National K-9 Learning Center

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221 Morrison Rd, Columbus, OH 43213, USA
Added by Jopie, at 10 December 2015

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• Shelli Rasmussen

  09 June 2017

  I went to school there 19 years ago. Lol it was a great experience. Thank you.

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• Carrissa Diserio

  31 March 2017

  We took our german shepherd puppy to national k9 for puppy preschool and 10 day in house training. In regards to the preschool, people need to be aware that the point of this is to socialize your puppy with household items and other dogs and learning basic care for your puppy. If this is your expectation you won't be disappointed. We found it extremely helpful with the preschool and even just the consultation. Our dog was extremely high energy, herding/controlling our smaller dog, crazy play biter who would not sit still for 2 seconds. We put him through the 2 week training with Sarah and we picked up a completely different dog. We are dedicated to our dog but do not feel that we would have been able to get him to the level of discipline that Sarah did. it was worth the money to us and continued success with your dog is based on how much effort you put into them.

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• Gloridely

  05 March 2017

  I did not have a good experience at this facility and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone I know. Nothing useful or helpful was retained. Just a bunch of nonsense. Save your 60 bucks.

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• Mariana Lanata

  02 February 2017

  We have did the puppy school, which were somewhat useful, but after we did board out pup for the full 10 days. We were really pleased with lauren, who is the trainer that has been working with us from day one ( as she did the initial puppy consultation). We are now a week back at home, and our dog is doing great. Lauren is always available and we can call her with questions and she is always helpful. We loved going to pick him up and on the demonstration he looked so happy and you could see he liked lauren too! It was nice to see he liked her and looked happy and enjoying his training. They give a lot on info and support and our dog is doing great! It was hard leaving him for so long but I feel it was totally worth it! Would totally recommend this place

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• Rachel Mackie

  14 January 2017

  We adopted a rescue lab mix in July of 2016. Shortly thereafter, we set up a consultation with National K9. We were told, based on our high goals for our dog (we wanted him to be as behaved as therapy dogs), we would need at least their mid-level training package (5 days in house). After taking out pup to the vet, we found our vet's office offered free group puppy classes and decided to try those before contracting with National K9. We experienced great success with basic training (potty, sit, etc.) but decided that we wanted to really hone in on training more than the group classes could provide. Since we had liked the philosophy of National K9, we went there. We paid for an additional consultation. In that $50 meeting, we offered a great deal of information about our dogany and every concern we could think of, even if they were fleeting concerns. We did share that our dog had exhibited guarding behaviors for high value items. Due to this freely offered info, the trainer then recommended the higher level 10 day package that was significantly more expensive. Upon reviewing their literature and our budget, we found that we could not afford the 10 day program and sincerely felt that our dog would benefit from the 5 day and we could add on some additional sessions for follow up support--or as the literature offered-- start at the mid level 5 day program and upgrade it to 10 if he wasn't responding as well as we hoped. However, when we called to schedule, we were told they would ONLY do the more expensive package. We explained that we would be willing to consider that package but that it was quite a stretch for us and we wanted to begin at the mid level and determine if the higher level was indeed needed. However, we were informed that because our dog had owner-reported "behavior problems", this was not an option. We feel that we were penalized for being overly honest about our dog and that the evaluation and referral process were more about making money than helping dogs and owners. The fact that they continually attempted to upsell us and would not allow us any input in what program we could afford or thought was appropriate for our dog is troubling. I would not recommend this facility if you want to have input in your dog's training.

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• Crystina Bakus

  17 December 2015

  They can fix any dog. I cannot believe the training my dog and I received. Our relationship is so much stronger since we can communicate effectively and trust each other. Her commands are spot on and I could not have asked for a better trainer. Sara is truly amazing. Please take your dog here.
  
  You will not regret any of your time spent here or your dogs!!!! We did the 10 day residency program and she did amazing with it and she has kept up on her training. We love everything national k9 has given us.

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