North County Canine Training

I Recommend this place to anyone that needs any training for their dog. This place is incredible with what they can do - I brought my dog Molly in for obedience training. She Has always been a nervous, scared of people, anxious, high energy dog that was tough to control. Dustin and his crew did an incredible job working with her. I picked her up, three weeks later, a completely different dog. She is confident, obedient, happy, and loves people. If you are looking for a place to take your dog look no further! Dustin is incredible. The training is amazing. The outcome is everlasting.

We worked with Dustin for some behavior modification and obedience so our dog Samson. He was top notch and super professional the entire time during private lessons. Always gave the why behind something he wanted you to do so you could see the bigger picture. If you’re anywhere in the San Diego area he is absolutely the go to over anyone else we’ve worked with. Can’t recommend these guys enough. Samson is head and shoulders a better dog because of our work with him.

Dustin and Jess are awesome! They are the best K-9 trainers we have ever worked with in terms of both knowledge on behavior modification and instructional abilities. They clearly communicate what needs to be done to both the dog and owner and make training a breeze. We began training with our year old Labrador Retriever who had a few behavioral issues (leash pulling, barking, disobedience) and within a couple sessions his behavior had completely turned around! We can now enjoy taking him with us on walks and are not constantly reprimanding the poor pup for his over-excitement. Dustin and Jess prove that the value of a professional trainer in your dog’s life cannot be overstated.

Amazing results with our mini Schnauzer Dustin and Jess turned our crazy mini schnauzer into a well-behaved, happy dog. We got our dog, Rocky, last year when he was 18 months old. While Rocky was a sweet and fun dog with just our family inside the house, we could not leave the house with him or let him interact with outsiders, and we dreaded going on walks with him. Rocky would get crazy excited on walks when he saw people and/or dogs and he would scream, cry, lunge, bark and flail around out of control. Rocky’s behavior was so bad and uncontrollable that we had to resort to late night walks. Rocky was also leash aggressive, would jump on people at the door and would constantly bolt out the door. Dustin and Jess created a 3-week plan, taking him for 8 hours of training a day, to solve Rocky’s walking and behavior issues. In less than a week, we started seeing great results! By the second week, we could walk Rocky in daylight hours, and he was a different dog! 😊 Rocky can heel, sit, stay, down, place and walk by other dogs with no barking or craziness! We can now control Rocky on walks and it’s finally a joy to go out with him! Dustin and Jess worked with us to make sure we were following Rocky’s new rules, keeping him on track and they were always available to answer questions. Then the bonus happened! When the doorbell rings, we give Rocky a Place command and he stays on his cot, while we open the door. Rocky stays there until we release him. It’s amazing! No more jumping on people and running out the door. Rocky also comes in from barking in the backyard with just one command! Rocky’s behavior has exceeded our expectations of what we thought was possible AND in such a short time. We are so impressed and pleased with how Dustin and Jess transformed Rocky! We have spent a fortune on other obedience classes, various types of collars, harnesses and leashes. But Dustin and Jess were the answer we were searching for and Rocky is now happier too! Rocky loves training and enjoys earning treats. We can’t thank Jess and Dustin enough for teaching Rocky to be his best self in 3 weeks, we only wish we had found them sooner! We highly recommend North County Canine Training!!!