Van Hendrix K9

DO NOT TRUST WITH YOUR DOG!! My dog was brought there on a Tuesday and he "escaped" Wednesday by supposedly jumping 3 - 6 foot fences. I called 1 hour after the incident and was told he was doing fine. 15 hours later, on Thursday, I received a call telling me that my dog was missing. (Something I should have been told 16 hours before when I called!) It took 5 days for me, family and friends - and a lot of wonderful people from Palatka who helped in our search - to find our sweet boy! We live 3 hours away and the search cost quite a bit of money. I have tried reaching out to him to comply with the arbitration agreement, but to no avail. He provides NO RESPONSE to my certified letter. He accepts no responsibility. He has NO "WORKING" CAMERAS on property - which is very convenient for him. His biggest concern was not finding my dog but was very upset that people were posting negative comments on his FB page. This happened a year ago. I have been trying to work this out amicably but at this point, I just feel a responsibility to share my experience so others don't make the same mistake by trusting him or his staff. I got lucky and found my dog - but no thanks to Van Hendrix K-9!!

DO NOT USE THIS TRAINER. Our dog was gone for months, was *supposedly* potty trained, taught all these commands, etc. We were told a price that was NOT the price of our final bill (they charged us almost double the original price with no explanation) we get our dog back 3 MONTHS LATER and he knows how to sit, barely can lay down, and STILL is not housebroken. Don’t make the same mistake we did by choosing this trainer. He’s a liar, unreliable, and his whole operation is shady.

Words can’t describe what these trainers have done for my dog and I. After 4 trainers, and wasted money, I thought it was just a matter of time until my dog would attack someone, due to his fear aggression. This was the first time a trainer has EVER understood and explained to me why my dog acted the way he did. And TRULY understood my situation. I decided to try one more trainer and THANK GOD I did. From the day I came to visit the farm, I knew my dog would be in good hands. I had to move across the country at short notice and leave my dog in training and I couldn’t have chosen a better place for him. The fact that I was oceans away, and they always kept in contact and gave updates on theos progress. Should be the perfect example on why you should choose them. They showed my dog that he can trust people again. That he can be around other dogs, without having to show dominance. He was is even amazing around the ducks at the park! If you asked me a year ago, if you could meet my dog, I would instantly say no. Because, of how aggressive he was towards anyone new. Now I have my sweet loving boy that everyone loves to meet! I literally can’t thank them enough for what they did for my dog. I I wish I would have found them sooner! Don’t think twice about these programs for your dog. Just do it and thank me later!

Mr Hendrix and his team have very positive energy. They go beyond just training new behaviors to addressing your dog's emotional needs. Fixing this gets to the heart of the problem behavior. We learned to read our dog and provide firm and loving leadership. Without Hagan and Michael's help, we may have had to give our Merlin up. We recommend Van Hendrix K9 to anyone who is serious about helping their dog.

We have had our 4.5 year old Belgian Malinois work with Hagen at Van Hendrix K9 on two occasions in the past two years. We are extremely pleased with the result. Our dog is much calmer, more focused and obedient. Van Hendrix uses scientifically sound training methods and positive reinforcement. Our Malinois received not only obedience training, but also learned obstacle course and was frequently socialized with the owner's dogs on-site, which he loved. We believe Hagen and also his staff care deeply for the dogs and want to enable them to achieve their fullest potential. Additionally, the training also involves training the owner(s), and we are improved dog parents as a result. Thank you to Van Hendrix; we hope to visit again in the future.