The K-9 Center

After losing one of our dogs, we decided to get a puppy. We purchased an 8 week old male English Bull Terrier. When we brought him home, he immediately started to fight with our other dogs. Being as he was a puppy, we thought he would out grow it but after 4 months, nothing was helping. My neighbor suggested the K-​9 Center. We took him for an evaluation and was told that training would help his aggressive behavior. I mentioned to the owner that I was considering putting him down and he told me to consider training before taking such drastic measures. After private and group lessons, he seemed to be getting better. We still thought that at some point we were probably still going to have to do something drastic with him. We knew we couldn’t re-​home him he was too unpredictable. After a couple months we started to see improvement and continued with the training. Now, we have a dog we are able to take out in public and even camping. He is well adjusted and I have the K-​9 Center to thank. So thank you John and staff for all that you have done.

After I left my review yesterday the owner sent me a nasty email. This guy is nuts. I am so glad I didn’t bring my dogs there.

I have trusted The K-​9 Center in the past, however, not in the dead of a winter like this. I recently boarded a HEALTHY rescue dog there (vet records to prove it) … and he was found dead in his kennel. No call from the owner. Just the girl that works in the kennel who was very kind and genuinely upset. They brought his dead body to me in a WHEELBARROW and was told by the owner «well he was a sick dog» and he was NOT. A Necropsy was done, and my healthy dog died from PNEUMONIA and a SEPSIS, obviously contracted at this facility. When I advised the owner of his cause of death, he repeated again, «well he was a sick dog», went into the rest room, and closed the door in my face.
I am DEVASTATED.

This owner has no business being around animals– period. I don’t care how much experience he has, the guy has an explosive temper and I have seen him KICK DOGS during a group training class!!! If that isn’t bad enough, I saw him actually PUT HIS HANDS on one of his paying customers because the guy was standing too close to another dog/​owner that was having a problem!
Imagine what he does when people aren’t looking? I would recommend not leaving your animal there to find out. A few days ago I was looking for dog boarding on Unilocal and found a review for this place in which a guy boarded his dog there and found it with a cut on its face when he picked it up. This review has mysteriously disappeared.
I had to actually change my profile name because I am afraid of this man tracking my wife and I down.
Do you love your dog?

I used to be a long time regular here with my PUG and was very happy. Then just recently I brought my 14 pound 1 ½ yr old puppy mix breed to stay here for the weekend. When I got him, his eye brow was cut and he was bleeding. The workers told me that he was «worst then a PITBULL» and that he was attacking them. Now, this place says they train German Sheppards which are probably close to 9X heavier and stronger then my 14 pound dog and they couldn’t control him. I WAS VERY IRATE with this and the fact that my dog was hurt and they couldn’t even clean him up before presenting him to me. I paid a lot of money for my dog to be kept safe and NOW I FEEL LIKE I GOT SCREWED… I will NEVER come here again. I NEVER EVEN GOT A SORRY OR A REFUND for hurting your dog. This place is HORRIBLE.