Hot Dog On A Leash

"We love this place, they have been doing so well with our 2 dogs. They are both in service dog training, a Belgian Malinois and also a Turkish Kangal. Both pups started with basic obedience and have since moved on to more rigorous training. They also attend the dog day care during the day. It's a great place with a great staff that truely love dogs. Definitely recommended for any dog training needs! 10/10"

"We wanted our 11 year old small dog pool safe after recently moving. We did some on our own, but Jack came for one hour, and voila! Not only did she ignore me in the pool and go straight to the steps, she was comfortable and relaxed doing it! She does not like water, so if she fell in, we feel confident that she knows how to get out. Not a "one and done" - she keeps doing this like a pro! We are so grateful."

"I started socializing my pup right away and he was doing great! Then he got close to a year and something switched in his brain ~ he started lunging at strangers...humans AND dogs. I talked to Heather and she was so wonderful and kind. I knew this was the place to go and we enrolled him in the HDOAL Bootcamp so they could help me get him back on track. I'm still working on it, but Cliff has given me great strategies and they really work! Now, Lennon attends Day Camp here and absolutely loves it!!! He was so nervous to go in the first week, but now he gets all wiggly and excited when we turn onto the street. Lol! He can't wait to get in there and play with all the dogs. He's building confidence and burning off all that excess puppy energy. Jen and Jairo are both so sweet and my boy is thrilled to see them when we arrive. EVERYONE who works at HDOAL is FANTASTIC and so good to the dogs. You'll love it and so will your pooch :)"

"This is one of the rare reviews I leave on Google, but I feel compelled to do so because I have had SUCH a great experience with Hot Dog on a Leash. After a year of trying to train our 2 year old Shepard/Boxer rescue, we had finally had it with the frustrating leash "walks" - which were more like trying to tame a wild bull at a rodeo. Our boy is great at all of the basic commands - Sit, Down, Stay, Don't Touch - but when it comes to who's leading who on the leash it's always a battle. No matter what we tried - gentle leader, martingale, prong collar - our boy would find a way to charge full speed ahead leaving both myself AND my 6'2, 200 pound husband dragged behind him. I started exploring training solutions and came across Hot Dog on A Leash. No less than 30 minutes after submitting an enquiry for training options, Heather (the owner) contacted me personally and spoke with me over the phone about our boy's behaviors and the services her team could provide. She offered us what I think was an INCREDIBLE deal for bootcamp training combined with private lessons. Since our dog has gone to training, we have discovered that he is toy-aggressive with larger dogs and he was asked to bring a soft muzzle to class with him. Within a week the trainer Cliff had set boundaries for our dog and let him know he wouldn't be able to have muzzle-free Toy Time unless he behaved himself. He now gets to play with other large dogs without his muzzle and is much better behaved - I've seen the fruits of this labor just recently at the dog park when he was much more subdued upon meeting a new male friend. Walking continues to be a work in progress, but Cliff has already done wonders as far as setting the tone for "working time" on his leash, a dedicated exercise now where we work with commands and walk with purpose. It's not close, but I dare say it is MUCH more enjoyable that it ever has been. In just a short amount of time we have been armed with lots of great personal insight into our dog's behavior from a professional who gives us his objective opinion, and we've felt so much more confident handling him on a leash. We still have a bit more to go, so I will update this in a month's time with more information as he progresses through his training with Hot Dog on a Leash. But for now, I am thoroughly impressed with the change I have seen in my dog in just 8 sessions! Oh, I forgot to mention - at the end of each day we get videos sent to us to show us what he worked on during his one-on-one training and sometimes we get videos to see his behavior at playtime, which is so fun to see. And EVERY SINGLE TIME we pick him up he is so pooped and completely happy! He comes home and eats his dinner and literally doesn't move from his bed until it's time to get up for "school" the next morning, to which he LEAPS out of bed for! So stoked on how our work at Hot Dog on a Leash is progressing, my only wish is that I ha prioritized his training sooner!"

"Heather and the team at Hot Dog on a Leash have been an incredible resource for our family. From the time I connected with Heather before our puppy was born she and Cliff, (our dog trainer) took the time to speak with us and help us prepare a plan to bring home puppy, crate train her and eventually go to a 14 day boot camp. I didn’t have to worry about going into work while she wasn’t old enough because there was a plan in place and help as needed. They cared and the results have been amazing. We knew we wanted a very trained dog and we have been so pleased with the results. They set the expectation from the beginning as in to what it requires from an owner to partner up with them in order to get the results. Every time I have had a question or doubt about anything, or feel like our dog needs a little extra help they have been on top of it. We decided to send our dog to daycare twice a week to get socializing with other puppies as a result of the care/love she gets from the team. The convenience of a pet taxi and interaction twice a week with the same people that trained her is totally helping our girl Nova with reinforcement. Highly recommend Cliff, Heather, Bridgette and the team."