We have a two-year-old mini Golden Doodle and have always been interested in more formal training for him. He has always been a sweet and playful boy with excitable behavior. However, he started showing extreme regression this past fall and displayed new territorial behavior in the home. At this point, we knew that getting the proper training needed to be a priority.

After doing some research and hearing about the experiences of others, we knew that we wanted to contact Atlantic K9 Training. Right from the beginning, Jenny was extremely patient, understanding and truly wanted to help us. She hopped on several calls with us to discuss our current situation, our goals, and their training approach. We knew that Atlantic K9 Training would be the perfect fit and that our dog, Beau, would benefit greatly from their bootcamp program. In addition to boarding and training at bootcamp for two weeks, we also had a lesson on-site when we picked him up and an in-home lesson. Our one hour lesson with Kathleen and Jenny at home was truly the cherry on the sundae for us. We had already seen such improvement with our boy after his time at bootcamp, but being able to put it all together in the home with them was beyond valuable. They helped us to gain confidence with Beau in and out of the home and also assisted us in accomplishing our biggest goal, which was to have success with a dog walker when we are not home.

We truly feel in more control and have a better understanding of his territorial and anxious behaviors, which has not only helped us, but him. Most importantly, Beau is still Beau. We were nervous that he may change or come back as a “different dog” even though we were very confident in our decision, and that was not the case at all. He truly loved the staff at Atlantic K9 and is still our boy.

This investment was worth every penny and bit of time for us and for Beau. We couldn’t be more grateful for Kathleen, Jenny and ALL of the amazing staff at Atlantic K9. They did an excellent job of keeping us updated while he was at bootcamp, which really made the whole process easier. They are all so passionate and amazing at their jobs and we are forever grateful to have found them!