Regional K-9

Pat took our black labrador dog from crazy to sweet. We had adopted her about 18 months earlier and she was just wild. We couldn't go anywhere or leave her alone. She stole things all the time - destroyed shoes and blankets and anything she could. She couldn't sleep anywhere except her crate because she never stopped running around. I told my husband if she didn't get any better we were going to have to find her a new home. I couldn't live with her! Pat took her for a 10-day boarding-training time. He sent videos all the time - every day and sometimes 2 - 3 times a day. We always knew what was happening. Plus, he explained what he was doing so we could learn how to continue the training at home. He taught her to walk on a leash without pulling, and even took her to public places like Home Depot several times. Our pup was a NEW dog after those 10 days! We call her our "sweet pup" now. I am SO thankful that we found Pat!

Pat is a miracle worker. Our little Emmy was a rescue dog from Puerto Rico who was so reactive I could hardly walk her- she would literally choke herself pulling so hard. Took her to another trainer for 2 eight week sessions. They could not even get Emmy to take a treat from them. I will never forget the very first day, Pat was able to take Emmy for a walk and she was obeying his instructions. When I looked at the video I could not believe it. I could not recommend Pat highly enough. Where the other trainers failed he succeeded!!! His training was worth every penny and then some!!!

I can say that Regional K-9 has absolutely turned my dog's life around. I adopted her from The Verona st humane society and she was a completely unknown dog. She was a pitbull with nearly every behavioral problem that a dog could have except for aggression towards humans thankfully. With Pat's balanced holistic training approach, and with a slight change in how you look at your dog's behavior, it's a life changing experience. She was a stray before she came to me and it appeared like she never had any sort of rules in her entire life and every day was exhausting. My dog was extremely reactive and aggressive towards other dogs and within about 2 days, Pat had her coexisting peacefully with his own dog with guidance and supervision. With consistency, rules, and routines, Ellie's many behavioral problems went away on their own without even specifically addressing them. Some of these problems will never be completely gone, they will always have to be managed, but I am so grateful that I now have the opportunity to manage them due to the groundwork that he laid for me. The whole experience has convinced me that there is no dog that is too far gone. Sometime down the road, if I get another dog and Pat is still doing this, I will absolutely be coming back to see him.

Pat at Regional K-9 was awesome! He is very knowledgeable. We sent our 1 year old chocolate lab to him who loved to jump on everyone he met, pull you on walks and basically run the household. We are first time dog owners and didn’t have any experience. Pat sat us down, gave us a plan and took our puppy for 10 days to retrain. During those 10 days Pat sent us videos and gave daily communication. After the 10 days we had the tools to keep going and Pat has still been there to answer any questions and support us. I highly recommend Regional K-9.