K9 Connection

I started bringing my 45lb lap pittie here because I hated leaving her home alone. So, I figured at least one or two days a week she would get to play and interact with other dogs.
She loves it here! Every time I bring her home, she’s pooped… she’s usually sleeping in the car on the way back.
Everyone I’ve met here is fantastic and friendly and obviously great with the animals.
My only negative is that if you don’t schedule in advance, it’s sometimes tough to get a hold of anyone «last minute» — the phone is answered by a machine.
They only take so many dogs per day — which is great they don’t overcrowd, however, the only thing I can think is maybe posting something on facebook at the end of the day such as «we still have room for 1 or two dogs tomorrow if anyone should have the need arise, etc». I guess part of that is poor planning on my part, but sometimes my schedule changes or things come up and I think «I wish I could bring her in the AM if I knew there was room!»
That’s a small quibble — the important thing is they’re awesome to the dogs and the dogs love it!
(edit: maybe an online booking system? That would be awesome!)

I wrote my initial review earlier this week… yesterday, after getting in touch with K9 Connection to discuss a concern I had with my dogs, I received a call from Tyler. We talked for about 20 minutes and he talked me through the stages of resolving the issue. I know that if I have other questions, I can call him again… What terrific customer service!

I went to k9 connection with my pup and signed up for their combo package that gave me 3 private lessons and 6 months of unlimited group sessions. They teach you the basics of their training in the first 3 sessions, to ensure that your dog can handle group class distractions, and then off to group classes you go.
I started taking my guy there at around 4 months, so he obviously improved drastically from start to finish. The thing about the group classes is that they really only covered the basics (ad nauseum). Lots of heeling, sitting in place, downs, and recalls, but not much else.
What really disappointed me was when my dog was having problems with barking at people on our walks at home; he didn’t display those behaviors in class. When I brought these problems up with the trainers, they told me that since he wasn’t acting up in class, I’d have to pay for private lessons to fix the issue. I was very disappointed that they didn’t try to help me out in the group classes that I had already paid for (at $ 80/​hr their private lessons aren’t cheap).
So, the group classes are great for basic obedience, but if you have more unique problems, I’d suggest the private sessions if you can afford them.
p. s. if you can choose which group class you can attend, I recommend Myles-he’s good at keeping the whole class engaged.

Yeah, I harbor a furry terrorist… um terrier. He used to bark his little head off and run circles around me with his 17 lbs of bad ass Jack Russell energy whenever he saw a hipster or another dog during our walks on Elmwood Ave. Yeah, it was embarrassing. I mean, it’s Elmwood Ave aka Hipster Haven so this dog be acting a fool every time we went for a walk along The Gauntlet of E.V. The alternative to skipping the walk was he would pee in the house and I wasn’t having that. Oh no little dog. I pleaded with him, had pep talks, tried withholding dessert, and even tried bribing him with a promise of an Ipad but they were all efforts wasted in vain.
Enter Josh Moran and K9 Connection. I signed up for the 6 month «Ultimate Package» which includes 3 private training sessions and 6 months of unlimited group classes. It’s been two months and golly gee my little guy really changed his attitude (if only men were this easy to train :/​). But yeah, Marco is a new dog! Both local pet store owners on Elmwood even commented on how polite lil Marco had become and we frequent those stores often enough that they recognize his bark. But seriously the service is top notch. You can call in with your training questions in between session. You get a courtesy call to remind you of your upcoming private session and this is helpful if you tend to forget why you put that string on your finger reminding you of your dog training appointment.
Try them out. Your dog will be a better behaved companion in no time!