The Happy Retriever

Five stars! If there were six or seven, or MORE I would DEFINITELY be rating them all. Do NOT hesitate, we had SUCH an amazing experience. I was so hesitant to board my 4 year old rescue. I adopted her as a 4 mo. old "cautious" pup, and while she's come along way socially and emotionally, she was in dire need of probably private training, and lots of it. SO we spent a couple of weeks doing bump-up training and the progression was slooowww going. I came back from my trip to a completely well trained dog. What a joy ! I cannot sing loud enough praises for Hazelyn, Hannah and Alexa. Thank you for all your care , attention from the bottom of my heart!!! There were daily report cards that were thorough, honest and insightful.

We started with Puppy 101, Puppy 101A, and weekly bump up days at the The Happy Retriever with our golden retriever puppy, Remy, starting when she was about 4 months old. My partner and I have found our training to be instrumental in both Remy and our development as Remy’s pawrents. Remy still goes to “school” for bump up days once per week and truly loves being at the facility with her trainers. As soon as we pull into the parking lot, she starts wiggling, and as far as we know, never stops. Remy is a very intelligent girl who struggles with focusing her attention. The time she spends at The Happy Retriever has allowed her to work on a personalized program AND as a bonus, through regular socialization with other humans and dogs, she has become a very well adjusted pup. The staff and trainers are phenomenal and most importantly show passion and love for what they do. We recently completely a week long pinch collar board and train program to continue working on Remy’s development. What a remarkable difference — she truly came home a different dog! Hannah worked with her during her stay and afterwards, patiently explained to us what Remy learned and what to work on at home. If you are looking for a great training and boarding facility, look no further - our family cannot recommend The Happy Retriever enough!

Amazing! Our 75lb dog Zoë was pulling on her leash and making walks very difficult. She is a changed dog thanks to the Board and Train Pinch Collar and E-Collar programs at Happy Retriever. Hannah did an amazing job training Zoë who now comes, waits, and heels consistently! The E-Collar training especially allowed us to give Zoë some freedom while maintaining control, and has made walking her so much more fun! All of the staff were great to work with, and we could not be happier with the outcome!

My experience with them has been great! When we went to our consultation I wasn’t sure how it would be personally to let our dog go somewhere for a week and have someone else train him. We tried so hard for 2 years to get our adopted pit mix to not pull us basically every time we went on a walk (believe it or not we still took him everywhere). After going through their program his trainer Hannah helped Savage understand things I couldn’t. She also taught me and my girlfriend how to control every single walk we go on + handle other issues. They are extremely engaged with you, very professional and serious about what they do. They’ve even checked up on us through email a few times since we’ve had him back! We look forward to continuing with them on the things we’re working on and even more! Just remember YOU need to put the work with your dog in too