Derek was very professional, informative, and extremely helpful. Walked me through everything more than once. Sent my dog for two week training. He kept me up to date and answered quickly. My dog came back much better with obedience, he showed me how to keep up with it. I highly recommend Unleashed K9 Academy to anyone!

Unleashed K9 Academy, LLC
Colgate, Wisconsin
About Unleashed K9 Academy, LLC
Unleashed K9 Academy LLC exists to open up lines of communication between you and your dog. It is our goal to show your dog the rules for living in a house with a human family and to help you understand what the dog needs to be able to excel in their environment. Together with the client we can UNLEASH your dog's full potential through a balanced training method that is both fair and compassionate.
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- Behavior consultation
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- Leash training
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- Recall training Customer-reported
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How training happens
- Board and train
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- Private training
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Dog age
- Puppies Customer-reported
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- Balanced training
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- Boarding
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- Dog Trainer Helping
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- leash training 4
- reactive 4
- behavior issues 3
- reactivity training 3
- confidence 2
- connecting with your dog 2
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- jumping 2
- knowledgeable trainer 2
- pit 2
- research 2
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We took Whiskey to another trainer a year ago. She came back better but still had issues with reactivity. We did more research and found Unleashed K9 academy. We watched Derek’s videos and read his posts. We were intrigued and contacted Derek. We video taped Whiskey’s behavior an…Read full reviewClose full review
We took Whiskey to another trainer a year ago. She came back better but still had issues with reactivity. We did more research and found Unleashed K9 academy. We watched Derek’s videos and read his posts. We were intrigued and contacted Derek. We video taped Whiskey’s behavior and he said he could definitely help! We were so excited! Our family loves to be outdoors and go camping. It’s been hard to take Whiskey as she was so reactive and we needed her to understand that her behavior wasn’t ok. We took her to Derek for the two week board and train. We got a video from Derek a few days into the training and we couldn’t believe what we saw! She didn’t react to other dogs! What?!? This couldn’t be what we were seeing!!! When we went to pick her up we were amazed! She did react more when we had the leash but Derek took the time to show us how to correct her behavior. I’ve never had a trainer spend so much time with us after training. He ensures all our questions are answered before we leave. Hands down the best trainer and explained everything in a non trainers terms. Since her training, we’ve taken her to a dog park and sat outside the fence. She literally didn’t care of the other four dogs. She had her eyes on us and we are so proud of her and amazed on how well she is after being trained by Derek!! Thank you so much Derek for training Whiskey and most importantly taking the time to explain everything to us! We are amazed and highly recommend Unleashed K9 Academy!
This is an amazing trainer for dogs, and I cannot say enough good things about Darek. You can tell he puts his heart and soul into his work and cares deeply about the dogs. Our dog Baron was with him for 2 weeks to work on stronger recall, place training, and distraction training. We could not be happier with the results and look forward to using him again for our next pup!
I can’t say enough good things about Unleashed K9 Academy and Derek. Derek is very knowledgeable, patient and kind. He did great work with my one year old GSD. He was always very responsive to my inquiries and provided frequent updates while my pup was with him. He spent a great deal of time with me when he brought my pup back! I would highly recommend him and his experience to anyone!
Derek came to my home to evaluate my two mastiffs. He was punctual, friendly and had superior customer service.. I haven’t booked training as of yet but 110% will be in the near future!
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