The Canine Training Center

Amazing Abilities The Canine Training Center (CTC), headed by Andrew Wildesen, is truly an amazing service! From beginning to end, Andrew's years of experience and dedication to 'painting the picture' for your dog is simply amazing! CTC, wisely, does not focus on just the dog... they focus on the entire family as participants in the successful training of the dog! So many times before we thought it was the dog's fault when misbehaving. Then we learned that it isn't just the dog that needs to be trained... it is the owner(s) as well! That is where CTC taught us to 'paint the picture' for the dog... be consistent and timely when training and boy did that make the world of difference! Upon entry into the In Kennel Training, our dog (Socks) was a bundle of excitement anytime anybody came to the door. She wanted to run up the landing and sniff, sniff, sniff, jump!! Some thought it cute, but my wife and I did not. With our new baby on the way, we new we had to get Socks under control! After the In Kennel Training, it was night and day! Socks was perfectly in line with our commands and is happier now that we (K9 & Humans) are on the same page, painting the same picture! Funny enough, it wasn't just the problems with people at the door that were resolved due to the training, Socks now heels, sits, and downs perfectly! I HIGHLY recommend The Canine Training Center!

We enjoyed training and learned a lot in the process. Andrew and his company are very engaged, professional, positive and passionate about dogs. The dog fence installation was quick and extremely affordable.

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Excellent. Have problems with dog, go here.

A++++! Andrew and his staff are AMAZING! 1st class all the way. Knowledgable and friendly. They go ABOVE AND BEYOND by far! They did an amazing job with our spirited 1 1/2 year old German Shepherd. Would recommend to anyone and everyone.

Bernie was at board-and-train for 3 weeks (22 days total) while we were on vacation (their typical program is 2 weeks but we wanted to coincide with our vacation rather than have him there 2 weeks and then go on vacation afterward). It's only a day back, but he responded well to the training and is behaving according to what he has learned so far - did well with our other dogs and didn't even chase one of the cats - he held the "sit-stay" until released. He was reportedly a star pupil. The CTC's training materials and videos, along with the 1-hour pick-up session orientation, were excellent adjuncts to the actual board-and-train - which we refer to as sending Bernie to "doggie boot camp." This was very expensive but thus far very worth it.

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John was very attentive and hands on training the dog and myself on the techniques I just mentioned. He was excellent with dog and presented all the teachings in an easy to practice format.

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My canine companion was treated well in all ways.  The trainer was very professional and as good at interacting with overprotective dog owners as with training the dogs.  Andrew is an extremely passionate and caring trainer.  He has a very good staff.  It is my opinion that for this flavor of board and train Andrew is among the very best.  You can be sure your dog will be trained and never mistreated.

Andrew and his team (John and Amber) are awesome.  I cannot say enough wonderful things about them.  First and most important - they all obviously love dogs. They even loved my dog, who is lovable, but had some very specific issues. He's an 18 month old, 70 lb., bulldog mix.  He's strong and was a puller on the leash.  He was also becoming a little territorial and would get rough with us and the other dogs when he got excited.  We did the Board and Train program and the training was life-changing! He is so much easier to control!  He learned all the basic commands - sit, down, heel, come, etc., but more importantly, he is just generally more responsive to us.  He jumped over our fence a couple times prior to training and hasn't done that since. Now, when he gets close to the fence, we just call him and he comes running back to us.  When we say "no," he's immediately responsive.  We continue to use the e-collar for walking and we're continuing to work on "heel" and loose leash walking.  He pulls a little, but responds when we correct him.  Prior to the training, we were rarely able to walk him with the other dogs because of the pulling. Now we can walk him with one of the others and enjoy the walk!  He still pulls a little, but when we correct him, he responds.  We're so glad we did the training and will definitely train our dogs with Andrew in the future!

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excellent trainer, very knowledgable.

I was very happy with the service. My dog came back very well trained. Five or six months later and he is still fairly well behaved. The staff seems pretty nice. Before you go, they take you over for a session where they talk about their philosophy, what they do, dog psychology and stuff. When you pick them up, they spent about an hour with you and going over with all the commands, what they’ve done and how to maintain the training. They also give you access of the website where they have a lot of videos that show you the techniques they’ve used to train the dogs. The price seems to be the going rate. It’s a lot of money but I don’t regret spending the money at all. My dog was just out of control and hard to control. He’s been fine since he came back. If I’d spend that kind of money on dog trainers, I would definitely go back to them.

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The class was $200.00, but we were highly encouraged to purchase a training bed/platform which cost another $75.00 or so. I did not always understand what the trainer was talking about. He kept saying "mark, reward" and to this day, I don't know what it means to "mark" with a dog. I didn't mind purchasing this training bed platform at first, but once we were in the class, some students would ask, "Should we make our dog get back on the platform?" and often the answer was, "No, you don't have to" and then I wondered why it was necessary to buy the platform thing if it wasn't used more often in the class. The instructor was enthusiastic, and a nice person. The training location was hard to find...it was dark, at night, and I feel like some sort of light should have been on at the end of the driveway. I almost gave up and went home on the first night because it was impossible to see where the building was located due to the darkness. It would have been nice if there was an electric lantern at the end of the driveway.

It seemed that all of the training was entirely based on just bribing your dog with treats. That is something you could explain to people in a very short time. Each session was related to different ways on how to bribe your dog with treats. I could not buy into the idea that that is the best way to train a dog. 

I had to miss a class due to a work obligation, and then I felt after that I had no idea what we were supposed to do. I decided to just buy a book on dog training and use that instead. I can't decide if I would use this provider again or not so I just said No. If there was a "maybe" I might have checked that box.

Training is going fantastic!  We have been to 2 of the 6 courses and learning something new every minute.  The instructor is extremely knowledgeable and our husky is picking up everything extremely fast.  John (instructor) does new commands with our dog first and then watches us repeat to ensure we understand thoroughly.  His hours and meeting location are extremely flexible.  We have only done the private lessons but have heard fantastic reviews about the group lessons and board/train options as well.

My dog,Dillon, really enjoyed John and he learned quite a bit. Still being a puppy, Dillon has a ways to go but he understands and obeys basic commands.

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We highly recommend this company.  The owner is very knowledgeable, professional and patient. He is great with your dog and his customer service is outstanding.  He will answer as many questions as you have and stand behind his product.  This company is very responsive and their follow through is impeccable.  We can't say enough good things about the wonderful experience we've had in working with this company.

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Fantastic.  They were great, the dog came out  looking like a new and improved dog.