CleverDogs

We love CleverDogs. We’ve been taking classes and working with their trainers for almost a year. We started scent work classes with our older dog and got hooked. When we added a puppy to our family, we started puppy classes as well as puppy day training. Our almost 9-month old puppy has been going to CleverDogs weekly since she was 9 weeks old. Classes are affordable and the class size is small enough that you receive focused instruction. There are very few people who we trust with our dogs but Kristen and Gina are at the top of our short list. Highly recommend CleverDogs!

I took agility classes with Kristen (years ago, before CleverDogs) with my first Pomeranian, Pabu, with the goal of just having fun. Despite not knowing anything about the sport and not having a "typical" agility breed, thanks to her knowledge of the sport and great training methods, we learned a lot and had so much fun in classes that we even started trialing in real competition events. Agility became a passion of mine (and Pabu's!) and we have earned multiple agility championships through the years - with much credit to Kristen for starting us out so well with great foundations! Now I have a younger Pomeranian, Bumi, that came to me as a rescue with significant dog reactivity. Having little experience or knowledge about reactivity, I signed up for the (re)Activity Program at CleverDogs with Kristen as soon as I heard about it, and it was a huge help in figuring out how to work with and manage Bumi's reactivity issues. We took the class multiple times and he still isn't perfect, but he's made tremendous progress considering where we started. So much progress that we recently started his first "normal" group class - we've been in agility foundations with Kristen for a couple months and Bumi has already learned so much! The classes are easy to schedule, very well run, and we leave happy, tired, and with more knowledge and skills every time. I can't recommend Kristen and CleverDogs enough!

CleverDogs is the best puppy/dog training facility in Columbus! I've been taking agility and basic manners classes with Kristen for several years and her understanding of dog behavior is exceptional!!! She always has practical, reward-based solutions to solve even the most challenging of problems. Her agility classes are so much fun and are a great way to strengthen your relationship with you dog. Whether you are looking to get your puppy off to a good start, teach your dog basic manners, or just have fun with your dog, I highly recommend CleverDogs!

The basic obedience at CleverDogs has been so instrumental in building skills and confidence for my little rescue pup, and even though we’ve only been back once since completing the course it’s a place we plan to return to periodically. Both Lisa and Kristen are patient and positivity-focused while offering great tips and feedback, and coming to class is always a fun experience. I think the strongest testament to the environment at CleverDogs is how happy my dog gets when we pull in the parking lot, though!