Bay Area Family K-9 Training LLC

Putting our puppy through board and train here was the best investment we could've ever made. Our only regret isn't doing it sooner! Our dog went from feeling like a complete terror on walks and in the house to being well behaved and reasonable. Now, when we want to train a new behavior into her, it's extremely simple. We tried standard puppy and adolescent classes for almost a year with no results, and now after board and train it feels like we can finally communicate with our dog. We're so grateful we found Bay Area Family K-9! Seriously changed our lives.

We picked up Kona at 8 weeks old and was desperate for someone to help us. Anything and everything Kona could get her mouth into she would. My kids were terrified, we had to set up barriers in our living room but eventually our pup was smart enough to jump/climb over the gates. We came across Bay Area Family K9 and I read all the positive reviews. We set up an appt to go in and see what they had to offer. Without hesitation, as soon as the presentation was over we signed up right away and we noticed some other families did too. We signed up for the full board and train program. James is very informative and he really knows what he is doing. Each time we picked Kona up from training we noticed her behavior was getting better. They kept us updated with the training through social media. Kona is now 1.5 years old and able to roam free in our home ( this would’ve never happened if it wasn’t for James and his crew). No more barriers and kids love her versus being terrified of her. James and his crew are the best of best! We still see them occasionally for boarding when we go out of town. We are from SF and traveling to Fremont to drop Kona off is well worth it. We won’t drop her off with anyone else. I wish they were closer so we could do daytime drops offs. We are forever grateful to the entire team at Bay Area Family K9.

We adopted our pup in Nov 2018 and wanted to start early on training. My brother's German Shepherd had a great experience over at Bay Area Family K9 Training with James and his team, so we signed our dog up for the Board & Train program. It was so hard to have our new puppy away from us for 3 weeks (and then another 3 weeks a few months later), but it was totally worth it. James and his team did a great job teaching our pup basic obedience - sit, down, heel, etc. and more "advanced" things like stay, recall off-leash, etc. After the board and train, we came back for one-on-one sessions so we could learn how to properly communicate with our pup and reinforce the training at home. It's made a world of difference and our pup is getting better and better off-leash the more we practice. We love James and his team and definitely made the right choice for our family. Even with our brother's recommendation, we did our fair share of online research and after having gone through the Board & Train ourselves now (and we still board our dog with James when we're on vacation), we appreciate James' methodology. He is strict and has high expectations for your pup, but is kind and you can tell how much he cares for all the dogs in his care. We would definitely recommend him and his team for owners who can handle tough love.

We are so happy with Bay Area Family K-9 Training. We went through many trainers and different obedience classes but BAK9 is the best. The best of the best! We boarded Oliver and Kobe for about 8 weeks. Of course, we were skeptical about leaving them for so long with strangers. But after the course of 8 weeks, we took home two very different pups. Keep in mind, the training does not end there, it is up to us to reinforce the training. James teaches us how to speak/communicate to our dogs in a way that the dogs can understand. He reminds us often that the dogs are easy to train, it is the owners that are hard to train. We went home with the confidence to keep up their training. And it has definitely paid off and now we are able to enjoy them. James and his apprentices are really great! They all really cares about the dogs. It is so sweet, our dogs get so excited to see them! We plan on boarding them with James, while we are on vacation. We can take a vacation knowing they are safe and happy! We cannot say enough about BAFK9. Thank you BAFK9 for taking such good care of Oliver and Kobe! By far the best investment we could make! Strongly encourage any owners to talk to James! He will answer any of your questions and tell you his honest opinion.