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A Bark Idea

Redondo Beach, California

4.9/5· 86 Google reviews

About A Bark Idea

We are a certified positive reinforcement dog training company! We believe in using only humane and scientific based training methods to help your dog be the best she can be! We also offer a boutique style dog daycare and boarding to help your pup feel like she is staying in her home away from home. Our top priority is the safety and happiness of each dog we care for! Make sure to check out our Happy Puppy School as well! We can’t wait to meet you and your dog! Happy training!

Training & services

Training goals

  • Crate training Customer-reported
  • Leash training Customer-reported
  • Puppy training
  • Socialization Customer-reported

How training happens

  • Board and train
  • Owner coaching Customer-reported
  • Private training

Dog age

  • Puppies

Training approach

  • Positive reinforcement

Additional services

  • Boarding
  • Daycare

Other listed services

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  • Jump Start
  • Pet Safe

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Customer reviews

Google listing
4.9
out of 586 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • Daycare 38
  • Knowledgeable staff 24
  • Caring staff 22
  • Dog boarding 21
  • Safe environment 16
  • Photo updates 11
All 10 topics
  • Happy dogs 9
  • Overnight boarding 6
  • Personalized attention 5
  • Crate training 2

Google review topics, not confirmed services.

87 collected reviews

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Brittney Doty
5/5
We love everything about A Bark Idea! Our golden retriever loves going to stay overnight at A Bark Idea - Cami and her team are simply amazing!!! Our dog has so much fun and we love seeing his adventures with the awesome photos they text us during his stay! Our dog comes back wit…Read full reviewClose full review

We love everything about A Bark Idea! Our golden retriever loves going to stay overnight at A Bark Idea - Cami and her team are simply amazing!!! Our dog has so much fun and we love seeing his adventures with the awesome photos they text us during his stay! Our dog comes back with better training and listening skills than when he goes in - I think he might like it better there than at home, truly! It brings me so much peace of mind knowing that he gets to run freely with other dogs all day, play with the sweetest humans ever, learn good behaviors, and sleep freely with a human like he would at home! This place is absolutely the best boarding and training place I’ve ever heard of and I recommend it to everyone. I cannot say enough how amazing they are. 5+++ stars! We love you guys!!!

Liz Fancher
5/5
I recently had the pleasure of using the puppy training and daycare services at A Bark Idea. Cami and Kelsey are incredibly knowledgeable and patient, and they go above and beyond to make sure that my puppy felt comfortable and secure. They took the time to get to know my puppy'…Read full reviewClose full review

I recently had the pleasure of using the puppy training and daycare services at A Bark Idea. Cami and Kelsey are incredibly knowledgeable and patient, and they go above and beyond to make sure that my puppy felt comfortable and secure. They took the time to get to know my puppy's individual personality and needs and tailored the training sessions accordingly. I received daily updates with videos of the training sessions which I could use to reinforce what was taught. The daycare option also provides a safe and stimulating environment for puppies to socialize and play with other dogs, which has been invaluable in helping my puppy learn important socialization skills. Overall, I am extremely impressed with the services offered at A Bark Idea and would highly recommend them to any puppy owner. Cami and Kelsey truly cares about the well-being and development of each and every puppy, and it shows in the high-quality care and training they provide. Thank you, A Bark Idea, for all that you do! Milo is one happy puppy!

Zachary Manuel
5/5
A Bark Idea has been like a family to us since we started bringing Benny to Happy Puppy school. This was our first time adopting a puppy (previously had two older huskies) so training was very new to us. We knew we wanted to work with positive reinforcement trainers which is how …Read full reviewClose full review

A Bark Idea has been like a family to us since we started bringing Benny to Happy Puppy school. This was our first time adopting a puppy (previously had two older huskies) so training was very new to us. We knew we wanted to work with positive reinforcement trainers which is how we found A Bark Idea, and they have been amazing! The facilities are cleaned regularly and were safe enough for Benny to meet other dogs/puppies to get socialization in during his first few weeks. Benny also received incredible attention and love from the staff who regularly sends us pictures of our cutie. It puts our minds at ease knowing he is always safe with them and learning to be well-behaved. Each day Benny is at class he receives specific training which is then communicated clearly to us to practice at home. All of the work we have put in with the Bark Idea team has clearly paid off and we are incredibly grateful! Benny loves going so much that we decided to try boarding him there as well which was a perfect transition. Benny got to see all of his friends and stay in a place that he was already comfortable. You could tell he didn't even notice we were gone which is what we hoped for! Again, thank you so much to the Bark Idea staff (especially Kelsey who is incredible) for treating our fur babies like family!

Eloiza Marlow
5/5
Thank you so so much to the A Bark Idea team for taking such good care of my baby girl 🐾 I've had Kona enrolled since puppy school at 9 weeks and she almost sprints out of my car to get inside once we're near! Kona absolutely loves Kelsey and Cami -- so much so that when I play …Read full reviewClose full review

Thank you so so much to the A Bark Idea team for taking such good care of my baby girl 🐾 I've had Kona enrolled since puppy school at 9 weeks and she almost sprints out of my car to get inside once we're near! Kona absolutely loves Kelsey and Cami -- so much so that when I play her training videos/puppy updates from the girls at home, my pup Kona looks around trying to find them 🥹 Kona is so incredibly well behaved and I love that she's found her besties at A Bark Idea.

Lisa Hudson
5/5
This past weekend we boarded our 6 months old Chocolate Lab Rue and she had an absolute BLAST!!! As soon as we arrived she ran right inside ready to play. I was so sad about leaving her alone but I knew at A Bark Idea I had nothing to worry about. The picture updates we received …Read full reviewClose full review

This past weekend we boarded our 6 months old Chocolate Lab Rue and she had an absolute BLAST!!! As soon as we arrived she ran right inside ready to play. I was so sad about leaving her alone but I knew at A Bark Idea I had nothing to worry about. The picture updates we received showed just how happy our pup was, smiles all weekend long! Definitely the best dog training/boarding around. The crew is amazing and the atmosphere is the best. Rue was sad to leave all her new friends and she can't wait to go back! Thank you!!!

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