Pet Boarding Training near Acton

“Alison gave us exactly the tools that we needed to confidently work through our two dogs "issues", which included respect for their place in our "pack" at home. Everyone and the dogs now enjoy each other calmly! Thank you for all of your advice and guidance!“

“I wish we could give more than 5 stars. We have owned dogs for over fifty years, but our one-year-old Australian Cobberdog presented new challenges for us. She had a variety of behaviors that were unpleasant for us. She barked at everything she saw out the window at home or in a car, she played far too roughly with other dogs, and while she was great on recall at an empty field, she would take off with distractions like dogs, squirrels, kids or birds. She could also be reactive to dogs and people while walking on a leash. So, we did our due diligence. and finally came across K9 Kompanion and their board and train option. Aside from over sixty-five “5 star” reviews on Google, and talking with former clients, we were convinced us that K9 Kompanion was the real deal. We are amazed and grateful for the behaviors they taught our dog and then taught us.
Our contact with K9 Kompanion was extraordinary from beginning to what we hope is never an end. You see, once you go through their training, you are a client for life. Our initial contact was with Tiffany, the owner-founder and head trainer, who spoke to us in detail about their program and about our interests in changing the behaviors for which we needed help. We felt very comfortable with her explanations of their training methods and what was realistic to achieve in a three-week board and train. At drop off, we were greeted by Kat, lead trainer and behavior specialist, who was warm and funny and talked us through their whole process. When we left, we felt comfortable that we had made the right decision.During the training, we received photos and videos through a private text group they set up for us. We loved seeing our dog playing with their ten-dog family and the smaller six dog training group. It also allowed us to get a sense of our dog’s progress from leash training to off-leash work and to watch her playing joyfully with a group of dogs. In addition to the daily dumps of photos and videos, they also kept us up to date with her specific training milestones after their weekly training assessment. Anytime we had questions during the three-week training period, we could address our concerns or questions through this private text group, and they were always very responsive.
The training ended when both Tiffany and Kat returned our dog to our home. A few days before, they sent us instruction videos and written directions for how to receive our dog along with our homework assignments for the next three months to ensure that the behaviors our dog learned would continue. At our house, Tiffany and Kat walked us through their methods, how to properly use the E-Collar they had trained her with, and how to maintain a comfortable loose leash walk. In our home, they demonstrated the key concept of place and down as a way of helping our dog calm herself and be ready to follow our instructions. Tiffany and Kat walked around our neighborhood with us and our dog and made sure we understood their methods. They would have stayed as long as we had questions and never made us feel rushed.
In the first week at home, we are simply amazed at how effective the training was for our dog and for us. Our very active and very smart Cobberdog now remains in whatever “place” we put her, remains “down” when we tell her and she reacts instantly to a recall command in an open field regardless of whether other dogs appear, she sees birds, or wants to run and play with kids. She walks on a loose leash staying on our left side and staying behind the plane of our knees. She is the same delightful, playful, curious, friendly and mischievous little girl, but she now recognizes and responds to our direction when we need her to listen. When she plays with other dogs, she is generally appropriate, but when she gets a little too rambunctious, a simple tap on the E-Collar reminds her to slow down. She is just generally calmer and more pleasant to have around.
In sum, we are over the moon with our decision to place our dog in the K9 Kompanion three-week board a“

“We would highly recommend Canine Magic. Terry is a great trainer. My pup has made such great improvements and is walking with me so much better.“

“Highly recommend for services for reactive dogs. My dog, Harvey, is both human and dog reactive and we needed a new boarding facility. Harvey attended the K9 Day Camp program to get to know the staff before attempting overnight boarding. The entire staff took their time with Harvey, going at his pace and earning his trust. Mikayla, Nicole, Lauren and Joe are now 4 of Harvey’s newest favorite people! I’m so impressed by their professionalism and ability to earn my reactive dog’s trust, which is not an easy thing to do! Harvey has had success boarding with Nicole and I feel comfortable with him in her care. You can definitely trust your reactive dogs to be safe and cared for with Canine Odyssey“

“Wonderful place! Judy is very helpful and always quickly responds to questions and emails. The classes are a lot of fun!“

“Great practice! Everyone is always pleasant and helpful. And they seem to like my beautiful, but uncooperative fur baby.“

“Cannot say enough about Carrie and Paws Unleashed - we have a 2 year old pandemic puppy whose social anxiety made puppy day camp an impossibility, reached out to Carrie, who had an opening, and she enthusiastically offered to take our stage-five-clinger Berner on her daily hikes. To our utter amazement, she was able to not only get our pup on the car for the hike, but spend a lot of time after the trial run talking through some training advice, all of which was incredibly on-point. We learned more in 45 minutes with Carrie than we did in two years of dog training books and online courses. TL;DR - if you're looking for a magical dog walker/trainer who is reliable, thorough, knows what they're doing - Carrie is the one.“

“Sydney is AWESOME! She is reliable, friendly and makes our dog Beau's day with her walks with Bruno. She is always great at communicating and letting us know how Beau's walk went. Her personalized Beau calendar for 2021 was amazing. Can't recommend enough. Thanks Sydney!“

“Dr. Walker and the rest of the staff were amazing when my sister was faced with the hardest decision she had to make for her dog. He made sure all questions were answered, all options were covered and even waited for our family to gather and say our good byes. Dr. Walker’s kind words during the process can only be described as compassionate. He even called my sister a few days later to check in on her. They made this difficult experience just a little easier. We will be forever grateful.“

“Life Is Dog has turned our little adorable but wildly lunging hooligan into a delightful, nearly civilized, walkable pup! We have a bit more to go for full civility, but we're sure that Life Is Dog will get us all the way. Great people, great training, much fun, great pride in our very smart pup! Thanks so much!“

“I have nothing but appreciation and trust in this place. I can not tell you how many times the veterinarian has took us in last minute and made sure we get our babies treatment ! One of my cats is very territorial and doesn’t like strangers at all so when I come here I know it’s going to be a show haha but Dr. Mian is always to the rescue even with her craziness. I genuinely do feel safe and comfortable when I come here. I get nothing but great treatment from Sherri, who can sure calm you down and make you laugh haha and Dr. Mian, who says it like it is and doesn’t sugar coat things, which I do appreciate! As far as prices go, I don’t find it to expensive. Honestly depends on what you have to get done. I can’t and won’t compare to other places because I have never been anywhere else !
Ps. I know Dr. Mian and Sherri are going to laugh and be shocked at how my baby cheesecake is so laid back and calm at home ???❤️“

“Wonderful service, Nina always returns home happy and smelling good, excellent work.
Thank you pink dog ?“

“I love bringing my Dachshund puppy to doggy daycare. Every time she comes she is always soooo happy to be there. The girls who take care of her are consistent and my pup absolutely loves them as well. She has separation anxiety usually but when it comes to going to doggy daycare she does not.“