Sit Happens

I went to the 3 out of 6 sessions for my Bailee. I have been busy training my baby. My star remains the same for now since I am half way from the training. Actually, 3.5 stars…
Bailee is a very hyper labradoodle. She can not sit still and away she goes when something catches her attention. Since we were training in «relax» she listen to me more so than before. Its the way you conduct yourself, and the steps how to get there.
At home, she would be in a relax position when she wants something from me, if she wants to play, she wants my attention, she just use that relax position and I know what to do.
As always, when we are there, the place is clean, the trainers are very good and knowledgeable.
It was embarrassing though, Bailee barked the whole hour coz she wanted to play. The trainer was very patient and she wasn’t aggitated, actually she even stirred me to the right direction and refer me to maybe transfer to another training, its still inline with what I registered with.
Bailee is very smart, she chose to embarrass me that night, coz she wants to…

I have probably the biggest beef with this place when it comes to dog training. I had just bought a puppy and was recommended this place through a friend. I had no prior knowledge of dog training besides what i have researched on the internet and Caeser Milan.
The good:
— Puppy play dates — fantastic way to get the dog to socialize.
— knowledgeable staff — questions after class? They know how to answer. They give great tips and signs as to how the dog thinks.
The bad:
Where oh where do I begin?
— no personalized training: Either you and your dog do it their way, or your dog is «poorly trained». Let me give you an example. Theres a puppy exercise where you make a mat your dogs home by rewarding him to be on his map. Heres a problem though, he pees on his mat. I dont want him to view his mat as his safe den, because he wont pee on it then and will pee somewhere else. Guess what, TOO BAD.
— Not a good environment for all dogs: this one has a myriad of problems to go with it. Unless your dog is pre-​trained, either by you or by a trainer, or your dog is kind of unruly and noisy, you will recieve no attention whatsoever anywhere in between. Compounded on that problem, the floor is literally LITTERED with treats EVERYWHERE. How can i get a puppy to pay attention to me with the treat in my hand, when theres a buffet on the floor? D
— no real life training: oh good, you taught my dog to run through a tunnel with out fear? Oh fantastic, now he’ll just be running through the tubes in my house with out fear. Exactly what i wanted. Oh my dog is now trained to eat anything in a hula hoop. Great! Finally thise hula hoops can be used for something. These are useless training excercises unless you want your dog to be prepped for the Super Dog show. Things like teaching your dog to sit, lie down, stay, walk on a leash properly? Yeah forget about it. Thats not what puppy training is about.
Now they do have SOME good exercises such as the «trade» game, but most are useless.
–No socializing of dogs, unless you go to their event: i hate this the most. This is why i took my dog to classes in the first place. To be able to socialize with the people and dog there. Nope too bad. They tell you its a bad way for dogs to meet because their frustrated and want to play. Oh fantastic. Thank you for not teaching me how my dog should interact with other dogs on leash. Exactly the kind of thing i didnt want to know when i take my dog out to dog parks. Or walks. Why create classes when you could do individual visits with less distraction? My dog loves to socialize, so youre saying a well trained dog would ignore all other dogs right? My dog, who did i mention loves to socialize, will totally focus on me if hes well trained, instead of anothers dog butt.
–Repeat topics: i think ive gone through each topic twice now. Ive gritted my teeth through preliminary puppy classes, now hes moved on to the next level. Things should be more useful right? Wrong. His first class of the second levels, and i swore i was in level 1 puppy classes again. I was even tempted to ask, since it was the exact same exercise as level 1. What??? And im paying for this?
It got to the point where i just finished the classes, gritted my teeth, and just trained my dog on my own.
Guess how i did that. Internet and caeser milan. The only thing sit happens is good for are those puppy gatherings. All other classes are a pure waste of time. Extremely dissapointed. Sit Happens has succeeded multiple times in untraining my dog (their way or no way) out of things ive purposely trained him for (like peeing on a mat) and my dog is a fast learner. But to them hes just «not well trained» and «needs extra classes» yeah no. Nice try, but id rather never go back here again.

Have taken both my Ausdie puppy & senior Bouvier to Sit Happens and been very impressed. Was taught excellent skills and they were extremely good with my attention deficit Bouvier. Highly recommend them
The other thing is that you are provided with a punch card. Come on the nights you are available. This worked out really well for as I cannot commit to a set night every week for X number of weeks.

We enrolled our puppy here for classes as well as daycare and have not been disappointed. The team is amazing and are always willing to answer any questions. Our puppy has learnt a lot here and loves coming to the classes and especially the puppy playtime. You can also purchase dog toys and treats here. It’s also a great place to leave your dog for day care as well as they are very caring and don’t crate up your dog all day. If you want your dog to be fully exhausted, send them here for a day at daycare. Keep up the great work Jill & Team!

My dog and I have an interesting relationship, maybe it has something to do with the fact that I’m a cat person. He listens to me occasionally when treats are involved, and we wrestle and play otherwise. But he’s HUGE now that he’s grown up a bit (chocolate lab) and even though he is friendly, he is a menace. So we signed him up for doggie training classes. His behavior has improved noticeably a few weeks in, and right from the beginning he responded well to the classes. If your dog is still young, Sit Happens is a great place to find out how to assert your dominance and become the top dog in your dog’s life so he’ll finally stop eating your shoes.