North County Canine Training

I have been so impressed with our experience at NCC. At the end of last year we made a last minute decision to adopt an 8 week old Belgian Malinois. We were fully aware of what we were signing up for but had no idea where to start with his training. After our initial consult with Dustin we signed our pup, Bear, up for the Puppy Confidence Course right away. There is an amazing obstacle course the puppies can use. Each time Bear went through it I could see him become more and more confident. That, in addition to obedience, laid a wonderful foundation for our pup. Bear is now 6 months old and we still bring him there twice a week. We even join the NCC Tracking Team every Thursday morning for tracking & trailing, which has benefited both of us on the trail and in public settings. We also go once a week for obedience. Today I walked my "wild" Mal pup through a crowded pet store on a loose leash and the other dogs did not phase him. This is something I never imagined I could do with a dog breed that is known to be reactive. Thanks to NCC I have a well balanced and well behaved pup. I am excited to see what he can do in the months to come!

We adopted a 2 year old male dog from a shelter. The shelter told us he had separation anxiety where he would freak out and destroy things if left alone. ** one year update, he can stay home alone not crated and be perfectly fine and does not destroy a thing!! Woohoo!!! ** He also was a big puller on leash. We decided on a 3 week board and train with North County. We got back a new dog! He listens to commands, no longer pulls on the leash, and overall just seems more confident. They train you on how to implement the commands at home once the boarding is over! Would recommend to anyone looking for amazing results! Going to keep going to them to hopefully get our dog to completely off leash walking! The trainers are extremely nice and the owner Dustin is amazing to communicate with. They truly are so knowledgeable.

Went there and it was 95 degrees outside, even hotter in the facility. No AC, dogs can't be out long in that heat. 50 dollars for a consultation where the "trainer" talked a bit, said my dog seemed ok, and did not follow up. I asked her to send me rates and she agreed but never did. Seemed like she wanted to get out of the heat as much as my dog did :/ My dog is sometimes reactive to certain people and certain dogs so I wanted some help with socialization and maybe some additional training with honing skills like heel.