Dogwoods

I was referred to DogsWoods by a friend who brought her puppy here nearly 30 years ago. The way she talked about them and the improvement she saw in her puppy, I had to give them a call ... and oh, am I overjoyed that I did! My 5-month old puppy started the puppy training class in March 2017 at 3-months and graduated 6-weeks later. At first, she was a bit of a "tough cookie" and the puppy training classes have been the most helpful in getting a very energetic and sometimes stubborn puppy to behave and pay attention. Donna and Michael are both encouraging even "training" me, for a lack of better words, to be patient and remain consistent in my training with her. In addition to the intro puppy training class, my puppy goes to Day Training where she receives additional hands-on training and socialization. I just appreciate the time and attention both Donna and Michael have given my sweet little girl. It's because of their knowledge, skills, and care that I am seeing great improvements in my puppy's behavior. They make training fun for our furry-loved ones. Whenever I pick my puppy up after a day's training, Michael gives me a report on how she did for the day and even providing suggestions to work on at home. You can tell that this is not just a business for them, but it's their passion. You can be assured that they will treat your puppy as one of their own. Thank you Donna and Michael for all of do and have done for my little girl!
5 8 years ago (19-05-2017)

Wish I could rate it higher than a 5! We love everything about Dogwoods - makes the drive worth it! My 11 month old schnoodle does a happy dance when I ask him if he wants to go to school! We've taken obedience, agility, and nose work classes and will soon add the rally and therapy dog classes. Best of all, he attends day training twice a week where they reinforce what we've been working on in class as well as working on my personal goals for him. He also gets lots of socialization time. He LOVES Donna and Michael (I may be a tiny bit jealous! �) They are amazingly talented, have years of experience, provide lots of love, praise, encouragement and reinforcement. They are always willing to answer any question and appear to truly care about your dog.
5 8 years ago (11-06-2017)

Dog Woods saved me! Having a new puppy who is growing fast and soon to be 70 lbs plus, I needed help to guide all this puppy energy. Counter surfing, darting out any open door, jumping on everyone that enters, ignoring us when we call her, obsessed with tearing up paper, inability to walk on a leash are a few of her annoying puppy behaviors. With Fred only 4 months old, I enrolled her in beginner obedience class. First 2 classes Fred was arguably the worse in the class. I reiterated the training we learned in our one hour classes by taking 15-20 minutes 4-5 days a week. After only 6 weeks, Fred now heels on leash, sits and stays on command, greets visitors without jumping on them, and comes (most) of the time she is called. My friends and family are so impressed with how well behaved Fred has become in such a short time. Little effort with great gains. When someone knocks on the door, we simple tell Fred to sit. I am so impressed with how Donna at Dogwoods has helped us make Fred such a good puppy. Having a well behaved puppy makes us want Fred involved in everything we do. I am so impressed with Fred's progress, we are enrolling in the intermediate class. Can't wait to see Fred polish up her good puppy skills!
5 7 years ago (24-06-2017)

Professional, effective training. Nice staff. Highly recommended!
5 7 years ago (06-09-2017)

I have been training my dogs at Dogwoods for about 5 years now. Donna and Michael are always available to answer questions and help us with any issues or roadblocks we come up on. Recently, we acquired a new puppy and were worried about leaving him while we went on vacation. They boarded him for the week and it was great. They built on what we had started and it helped us not lose ground while we were gone. I wouldn't go anywhere else!!!!
5 8 years ago (07-06-2017)