Pet Boarding Training near Stow

“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“

“After having Dogwatch save me again, I wanted to share our wholehearted recommendation for their company. We have used them twice to install at our homes, multiple times to fix self created issues, and every time without fail, they have been reliable, prompt, fair, knowledgeable and kind. We even tried a different company once (wife called the wrong company) and we were so disappointed. We went back to Dogwatch and they again went above and beyond our expectations. It took 48 hours to get them to our house and they fixed the issue for an extremely fair price. It is without question I recommend Dogwatch. They are legit and I promise better than other local companies. You will not be disappointed!“

“I brought my puppy in for his first full groom and I couldn't be happier. The staff are very warm and friendly. The space is very clean and bright. My boy loved his groomer and looks adorable! I forgot he had brown stripes on his back! We will definitely be going back. Thank you to my friend Coleen for recommending them!“

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

“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!“

“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!“

“We were so happy with job they did with our golden doodle. He is a very opinionated dog. they took the time with him that he needed and were very professional, he looks amazing! We will definitely be back.“

“I have two dogs and one is reactive to other dogs they were so accommodating to her moving other dogs out of sight so she could enter and leave the building with no stress or incident.“

“I’ve been to a few different animal medical clinics and this is by far the most clean and reliable veterinary clinic around! The staff is amazing and extremely helpful, not only that but I’m in and out in a timely manner every single time!“

“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 visited this location for the first time last week, and was pleasantly surprised. There was NO animal or pet food odor at all, unlike many similar stores. It all seemed nice and clean. I was there for the fish section, and the tanks were pretty clean and fish looked healthy. Their live aquarium plant selection was rather small BUT they were almost all in good condition, which is rather rare for chain store plants. Their live Betta fish were all in clean water, and also looked healthy. You can tell a lot about a location by how their Bettas look. As an ex-parakeet parent, I also looked in on theirs, and they, too, looked perky and healthy. I will definitely go again in the future, as long as the standards are being kept up.“

“Jennifer is a wonderful trainer to work with and my husband and I both highly recommend her! The one-on-one sessions provided us weekly opportunities to work on specific things with our puppy. She is extremelyknowledgeable and also open to working on skills and tools you are hoping to develop with your dog. We enjoyed our 8-week training and the added bonus of the puppy socials we're able to attend too!“

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