Diablo K9 Academy

I’m writing this review after getting home from my second training session with Shane.
I have a 4 yr old tripawd GSD that is s total sweetheart but wants to run my household. She pulls on the leash, doesn’t come when called, and several other common annoyances you see in shepherds.
I was skeptical to get training for dog evacuate ive paid a lot of money elsewhere and it did absolutely nothing. I heard about Shane from my local pet store and I thought I’d give one last effort to get some additional help.
All I can say is WOW. Shane knows his stuff. He is great with Luna and very personable with her and myself. He is very honest with you and sets realistic homework for you to practice at home with your dog. Even if I do something he doesn’t like, he politely shows you the right way to do something. Dog training is school for the humans as much as it is for the dogs so I was happy I found a place that doesn’t make me feel bad about my training skills, and isn’t scared to tell me to do it a different and more effective way.
Luna has make HUGE leaps and bounds in 2 weeks and she loves going there. Lots of dogs are there for daycare and they all are so happy and get a lot of attention.
I will continue to take Luna for the foreseeable future and he will be my #1 choice when we get more dogs down the road.
If you’re reading this, don’t debate any longer. Call Shane ASAP!

I worked with Shane several years ago with a GSD I had adopted that began to display serious aggression to people after we had him for a couple of months. Shane was professional and honest in his assessment of our Dog and truly helped us to do all we could for this poor guy. I was impressed with his skills and knowledge and he did help us in many many ways the year that we had our boy.
Unfortunately, there are some issues that no one, no matter how good, can undo. I’m not sure what terrible atrocities and abuse our boy had been through in his past, but he was unpredictable with humans outside of our direct family. He had been found as a stray in a terrible area of LA prior to our adopting him and bringing him to NorCal.
Sadly we laid him down to rest where he would never be hurt or hurt anyone again. I still cry every time I think of him, and it’s often. Doing the right thing is never easy.
Thanks to Shane for all his efforts and advice throughout our very sad situation.

Shane was great! As a new dog owner I came to shane for some advice and he was awesome! So helpful and enthusiastic with his training you can really tell he loves his job! This was a short session but I learned so much already he was very helpful and did great demonstrations with the things I need to work on. He left me with a sheet with the commands so I wouldnt forget. Great guy and look forward to working more with him! If you need a trainers help hes a great choice!

We brought our Rottweiler puppy to Shane’s Tuesday daycare/​training mostly because we needed to get her socialized, but also so we could get a full day in at work without having to work half days!
She naturally was a shy dog, but after several sessions of Shane taking the time to work with her and slowly introduce her to energy appropriate dogs her confidence grew and she LOVES going!
I was nervous to trust someone with my baby all alone for 7hrs but when you pull up the place is so cute, clean, and all the dogs are so happy and playing. Shane’s style of training is more relatable than the private trainer we have, he understands the average working joe and gives suggestions of training that we can implement into our life.
For training and daycare it can be pricy and it is hard to get a spot, but that just shows that he’s worth the investment.

Having concerns about our dog, we went to Diablo K9 Academy for help. Shane, the owner, was quick to judge and then offer suggestions that didn’t fit the situation. This is an example of only two of the dozen or so interactions with Shane; Shane — «When does your dog behave this way?» Me — «when I walk him and he comes face to face with another dog» Shane starts laughing, then asks, «and you let him come face to face with other dogs?» Me — «No, not any more. You asked when the dog behaves that way and I gave you an example.» Shane keeps laughing and shakes his head. Another example; Shane — «Does your dog act aggressive or scared?» Me — «He acts timid». Shane — «And you don’t think timid is aggressive?». Me — «No». And that is the gist of the appointment. We came away with nothing of value to help our dog. As a service oriented business, it would be good if Shane can better relate to customers.