High Drive Dog Company

You get what you get and your dog might throw a fit… but eventually they’ll stop and just sit there. We adopted a high intensity pitty that is turning into a real sweetheart with some consistent, meaningful training. If you can’t handle directness and don’t want to really do the work, you’re going to have a hard time here. If you think a squirt bottle will melt your precious, better get over it. If you want clear, simple communication with your dog and a clear path to good behavior, this does tge job.

I am so incredibly grateful for Carly and High Drive for all the help they provided me with training my dog, Duck. I am a first time dog owner and was in a little over my head with training an extremely high energy golden retriever puppy. I constantly watched training videos and even spent two months going to another trainer with traditional "positive reinforcement only" philosophies. None of this helped. My dog got labeled as the class clown in that class and the trainer was useless in giving me any tips to training an energetic dog. As Duck got older and bigger his energy started to become more chaotic and dangerous in the form of attacking me and my brother-in-law on walks to the point of scarring and bruising us, pantsing my finace's sister, ripping clothes, refusing to leave dog parks when called, and pulling so hard on walks that he was putting himself in danger. I happened to come across High Drive right around the peak of these problems and saw the website talk about fixing the kind of problems that I am describing. Once starting classes, his behavior began to improve within the first 2 weeks. Carly understands dogs more than anyone I've ever met and helps teach you the science behind how dogs think. Anyone deterred by the idea of "balanced training" does not understand the way that dogs learn. After completing the basic training and advanced class, I now have a dog that listens to my every word and constantly impresses other dog owners. Duck has so much more freedom now with being able to go on hikes off leash, walk calmly past other dogs and people, sit still at restaurants, and come when I call him the first time, every time. I never had a bad dog, I just simply wasn't communicating with him in a way that he understands. Carly will teach you how to communicate with your dog and you can have a dog that will be everything that you ever wanted out of a dog. High drive is a world class training facility and I cannot recommend them enough.

Day one was awesome, I read some reviews that made me nervous and realized quickly once in class that those issues were unfounded. Will update at the last class. Update at the end of the course: it was a very good experience. Overall it feels like the classes could progress faster, but the pace makes sense because you have to do the work in between each session. We are vastly smarter to correct and hone the things we wanted from our pet!

I read some of the other reviews about Carly and High Drive; and there are a couple of things to point out. Is she vocal? Yes. Will she call you out if you mess up? Yes. Does she want the best for your dog? 100% Did she change my dog’s life for the better? 100%. I took my 4 year old beagle through both the foundations and the advanced classes, as well as the e-collar training, the foundations was great because it really gave me the basis I needed and didn’t have to train my dog, the advanced class was more hands hand, taught me the techniques, and gave me the time to practice them. My dog was bad, she was hard to manage, ran around the neighborhood, got on tables, and now she is a totally different dog. I am so greatful for High Drive and the information that I got from these two classes. I really can’t say enough about how much I got from these classes.