Sara Scott, CPDT

Sara Scott, CPDT has a company named —
What’s Up Dog?
Training for Dogs,
Peace of Mind for People.
(510) 393‑2212 * (925) 565‑0599
Truly this is a 0 star for me…
Wow, what a horrible experience!
We were so excited we were to work with this trainer/​company after reading the great reviews here and on their website, looking forward to our appointment for days.
Which ended up today as a complete let down, no communication and a total loss of hours in both my husbands and my day.
Two weeks ago via email correspondence we scheduled an appointment on Friday afternoon, as one of the dates that were provided to us to choose from. There was a client online form attached, I did not get around to filling out this form in time, let me also mention here it was NEVER stated to me that should I not fill out this form it would be assumed (as written in their email sent to me after completely flaking on the appointment with no correspondence!) «that they had assumed we had decided to take a different approach to training». An appointment is an appointment, as a business owner or even person in a position of customer service… should you not have the appropriate information you contact the client and follow up, no? To no show then email back saying there was confusion and do I want to rebook, um no!
As a business owner here in the Bay Area, I am shocked at the lack of communication and ethics of this business.

We recently moved to the area with our rescue dog, and knew we would want to start fresh on our work with him around fear of new people a being territorial. Thank goodness we found Sara and the What’s Up Dog team!
Sara is truly an expert in dog training and behavior. She provided us with an amazing initial assessment that opened our eyes. We were given tools, tricks and resources that began working for us the very first day. Since then, we have learned so much and are able to enjoy our beloved dog even more than ever before.
Training sessions are super informative and great value for the money. Sara is a find!

A couple months ago Sara gave Buffy and I some training and advice about living with another dog – a first for Buffy, an 11 year old pit bull who has always been the only dog in the house who would not even think about letting another dog in.
After one session with Buffy and a very thorough training with me so that I knew how to treat both dogs, I began working with Buffy and Mylie together. I followed Sara’s advice to a the T and now the dogs and the house are tranquil and cozy. Buffy still doesn’t want to be Mylie’s best friend, but not only is it a non issue when Mylie comes home, Buffy lets her in the bedroom and even on the bed where they blissfully nap in between walks and time in the back yard together. They have even been seen on the couch on occasion.
Life is good. Thanks Sara.

Me and my Chihuahua have been taking Nosework classes from Sara for over a year (at
). She has been awesome with all the dogs in our class. She is very patient and totally knows her stuff! All the dogs taking Nosework with her are doing very well at trials and everyone seems to love the class!
I also have hired her to come to my house after I moved and was having behavioral problems with my dogs. She came out for about an hour and we went over all the issues I was having and she showed me methods to work on to help stop their problems. Both dogs have improved (as long as I keep up on my end of the training on a normal basis!) and the things she taught me to do were simple but effective. I recommend Sara to my friends who are having dog problems (and I’m sure their dogs thank Sara for finally training their owners;)!

I took a Nose work class with Sara Scott from a friend’s recommendation and absolutely loved it. Her classes are awesome and super easy to learn from as she makes the material understandable to anyone from 13 year olds to senior citizens.
Her insight allowed many people in the class to help their dogs gain confidence and the owners to develop a much better bond with their dogs including mine!
I absolutely recommend her to anyone that is interested in a really top quality dog trainer who will help solve almost any issue you have! Thanks Sara! You’re awesome and such a good teacher!

I’ve definitely watched too many episodes of «The Dog Whisperer.» I wasn’t fully expecting a little Mexican guy in rollerblades to show up at my doorstep and fix my dog instantly, but a little part of me was wishing for that.
I found Sara through ARF’s Unleash the Madness class. She’s the owner of WhatsUpDogTraining. My little angel, SheRa, isn’t exactly perfect. In spite of all her amazing qualities, she can be quite the Terror Terrier while on leash. During the first meeting with Sara we determined that SheRa is not aggressive, but fear-​reactive while on leash and we proceeded accordingly.
SheRa and I had five private sessions with Sara who gave us a number of tools to combat SheRa’s problem behaviors. Using a clicker and a handful of treats, SheRa has made tons of progress. Did Sara fix SheRa instantly with a touch and Ssshhh? No. But honestly, that’s probably not a realistic scenario. Damn you TV editors, yet again warping my sense of reality!