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Follow The Leader K9
Santa Barbara, California
About Follow The Leader K9
Follow the Leader K9 offers dog training for dogs of all breeds and temperaments. We specialize in creating a unique training approach for every dog and owner that we work with. In addition to individual training sessions, we offer day and overnight training programs, all on our half acre training facility. We have two mottos: “If we love them, lead them", and, "We don't blame them, we train them".
Training & services
Training goals
- Behavior consultation
- Crate training
- House training
- Leash training Customer-reported
- Obedience training
- Socialization
Behavior support
- Aggression training
- Reactivity training
How training happens
- Board and train
Program details
This overnight training camp will give your dog 24 hrs of complete immersion from Monday through Friday. Every day they will take part in our day training camp, and every night they will be sleeping in the home of our master trainer. An end of week "go home session" is included. (Price is per week) · Listed price: From $1,500.00
- Day training
Program details
Your dog will come to learn and play with us from 8:30AM-5:30PM Monday through Friday. Every day they will be learning from our Master Trainer and his amazing mentor dogs. We will touch base when they are dropped off and picked up each day. "Go-home session" is included. (Price is per week) · Listed price: From $1,250.00
- Group classes
- Private training
Program details
These sessions are for owners who would like to train their dog themselves or dogs who have already been in our training program. These sessions are typically held at our 1/2 acre training facility although some exceptions may apply. All teaching is done by our master trainer Eric. (50 minutes) · Listed price: From $200.00
Dog age
- Adult dogs
- Puppies
Training level
- Beginner training
Support between sessions
- Go-home lessons
Assistance and working dogs
- Medical-alert and mobility assistance
- Service dog training
Additional services
- Boarding
- Daycare
Other listed services
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- Behavioral Therapy
- Canine Rehabilitation
- Dog Assessed
- Dog Behaviorist
- Dog Develop
- Dog Info
- Dog Learn
- Dog Move In
- Dog Owner Coach
- Dog Sitters
- Dogs Info
- Dogs Off Leash Trained
- E- Collar Training
- Ear Cleaning
- Electric Collar
- Electronic Collars
- Initial Consultation
Program details
The initial consultation is a 50 minute session held at our facility. We will observe you as you work with your dog, then our master trainer will work directly with you and your dog. Lastly, we will discuss what are the ways we can best work together to help you reach your training goals. . · Listed price: $200.00
- Master Trainer
- Nail Trimming
- Other Training
- Phone Consultation
Program details
A 10-15 minute phone call to assess your dog training concerns and goals, as well as answer any questions you may have about the services we offer. We will be happy to hear all about your needs as well as the hopes you have for future success.
- Play & Train
- Prescribe Medication
- Remote Collar Training
- Teeth Brushing
- Training Our Dogs
- Training Sessions
- Training Your Dog
Confirm current programs and availability directly.
Customer reviews
Google listing4.8
116 Google reviews
Mentioned in reviews
- Aggression issues 13
- Leash training 12
- Behavior modification 7
- Board and train 7
- Consistent training 6
- Tailored training 6
All 10 topics
- Dog rescue 5
- Foster dog training 5
- Crate training 4
- Dog socialization 4
Google review topics, not confirmed services.
I reached out to Eric a couple days ago about my aggressive American Akita after watching some of his YouTube videos on his own Kai. He messaged me back within the day and wanted to give me a call as soon as possible, during our call I was enlightened with different tools, tips a…Read full reviewClose full review
I reached out to Eric a couple days ago about my aggressive American Akita after watching some of his YouTube videos on his own Kai. He messaged me back within the day and wanted to give me a call as soon as possible, during our call I was enlightened with different tools, tips and recommendations on trainers around my area. I appreciate the call very much and look forward to showing our progress along the way!
We adopted a sweet puppy and ended up inadvertently creating some bad habits that were making our lives nightmarish. On the high recommendation of a friend, I took her to meet Eric at Follow the Leader K9. We invested in an intense 3 weeks at his facility and as a result our pup …Read full reviewClose full review
We adopted a sweet puppy and ended up inadvertently creating some bad habits that were making our lives nightmarish. On the high recommendation of a friend, I took her to meet Eric at Follow the Leader K9. We invested in an intense 3 weeks at his facility and as a result our pup is doing much better and fitting into our life. I appreciate Eric’s customized approach to each dog and his philosophy that a happy owner is the priority.
Eric is amazing and is so intuitive with the needs of the dogs he is training as well as the owners! We are beyond ecstatic with the results. Our dog Otis has made leaps and bounds with their obedience, food drive, as well as their play behavior. We will definitely be using Eric again when we are ready for more training!
I'm someone who has ACTUALLY worked with this trainer. I'm giving him a 5-star review because he is passionate about learning, he has good timing and precision, he helps people for free on his YouTube channel, and he gets great results with every dog. Please take note: EVERY review that is written by an actual client claiming to have worked with him is 5-star.
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