheelchair. Dawna was amazing and the dogs are very well trained. Thanks Dawna!
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December 2023 by Walker B
I have had the most wonderful experience with Dawna - my service dog trainer at American K9. I have chronic heart neurological conditions that severely impact my quality of life and independence. I always thought that these conditions would limit what I can do and achieve in life such as go to college, the mall with friends, a family dinner, a concert, movie or musical at my theatre. Holding a steady job down? Never. I never thought any of these things were possible before I started working with Dawna. She has found, trained and continues to give wonderful advice to my service dog (and certified best friend and cutest 4 legged friend in the world). It is because of her training, experience working her and the product of her training so incredibly powerful as to give me my life back. I now can comfortably and safely go out with my friends and all of the above mentioned activities without worrying and constantly be checking for cardiac arrhythmias or other serious concerns. Having Rebel, the service dog trained for me, in my life has made it possible to be a functioning person at college and maintain straight A’s something I never before believe possible. I’ve been able to go to a concert and a musical with my friends without worrying that I would need an ambulance to come get me. My dog alerts me to my heart issues long before I even realize they are happening, and before my implanted heart monitor even picks them up as well. He has legitimately given me my life back with Dawna’s training and support!! I cannot recommend them enough!! I can confidently say my life has been changed forever. And in the direction I’ve always hoped, and dreamed it would be!! I feel limited by my conditions, but only limited by how much energy I have that day. Rebel⚔️❤️ has given me so much joy and training and continued support, reliability, and efficient communication and training has and forever will a special place in my heart! Thank you Dawna for giving me my life back!! ❤️
