Nor Cal K9

Worried me for a second but worked everything out sorry for the drama

I called NorCal K9 for help w/​my Chocolate Lab, at a very desperate time. I was so frustrated with my dog he wouldn’t listen to me, he would run out the door every chance he had. We stopped walking him because he would literally drag us. Instead of having a nice walk. We would come back 5 min later very upset and frustrated with him. But is caused him to become aggressive. I had called 2 other trainers but nobody would guarantee me that after training my dog would be trained to walk on a leash. Nor Cal K9 did. Gary came out to our house assessed Marely, and immediately started training. It’s only been 3x’s Gary has came out and I can now walk Marley. I am so so happy about this. I jogged with him 2 ½ miles last sat, and for us this is awesome!!! He also has stopped running out the door, he waits until we call him out then he comes out. We are very happy with his services. Outstanding work. Highly recommend NorCal K9

i used him for my dog, he is a scam artist,
i payed him 500 dollars for a program that was supposed to go on for 6months
once a week and he will teach me and our dog. my dog was injured in a scuffle with another dog while walking, so i had to post pone 2 sessions. then i txt him then got nothing, left him numerious voice mails nothing again. finaly said enough is enough, moved on … all in all very dis satisfied with him and his service i will never speak about him or recomend him ever, even to my worst enemy … he, is terrible and the fact that he did not even offer to make it right or refund at least half my money was very un proffesional…
ANTIOCH CA
94 531

Norcal K9 has produced some great working dogs. Dogs that has found new homes with the DOD. I can say my K9 was well worth working with NORCAL K9 .Not like other trainers that charge you over and over and say your dog is done and it responds like dogs that has 6 months training. Norcal K9 has three locations that you are welcome to go train. So you are not stuck like other trainers to one location. Did I mention there is no other charge to go to training 3 locations sometimes 4 days a week .
The time Garry takes with you and dogs is one of the best I’ve come across. Always willing to answer questions. I have called pass business hours, way pass and I got my call answered.
If one is looking for a K9 for PD, Security guard dog or family dog .You need to give NORCALK9 a call or go to one of their training sites,
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Before I became a client I was able to go see them in action from puppy class to live scenarios of car jacking, home invasion and protection.
I highly recommend Nor Cal K9. Garry is Professional and honest with you about your dogs.

Our rescue has used Garry and his techniques on a number of our dogs. He has even been able to help us with a simple phone call and advice. We refer all of our adopters to him for obedience training. We require that our puppies get training and we have seen the best results with Garry.

6 months training with Garry and the team at Nor Cal K9 changed everything. My dog went from «dangerous and a lawsuit waiting to happen» to a dog that constantly gets complements for being so well behaved.
We adopted Sugar from a very nice family that were at their wits end. I wanted an active dog that was German Shepard/​Husky mix. Boy, did I get an active dog. Along with the activity came aggressiveness, separation anxiety and obsessive destruction of anything she felt like chewing. The first time I walked Sugar she slammed me into the concrete divider of road trying to attack another dog across the street. The second time I walked her, she slammed me backwards onto the sidewalk trying to attack a dog that was walking behind us. She attacked the leash and would turn on us. She was aggressive, hyperactive and out of control. This was two days in and I immediately call Garry at Nor Cal K9 after I researched his business.
He was there the next day to assess her behavior. He was spot on that we didn’t have a house pet but a working dog that would need lots of obedience training. He gave us instructions that night and we listened, learned and practiced what he taught. It was such a relief to learn that our dog had the high drive of a working dog and could be helped. Our previous methods of working with our past pets would not work with Sugar. Working dog are not pets. She had a hyper drive that needed to be controlled and channeled into positive behaviors.
We worked with 3 different trainers at Nor Cal K9. Garry was the overall trainer. We started with bite training and obedience. Turns out Sugar was lousy at bite training, she would get mad and not cool down. So in stepped Bryanna who specializes in agility, obedience and other fun skills. Devon worked with us because we needed to use an e-​collar for further behavior training. Having some many options to help Sugar was amazing. Sugar is a completely different dog.
thanks Nor Cal K9!

If you want to pay a ton of money to a trainer who you think you’ll see just once a week, and ignore you the rest of the time, this is NOT the place to go. I’ve only been a client for a month and, not counting the initial evaluation in my home, Garry has been to my house 3 times for one-​on-​one training, I’ve gone to his Byron training field every weekend (and I’m welcome to go during the week to his other locations, but I work) AND he’ll text me during the week to make sure I’m working with Ranger. He doesn’t just want your business, he really wants your dog to succeed in whatever program you are in whether its obedience, protection or, in my case, both. Which I see as just good business smarts. I’m sure he doesn’t want someone with an out-​of-​control dog telling people his dog was trained by NorCal K9.
I was also impressed with the initial meeting and evaluation. The actual testing of Ranger’s prey drive only took about 5 minutes, and I was waiting for Garry to say something like «he’s trainable, sign my contract and write me a check». But Garry and one of his decoys stayed at my house for about one and a half hours answering all my many, many questions.
I can be an uppity prude, so I was initially turned off by his backwards hat, tattoos and smoking (which he NEVER does in my house or yard), but I’m glad I did not judge this book by his cover.
The other clients at the training fields in Byron (I can’t speak for his other locations as I haven’t been to them), are friendly and supportive. Everyone knows that each dog learns at a different rate and there is no judging or competitiveness.
** UPDATE — One year late:
I am still very pleased with NorCal K9. However, it’s better than I wrote about a year ago. Last night, two of my dogs escaped my yard and were no where to be found. We live in a rural area and there is a lot big open fields, and no street lighting. After a short search turned up nothing, I contacted Bryana (obedience trainer) of NorCal K9 and she offered to (and did) put up FB alerts in my area for me so that I could keep driving around. She asked if I wanted Garry to drive out to help me look, but I declined as it was midnight, and they are about 20 minutes away. A few minutes later, Garry (head trainer/​owner) called me personally and said that he had gathered up some high-​powered flashlights and that he and Devon (another trainer/​decoy) were headed out our way to help us. Luckily, as I was just about to hang up with Garry, my husband called to say he had found our dogs safe. When in such a frantic and stressful situation, it meant a lot that NorCal K9 was there to help me (and my dogs) in any way that I needed.

Gary is great, When I was having a issue with my Dutch shepherd is was there for me. He knows dogs well. And is very understanding and helpful. Most dog trainers are a scam. But I have to say this guy knows his stuff. I would recommend him to anyone who needs to have a dog trained. He will do one on one group or anything that fits your needs. as far as price he is not cheap, but worth the money, he will also work with most budgets. Worth the drive…

Garry Reynolds is a professional! He has successfully trained my pure breed doberman in protection and obedience training. Training a dog is more then you think, I myself had to learn a lot too, he was very patient with me And Thor. I would still be continuing training if I didn’t move so far. He is priced overly fair and his dogs that come pre trained are extremely great deal, I have seen many of them at work and every time there hitters! I highly recommend Nor Cal training

Frankly, I’m a little shocked to see the negative review posted on here! I urge others to look at posts this individual has said about other companies, it seems to be all negative. My husband and I are clients of Garry, and NorCal K9. We have two dogs that we take to training with him and they work great. One of the dogs we own and take to Garry for training was purchased through him. Yes, Chaos was an expensive dog to purchase– but you get what you pay for! Chaos is by far the best dog I have ever owned. She came to us with papers and pedigree proving her lines and purebred quality. She was fully house trained when we got her, knew commands, was potty trained and crate trained! That may not seem like a big deal, but if you have ever rented property and had a new pup pee everywhere and destroy a lot of stuff during the teething stage causing you to lose your deposits and still pay for hundreds after, you will understand what a godsend it is to have a puppy come to you trained and to have a trainer there to help you work with your new pup to change any habits you hate or don’t like!
In addition, the work that NorCal k9 gets out of the dogs when it comes to protection is great! I spend much time home alone, and we do not necessarily live in a «safe» area. Having my protection trained dogs out gives me peace of mind. I know that they will be there to protect me and will be able to stop any intruder before I even have the time to get to our guns and load them. I can see the difference between my dogs that are protection trained and my dog that is strictly a family pet. From the time someone enters my home, regardless of it being a friend– you can see a distinct difference. The protection trained dogs do not attack them by any means (there is no threat and they haven’t been commanded to do so) but they are watching them closely at all times to make sure I am safe. My pet dog on the other hand is just happy if she gets a belly rub and wants to give them kisses.
Something to keep in mind: you can always find something cheaper– but it doesn’t mean that it was done right or of quality. Take tattoos for example: you can spend the money and book an appointment in advance with someone who charges you $ 600 or you can go to a walk in shop and pay $ 60. But what do you want to live with– a furocious looking lion or a cartoony looking kitten with jagged lines? You get what you pay for. Yes, I paid more for a dog than I have in the past, but I also got a dog with good lines, who works amazingly, and she was trained and came with life time training. I could have gone on Craigslist and got a german shepherd for $ 200, maybe less– but it would probably be inbred, low quality, questionable mentality, and on top of that I would have had to deal with an untrained dog peeing and pooping everywhere.

I have been working with Garry Reynolds for over a year now. and there is no one that I trust more with my dogs. period…I am a breeder of working line German Shepherd dogs… Garry has been able to help me work thru several issues with my large German Shepherd male. Corab…he is also campaigning several dogs out of my breeding… I see them regularly and their progress is excellent as well as their health and condition… he has always gone above and beyond for me and my dogs and is available anytime I have need of advice .if you are looking for someone who is realistic, honest and will train your dog correctly. go here…