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Suzanne is fantastic. Really takes the time to learn your dog so she better train you on how to train your dog. She's caring, insightful, and all around a great dog person. Our Ruby (mini dachshund) was already picking up on tricks after just 1 session. We know we're on the right track with her! Definitely recommend!

Loved talking to Lisa. Very informative can’t wait to see what all we can accomplish

My 8 year old medium-sized rescue pup was recently attacked during our morning walk. I reached out to Brandi to work through the effects of this with my dog who has a history of leash reactivity. Usually, she will bark, whimper, pull, and sometimes lunge when she sees other dogs and I worried these behaviors would worsen after the attack. We’ve done other types of training before to curtail her reactivity, however none of our previous work compares to the difference in her behavior after one session with Brandi! We successfully transitioned from using the prong collar to wearing a head collar and front-clip harness and not only is my girl much more relaxed on leash, but I also have more control of her than before. On our walks, we’ve passed other dogs together and she hasn’t barked, lunged, whimpered or pulled – not one bit! She glances at the other dogs and then focuses her attention on me to get her reward. I am profoundly grateful for Brandi’s expertise and thoroughness. She takes her time getting to know you and your dog, is incredibly responsive, helpful, and professional. She offers comprehensive training tailored to the needs of your dog and employs a variety of resources to accomplish these goals. Brandi’s step-by-step written instructions have been enormously beneficial in ensuring that I can competently train my dog! I'm looking forward to learning much more in our future sessions and can't thank her enough because I feel like I have a brand-new pooch!

He arrived on time. He was good with my dog and explained what he was doing and why.

We've been fostering dogs for quite some time. Occasionally we run into difficult training/behavior situations with our fosters, beyond crate training and the basics, that I'm not qualified to address. Anyone can train a Labrador Retriever, that comes from a good breeder, to "sit"... but when you're dealing with a dog with an uncertain background/breed... it sometimes takes someone with advanced canine behavior/training knowledge. For us, that is where Canine Connections comes in! We've been working with Chelsea for years for both training and pet sitting. She helped us through basic training hiccups with several foster's, and helped me train one of our "foster fails" (a dog we adopted) all the way through CGC training (George is absolutely the best trained dog I've every had). But the reason why I'm here to write a review is to talk about our other dog... Max and his journey. When we rescued him as a puppy, he was so feral and hostile towards children that I didn't want him in my home. He was so aggressive, that he would attack the bars of his crate if we walked too closely near it. He was in bad shape and had obviously been beaten and worse... branded with a hot iron. His jaw and front paw are both crooked from poorly healed breaks. I was convinced he was un-adoptable, the first time in my life I was willing to give up on a dog. Even our vet pulled me aside to tell me firmly, that the aggression this dog was displaying was NOT normal puppy aggression and we had a real problem on our hands. She thought, based on his injuries and the brand, that he might have been a bait dog. It was my daughter who begged me to call Chelsea to see if there was anything that we could do to help him so he wouldn't be put down. Chelsea met with him and said she could help him, so I promised my daughter we would give him two weeks to show some improvement. Chelsea began the painfully slow process of understanding where we could touch him that wouldn't set him off, how to approach him so we wouldn't frighten him and taught my daughter how to hand feed him so every piece of food came from her hand. She had me play certain sounds in the house and reward him if he ignored it (he was so easily set off, that he would attack the TV viciously if a dog came up on the screen). She socialized him with her own pack of dogs (even though Max had a disturbing habit of picking up her Chihuahua puppy and carrying him around like a purse). I was very impressed with her ability to observe him interact with other dogs and with my family and know exactly what to do, step by step... and also to let us know... all his bravado was just smoke and mirrors. After all his snarling and growling, she pointed out, he's never bit anyone. All the aggression he displays has worked for him so far to stop people from hurting him. It was fear, not aggression. That piece of information was key for me. I was able to relax and help him along his path to recovery. Now, years later, we have a dog who wags his tail constantly, worships my daughter, walks around confidently in public and throws himself on our feet with his belly exposed and tail wagging furiously to get belly rubs. This morning was the first time he ever yodeled in pleasure at my daughter wrestling on the floor with him. It was the most adorable thing I've ever seen. I'm at a loss for words regarding the transformation. He sleeps at the foot of her bed every night and my daughter will grow up with the knowledge that she "saved" him because she wouldn't give up on him and "made" me call Chelsea (she reminds me of this constantly!). Thank you Chelsea for all that you have done and continue to do for our pack!!

Best dog training experience I have ever had! Shelby has trained both of my dogs a border collie and a German Shepherd full of energy. I love that I was always getting video updates on their progress as well as knowing that they were in her home and not just a random building left unattended at night. What really sold me on Kyser k9 was the ability to have open communication with my trainer even after they finished their board and train program. I am always able to schedule a FaceTime correction session with Shelby to keep their training on par. I cannot recommend Shelby and Kyser k9 more!

Kala was a pleasure to work with. She is kind, knowledgeable, and professional. Kala is great at communicating and I can’t recommend her enough for all your doggy needs!

I highly recommend The Pawlished K9! Ariel has trained both my doodles and is incredible. Each of my dogs had completely different needs. We first used her for my rescue who was very insecure and a few years later, we hired her again to train our puppy. She caters to their individual needs and provides effective obedience, leash training and more. I would highly recommend her to anyone!

DNA training is the best training my puppy has experienced. He is at 4 months old so well behaved thanks to DNA training an Damian’s true passion for dogs . He adjusts his training to suit each dog as what they need to work on . Thank you so much and we are so grateful to you .