Off Leash K9 Training, Athens

Ethan Forester 3 months ago

I just recently completed a dog reactivity course with Clay. My dog Bruce almost instantly bonded with him, and was extremely excited to go to training each week! Clay was clear, patient, and showered Bruce with praise for the first several weeks, and instructed me how to appropriately praise and correct my boy for the backend of the training. Luckily Clay determined that Bruce was only nervous and overly excited, as opposed to aggressive, but I feel much more confident in handling future reactive scenarios properly. Bruce and I are both more confident, and I couldn't recommend this service enough to anyone who is looking for the tools to be more in tune with their furry companions!

Kara W 4 months ago

We have been working with Clay for training my dog Gus and he has been incredible. Gus is 5 and we were worried that he may be too old to be trained to not be so aggressive and reactive towards people and Clay has helped us realize that is not the case and Gus is actually an incredible dog and a quick learner. Gus enjoys the days he comes in for training and has become more confident and overall happier. Cannot recommend off leash training more especially working with Clay he has been incredible because he not only teaches your dog but also you on how you are supposed to practice these new commands with your dog. Every training lesson starts with him teaching you and your dog on how to do the new commands that we are learning for the day. So thankful for Clay and off leash training!

JANICE SMITH 5 months ago

Clay is amazing! We signed up for 8 weeks training for our very reactive, protective and ill-mannered Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Maggie. By the second lesson he taught us how to “read” her behavior and apply proper responses to her reactivity. He helped us understand that Maggie wants to work and needed to be given jobs to do. We went from feeling overwhelmed to believing that she really is and can be a great family dog! Thank you Clay for teaching us patience and proper tools for our special breed!

Laura Otting 6 months ago

We highly recommend training with Clay at Off Leash K9, Athens. We scheduled a meet & greet to see if this facility would meet our concerns and needs for training our 8 month old (over excited) lab puppy and from the moment we walked in, the puzzle pieces started falling into place. We walked out first day with improvements. We decided to take the 8 week Basic + Beyond Obedience course and have been AMAZED at the changes this has made for both us and our Pup! Not only did this include training in the facility but being about to go out in "real world" settings was a huge plus. Clay has been so flexible and helpful, we are forever grateful for his time!

Carl Konieczka 7 months ago

Clay with an off Leash is a fantastic dog trainer! We were overwhelmed by our German Shepard- she had crazy high energy, intense ball drive and was overwhelming our family dynamics. We signed up for the 8 classes training package and felt more under control and more peaceful lifestyle by the 3rd training class. He really helped us understand dog psychology and helped train us in simple straightforward training techniques. Clay is great and we highly recommend!