First Gen Dog Training

"Devan has been the best for us and our dog Sadie! We chose to have our 11 month mini bernedoodle do the board and train. When we picked up Sadie she was a completely changed dog. Devan worked so hard teaching her the commands and obedience. One of the best things about Devan is he also showed us as a family the 4 steps of his training and how to be effective in the training at home. Even after training he is there to answer our questions and help continue encouraging Sadie throughout the process. We highly recommend Devan and are so thankful we found him!"

"We adopted our German Shepherd puppy, Izzy, at 2 months old. She began training with Devan at First Gen Dog Training at 3 months. To be honest, Izzy has been different from most pups & training started pretty rough. We joked that Izzy was broken. She was not normal in her interests. We couldn't get her to engage in play. She wouldn't play with toys, she wouldn't chase a ball, etc, which made it hard to exercise her before training sessions. All she wanted to do was explore, eat rocks/sticks, & bite arms. Our first session with Devan proved to be difficult. Devan made a joke later saying she was the first puppy he thought he'd have to refund. He said she had the attention span of a butterfly. All of her uniqueness makes her fit our weird family but we definitely wanted to "fix her" so we got to work with Devan's help. She has learned loose leash walking, come, sit, down, place, stay, out, & leave it. It wasn't easy but it just takes patience, consistency, and not having too high of expectations for her age. She is almost 7 months now. We take her with us everywhere including a cross country drive to Wyoming. Everywhere we stopped she went in with us. We have taken her in stores & restaurant patios & people have complimented how well behaved she is. She's still not completely "normal" but she is so enjoyable & thankfully as she's maturing she's fetching balls & frisbees and we love going on hikes with her. We're actually taking her to a Rome Braves baseball game this coming Friday for pet days. We are so grateful we had Devan at First Gen Dog Training!!! We couldn't have done it without him!"

"Devan is the absolute best!!! My Sassy girl has had 3 lessons so far and it’s night and day difference. I can walk her now without her pulling my Arm out of socket. We are still working on all she is learning(sit, stay, heel, down and come) but I see improvement every single day! Devan is extremely patient with the dogs and their owners and not only does he train the dog but he teaches the owners how to train them as well. If your dog needs some help, you can’t go wrong with Devan! You will be glad you did it!!"

"Devan is super nice guy and easy to work with. His has extensive knowledge to share about training and his love for dogs and their well being always shines through. My Golden, Bo and I really enjoyed working with him!"