American River Canine saved our family! About two years ago, my fiancé and I adopted a German Shepherd named Bear from the Sacramento SPCA. Bear was, and still is, an energetic, fun-loving, sweet dog. He just wasn't friendly towards other dogs or cats. Bear would growl, lunge, and chase any other animal near him. Walking him just around the block was challenging because he would tug and try to go after other dogs and cats. It turns out that what we were interpreting as aggression, was actually pent-up excitement in Bear. Deric's extensive knowledge in psychology along with his years of experience working with dogs opened our eyes on how to better understand... read full review
February 2023
I have nothing but positive things to say about both American River K9 and Deric! After much internet surfing for the right trainer, and recommendations from others, we started working on training with our Maltese. Although we have only had a few sessions, the progress and vast improvements we have seen with our dog are remarkable! Deric is very kind, understanding, non-judgmental, and everything else you look for in a dog trainer. I truly recommend his training services, very well-priced and he takes his time to correct the behaviors while also recognizing all positive achievements. Very excited to see how our dog will continue to learn correct behaviors with Deric's... read full review
December 2022
Even though the owner was not able to help us with our dogs, we were extremely impressed with our contact with the owner. We had seen the results of his group walks at the Cops and Rodders car show in Cameron Park.
American River Canine saved our family! About two years ago, my fiancé and I adopted a German Shepherd named Bear from the Sacramento SPCA. Bear was, and still is, an energetic, fun-loving, sweet dog. He just wasn't friendly towards other dogs or cats. Bear would growl, lunge, and chase any other animal near him. Walking him just around the block was challenging because he would tug and try to go after other dogs and cats. It turns out that what we were interpreting as aggression, was actually pent-up excitement in Bear. Deric's extensive knowledge in psychology along with his years of experience working with dogs opened our eyes on how to better understand... read full review
I have nothing but positive things to say about both American River K9 and Deric! After much internet surfing for the right trainer, and recommendations from others, we started working on training with our Maltese. Although we have only had a few sessions, the progress and vast improvements we have seen with our dog are remarkable! Deric is very kind, understanding, non-judgmental, and everything else you look for in a dog trainer. I truly recommend his training services, very well-priced and he takes his time to correct the behaviors while also recognizing all positive achievements. Very excited to see how our dog will continue to learn correct behaviors with Deric's... read full review
Even though the owner was not able to help us with our dogs, we were extremely impressed with our contact with the owner. We had seen the results of his group walks at the Cops and Rodders car show in Cameron Park.