LION K9

We adopted a lab mix puppy in August 2025, and started working with Rob in mid-September. We were very impressed with Rob, and his philosophy at the first meeting and left knowing we would learn a lot from him and his approach. We were not wrong. Rob's training approach is by visual and verbal cues/commands. We have had dogs in the past, yet felt like we were learning how to train a dog for the first time. Rob has simple and effective methods when training any breed of dog. After having a few 1:1 sessions we started going to group sessions with up to 5-6 dogs also training at the same time. Rob has taught us commands to use when around other dogs, when alone with our dog and for crate training. I appreciate Rob's style, and strongly recommend his services. I would be surprised by anyone wh

This is the first time that we have used a professional dog trainer for one of our dogs. Our goal was to have a dog well-behaved in public, socialized with people and other dogs that could be off leash with confidence. From our first meeting Rob listened to our needs and asked a lot of questions about our household as well as our dog’s personality. It was clear he is patient but firm and wants both the dogs and their humans to be successful. Our dog has made tremendous progress, and I have learned a lot on how to handle and communicate with him. I love the atmosphere of the training sessions and look forward to each one. As with anything, you get out what you put in—it takes dedication and practice, but working with Rob and his team at Lion K9 will get you positive results. HIGHLY recomme

HIGHLY recommend Rob and the team at Lion K9! Our two dogs have been in training with Lion K9 for about 4 months now, and we could not be happier with our results. We came to Rob with tons of issues, but now we can take our dogs almost anywhere - and often get compliments on how well-behaved they are. Before starting training with Lion K9, our recently adopted 1.5 yr Belgian Malinois, Jax, was extremely reactive around other dogs (barking, pulling, jumping and trying to bite whoever had his leash to get free) - chaos. After one session with Rob, we learned how to correct and manage these behaviors, and now he is a completely different dog. Rob has always been available by phone (call/text) when we have needed extra help, and he always checks in to see if there is anything specific tha

Lion K9 Training is 100% worth it!!! Rob the trainer and owner is incredible at what he does! Our large lab mix dog needed some basic training as well as some aggression training. We didn’t know who would be the best fit as our dog has certain needs to be tended to and wanted to find someone we could really trust. A current client of his recommended Rob to us, and their dog has had an incredible transformation with his confidence, aggression issues, and overall training. We live in San Francisco, a 1.5 hour drive to get to his training yet we feel it is more than worth it as finding a trainer you can trust and rely on isn’t easy to find in the Bay Area. Rob not only takes the takes the time to care and cater his training to each dog’s needs, but also genuinely cares about the success of

We've been working with Lion K9 for almost a year now for our 3-year old schnoodle. We started working with Rob to improve our dog's general obedience skills and managing reactivity, with the hopes of ultimately being able to take our dog off-leash in public areas. After almost a year, I can honestly say that we have seen a significant improvement, and our dog has now been training off-leash for the last couple months. We have also started taking him on off-leash walks around our neighborhood, which we would not have thought we would be able to do so quickly. Rob's training is easy to follow and digest, which especially helps when it comes to practicing on our own at home. Aside from Rob's superb training, he is also a pleasure to work with and he genuinely cares about the dogs and his cli