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July 2024 by Edward Chan
I've been bringing my puppy Stella to this puppy kindergarten training class and it's been pretty awesome! Ellen, the trainer, really knows her stuff and makes it all fun and informative. If you've got a puppy, I'd totally recommend checking it out! Cant wait to start Family pet 1 in the fall. Great experience for both me and my pup.
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May 2024 by Chloe Comas
We had such a great experience here. They provide you with so many helpful tools and tips whether you’re a first time dog owner or you have had dogs before. It’s a great mix of individual and group time and allows your dog to learn with distractions. I’d highly recommend!
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February 2024 by Meagan Poulos
Happy Dog is worth every penny. Lori and Ellen are excellent teachers and help you understand your dog so much better. They teach management techniques alongside training, which has been huge for us. The skills we learned in class are easily applicable to daily life and have helped make our dog a pleasure to be around. Ellen and Lori have also made themselves available via email for various questions outside class and have always been helpful. Attached is a photo of our 7 month old Great Dane just chilling at a brewery and not being a psycho because she learned how to be calm around distractions in this class. I would highly recommend Happy Dog to all puppy parents AND owners of adult dogs.
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February 2024 by Lisa H
We had a phenomenal dog training experience. This was the second time taking classes at Happy Dog, we first came with our 3 month old black Labrador. We recently got another lab puppy and while the puppy was well behaved the home dynamics between the puppy and the now almost 2 year old black lab were unbearable, to the point where I was in tears every day and, in spite of being totally in love with the puppy, we were considering the heartbreaking decision of rehoming him. I reached out to Ellen and she listened to my concerns, spent a lot of time on the phone and via email, watching videos of the two of the interact and she assured me that , while challenging, things were not as bad as they appeared. In addition to having the puppy enrolled in the family dog 1, we set up for a private consultation with Lorrie. She gave us a lot of suggestions and strategies to add to our toolbox to make our lives a bit less chaotic and the situation more manageable. While we still have our moments, Things are getting better each day and we have Ellen and Lorrie to thank. Their patience , expertise, and understanding helped us through a very difficult and stressful time and gave us hope that things would get better and many ideas and training tools to make that positive change happen. They are both outstanding and highly knowledgeable dog trainers and true and caring professionals.We are very grateful to them and enthusiastically recommend Happy Dog for all of your dog training and behavioral support needs!!!!
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February 2024 by Tracy Hawkes
Ellen is an amazing dog trainer who so clearly loves and respects animals. We found Happy Dog Training and Behavior through the wonderful reviews online and I am so happy that we signed our puppy up for the Puppy Kindergarten class.At the start of each class we received a handout that detailed all of the training tips and techniques we would learn that day. We learned so much and the handouts made it easy to make sure all caregivers and family members were on the same page.The space where the classes meet is clean and well maintained, with ample parking. Sign up for her classes and you won't be disappointed!
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February 2024 by Barbara Simms
Great experience, informative and fun for both dog and owner. Can't wait to start next class
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February 2024 by Sara Isaacson
Ellen and Lorrie make learning to train your puppy interesting, fun and exciting for both owner and dog! The email communication with them is always fast and reliable. The facility is extremely clean and pleasant. My puppy has made so much progress. I can't wait for the next class.
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February 2024 by Sarah Einstein
We began bringing out puppy here from the beginning and it has made such a difference! Lorrie and Ellen are always available for advice and are so knowledgeable. Our puppy loves the classes and the training we do at home. We will continue to work our way through the series! Cannot recommend enough
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January 2024 by DANIELLE GILMAN
In October we added a new furry family member. This is not our first dog, but it is our first time attending a formal training class (Puppy Kindergarten) and I can't recommend Happy Dog Training enough! Our new puppy Riley is already more trained than our three year old dog is! Ellen gave us the skills to set boundaries and to raise a great family dog. We would absolutely return to Happy Dog Training when we add a new dog in the future and even plan on returning for more classes with our puppy so she can learn and grow even more! Thanks Ellen!
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December 2023 by Martin Mcbride
Had a great time learing how to train my dog and myself. We took all there classes witch thay had more, it was alot of fun.
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December 2023 by Maria Pannenbacker
Ellen and Lorrie are terrific trainers, very experienced, very nice. The facility is immaculate, spacious, safe, setting for dogs and people. As a repeat client, looking forward to continuing training our GS pup!
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November 2023 by Jolie B.
I'm not sure how I ever had dogs without going through this training! Ellen is so knowledgeable ! I feel so strongly, that what we are doing now is not only training our puppy, but enriching our lives! Shai is thriving ! We are having a great time, and setting ourselves up for a beautiful life with our special little pup.
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November 2023 by Carol Pacifico
Horrible experience for my husband and our 5-month old puppy. Complete waste of money!!! If I could give zero stars, I would. The class was for dogs that are trained - not puppies that require attention and bark in class. Keep in mind there were only two other dogs in the class. So, we couldn't see why there would be any issues with our dog. After two classes, he stopped going because it was absolutely not providing any assistance for my puppy or my husband. We never received a phone call as to why he stopped going. I think they were glad to be rid of him.
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November 2023 by Jacqueline Prato
This place was recommended to me after my cousin went to their dog training class and my sister enrolled her puppy in their puppy class. Ellen and Lorrie are truly amazing. Thoughtful, kind and caring. They are extremely knowledgable and understanding.They help you understand why your dog is practicing their behaviors and they use positive reinforcement for you to develop a good relationship with your dog as well as keep your dog wanting to do those good behaviors. After an initial consultation, we enrolled my dog Olaf in their Dog 1 class. The exercises were easy to learn and practice in a safe environment. The classes helped me understand and anticipate what my dog might do in a real world situation and help us to be successful. All of the exercises we went over focused on behaviors that keep Olaf safe and happy rather than focusing on tricks. After leaving the class, I have had reactivity and anxious behavior issues with my dog, and I reached out for guidance and help. Ellen stayed on the phone with me, answered all my questions, gave me guidance and suggestions, plus materials to work on. She is always available to answer questions via email or phone call, even after the class is done. I would recommend this center over and over again. I am so happy we went and I do see an improvement in my dogs behavior. Thank you Ellen and Lorrie!
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November 2023 by J Peters
We could not be happier with Ellen and Lori. We had an initial private session with Lori when we first got our puppy so we could get our bearings with her and we have since taken both Puppy kindergarten and Family Dog 1 with Ellen and we absolutely love her! We looked forward to each class as much as our puppy did (she would seriously jump in her carrier on Wednesday nights because she knew where we were going and was so excited) and we learned so much. Ellen takes time to demonstrate everything, gives you written class take-homes and homework to practice with each week. She is so available to answer any and all questions, responds to email and returns phone calls. We are so sad our classes are over and are working hard on getting our girl ready for Family Dog 2. It was the BEST!!!!
