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A very good relationship is developed between the trainers and your dog. The trainers are excellent at their job. In a week at our visit with our pups, they got to have time with us to be sure they still were coming home after training was completed. The visit was done with one …Read full reviewClose full review
A very good relationship is developed between the trainers and your dog. The trainers are excellent at their job. In a week at our visit with our pups, they got to have time with us to be sure they still were coming home after training was completed. The visit was done with one pup at a time. They each showed us what they were learning and performed their new manners. Which was very impressive. At the end of the 2 week course, we met the trainers and the pups at Lowe's, a dog friendly store, to see how well they were doing before we took them home. They were waiting inside near the front door and both laying peacefully on the floor and waited for the release command to get up and greet us. Next, we walk with them to an empty aisle so the trainer can show us how to carry on the training and keep them doing the correct behavior after they come home. The training doesn't stop once you take the pups home. You have to work with them daily so the commands stay in their minds. The treats that are awarded help keep the dogs wanting to do well and know that we're proud of them. When you get home you need to keep the training going twice daily and be sure to keep socializing them with the dog friendly stores so they don't forget how to be an acceptable pet to be inside a store with people and other dogs. When the dogs are released to go back home at the end of the training, you will be quite impressed with the calmness and good behavior they have learned. You get the trainings collars to take home with you to keep their training fresh in their minds. You will be amazed at the difference in your dog obeying commands and being an acceptable part of society. This course is well worth the cost. They say that the ideal age to start a pup in the training course is 6 months. You have a lifelong connection with the Patterson K9 Academy for any questions or needed refresher courses. They also will board your pet when you are away from home, and while they stay there, they will also get a refresher course. I would definitely recommend Patterson K9 Academy to anyone that wants an acceptable social dog. They are all great!