Ridgeside K9 Knoxville

"I can’t even begin to describe how much I love Ridgeside K9! They have helped our family so much with their program for aggressive/non confident behaviors. Andy is amazing and I highly recommend him for any animal. Andy was good with communicating to us weekly while he had our boxers. Lisa was great with taking care of us on the business side. We also got to meet Mike as well. The whole team is just phenomenal! When we arrived, my dogs would not even get out of my vehicle. Andy had to already start the training process immediately. If you want to know how we felt when we left, I was a little emotional to see the change for the better in our animals which motivated me to want to follow up and continue the maintenance for my dogs. (I also might have shed a tear to see the transformation and being able to reintroduce our dogs again after aggressive behavior by the 3. Momus and Iris was also groomed while they were at Ridgeside and their fur was so soft, like velvet! Ridgeside also offers doggy daycare. I plan to go back for the daycare for Iris."

"I recently took my two five month old Papillon puppies to Ridgeside K-9 for the four week boarding and puppy training. (I called it Boot Camp). When I dropped them off they were wild little puppies - play biting, chewing holes in the walls, chewing on baseboards, doors, my shoelaces, and all the other disruptive behaviors that two small puppies could get into together. Andy was their trainer and miracle worker! When I picked them up a month later after their training, they were both little gentlemen, their bad behaviors in check. We learned how to continue their training which built my understanding and confidence that I could finally own a well behaved dog. Our puppies are such a joy to be with now and I cannot say enough good things about Andy and Riverside K-9 training. I feel like I have a partnership with them and continuing support and highly recommend them to anyone!"

"I've had the opportunity to work with many dog trainers over the years on the east coast, as well as the Midwest, but none have come close to David at Ridgeside K9 Knoxville! Ridgeside trains with methods that are evidence based as opposed to fear based. Through Mike and his team, we hired David for six week off leash training for our four year old Doberman and we are SO happy with the results. We've been burned by trainers before that have turned us off prong and e-collars but we trusted Mike and David after they both explained their process, and we are so unbelievably happy to have the fear set aside and proper training with both. Through Ridgeside's training, we have a better relationship now than we've ever had with our pup and her world has expanded ten fold since she is now trained to go just about anywhere with us. She's gained friends for life at Ridgeside and we're very thankful we found them and have their support with anything we need moving forward. They truly feel like family and I would recommend them to literally anyone at any time. Well worth the money paid! So don't just walk, make sure you're running on all four paws to Ridgeside K9! Mike and his team were phenomenal from the moment we walked in the door to view the facility, to training, and all the way through to our most recent boarding. Plus, they're basically a one stop shop: training, boarding, day care, and grooming."

"I can’t express how thankful I am for Lisa & everyone at Ridgeside K9!!! Our Cane Corso “Cobra” went through the puppy all inclusive program. We are blown away by her results. Her temperament is so silly and loving..she has yet to meet a stranger! I was hesitant about getting a cane corso breed because of their reputation in being aggressive or overly protective but I have yet to see that side of her and don’t expect I ever will. My family is so in love with this dog and we are so happy we made the decision to put her through training at a young age! Although we missed her terribly while she was there, we know we made the BEST decision!!! Don’t wait on training your pups, it’s never too late!!"

"Lisa was our trainer for our 5# Yorkie! She was WONDERFUL! She sent me videos weekly and pictures often because she knew we were missing our pup! Jack came home well trained! You have to be willing to continue the training at home so the dog doesn’t fall back into old bad habits! We are actually taking Jack back to finish the off leash training and he will become our service dog. We couldn’t be more pleased! Also, their groomer is fantastic! Not only did she trim up our yorkie, Jack, but she also groomed our 2 full sized doodles! They looked fantastic and were happy while they were there!"