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March 2024 by Whitney Silva
UPDATE:After this review, I reached out to the Club via email, informing them I would not be returning due to harsh techniques I saw. They responded, asking what happened & I told them everything. They kindly offered a refund and assured me they were taking what I told them seriously.Tonight, upon reading my review, I received an email. They said the instructor was spoken too. Also, the dog & handler I spoke of, has moved to a different class and apparently are having a much better experience, according to CABTC. They also told me that what I told them wasn’t accurate. I did *not* lie, I told them exactly what *I* experienced.I hope the club one day moves in a more scientifically based, positive direction. Until then I’m sorry to say, I still cannot recommend training here.ORIGINAL:While I enjoy doing Scent Trials here, against my better judgement, I attempted to take an "Attention" class here. There was a very nervous golden retriever next to me who was jumping on it's owner (the dog was showing extreme signs of stress already so this was clearly an attempt to get the owner's attention) and the instructor who is DIRECTOR OF TRAINING came over, told the woman to attach her leash to the prong collar, took the leash and began VIOLENTLY yanking *as hard* as she could on the prong collar. The dog put it's paws on the trainer's arms trying to get her to stop. When that didn't work, she began violently shaking the dog with both hands on the prong collar. Later, she came over to try and treat the dog, trying to teach it to "wait" for a treat and kept hitting it in the face. (There are MUCH for effective & positive ways to teach this). She did other inexcusable things to other dogs in class. I've been training my anxious dog with positive reinforcement her whole life & she was MUCH further along in her training then most dogs in the class who had gone through all the "Foundation" classes at CABTC. I will NEVER EVER subject my dog to this environment again & I really hope anyone who is reading this comment takes this into consideration & stays FAR AWAY from the training here.Science has proven that Positive Reinforcement is the most efficient & effective form of training. The fact that a "training club", which has been around for several decades and has as it's *2nd line* of it's Mission Statement "To disseminate the latest knowledge regarding responsible dog ownership and dog training." has a Director of Training who uses violent and abusive methods is despicable.
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May 2023 by Wendt Worth Corgis
Very nice club and building that offer a lot of training classes and trials. Friendly and helpful....well staffed/ volunteer participation which says the club is good and treats people right....long time standing with a lot of success.
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November 2022 by Jan Bruner
Beautiful and well run facility for training dogs for various events including obedience, conformation and more.
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September 2022 by Al Bhaiji
Trainers still training with the outdated dominance theory which has long been disproven. They try to sell prong collars to all the people in their classes including 3 month old puppies (puppies should never wear prong collars as it can damage the trachea) and toy breed dogs (again very vulnerable to a collapsed trachea with any neck collar much less a prong collar). It has been scientifically proven that the most effective way to train a dog is positive reinforcement. Please don't waste your money at Cleveland All Breed and instead, find a trainer who uses positive reinforcement so you do not ruin the bond between you and your dog. I witnessed a trainer yelling at owners whose dogs barked and telling an owner with a three month old Labrador to hit it in the face when it barks. I could go on with more examples of horrible training and outright abuse but you get the picture.
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July 2022 by Beth Kravetz
Traveled 7 hours to scent work trial and it was totally worth it! One of the nicest facilities I have seen and wonderful, friendly people. I will definitely come back
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June 2022 by Lisa Selthofer Dog Agility Judge & Trainer (of Spot On A
I judges a dog agility trial here and the facility was clean, the people were friendly and the equipment was great!
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May 2022 by Chris B
Some days have very good instructors. Other days not so much.
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April 2022 by Mary Murray
I enrolled my 4 1/2 month old puppy in the puppy obedience program because it is presented online as a positive reinforcement Program. The first day of class, 2 incidents occurred, one frightening, which proved that this was not the case. A very nervous puppy was barking incessantly. The trainer told the owner to grabthe puppy’s collar by the back, pull hard, and at the same time push down on the dog’s muzzle. She remarked that he would not be able to bark and choke at the same time. When the dog later acted up again, she “settled” the dog (or tried to) by pushing it to the floor forcefully and rolling it on its side. The dog reacted ferociously, growling, snapping, and baring its teeth. Scary! The trainer was lucky not to have been seriously bitten. Of course, she was at fault, not the dog. I ran these two incidents by a friend who is a certified dog trainer. She was appalled. I will not go back.
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April 2022 by Alyssa Michelle
What a great establishment! Ladybug loves it here!
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March 2022 by Leanne Cieker La Londe
I have taken several dogs to Cleveland All breed and am so impressed with the knowledge, professionalism and desire for their students to be successful. Highly recommended for everyone who owns a dog. My most recent experience is FS I taught by Jen, Ashley and Lauren - I learned so much from them. Each instructor was able to provide individualized instruction to owners.
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March 2022 by Sarah Therese
Disorganized training methods for puppies and unprofessional staff. Poor customer service all around from parking rules to the actual classes.
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December 2021 by Linda Varga
My puppy and I just finished puppy class and it was a totally worthwhile endeavor. Instructors are very knowledgeable, considerate, and helpful. A very relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. I am looking forward to our next set of classes.
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December 2021 by Leslie E. Sekerka
We are very grateful for the kind, generous, professional, and talented folks who share their expertise with novice canine adoptive families. The classes have been a spectacular addition to George's learning and development path (and even more so to my own!)Heartfelt thanks to all of the instructors and admin support folks who offer their time and volunteer services to keep CABTC going (esp during these Covid times). This has been, and continues to be, a WONDERFUL opportunity!
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December 2021 by Tracy Novoa
We drive three hours to attend trials here, very nice venue!!
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November 2021 by Yoav Leibovith
It's a fun and friendly environment with many people and their pets. A very good place to educate and teach your puppy....dog Obedience and Rules. Great Place!
