Success Stories

Brett is an excellent match for our needs. We adopted two rescue dogs that never had any training. They are very different dogs (min pin and Shar Pei/Lab mix) and so needed to have the training suited to their personalities and issues. Probably the most important thing I've learned working with Brett is that he's really training ME! He has a positive reinforcement approach that is based on understanding how dogs think and react. He is very patient and listened my concerns. He was always on time and easy to communicate with. His weekend group classes were useful and fun. He didn't force any interactions and is sensitive to both dogs and owners. We have 1 session left and I expect I'll do a few more to keep me on track. The dogs have come a long way thanks to Brett.

We have an "Old English" bulldog who was always very aggressive toward other dogs, and other people. Brett has taught us how to deal with him in these "stressful" situations, and miraculously calm him. We are continuing to see him weekly, as we are very happy in the results.

Highly recommend this guy!

Great professional service! Brett helped us with our 6 month old golden doodle puppy and gave us the right tools to help us train our dog.

This review is going to be so bubbly that you might think it is fake, but I assure you it's not.

Brett took a massive problem our dog was having with leash reactivity and turned it around overnight. I cannot tell you how grateful we are for the simple tools he gave us to create this positive change in our dog. It's like a having a different dog.

Furthermore (unlike many dog trainers in LA), he is not JUST training with treats. He is giving you the skills to solve the issue with or without treats. This is massive as you won't have to walk around with a bag of treats for the rest of your life and you won't have to stress when you dog is too anxious to pay attention to the treats anyway.

There is always more work to do, but he got us (almost instantly) 95% of the way there. Absolutely worth every single dollar.

Hire him. He is legit.

Very gifted and talented dog trainer. Brett helped our leash-aggressive dog a ton. He's very in tune with dogs and their needs. Highly recommend!!

We have recently begun working with our new puppy and Brett is everything we hoped for. He helped us make immediate corrections in our dog's behavior. Thank you, Brett! Don and Cindy

Brett trained me and my boxer mix puppy. What we learned has been invaluable. She is still young and full of energy but our experience with Brett has definitely made walks and socialization better. He taught me that consistency is key. We did our sessions at home, workplace, parks, outside of a coffee shop and around heavy pedestrian traffic, the hardware store, and at group training at the park. Many of the training and corrections were needed on my part, the human! I highly recommend him.

I had to move out of my home unexpectedly. Sean was available at a moment’s notice and his team was professional and efficient. They made a horrible task possible. Their rates were the best and it was worth every cent. Thanks guys.

My 8 year Old English Bulldog Portis is one of the best things to ever happen to me. He also has been a total challenge. I got Portis at 7 weeks old. He was the cutest. I had no choice but to take him home with me. Portis was a super star in puppy training at PetSmart. He was always a big focal point when I'd take him to the dog park or anywhere for a walk. I mean, who doesn't love bulldog puppies?

I bring Portis to work with me every day. He hangs out in the warehouse with the warehouse guys and grew up being around people all the time. Maybe he learned some of his negative issues from all the other regulars he was around as well as me. I'm not really sure. One day, Portis bit some at work. He was someone coming to make a delivery and it seemed like Portis was marking his territory. The issue was resolved with the victim and we moved on.

Throughout the next 5 -6 years, Portis and I moved downtown to a less savory neighborhood. He began to become more and more aggressive towards other people and other animals. I stopped taking him to the dog park to avoid problems and usually caged him when people came over who he had not socialized with in the past. It always created a lot of tension for visiting guests and for Portis who would just bark non-stop until my guests left.

Then there came the moment when I had my "Final Straw" moment. My parents were visiting and came over for dinner. I had Portis caged. I took him out for a walk and my mother wanted to socialize with him but did not follow the instructions I gave her and Portis bit her, breaking her hand. It was at this point that I had enough and started researching dog trainers who could help us.

After much work, my girlfriend and I found Brett who had a professional website, a lot of good online content about what he does and awesome testimonials. We called him to come over for a consultation.

You could tell when Brett showed up that he has been around all types of animals with different levels of behavioral issues. He was very cautious in his initial meeting. I don't blame him either as Portis was red-eyed and ready to pounce on him if he had the chance.

Brett very calmly spoke to me and my girlfriend about his training technique and what would be expected from us in order to get Portis' under control and to get him back to being a happy dog, programmed to do dog things and live a satisfying life free from the stress and the anxiety he was displaying.

By the end of the consultation, Portis and Brett were still not yet friends but they could be relatively close to each other and not bark at each other. We decided that Brett was clearly good at what he does so we signed Portis up for what I believe were 8 or 10 private classes.

Throughout Portis' training, we met Brett at different locations in order to train him under different circumstances. He came to our apartment. We met at the dog park and grocery store and in a few other places. We even had a session, at my request, in my car. Portis had a tendency to go nuts while in the car if he saw another dog, or a person getting to close.

It's obvious that Brett cares very much about the well being of the animals he trains. He even offers group sessions at little to no cost on the weekends where you can bring your dog to interact with a whole pack of other animals with various issues that he's also working on privately. I found these particularly beneficial for Portis. All these years and he had no dog friends. It was kind of depressing I'm sure for him as well as me.

In the end, Portis has improved leaps and bounds. When I have people over, I no longer have to cage him and when we are out and about, he generally follows the commands and techniques Brett taught us. He has not bitten or attacked anyone since meeting Brett.

The real variable we learned is on us, the dog owners. Brett's tools I really think could work for any dog in any environment but it's also on the owners to nail these techniques down through repetition and reinforcement.

Honestly, I never thought Portis would respond to training but he did and with incredible results when I was at the end of my leash. I would suggest, and have suggested, Brett to any dog owner I know who needs some help with getting their dog to be a dog, just like they were born to do.