Doggone Fit

"Thank you Doggone Fit for the incredible training for our rescue dog!!! We couldn't be happier with the results especially the "place" training and recall. We have had multiple friends use you all and felt the same. Just had our refresher training with Richie and a few tweaks and everything is back to perfect. We love the group hikes too and continued support. Highly recommend Doggone Fit!!!"

"Best canine care around! Absolutely cannot say enough about how fantastic our experience has been. Erin has been walking my dog Annie (60 lb lab/pointer mix) for at least 5 years now and she is a happy healthy dog because of it. They treat each dog like it was his or her own. Expert training and care no matter the breed (small, medium, large & XL. Boarding with Doggone Fit has also been perfect. So thankful for this group of excellent trainers."

"I am absolutely GOBSMACKED. After an initial assessment with my 7 month old Pittie/Pointer mix and 2 year old Hound/Pincer mix (both rescues) on Sunday at their faciility, Richie Marin came to our home last night for in home training. We had been having a terrible time with walks with the young pup tugging the lead, counter surfing for food, and overall naughty behavior with my elderly cats. My 2 year old dog had picked up bad habits, and behavior changes from the pup, and from the change in the hierarchy in the house. The barking was driving me nuts, the incessant dogs shadowing my every move. Gah! Well, there is a new sheriff in town. Richie whipped both dogs into shape in one session, and taught our family how to train them on "place", sleep in crates (first night was harder on me than them, but I got my best night of sleep last night in months). Richie and the team at Doggonefit have changed our lives, and given me a peace-filled home again. I am vacillating between tears of joy and shaking my head in wonder at how easy life can be with consistency, know-how and diligence. Absolutely astounding. Cannot thank DoggoneFit enough. You guys are seriously - the BOMB!! All that money spent on doggie play dates and toys was a waste. Bring your dogs to Richie, and you will have more money in your pocket, a peaceful home, and well-behaved dogs that you can be proud to introduce to your friends."

"We started our dog with Doggone fit as a puppy and it’s been the BEST decision we’ve ever made! He loves going on his adventure hikes and getting exercise, and the added discipline/training element that’s built in has made him into such a remarkably well behaved and enjoyable dog. It’s been so much easier to be consistent at home when we have a Doggone trainer who is setting the tone for expected behavior. We HIGHLY recommend Doggone Fit over any other doggy daycare/dog walking options!"

"We recently adopted two very large senior labradors, sweet dogs but with some behavioral/anxiety problems. We had lost our dog a year before and thought they would fit in nicely with our family. After six months of trying in earnest to make it work we were feeling very overwhelmed and we nearly threw in the towel. Then a kind neighbor suggested we seek help from a trainer. I found Doggone Fit through a posting on a local FB board and gave them a call. From the moment the owner answered they have been amazing to work with. I highly recommend them if you are in need of some help getting some help with handling your dog. If you want more detail, read on: We were connected to a trainer who coincidentally lives a few blocks from our home in Holden, Richie. He was a last ditch effort to save our relationship with these dogs, and we are happy to report that he did. He did this by teaching us what we needed to know and showing us what our dogs needed from us. As is typical, we were unwittingly causing most of the problems. He introduced us to E-Collars, which to be honest we were very reluctant to consider. Not a little reluctant, extremely so. He suggested we try them on ourselves before putting them on the dogs. They were not painful, merely briefly uncomfortable. In that first session Richie took our most problematic dog Cooper and fixed the main problem in about a half hour using the e-collar. Cooper has needed some reminders as to what his expected behavior is but for the most part Richie taught him what he needed to know while also giving us the tools to know how to reinforce it. To me, this was remarkable. In a few training sessions Richie taught us methods and gave us advice on how to handle the dogs, use the collars, and how to correct their behavior. It has been a couple months since then and I'm very happy to report that while two dogs equaling 200 lbs (!) are still overwhelming at times we have figured out how to live together in relative peace. We learned our role and the dogs have too. They still need some work but Richie, the e-Collars, and our consistency has definitely changed our dogs for the better. With Richie's helpful, patient guidance our dogs have become far easier to handle. One last thought about the e-collar. After using them for a few months, I finally realized it is a way for you to clearly communicate with your dog, it's like a radio that speaks a language that dogs understand. We had sweet dogs who wanted to please but before the collars we were speaking a language they didn't understand, now they do and everything has improved since then. Best of luck to you and happy tails!"