Canine Dimensions of Virginia

Sadly a complete waste of money. Not enough training time or real world experience. Trainers with an attitude and poor customer service. Very expensive. I could have gotten more from Petsmart classes. Had to seek out additional training and was lucky to find something much better that has transformed my dogs. Would never recommend to anyone.

If you need dog training, there is no need to look anywhere else. You get personalized attention from a family business model, which means you feel supported and heard all the time, through phone, email and in person.
I started working with Mike when I got my 8 week old great dane. A year later, I can say that I could not be more grateful for the work that he has done. I am a planner, and from the first visit I felt that Mike got a good feel for myself and my dog. He gave basic and practical advice and interventions. Then, when I would freak out, he would be right there, with a visit or a phone call.
I never expected such exceptional service from a dog training company.
Even after our sessions ended, I had a moment a few weeks ago with my bratty teenage like dog, I called Mike and he went above and beyond to help.
I did a lot of research in this area before selecting a trainer. I know I made the right choice and I will always use Canine Dimensions for any future needs.
THANK YOU GUYS!

I highly recommend Jerri for first time puppy owners! When I adopted my 9 week old yorkiepoo I soon realized that all the puppy books I had read were only making things more confusing and I needed help immediately! She was so friendly and well socialized coming from the breeder that I was nervous as a new owner I would some how mess that up.
My puppy was exhibiting typical puppy behaviors along with an extremely HIGH level of friendly energy (movement over barking) no matter how much she was exercised. Jerri helped me sort out and understand what was good/​bad behavior. As a first time dog owner I really appreciated having one source to reach out to at any time and appreciated her no-​nonsense approach to ensuring I was perceived as the pack leader at all times and in control of all resources. Jerri also conveniently had tools available to buy (leashes, bark control, training collars), which i had a hard time finding in the average pet stores. Her leash training technique at the 6 month point immediately reduced the amount of erratic pulling and sniffing and brought my dog to my side with her head up while walking.
My puppy is now almost eight months. She still has an awesome personality, is well adjusted and has an independent spirit with minimal anxieties (still trying to get her to like car rides and keep her food down!). Can’t wait to get to the 1 year mark!
THANKS CANINE DIMENSIONS

We worked with Mike at Canine Dimensions and highly recommend Canine Dimensions. Mike came to our house on a Saturday afternoon the day after we brought our 9 week old puppy home. Although we’ve owned dogs before, we knew that we wanted to get off on the right track with our new dog and work to prevent some of the behaviors we’d let our last dog get away with.
For new puppy owners, I really recommend working with Canine Dimensions from the get-​go. We were able to immediately get to work on crate training our puppy and house breaking him in a positive way and it didn’t take long to house break him.
Mike also took the time to explain why dogs do certain things, and how the things we as their owners do can cause a dog to act a certain way. Our otherwise sweet puppy started doing play attacks, but with Mike’s help, we were able to make a few small tweaks to how we were handling things and we saw improvements in our dog’s behavior quickly. Mike helped us understand our dog’s temperament, which I think goes a long way in training a dog because what Mike taught us reflected the techniques that work best for our dog — it’s a custom fit.
Mike and Jerri’s approach is also iterative, so each time Mike came to our house, he helped us build on to things we’d learned before, but also deal with new things that had come up. And, of course, the convenience of having Mike come to our house is a great aspect of their training as well. Mike is passionate about what he does, and he’s great at it too.
I’d recommend Canine Dimensions to anyone with a dog — new puppy, problem dog, or even an old dog that maybe could learn a few new tricks!