Wolfgang Expert Dog Training

We brought our 5 month old German Shepherd mix, Luna for in kennel training. We took her because: she was out of control, wouldn't properly walk on a leash, lunged at people, would not stop barking at people and dogs. When we picked her up after she completed her training we gained control. Luna now listens to these commands: sit, heel, down, and stay. She no longer pulls or lunges on the leash. We are happy with the results of her training. Devin worked with her. He is an Awesome trainer. Keep in mind that they set the foundation and you as a dog owner must continue to practice with your dog once they are back home. My wife and I are happy with the results and would recommend any dog owner who is in serious need of gaining control of their dog.

If you love your dog, please avoid this place at all costs. We had a healthy one-year old German Malinois. After reading all of the great reviews and meeting with Wolfgang personally, my son-in-law took our precious Simba to Wolfgang Expert Dog Training for the four week program on June 8, 2020. He returned home three weeks later in an urn. On June 23, 2020, Letty, the owner’s wife called my son-in-law around 8:00 a.m. to say that the trainer was taking Simba to the vet because he did not want to play with the other dogs and was not responding to the trainer. We thought he was going to our vet who is nearby, but we found out after several hours that he did not. About 9:00 a.m., Wolfgang’s receptionist contacted my son-in-law to tell him to go make the final $1500 payment, which he had been told would be due at the conclusion of the training. He did not go. Shortly after, Letty called again and said that Simba was fine. He was just missing his humans. She also said he needed an antibiotic but was not specific about why. My son-in-law had already been to Wolfgang’s to try to find out where Simba was and what was happening. He told Letty we would go back to see him. She said that she was going to the vet to pick him up and would let him know if he could go back to see him. An hour later, Wolfgang called and coldly told my son-in-law to put Simba down, and he would give him another dog from his facility. We were in complete shock given the previous reports we had received from his wife. It was at this point that we were given the name, address, and phone number of the vet who was treating Simba. My son-in-law spoke to the vet as we raced over there. Apparently, Letty or Wolfgang tried to give the okay to put Simba down without letting us know, but the vet insisted on speaking to his owner first. When we arrived, we were aghast by what we saw. Our beloved Simba was almost unconscious, attached to oxygen, tubes, and IVs. He was surrounded by the vet and several techs, all frantically doing everything they could to find out what was wrong with him and trying to keep him comfortable. He was very skinny. He had lost seven pounds in two weeks. He had a large abrasion on the right side of his muzzle and a smaller one on the left side. He was bleeding significantly from his nose. The initial diagnosis was bilateral bronchopneumonia with a secondary but undetermined issue. In spite of all of this, he struggled to get up and tried to nuzzle with us and leave with us when we had to go outside to allow the vet to work. Sadly, Simba went into cardiac arrest and could not be revived. He died that evening. As we waited to say our final goodbyes, the vet and tech told us that Simba arrived at the hospital near death in a kennel filled with vomit. The trainer who took him there was not able to give the vet any details about Simba’s condition or what might have happened to him (even though Wolfgang had told us that they have regular night kennel checks), and he left right away. However, given the gravity of his condition, the vet said that this was not something that came about overnight as Wolfgang and Letty tried to make us believe. It had been building for three to five days, and Simba definitely would have shown symptoms during that time. Had the trainers paid attention and taken Simba to the vet earlier, he could have been fine. To this day NO ONE from Wolfgang Rader Dog Trainers has contacted my son-in-law or anyone in the family to offer condolences and/or an explanation. Our attempts to reach Wolfgang have been ignored. We wish someone had warned us before and hope that this makes anyone considering the program think twice and go elsewhere where you can be an active part of your dog’s training.

Such a waste of time, I reached out to them a few times, I got no response. Then I called them one last time, I said im interested in the packages for training and protection but I'd like to speak to the trainer first. She responded back with oh you're in luck hes here right now come. So I drive an hour to go see them. I get in the office and I was like great, so where's the trainer. She's like you can talk to me.. I said wait didnt we just have this conversation. If I was talking to the receptionist I could have done that on the phone I want to talk to the owner/trainer. Whats the point? In this game.. Honestly the place looks like a dump, and the dogs are all locked up and barking like crazy. Maybe its for the best.