Canine Cadre

Worst trainer, don’t waste your money. Did nothing for my dog! If you’re content with spending a ton of money to sit and listen to someone talk about how great he is and then he never takes your leash and actually show you how to train, then this guy is for you! Complete waste of money and time. He was more concerned about telling us about his failed music career than training our dog. We spent all our sessions in a chair across from him at his desk taking notes that he read out of a 1980’s binder. I’m sure back in the day he maybe was ok but i honestly wouldn’t waste your time! I’ve since found a trainer who worked with both me and my dog. I learned more from her in one home lesson than I did with him in 6 “lessons”. I normally would not make any comments like this but I’ve noticed he is opening a facility in my town and it just triggered me to warn my locals! Find Beth at Ridgehill Animal Hospital and you won’t be disappointed! Also with her you pay by session not upfront! Good luck if you don’t listen. Don’t say you weren’t warned.

Lenny Paquette is the best of the best when it comes to dog training. He truly knows what a dog is thinking and is able to modify a dog's behavior through obedience training and distraction classes. I have learned so much from his expertise. I only wish I knew about Canine Cadre when we had our other dogs. Every dog gets individualized attention from Lenny and his team. The training my GSD receives at Canine Cadre is far superior to any other trainer I have dealt with in the past. Being a dog behaviorist, Lenny taught me how to handle my very stubborn German Shepherd puppy. I'm happy to report that my dog has changed his behavior 180 degrees. I highly recommend Canine Cadre as the only dog training facility you will ever need.

Lenny has been phenomenal for our mastiff. We brought her in at 10 weeks, she was feisty, mouthy and could pull me across the room. We are now working with canine cadre on therapy dog training for her. We have worked through advanced training with Lenny and continue to go for enrichment for our big girl. She can’t get out of the car fast enough when we pull in. She now walks on a leash without pulling and is so well mannered and socialized. Puppy social and distraction class were amazing for her and us. I went in frustrated with an adorable puppy and continue to go as a bonded team with a sweet, happy, well mannered giant lap dog.

It is very strange to me to see only 5-star reviews for Canine Cadre. I brought my dog in after a friend recommended Lenny and paid up front for the 10 individual classes and supposedly "unlimited" group sessions. Every time we met, Lenny spent a long time trying to convince me to buy this or that expensive tool, such as a specific leather leash, a raised cot because the one we already had was not the same brand, a steel "car-safe" lead, etc. He wanted me to change the hand signals for commands that my dog already understood and responded to because they were different from the ones he uses. We attended weekly individual lessons and literally the only thing we got from it was that now my dog knows how to climb up and down the agility ramp. He wanted me to install a permanent tether into my wall to force my dog to stay so she would learn "place". This entire class is about breaking your dog's spirit. When we "graduated" from individual classes and attended our first group lesson, my dog was extremely distracted and excitable. We had not been prepared AT ALL for group lessons and when I tried to reach out for more assistance - when this was one of the first issues I had asked to address at enrollment - he tried to sell me on paying for more individual lessons. In addition to the waste of time and money from classes, Lenny would go on extremely racist and sexist tangents - about how people with certain color skin are more likely to attack you, how single women need guard dogs to protect them, etc. This was during the beginning of COVID and he would tell me I didn't need to wear a mask when I was there, so I finally bought and wore a rainbow mask that said "science is real, black lives matter, women's rights are human rights" and he realized I was not the correct target for his rants. Buyer beware.