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Good to the Bone Dog Co

Martinez, California

4.7/5· 46 Google reviews

About Good to the Bone Dog Co

Relationship based, scientific dog training and education center; with focus on classical and operant conditioning and positive reinforcement through play and enrichment.

Training & services

Training goals

  • Socialization Customer-reported

How training happens

  • Board and train Customer-reported
  • Private training Customer-reported

Dog age

  • Puppies Customer-reported

Training approach

  • Positive reinforcement

Additional services

  • Boarding Customer-reported
  • Daycare Customer-reported

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Customer reviews

Google listing
4.7
out of 546 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • Fur 10
  • Daycare 6
  • Learned 6
  • Interaction 4
  • Pictures 4
  • Socialization 4
All 10 topics
  • Dog behavior 3
  • Vacation 3
  • Breed 2
  • New tricks 2

Google review topics, not confirmed services.

45 collected reviews

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Laura Tublin
5/5
I highly recommend Karin and Good to the Bone Dog Co for all your dog boarding and training needs! I needed a reliable place for boarding and training my dog while I was on vacation for 2+ weeks. Karin was very responsive to my inquiries and quickly scheduled a complimentary con…Read full reviewClose full review

I highly recommend Karin and Good to the Bone Dog Co for all your dog boarding and training needs! I needed a reliable place for boarding and training my dog while I was on vacation for 2+ weeks. Karin was very responsive to my inquiries and quickly scheduled a complimentary consultation to meet my pup. She came to my house and assessed my dogs behavior and interactions, even going for a walk with us around the neighborhood to get the best picture of his actions. She gave excellent recommendations and followed up with a thorough email that summarized the consultation and provided resources for training tips. During the 2+ weeks that my dog was at the Good to The Bone facility, I got regular updates and pictures through their online platform- I loved seeing my guy smiling while I was gone! I ended up doing boarding only, as my dog didn’t actually need intensive training per Karin’s recommendations, and I appreciated that the staff worked on basic commands in groups and individually. When I picked up my dog, he was happy and healthy and Karin gave me a great summary of his performance. He even got to take home the toy that he had been playing with throughout his time at the facility! I definitely plan to continue with Good to The Bone for future individual training and boarding needs.

ellie roche
5/5

I sent my 5 month old corgi puppy here for some training and socialization once a week! I have had the best experience with their team. Everyone is very friendly I was able to volunteer and work with Ziggy a few times. He got comfortable around larger dogs and learned some great basics walking on the leash and door etiquette. Highly recommend, plus ZIGGY was excited to come every week!

Carol Raifsnider
5/5
Karin Ford is a complete miracle worker. We rescued a 4-year old dog that had been horribly neglected. Once we worked out this health problems, we enrolled him in private training and in daycare. Karin and her phenomenal staff took the time necessary to give him excellent consist…Read full reviewClose full review

Karin Ford is a complete miracle worker. We rescued a 4-year old dog that had been horribly neglected. Once we worked out this health problems, we enrolled him in private training and in daycare. Karin and her phenomenal staff took the time necessary to give him excellent consistent leash training and basic command training. Karin took the time that was necessary to introduce him to other dogs and make the experience stress free. We so appreciate Karin and her dedicated staff. Boarding services are outstanding.

Carolyn Reynolds
5/5
Karin is amazing. She really cared about my dog and made sure he was well taken care of. She goes out of her way to work with you with scheduling and payments. Karin has a caring and knowledgeable staff. Never once did I leave Good To The Bone disappointed. During my dog’s s…Read full reviewClose full review

Karin is amazing. She really cared about my dog and made sure he was well taken care of. She goes out of her way to work with you with scheduling and payments. Karin has a caring and knowledgeable staff. Never once did I leave Good To The Bone disappointed. During my dog’s stay I received numerous pictures so I didn’t worry about him. My dog is a mama’s boy but he would jump out of the car and run to her facility. Great place for fur babies!

Caroline G
5/5

Our beagle, Daisy, was in great hands while we were out of town. Highly recommend!

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