Tip Top K9

Results were good but not what was promised during the presentation for the board and train. I was told my dog would be service animal equivalent after training and she was better but still needs a lot of work on my part to do basic commands. She was supposed to be boarded for 6 weeks and they released her at 4 weeks, which was probably because of Christmas but I think she still needed further training. If I had to do it again I would opt for the self training classes and save myself the money. Definitely not given what I was promised for almost 6 grand. I will say that they offer continued training but the point was that she would come home FULLY trained. I definitely cant walk her off leash yet and she was supposed to follow commands immediately without hesitation.

I honestly don’t even know what to say in this review. This is gonna sound corny and cliche, but this training and process has genuinely been life changing. Our “older” dog, Freya, would only come when she felt like it. She would be on top of you while you were eating and dive at every little crumb that fell. Would pull on walks, zig zag in front of us, stop every 3 feet to sniff something. Kind of a nightmare but we also considered her to be the good dog haha. We did 3 private sessions with Austen and literally all of those things are fixed. 98% of the time she responds instantly to the collar when she’s called. The other 2 percent takes turning it up a little when there are distractions, then she comes. It’s night and day. We can walk her right by our side, place her in a spot and eat in peace. Like I said, it’s life changing. Our puppy, Fish, had all those issues but worse and more. We opted to send him to the two week boot camp and the difference is insane. He came home a couple days ago and he is still our sweet baby wiggly angel boy but now, he listens to us too. I have been very upset this whole time that we didn’t do this sooner. I’m sure there were other people training Fish at the boot camp, but Austen was the one we talked to and the one who helped with Freya so he gets all the credit. I really can’t say thank you or recommend this place enough. 40 billion stars.

I’ve typed up 3 different reviews but no matter what I said, they would end up forever long. Theres just so many words that describe our experience with Tip Top, none of them sounded good enough. I wanted to be detailed enough to ease other people’s minds who are hesitant about signing up. So I’m just going to go with this: BEFORE TIP TOP (4 yr basenji mix; Freya and 10-month basenji/golden retriever; Fish) -Dogs would very rarely come when called -Pull on leashes, zig zag everywhere, eat and sniff every single thing -Fish always had something he wasn’t supposed to in his mouth and would not drop it, would sometimes ever growl aggressively and lunge/snap at us if we tried taking it -Would be in your face, begging like wild savages if there was food -would never sit and stay or wait AFTER TIP TOP -Recall is basically spot on every time (sometimes it might take a little more work when distraction level is high, but still a giant improvement) -Walk right by our side when leash, no more pulling or tangling up our feet -If fish puts something in his mouth, a simple “Off” command and he drops it and leaves it alone -We can now “place” them while we eat and they stay there the whole time until we “break” them -They sit and stay when we need them to It is seriously a night and day difference. Fish did a 2-week bootcamp because he’s a stubborn puppy and needed a little more work with his weird snappy attitude and we did 3 private lessons with Freya. After her first lesson, there was already a huge improvement. All the reviews saying how awesome their experience was and how well behaved their dogs are, really are true. I was skeptical that anything would get better in such a short amount of time, but it worked and we are beyond impressed and grateful. Our trainer Austen is a badass and our dogs absolutely loved him. Everyone was super helpful and answered all of our questions. I love how this review still ended up forever long too haha. I just have too many good words to keep it short and sweet! So, anyone unsure of making such a big investment, just do it. You will be so happy you did.

My dog is like a whole new pup! Scout was so anxious and barks nonstop we could never have people over. Brown K9 Training have worked with us to help him feel safe and not reactive when the doorbell rings and we have friends over. They worked with us in our home to make sure he was comfortable. Can’t recommend them enough. They also boarded he for us which was a huge relief knowing he would have a more personal touch