All Ways Dog Training

The genuine love of dogs is readily apparent by the owners, Tara and Lana. They go above and beyond to ensure that every dog they encounter gets the individualized training it needs. We have taken both of our dogs through several of their classes and are always shocked at the improvement every single dog in each class has made! Regarding the negative review that someone left, maybe it was based on the puppy class? That class is geared toward socialization and puppy basics. The real behavior training starts when you get into the obedience series. Our dogs are better dogs because of the training we have done there. I highly recommend them to everyone!

I was a professional dog trainer, Rottweilers and Doberman Pinschers, for many years. As I got older I just trained my own personal companion dogs. Three years ago my physician suggested that I would benefit from having a full-​time service dog. I found the first, a rescue, and trained it myself. It was a good dog, but just didn’t have the spark I was looking for in a dog. After a year it was trained well enough to be placed in the Wounded Warrior program with a female soldier who had been badly injured. They were a perfect match and are still together. I needed a large dog, at least 100#, to help with mobility issues as I am a 5’2″ senior citizen. I choose a breed that has size, stamina, intelligence, and devotion to owner/​handler. An Italian Mastiff, Cane Corso. They are also much smarter than my prior breeds, and since they were also stronger, I sought help in obedience training. After careful consideration I selected All Ways Training. I admired there no-​nonsense style and the fact that they could communicate with all types of owners from newbies to old hands like me. My dog, Sadie Mae Hawkins, and I did the Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced training courses at All Ways Training. Both Sadie and myself thoroughly enjoyed the classes and found them right on point. Sadie has earned her Canine Good Citizen award, and her Urban Good Citizen award from the American Kennel Club. She is a functioning ²⁴⁄₇ Service Dog and has been medically authorized by my pain specialist (she had to demonstrate her work skills and social skills before he would sign off on her). She will be testing soon for Therapy Dog status so that we can help start a reading with kids program. Without all we learned and did with the superb trainers at All Ways Training Sadie would be just an o.k. dog, not the great one she is today. You can follow Sadie Mae Hawkins on Facebook to see all she does to support our community and the ways she helps raise funds for canine rescue groups. The sky is the limit when you place your dog in the capable hands of Lana and Tara. We cannot thank them enough for helping make Sadie and me a dynamic duo.

Great for puppy play, but terrible if you want any instruction. Most class time spent with the instructor, Tera, bragging about how many dogs she has saved.
I would not recommend!

I boarded my 9-​year old Silky Terrier with Tara for a week while I went out of town. I was referred by a friend and could not have had a better experience. From the initial phone contact with Tara, I just knew that she cared a lot about dogs and would be very good with my «furry child». She was all that and more — when I dropped him off she
took plenty of time with me to go over his routine and get to know me and my dog. While i was away, she sent me pictures and checked in with me to let me know he was doing well. This made it easier to be away knowing he was in such good hands. Drop-​off and pick-​up were convenient and Tara gave me information on how Buster did while I was away and even called the next day to see how he was settling back in
at home. Not that I want to leave my lil guy behind, but I know that the next time I need to leave town again without him, he has a place to call home. Thank you sincerely for the TLC you provided!!!