Kahana K9

Highest praise for Ann’s experience and steady methods. We left our 5-month old pup, who was becoming increasingly bratty and “doing his own thing,” and 5 days later we picked up a calm and attentive boy whose obnoxious behaviors were now absent. The most important thing, of course, was that she showed us how the behaviors were the result of our inconsistency and poor leadership, and how to correct this. It’s a beautiful, clean and safe place, and dogs and their humans are lucky to have Kahana K9.

We took our beloved Australian Shepherd, Valentine, here for a week of training with Ann. Valentine was needy, aloof, and only listened when she felt like it. After a meeting with us, Ann totally diagnosed the issues we were having and put together a unique training program for the 5 days and nights with valentine. Ann texted us at least 3 videos a day that demonstrated how to command valentine so when we got her back we could reference the videos and apply the techniques. Not only is Ann intuitive and experienced with all types of dogs, you can tell your dog will be loved when they are in her care. Ann radiates positive energy and passion for animals and I have never felt more comfortable leaving Valentine somewhere. The facilities are IMMACULATE. The dogs each have their own "condo" where they sleep. It's basically a large pen with their own dog house and bed/pillows. We toured them prior and there was ZERO smell (other than fresh mountain air), and as clean as if a human was staying there. It was by far the cleanest well kept dog border I've ever seen.

Ann Werstler and KahanaK9 is Professional, Dedicated, Talented, Enthusiastic and Caring. We entrusted her with our out of control Australian Shepard Puppy and in 4 days, our puppy stopped jumping up on humans, could sit, come when called and walk (pretty well) on her leash. We were astounded! Ann worked with us (the humans) as well as Makani (our puppy) so we could understand each other and continue the work when we were on our own. We were so pleased with Makani's transformation we scheduled home visits to compliment the work done at the KahanaK9 site (which is clean, gorgeous, spacious, safe and inviting). Ann scanned our home environment which include two very different dogs, in addition to Makani, and helped us understand changes we needed to make to improve our interactions and lives. We have three very different breeds of dogs and Ann knows all the varying needs of these breeds and enlightened us on the similarities and differences, which helped our household run much more smoothly. Makani is over a year old now and she and I have needed reinforcement sessions which Ann enthusiastically gives us. I slide back into old patterns and Ann kindly reminds me of the necessity of consistency, practice and high standards. We highly recommend Ann and KahanaK9's t and enjoy her not only as our trainer, but consider her a friend and part of our family! We thank you Ann, for helping this household run smoothly and be full of Love and Joy!