4Paws Training academy

It is always a pleasure to take my six Belgian Malinois to Mary at 4Paws. Anyone that knows this breed understands the challenges and techniques needed to properly train them. She has always treated my dogs as if they were her own and given clear communication on any issues that may arise. We are very fortunate to have a dog trainer of her caliber in our small town. If I’m on vacation or working out of town, I can do so with peace of mind that my Maligator fur babies are being cared for as well as they would be at my home.

We took our five month old dobe here because he was absolutely wild at times, smart as a whip but wild. I went to visit a few times but not many as I didn’t want to disrupt his training. He seemed fine and was always happy to see me. The day came to pick him up and she went through his commands, I was not impressed, and she told me that he may be wore out that evening and sleep a lot….well he slept ALOT and not only that night but the entire next day! He also came home with folliculitis and bronchitis. I was so upset when I got home I cried! I texted and asked about the cough and she stated that he’d been doing that for a few mornings and thought it was allergies! HA! And that the spots on hips and legs was chew marks from being stressed. Yeah right! She , the trainer, said he had cage a

Mary has trained and continues to train both our Aussies, our 7 year old black tri and 6 month old red Merle. Both dogs are daylight and dark as far as personality and needs! Mary has successfully used many different techniques on both my girls and made our lives much better, both for us and for them! We have done group classes, individual one-on-one and in home training and we have always been more than happy with her training, advice and followup! She also boards our dogs anytime we are away and I have no worries knowing they are always well taken care of and safe! You won’t find anyone better than 4Paws!

Mary (and Kinsley her daughter) have been working with my fur baby the last few weeks for her service training. And I cannot say enough great things about their dedication and commitment in working with my girl. In the last 4 weeks, we have seen a tremendous difference in her behavior. Mary has not only worked with our baby but also gave us great insight and guidance for us to continue the training at home and it’s going really well even in public places. We get regular updates on her progress in how well she is retaining the info that she is being taught, and the moment that we tell her it’s time to go to training she gets so excited, which tells me that she loves Mary and knows that Mary loves her in return. So excited to see the full turn around once her training is completed!!

We are breeders of high drive Belgian Malinois and are so glad 4 Paws Training Academy is right up the road. While we consider ourselves a little more advanced as handlers, we always learn something new at group training classes, individual training sessions or at board and train. I can’t count how many Malinois we’ve placed there for board and train. Even puppies that haven’t been house dogs have come back to us with MUCH BETTER manners, obedience and recall. Great job to Mary and her staff for the great care of our dogs. And thank you for being honest and telling us what WE need to work on with each dog so they can reach their potential. It’s not easy to tell someone where they are failing their dogs but we can’t fix what we don’t know or acknowledge. Thanks again, Mary!!!!!