Pet Boarding Training in Santa Barbara

“Eric and his team are super sweet & professional! They have excellent communication and passion for what they do! We recommend Follow The Leader“

“Todd is the best... He is so good with dogs, and with people too (which is half of the equation, right?). He empowered my 76-year-old aunt to handle a (pretty crazy) 90+ lb dog safely. Then when my aunt passed away, he kindly offered to give the new owner a lesson to bring them up to speed on his training. Completely decent human being, and the training was reasonable and so worth every penny. I will look no further for training or boarding needs in the future. Thank you Todd! ??“

“Great office staff, very responsive, great doctors! Super easy to get in and out! Love that they have a separate entrance for cats and dogs.“

“Great office staff, very responsive, great doctors! Super easy to get in and out! Love that they have a separate entrance for cats and dogs.“

“Great office staff, very responsive, great doctors! Super easy to get in and out! Love that they have a separate entrance for cats and dogs.“

“I was having trouble. In certain situations, my sweet, incredibly loving, adopted, 1.5 year-old Dalmatian puppy, Freckles, would turn into a complete monster. I could not control her when I took her for a walk. I was embarrassed and terrified. She is very strong and could, and did, trip me, and pull me to the ground. She started to attack our small pug in our house. It was horrible.

She had loved walks and meeting other dogs. Soon things changed: she would lunge ferociously at other dogs on our walks, snapping and snarling. She would even “see red” and start attacking our other dogs that we were walking her with, like our tiny Maltese, whom she had never had a problem with.

Even on the days I felt strong enough to control her, my shoulders hurt, my hands hurt, heck—my ankles hurt standing my ground with her. My heart hurt, with the anxiety of possibly seeing another dog on our walk. I would try to time our walks so other dogs weren’t around. The less I took her out, the more destructive she was at home, digging holes, and eating rocks!
In the house, she started to randomly attack our pug. I couldn’t figure it out. She would cuddle up with her and then later in the day it would look like she was trying to kill her. My family told me I needed to “get rid of her.” Heartbroken, I knew if I didn’t do something, she was going to kill one of our other dogs or get into a fight with a dog while we were out. I was also convinced that if I did give her to a shelter, that she would never be adoptable, and that she would get worse or even euthanized. I didn’t want to give up on her; I needed to save her.

I tried all the tricks for training that other trainers had taught me. I had spent thousands of dollars listening to the experts; she did tricks, but her aggression got worse. I was at my very last hope. Then I found Doggy Boot Camp. I heard about Joe.

I read the reviews. I cried. I couldn’t believe it. Review after review the stories I read were EXACTLY what I was going through. Dogs owners could not control, but after meeting Joe, their dogs are FIXED! On leash! Off leash! Dogs that just “hang out” at coffee shops…. What?? How is this possible??

I immediately reached out to Joe. He explained that my situation was NOT permanent. However, I needed to listen to EXACTLY what he said to do, or it would NOT work. Oh man, he was tough! Even intimidating! I was not sure I could do it. But I knew it was my dog’s last hope. I was desperate and determined. I promised to trust him completely. If I did not, it could mean one of my dogs or a couple of them would end up dead. I could not live with that. I trusted in Joe’s method. Joe saved my dogs.

I worked with Joe and his daily training for about 14 days. He checked in with me daily. He was incredibly attentive to every situation I encountered with my dogs and explained the dog psychologically behind the behaviors I saw. Even the smallest things I thought were not a big deal, he would tell me how they were affecting my dog/dogs and their mental state. I saw a HUGE improvement after only a couple of days, before even meeting with Joe in person! Crazy! After meeting with Joe for one FULL day, I had a different dog. I was stunned. He was very tough and no-nonsense with her. And me! But I had promised to completely trust the process and, oh my gosh, I am so thankful I did!!

Now I feel like a good dog owner. A happy one. A responsible one. Freckles is also happy. She is good in the house. Good outside. She LOVES being with other dogs. She walks on a leash. She travels all over with me, camping and hiking. I don’t think about being fearful on walks anymore. I have with her at restaurants and coffee shops. It is fun to take her out now. My family loves her. My kids love her. Joe saved her. I can’t thank you enough, Joe. Freckles thanks you, too.

Joe KNOWS dogs. Just TRUST him. If you want a GOOD relationship with your dog. A happy, healthy r“