Petco Dog Training

Jul 2024

before & after !! 10/10 recommend going for grooming with Crystal. it was my boys first time and she did perfectly with my puppy. they even notified me that he was nervous before proceeding the grooming process which made me super comfortable leaving my boy with her. he left super happy and i'm so happy to have taken him here. i will be booking with her in the future.

Dec 2023

Big Shout out to Nathan and Michelle. Placed an order online so I don't have to deal with the holiday traffic with everyone out shopping and what not. I got home an realized the food was expired which I did not know. Walked in and Michelle was glad to help me. I walked over and I couldn't find the same size bag I had purchased online. I must of bought the last one. Nathan was called over due to the line of customers growing and he made the transaction for a different bag a alot smoother than I expected. I know it's the holidays and I try not to be a pain but both of these employees handled the situation with a smile and made sure everyone was happy at the end.

Jun 2022

This review specifically regards the in-store dog training with Sadie. My mom adopted a two-year-old dog from the SPCA. The dog is adorable, but we quickly found that she is a lot to handle. The dog seems to have been taught nothing in her first two years and was allowed to develop some challenging habits. She was unfamiliar with common household items and is reactive to other dogs. She is a handful, but a cute handful! We were scrambling to help our new family member with basic training and behavior. One of the things we did is sign up for a Level-1 training class at Petco. We thought a group class would help socialize our pet with other dogs and help her learn basic obedience. Before our training class was scheduled to begin, the instructor--Sadie--contacted us. She told us that no one else signed up for the class (likely due to it being on a weekday afternoon). She wasn't calling to cancel the class, but to ask if we minded the class being private. Even though socialization with other dogs was part of our goal, we still wanted to proceed. I asked how we would manage additional payment, because private classes cost more than group classes? Sadie said not to worry about that; it wasn't our fault no one else signed up for this particular class. That was very generous of her! We attended our first class with Sadie and she was very clear in her instructions. She was kind to our dog and to us. She was encouraging and engaged in positive reinforcement. It was a six-week class and we worked on basics like recall, sit, down, stay, wait, heal, and leave it. As the weeks progressed, Sadie created ways to increase the challenge. For example, we would practice "stay" in the aisles of the store, not just in the designated training area. Sadie was also great about reading our dog and giving her play breaks when she was becoming overloaded. There was one week when we had an emergency and could not attend class. I emailed Sadie to let her know. Sadie very graciously added an additional week to the class, so we could attend six sessions (not just five of six). Even though our class wound up being private, it was a great alternative to private, at-home training (which we are also doing) because there are so many distractions in the store. It helped our dog learn to focus on us and our commands when there were other people, dogs, and a thousand tempting food and treat smells all around. Sadie clearly loves dogs and all animals. She was generous, patient and kind--with us and our dog! The training classes at Petco are very affordable and I highly recommend Sadie. She seems unflappable.