Ohio State K-9 College

I have owned many dog breeds: Puli, Standard Poodle, Rottweiler, Great Dane, Akita, Norwegian Elkhound, Chihuahua, and a Pit Bull mix. On April 2nd, 2021, I purchased an eight-week-old female Belgian Malinois from a reputable breeder, and I named her Xena. This breed is used by the police to chase down suspects; they guard the White House; and, our Special Forces use them. They are known for their intelligence, tenacity, fearlessness, and unbelievable aggression. After two weeks, she was biting walls, furniture, people, using the house as a bathroom, chewing up shoes and furniture, etc. She was exhibiting more than 50 undesirable behaviors. She was so bad that my sister, who would babysit her, refused to watch her anymore. I needed professional help. I interviewed different dog training schools, but none would tell me what training methods they used, nor would they let me watch even one class. They all insisted I drop her off at their school, and pick her up in 2-6 weeks. I later learned that most, if not all, schools employ painful “tools” and techniques to train your dog, such as spike, choke, and shock collars. I had a trainer work with me and my Pit years ago, and he had me use a spike collar on her. She became afraid of it, because it hurt her. But, without the collar, she would not obey me. I then found Ohio State K9 College, and spoke with Joey, the Master Trainer. After Joey evaluated Xena (my dog scored zeros in every area, meaning, I could not get her to obey even one command), we knew we were dealing with a stubborn, aggressive, destructive, and potentially dangerous dog. In less than five minutes, he had her obeying three different commands. It was very humbling. I enrolled her in his Total Control Course then and there. Our training began on May 5th, 2021. Our graduation date was July 15th, 2021. At the end of the very first class, Xena was cured of biting, and chewing things up! My sister had no problem watching her after that first class. He personally teaches you and your dog at the same time. He demonstrates what he wants done, and then you take over. He corrects any mistakes you make, so that you can practice with your dog on your own time, outside of class. You become the master trainer of your dog. He teaches only by voice. No painful tools are used for training. If you read any reviews that say voice commands cannot be used without the above “tools”, they have never seen Joey work. And, he trains using all five of the dog’s senses. By graduation, she would obey my first command, every time. Update: 6/13/23 We completed all of Joey’s aggression courses listed on his website as well, and within a few months after graduation. My dog is perfect. Xena refuses to eat anything (steak, chicken, tasty treats, cheese, etc.) either offered to her by a stranger, or laying on the ground, as the item could be poisoned. She ignores other people’s commands, while obeying only mine. Joey also taught her tracking. She is so good, she has found a lug nut in the lumber section of a home improvement/hardware store. She can find other items just by name, such as my keys, wallet, phone, and specific toys. She can even track people. Her aggression is so controlled, that I can let her play with little kids on the playground one moment, then put on the bite sleeve for some attack on command practice the next. I also use her as a service dog for my epilepsy. I'm an attorney, and everybody in the juvenile courthouse, from judges, to magistrates, to bailiffs, to other attorneys, simply love her. If you want a perfect dog, go to Joey. Thomas S. Gordon, Esq. Attorney at Law

After doing extensive research I am glad I finally found Ohio State K-9 College. I brought to Joe a 7 week old female German Shepherd puppy and I now have the most well trained and well behaved dog that I could have imagined. Even after the initial class I was impressed with the results that Ohio State K-9 College produced, the kennel. At first Ashe (my puppy) would make horrible noises, barking, whining and clawing at the cage. After the first class all that was a thing of the past, she stopped barking and whining and started going to her kennel on command, after the first class! The most important thing in your education at Ohio State K-9 College is patients. A person must absorb the information in order to effectively communicate with their dog at home. Thoroughly reading the weekly written instructions supplied by Ohio State K-9 College and applying the information is crucial to ones success. That said, it all comes down to ones commitment to training their dog on a daily basis, sometimes several times a day to get your dog to remember difficult commands. I am very satisfied with my decision to learn from Ohio State K-9 College to train Ashe. My results have been spectacular; she obeys every command the first time, on or off leash. She will sit and stay and I can walk hundreds of feet away and she will stay until I call her. Before I enrolled, I can I did not believe that this level of achievement from Ohio State K-9 College’s total control course was possible, especially in just 12 weeks. She is a real head turner when I show her off, everyone is awestruck when I demonstrate her abilities, all learned from Ohio State K-9 College.

Went to see Joey back in the early 90s to help me with my male German Rottweiler, who was very stubborn and hard-headed. He was entering his teenage years, amplifying his issues. We meet with Joey, and he knew the issues before I went into them. Back then, Joey was one of the first to trainers that trained you to train your dog. Which in turn leads to a much higher success rate for both you and your dog long term. Joey offers many levels of training to fit anyone's needs. Knowing my young Rottie we decided to go all the way up to off leash distance training. After completing the course, it was night and day difference on the control I had with him. No more stress about him getting away, not being able to call him back, and not listening to me. He was a perfect gentleman after the courses. Fast-forward about 6 yrs, I had moved out of state and I got a Bullmastiff puppy. I was able to remember Joeys techniques and applied them. Training him was very easy and non-stressful. Never had any issues with him. Now some 30 yrs later I have moved back, and have a 10-month-old male Great Dane weighing 140lbs that is very rambunctious and very puppy. Going back to him for obedience and manners classes. The best advice I can give you is get in to training as early as, possibles it makes your life with your dog less stressful and more pleasant. I can truly say it is some of the best money you can invest in your dog.

My nana’s poodle tiny was always playful, happy and became my first love as a dog owner at 10 yrs old. When I was 11 years old, my best friend Terrance owned a pitbull named rocky that was well built and disciplined, which inspired me to want a pitbull. Soon afterwards, my mother purchased me an 8 week old, male red nose pitbull that I named Face. He was loving, caring and well trained. He soon became a very loyal protective dog. My best friend face unfortunately passed away of cancer at 9 years old, and I was heartbroken. I recently learned that my cousin breeds Cane Corso’s and decided to call him and discussed purchasing one from him. I purchased this superior breed of dog because of their well known protective abilities. I desired a dog to protect my family, since I now have a wife and children, my protection desire has grown even stronger, since I’m often working long hours away from home. The instant I saw my puppy, I was in love with him and named him Kane. Once I arrived home, my wife and kids also fell in love with him. Because of this breed’s superior protection abilities, I knew that I would need the best trainer I could find to get him trained the way I desire. After a great deal of research in the dog training industry, I found The Ohio State K-9 College. After speaking to my aunt Tracy, explaining to her that I wanted to get my dog trained correctly and was going to attend The OSK9 with my new dog, she informed me that Joey was the trainer for her pitbull named Roxy back in 1988. I then recalled how well Roxy was trained, especially with Joey’s personal protection training course that Tracy had purchased. Then I was even more determined to go to OSK9 and I called Joey to set up the appointment to do the evaluation.

Three dogs and counting! I first met Joey in 2007 while researching dog trainers in the Columbus, OH area. We were interested in adding a dog to the family but knew that we wanted a well-behaved pet given there were kiddos running around the house. I visited a few trainers in the Columbus area and during this process found Ohio State K9 College and one other competitor who I thought might help me train a dog to the level that I’d find suitable for my family. The other trainer was well known in the area, but focused on the use of treats to train a dog and was also going to require me to leave my dog with him for 6 weeks. After visiting both trainers, I landed on Joey because he took the time to evaluate my new puppy, Jack, a Rhodesian Ridgeback and mostly because I was intrigued by Joey’s claim that he could train my dog by using voice intonations and not treats or a spike or choke collar. I’m sure there are plenty of trainers and people who train successfully with treats, but I couldn’t rationalize using this form of positive reinforcement to train an animal to obey a command nor could I envision myself using a spike or choke collar on a dog since neither of these methods remind me of how most animals naturally communicate or establish hierarchy in the wild. As I reflect on my training sessions with Joey when training Jack, he took the leash from me one time and one time only. During all my other training sessions he spent countless hours teaching me how to be a good dog handler. What I loved the most about the work we were doing was that he had multiple ways of approaching a single command so when something wasn’t working as effectively as he thought it should, he would adjust the approach he was training me on to get the most out of Jack. The nuances in everything he trained never ceased to amaze me. I was really hooked because the RESULTS were mind blowing. I’d spend an hour or so weekly with Joey training Jack on one or two commands per session and would practice with him daily for 5-10 minutes on those commands to create the desired behaviors and drive the conditioning – yes only 5-10 minutes per day! In the end Jack knew upwards of 50 plus commands, some of which I taught him on my own because of the foundation that Joey helped me lay. All those commands were done with a whisper or simply by giving a hand signal up to a hundred feet away. Can you imagine owning a dog that you can “tell” to go to their crate, and they will do so no matter which room you are in no matter how far away you are and that won’t come out even if you forget to close the door? I can because that’s how Joey taught me to train – so that my dog obeys the first command every time. Since that time, Joey has helped me train two other dogs - a Chocolate Lab/Rhodesian mix that I picked up at a shelter, and now I'm currently working with him to train my 4-month-old Phu Quoc (Vietnamese Ridgeback) puppy, Kai. I should mention Joey works with me via VIDEO CONFERENCE because I now live in another State! So, to be clear here, he's now helped me train three different dogs and two of those dogs were trained via video conference! If you take the time to read the Ohio State K9 College reviews, you’ll note much like I did that people who have actually worked with Joey all rate him five stars because of the RESULTS he produces. Those that scored him low found his services to be too expensive, were offended by his approach, or were competitors that were trolling him. I can not imagine training with anyone else – in fact, I called Joey a month before I picked up Kai. During that prep call he brought up specific instances of when we were training Jack! He remembered moments of training me and my dog from 16 years ago – how is that even possible? You rarely find people who have a gift for animals like Joey does. He is a master at his craft. My advice to you if you want the best-behaved pooch that you will love having as a member of the family, call Ohio State K9 College and work with Joey.