Haus von Brader Dog Obedience Training

These low reviews are absolutely ridiculous. Frank and Joe are both very knowledgable dog trainers. They are not training the dogs they are training the owners. Frank is not rough with the dogs to cause them harm as he points out, if the dog was hurt or scared they wouldn’t still have their tails wagging. The training collars are a bit intimidating at first however when used CORRECTLY it is a great way to train your dog. The idea is to get the dog’s attention with a quick pop not a pull and hang the dog. Many people do not understand this and could end up hurting their dogs however Frank teaches the proper way to get a correction done. Happy with my experience and will return for the next class. Thanks Frank and Joe!

I recently reached out to Haus von Brader Dog Obedience for more information regarding their training services and had a very awful experience over the phone. I spoke to a man, I do not believe it was Frank as he referred to Frank in the third person, who was very off putting and made me feel as if my choice for adopting my dog was dumb. I recently adopted a one year old Cane Corso Mastiff from a rescue and started my search for a trainer within 3 days of having him at home. The man that returned my call belittled me and made me feel as if I was an idiot for adopting this breed. I am not a first time dog owner, first time to this breed but not to difficult breeds, and was not able to get a word in with this guy. My husband has previously owned a Cane Corso and we had researched the breed and their background before adopting. I explained my new dogs background and he was not even paying attention to me as he repeated back to me the wrong information. This trainer was very rude over the phone and condescending to me. This is not the first trainer that explains to me the difficulties with training Cane Corso’s but this is the first trainer that was very rude about it. I understand that some trainers may not wish to train certain breeds but that does not mean that they should be rude and condescending to the dog owners. I really hope this is not the way the rest of the interactions with dog owners are done as this is not ok.

I cannot believe that I never posted my review for Haus. Frank is a great trainer, and very knowledgeable. Our dog is skittish, afraid of many other dogs, and was very unruly. The key to his classes are showing up every week, doing your homework, and also listening to his training tips for you. This class is about training you as much as it is about training your dog. I cannot stress enough that the homework is integral to a successful completion of the course. If you are not reinforcing the class lessons and exercises at home, then you will not make much progress. If you take the course I would highly recommend sticking with it, you will not be disappointed.

I have to agree with Justin and R.R. I was happy with my first few classes with Frank, but started noticing some issues with his philosophy in regards to challenging dogs — dogs with nervous/​submissive/​fear based behaviors — for those animals, he is absolutely the WRONG person to go to (plus he lumps all such behaviors as «aggressive» which could lead to headaches down the road for the owner). I’ve spent the last forty minutes trying to put into words my experience in class, but simply cannot. I will say that for my own peace of mind, I stopped attending class more than halfway through the session and contacted a certified behaviorist to come and evaluate my dog because she had become such a nervous wreck every time we entered the building where classes were held (even though I was NOT using Frank’s recommended correction methods on her — something I was frequently called out for during class).
Young puppies and dogs will do okay using his methods (which as Justin pointed out are out of date), if the owner uses a soft hand in correction and common sense then they will see results — but it will be as a result of THEIR hard work, time and connection to their dog — not Frank’s teaching environment or philosophy. There are MUCH better places out there — do not be fooled by the resume.

I completed the training course with my 1 year old puppy, and I have to give Frank a very solid rating. For some history, I have gone through classes at Petsmart as well as having private trainers work with my older two dogs.
As far as trainers go, Frank is better than any other «professional» I have dealt with. His methods are tried and proven, and you will get results. But anyone that knows anything about dealing with & training a puppy, new dog, old dog, is that it is just as much (if not more) about the effort that you as the owner are putting in. If you do your homework, you and your canine companion will do very well with Frank.
I don’t think Frank’s «problem» is his method or his personality, I think quite frankly the class sizes are too large. Could this be too maximize $$$? Most likely. But if you are serious about good training, this is a better value than going to one of the «chain stores» or using expensive individual trainers or breeders.

On our second class with Frank. Our puppy has improved so much. Hoping to continue to the advance class next.

Original review:
Don’t be fooled by a nice site or the fact that he’s been doing this for 30 years. I am sure he was good 20 – 30 years ago, but the problem is that his methodology hasn’t changed much since then. He will teach fear to your dog. I have had many dogs and been to multiple trainers, but this is the only environment I was ever in where every week a different dog would shake and pee inside because they were scared of him or their own owner because of the way we were supposed to do certain things. Yes, your dog behaves a little better by the end, but do you want your dog to be afraid of you? I don’t know if this guy even likes animals. And if you have a large dog, he seems to act like he’s got something to prove.
Yes you can get something out of it, but there’s SO MUCH better out there.