Good Dog OC

I highly recommend Adam to anyone in the area that is looking for a dog trainer! My wife and I recently had a baby and unfortunately our dog was extremely unhappy with the arrival of our daughter. He was aggressive towards our newborn and would go crazy anytime he saw or heard her. We interviewed a few dog trainers but ended up going with Adam due to his overall demeanor and confidence that he could help our dog overcome his fear of/anger towards the baby. Adam worked with our dog five days a week and we quickly saw improvement, our dog is now completely comfortable around our baby and is still the same loving happy dog he was prior to training. If you are on the fence, go with Adam, I couldn’t recommend him more!

When I first reached out to Good Dog OC, I’ll admit I was very skeptical — mostly because of the cost. Training my dog, Snowy, to become a service animal to do tasks for myself and my son who has been medically diagnosed, was a significant investment, and I wasn’t sure it would pay off. Even after the first month, I still felt uneasy. I kept second-guessing whether I had made the right choice for Snowy and our family. What made it even harder was that it took a lot of training between Snowy and me — even when Adam wasn’t around. There were days I wondered if we would ever get to the level we needed. But Adam was patient, professional, and transparent throughout the process. He never dismissed my concerns and always explained the reasoning behind each step. Looking back now that we’re finally at this level, everything happened exactly as it should have. There are no regrets — only gratitude. Snowy is calm, confident, and fully reliable as a service animal — something I once thought might be impossible. Adam’s expertise and dedication turned my doubt into deep fulfillment. If you’re on the fence because of the price or initial uncertainty, I understand completely. But give Adam and the process time to work — and be ready to put in the work yourself, too. Snowy gets compliments everyday by strangers on how she is a GOOD DOG. The results truly speak for themselves. Highly recommend Good Dog OC.

We are BEYOND grateful for Adam and Good Dog OC. Before our little pup Simba started working with him, he was incredibly reactive, barking at any dog that walked close to him. Within a week, Adam had completely transformed his behavior and we immediately saw a more confident and happy pup. We also couldn't believe how fast he learned all the basic commands under Adam's guidance, and Adam's commitment to not only Simba's training, but to ours as well was remarkable. He made sure to do as many follow up sessions as we needed so we felt confident with all the commands too, so we can't thank him enough for transforming our boy into a pup who can now live the good dog life! Adam is clearly an animal lover who wants nothing but the best for his clients so can assure you, you will not be disappointed!

After extensive research for a professional team to provide advanced training for ADA service dog certification, we confidently selected Good Dog OC and Adam’s team. There are many online resources which can be retained for training and subsequent certification. Each group has its opinions and protocol on best practices to accomplish what's necessary. In our case, we have a senior family member who has a lifetime disease requiring the trained compassionate skills of a service dog. Upon our review and contacting five businesses who specialize in training, we began the process of selecting the group we believe would be the best team. We met with two of the five resources before our meeting with Adam from Good Dog OC. The other sources we phoned and discussed their preferred processes. Suffice it to say, our phone conversation and meeting with Adam resulted in selecting Good Dog OC for counseling and instruction. Whether basic training, or more sophisticated steps are needed, i.e., service dog training, I am pleased to provide the highest recommendation to Adam and his team at Good Dog OC. Let’s call it what it is…we adore our four-legged family member. He’s as much a part of our family as love allows. Most importantly, we need the serious help for the disabled senior member of our family to be accompanied by a trained service animal. Adam’s expertise is undeniable. His compassion, knowledge, and concern about details makes him and his team the true “go to” group for any dog training. There are no surprises as far as costs. Adam and the team are paid by their performance. Tangible results matter! Good Dog OC is the winning group! Adam is transparent and more than honorable when discussing costs. It’s very refreshing during inflationary times to have the respect of professionals such as Adam. My genuine appreciation to you Adam, and your team for exceeding expectations and bringing the important “comfort” in our lives! Adam, you are a five-star champion in your training approach and process. Stay the course and keep blessing families with your work.