Five Star Dog Resort 12870 Arnold Mill Road, Alpharetta, GA 30004

"Darren is amazing.. great person and awesome trainer!! My Fur-partner Huck is a far better pup because of his talent and masterful skills. And Sadie is an incredible Master at her trade. Huck loves her and he sure does look fabulous and smells yummy… These guys are top notch!!!!"

"Both puppies were timid/frightened and became aggressive after nearly a month of training. They went in happy and energetic for obedience training and they came out deathly scared of strangers. Have had 9 dogs (all rescues). First time getting two pups at one time and we thought training would be great idea…didn’t work out."

"We are so thankful we found this company. This was our first puppy and we’re clueless of what we we’re in store for. After about 2 weeks of trying to train our dog on our own, we brought him in. We decided to do on leash and off leash training. It was worth every penny. Our dog listens to directions and respects us. We learned that dogs want to be trained and it makes them have a better personality. We also board our dog here because we know he’s in great hands and our dog enjoys going back. Everyone on their staff is great. I Highly recommend 5 Star Dog resort"

"We added a rescue pup to the family late last year….but having no real experience with dogs we needed help. Daren was recommended to us by the people we adopted Apollo from so we signed up for training as soon as we could. To his credit, Daren does his best to set expectations and, as many have posted in their reviews, it’s not just about training the dog - but rather about training people. Apollo is still a puppy (8mos as of this post), but with Daren’s help we’ve been able to settle him down and get him to walk on leash and are currently working to walk off leash. Still in the throws of that, but we’ve had great success. It’s a process and not as easy as flipping a switch, but Daren knows dogs and they love him - it’s apparent when we come back to see him for check ins. If you are looking for a trainer, I’d definitely give Daren & Five Star Dog Resort a call."

"To say that Daren has changed our lives would be an understatement. We have one German Shepherd that has been a breeze to train (she’s almost 8 now) but when we got our male German Shepherd puppy in July of 2020 it didn’t take us long to realize we were in over our heads. We tried a previous trainer without much luck (and actually some bad side effects). As he got bigger, we realized that we’d have to try again with a different trainer or soon he’d be too strong for me to handle. That’s when we met Daren. From our first phone conversation we knew we were in good hands. We set up a consultation immediately and after meeting him we knew he was the right man for the job. Daren has a deep knowledge of dog psychology (and human psychology) and within the first few sessions we saw remarkable results. Daren is incredibly perceptive and will pick up on things you never realized you were doing that cause your dog to react in a certain way. He doesn’t talk about it much, but Daren is a person who has trained police dogs, search and rescue dogs, and even dogs who jump out of helicopters. He’s seen it all, trained it all, and no issue is too big (or dog too crazy) for him. Now when we go out of town, you can already guess where we leave Huey. Daren cares for these animals as if they are his own (and I’ve seen how much he loves his own two dogs). If you are boarding with him, just know this – he has intentionally designed and built his facility with dog psychology in mind, so that they are as happy, safe, clean, and comfortable as they can be. We are life-long fans for sure. Take it from a dog mom that is super protective of her fur babies, this is where you want to go."