Pet-U-Cation Training & Rehabilitation Services, LLC

I recommend Pet-U-Cation and Savannah to any dog owner or dog lover as frequently as possible! My dog, Zeus, and I have been attending classes and he has been going to daycare weekly at the facility since he was almost a year old in early 2021. Her classes help train both dogs and their owners to bring the best out of each other. Savannah’s lessons/classes often include “bonus time” because she’s dedicated to helping dog owners truly understand why their dogs do what they do and how to effectively communicate with their dogs. Savannah’s methods for training are tailored specifically to your dog and your goals for their training. Pet-U-Cation is a unique facility that offers not just daycare and classes, but teaches the owners about dog behavior awareness in daily life and provides a safe space for ANY dog to learn how to “dog” appropriately in public and at home. Clients are encouraged to interact in group format and analyze dog behaviors together, which has resulted in the “PUC fam” and a true support network of owners.

There is no better place to train your dog (and yourself, as a dog owner/handler) in the Baltimore area. We went to two different trainers before we finally made it to PUC and Savannah and the dedicated team made a huge difference in our understanding of what our Ginny pup needed and how we could all be successful. We have done private lessons, OSR days, and the canine good citizen class, all of which were great experiences. We still enjoy dropping in for Sunday Wellness classes and the occasional additional class or series. If you feel like you don't know how to get your dog to do what you want them to do, PUC is the place to go (but fair warning: both you and your dog have to work hard!)

A unicorn of a training facility. Savannah is the real deal with *years* of hands-on experience with hundreds, if not thousands, of dogs. Safety is always the number one concern at the facility. Every dog is evaluated and treated as an individual, with specific needs and areas of improvement. Private lessons and classes, group classes, obedience classes, day training, board and train, advanced behavior modification - you name it, they’ve got it. Savannah is extremely knowledgeable about dog behavior. She and her staff/ volunteers are some of the hardest working people I’ve ever met. She doesn’t always tell you what you want to hear, but tells you what you *need* to hear in order to be the most fair to your dog and see improvements and changes. Dogs are taught respect and boundaries at the facility, and experience consistency and fairness. Every time I leave the facility I’ve learned something knew or been given something new to think about. I’m a client for life.

I've been a client for two and a half years, and I'm so thankful that I found PuC. I had always planned to take obedience classes with the dog I adopted...I started with a CGC class with my dog and haven't stopped learning and training since. Over the years, my dogs and I have done CGC, CGCA, Sunday Wellness, Behavior Modification, and Puppy Development classes here. Having a strong foundation and working relationship with my dogs has allowed me to have all kinds of adventures with them, including AKC dog sports and UKC conformation showing. Additionally, the day care here is extraordinary. I refer to it as "school," because it's not a loose dog free-for-all. It's a carefully planned and organized day, with a mix of productive play, hands on work, and individual down-time, with activities tailored to each dog. My dogs come home happy, tired, and relaxed, not amped from over socializing or roughed up from play style mismatches. Instead, they used their bodies AND their brains, and I can be confident that the same rules I have at home (don't bolt through open doors, walk on a loose leash) are enforced at school. I am so, so happy I found PuC. The work Savannah does with the dogs and the community of humans she's built has made such a difference in my life and those of my dogs as well.