Canine Etiquette Academy LLC

We have been boarding our older dog with Canine Etiquette Academy for over a year. Our dog loved coming when we were out of town, so we were confident enough to get the second dog we have always talked about knowing we would have a secure, friendly environment for both our dogs. Laurie went above and beyond answering questions about adding a new dog to our family plus giving us training tips. When our new pup ended up being a lot higher energy, was growing a lot larger than we excepted and was hyper focused on our daughter’s cat, we started trying to incorporate training tips, but found she was a lot more that we could handle. So we decided to go ahead and do the 4 week training with Canine Etiquette Academy, we were boarding both dogs for the first 2 weeks and again at the end of the 4th week, so our pup just stayed the whole month. My husband, daughter and I came down for 4 lessons during the training period so we could understand not only what was expected of our dogs but also how we could continue the program at home. We dropped off a 9 month old who didn’t listen, jumped up and was hard to control, and we pick a well behaved, attentive, more mature dog. The training with the cat is going well and we are thrilled all the progress she has made. It also improved the relationship between our dogs. I highly recommend this training service.

We rescued a 2 ½ year-old, Wire-Haired Pointer, German Shepard mix from the shelter. It was apparent she (Fernie) had a rough beginning and we’re now her third family. Fernie started with us afraid of men, suffered from separation anxiety, had moderate dog aggression due to lack of confidence, and had limited knowledge of the basic obedience commands. Laurie and Canine Etiquette were hands down the best decision we made for Fernie. We went with the Board and Train option and she came back a different dog. Once the training period was completed, Laurie spent time with us and Fernie going over simple and effective commands ensuring we had knowledge to continue the training at home. The passion Canine Etiquette has for their craft really showed and paid off. This experience has changed our lives and Fernie’s in so many positive ways. A bonus to the training is we now have a place we feel very comfortable with to board Fernie in the future. Thank you, Canine Etiquette!

My husband and I would highly recommend Katherine at Canine Etiquette Academy! We took our 16 month old Boxer, Hank, to Katherine because he was having confidence issues, was nervous around people and a lot of activity. Taking Hank for a walk on leash was not much fun, for us or Hank. After just 2 weeks with Katherine, Hank was already a different dog with much more confidence and a lot less nervousness. He came home for a weekend break, so we could work with him on what he’d already learned, then went back to Katherine for another 2 weeks. The training Hank has received has been remarkable. We can walk him downtown now and be around people and noises and he no longer wants to turn around and go home. Pulling on his leash is so insignificant now, and when he does pull we now know how to correct his behavior in a positive manner. Katherine took time with us to make sure we understood the techniques she used, so that we’d be consistent with those when we brought Hank home. During Hank’s training, Katherine also trained him in real world situations that would normally make him nervous (e.g. taking him to a park where a lot of activity was going on, taking him to a track meet and for walks around town.), all to work on his nervousness and working with him to be calm and relaxed in those environments. Bottom line, the training that Hank has received at Canine Etiquette Academy has been very rewarding, both for Hank and us! S. & G. Walbert