Canine Academy Columbus

What an experience! So impressed every step of the way with canine academy. The facilities were beautiful and clean. Communication was crazy good. They even sent pics every day. We worried our dog wouldn’t want to come home. But most important and impressive was the trainer, Alex. Patient kind and so talented with dogs (and dog parents). We had a very sweet but super reactive dog I couldn’t walk for fear of being pulled over, and a kitten who showed up on our doorstep that he wanted no part of. Thanks to Alex he walks beautifully. Best dog ever! No pulling at all. And he and the kitten are totally at ease together now. Alex changed all our lives in an incredible way. Thank you Alex. We recommend canine academy without hesitation. Not the cheapest solution but clearly the best. So glad we found them and especially Alex!

We took our 2-year-old vizsla, Bru, to Canine Academy for a 10-day behavior management board & train course with our trainer, Alex. Our dog has a lot of anxiety and resource guarding issues, and this was our last shot and trying to manage this. Alex did an amazing job with Bru and he is a different dog since coming home. Ecollar training has helped Bru to be confident, consistently follow commands and has allowed us to give him so much more freedom. We can trust him off leash in our yard and on hikes through our woods and only rarely have to stim him with the collar if he doesn’t listen. The ecollar training has given us a way to safely call of Bru on the rare occasion that he does resource guarding anymore, and he will stay in a place command indefinitely even in public. Our only regret is that we didn’t send him to board & train sooner. Thank you so much everything, Alex and Canine Academy! We have also boarded Bru overnight since his training and their care team is incredible, detail-oriented, and we love the updates! They truly care for our pup, and his room there is very spacious and clean.

Canine Academy has been an absolute blessing to myself and my family. They helped out my pup who was having trouble with her basic commands and some resource guarding. No matter what we did, she would struggle to remember them. So with the recommendation of a friend, i called up Canine Academy and they couldn’t have helped anymore than they did. My pup is a lot more attentive, listens a lot better, and is quick to drop her resource guarding when playing with her sister. They have been nothing short of a blessing and I can not thank them enough. I will be back with more dogs in the future and recommend everyone who has a dog with resource guarding issues or any command issues, to see them asap! Shannon was my pups trainer and she kept us updated everyday on what she was teaching her and what she was doing to teach her. The communication from them was the best and getting to see checkups on my pup made my heart happy. Thank you Shannon and thank you Canine Academy!!!

As the guardian of a new graduate from the board and train program and a newly established regular for boarding, I can say that Canine Academy's 5 star rating is WELL EARNED! This place is absolutely out of this world and I can't recommend it enough for every reason I can think of. The facility/grounds itself are beautiful and picturesque. I can't express how thrilled I am to be able to board my spunky 1-year-old Australian Shepherd, Wren, on a gorgeous farm in the rolling Ohio hills instead of in a concrete kennel in the city. Pictures shared with me by the care staff during her most recent stay show her running around in grassy fields with her puppy friends, catching balls, and literally SMILING ear to ear on nature walks around the property. She always looks like she's having so much fun and it's wonderful to hear how much the stuff care and love on her during her stay. The level of customer care I've experienced here is truly rare and precious - from the office team, to the trainers on staff, to the care team: everyone seems to love being part of this operation. Working with Michelle and Beth to enroll Wren in the board and train program was a pleasure - they were incredibly accommodating and went out of their way to ensure that I had a positive experience and left no questions unanswered. Initially I was on the fence about enrolling Wren in any board-and-train camp, as I had read conflicting accounts of whether or not these kinds of programs are successful long term. However, a trusted (and equally as discerning) friend of mine had great success with this particular program and I was very eager to find reputable training to help build a solid foundation with Wren. When I called to learn more, I had the pleasure of speaking with Michelle about the different program structures and general training methodology. She was very knowledgeable, thorough in explaining everything to me, and customized her recommendations after asking all the right questions about my pup's personality and behavior at home. I was very impressed during our first call when she encouraged me to consider all competing options before committing to the program to ensure I made the best decision for Wren and I. There was no sales pressure and Michelle made no effort to influence my decision beyond providing information and expressing confidence in the methodology. What really helped tip the scale was the promise of structured support after graduation in the form of check-ins and follow-ups with Wren's trainer to review the health of her progress. Even better was the fact that graduation includes free lifetime access to weekly group training sessions on the farm led by the trainers - something I hadn't ever seen while researching comparable programs. This all made my decision very easy! Kayla Crist, Wren's AMAZING trainer during the program, sent periodic updates during training week that included videos of her progress, which was already so impressive! During pick-up, she ensured I understood the transition from program to home well and equipped me with all the knowledge and tools to carry on Wren's progress after graduation, even making herself available to answer questions as we settled back into our home routines. To say that Wren has made significant strides after the board and train program is an understatement. I went from feeling like my dog was a behavioral wild card to being confident that I'm on track for a well-behaved, well-connected companion for life that I'll be able to trust off-leash and around many unknown variables. The program has given us a proven system for communication and reinforcement that will allow me to expand her training beyond anything I could have achieved by myself at home and I'm very grateful to have found this facility. Whether you're looking for a solid training foundation for your pup, a home away from home while you're traveling - this place is worth every penny! (The amazing pictures attached here were sent as updates from the care team 🌞)