Alabama Canine

I brought home my new German Shepard two days ago from Alabama Canine. He is AWESOME and unbelievably well trained!!! I haven't had a dog in over 20 years...and I was nervous...puppies are cute but I knew I needed a dog with a strong foundation in obedience; I wouldn't be very good at housebreaking, keeping off of furniture, chewing, running away with the leash -- and all of those "cute" things that puppies do. After literally years of talking about it, I took a chance and trusted the judgment and skill of Emily Richardson at Alabama Canine. She suggested a puppy with just the right temperament, and then that puppy stayed with her for board and train for a few months. My cuz and I picked him up last Sunday, and then started the 4 day, almost 1800 mile drive home to Las Vegas. He was PERFECT! He spent all day in SUV in his crate, entertaining himself better than most adults on such a long drive. No whining, no barking, no accidents, nothing. He had his deer antler and his squeaky toy....and he really was perfect. Each night at the hotel he always let us know he had to go outside to do his biz. Even though he is still a puppy, and everyday was something new with brand new people, he was always happy and loving -- he LOVES people! We got home two days ago, and he has settled in as if he's lived in Vegas his whole life :-). I asked Emily to train him for the pool in addition to his obedience training....and he is swimming laps! We all have so much fun just watching him chase his ball in the water. But most importantly....Emily spent the time on pick-up day going thru his training with me, wrote down all I needed to know about transferring his training to me, and off we went. Now that we are home, we practice his training every day, and he is so much better behaved than I ever hoped for. Took to his doggie door immediately for the outside biz. Finally, I want to say that Emily texted (is that a word?) me pictures, updates and little videos of his training almost every day -- and it really may have been every single day. I'm so grateful to her and Alabama Canine for my beautiful well-behaved puppy. Sally Miller

Wow...I cannot say enough about this place and the staff! We took our GSP's for the advanced obedience training program. We take our dogs everywhere we can and majority of the time it would be down right miserable for us and I'm sure the dogs also. Well, we picked our boys up this weekend and went to Tractor Supply, Lowe's, and Woods & Water with them! The transformation is amazing! The talent these folks have is incredible. I was pretty apprehensive about dropping them off even though I wanted the outcome of a trained dog. Emily put every worry at ease from the start! She really treated my boys as well as I do, which is HUGE for this dog mama. She went above and beyond what I could've imagined. I could never thank each one of them enough for the gift they've given us. A trained and well mannered dog is absolutely priceless. We are so excited for the activities we'll be able to include our boys in on now! If you're considering this place, all I can say is..DO IT!! It will be one of the best decisions you'll make!