Ma & Paw Kennel

"The Rattlesnake avoidance class was awesome! It was great to see our dog learn to avoid sight,smell, or sound of the Rattlesnake. He wouldn't get within 10ft of a snake now."

"I have truly, in my life, never met a more unpleasant human being than Gina. She’s rude to her customers, she’s rude to her employees. She yells and berates everyone in her vicinity, never taking responsibility for her own failures and poor scheduling. She actually endangered my safety by poorly wrapping the mouth of a rattlesnake, which struck at me and it could’ve been bad. If you can find this service absolutely anywhere else, do. It’ll be cheaper and the trainer might actually treat you decently."

"I totally understand each dog takes a different amount of time but Gina was running an hour and 15 mins behind. Our appointment was at 7:00pm and we didn’t get on the course until 8:15pm and was finished by 8:30pm… yes it was dark by the time we finished!! $185 for 15 mins?! Not worth it! Most places charge $75! AND she was so rude to her employees which made us very uncomfortable. Yell at your employees not in front of your clients that are paying top dollar!! She also wanted to put a huge shock prong and a little Frenchie for the client in front of us! Those types of collars, she even explained, are for long furred dogs so why the heck are you putting it on a little frenchie?! Both employee and client were both not comfortable with that. It was just very unprofessional which I would expect to be for paying so much…By the time it was time for my dog to go, it was freezing and the poor snakes were cold and they use a recording of the snake rattle… the only reason I give 2 stars because I do think my dog did learn to be more cautious and afraid of rattlesnakes. Also her staff was very nice and accommodating to us. Oh and I should mention where we live we have Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes not Southern Pacific Rattlesnakes. Not sure it matters but it would be nice to maybe had a mix of snakes? I do advice not advice this Rattlesnake avoidance training and do believe you should take your business elsewhere!"

"I have taken my dog Sophie to Ma and Pa's 3 times now for rattlesnake review courses. Every time they amaze me at how professional they are, nice to work with, loving with the animals and how this training will save my dogs life. I would recommend anyone with a dog to do this training…it is a MUST and affordable."

"Gina was really great! From the first moment of the process till the very end, everything went smoothly. I hate snakes, so it was not a fun experience for me to have to be anywhere near rattle snakes, but Gina made the whole process as painless as it could be for us. She's professional and makes sure the job is done right. She won't let you go if she thinks your dog hasn't learned what they should and she's very patient and kind. So far we've done our initial RAT course and the refresher RAT to generalize our little girl to snakes everywhere and we'll be doing another one again next year to keep up her training. I highly recommend Gina and her group at Ma and Paw Kennel. They're friendly and knowledgeable and have snacks and water and shade for when you're waiting. Great operation!"