AlphA and Omega Dog Training

I had a nothing but positive experience with Karlon here at Alpha and Omega. I had recently adopted a shelter dog who had some behavioral issues (intermittent aggression and separation anxiety). After the first session I noticed a huge change in my dogs demeanor and behavior. He is now a completely different dog. He is so much more confident, calm, and affectionate. I am constantly getting compliments out in public about how well behaved he is. Working with Karlon was great - he was kind, approachable, and understanding. On top of that, they were extremely flexible and accommodating to my schedule. I'd recommend to anyone.

We came to AlphA and Omega to get help with our rescue dog, Archer (boxer). He came to our family at a year old and after 6 months, we couldn't trust him to not run off if he got out of the house and he had absolutely no leash manners. He also struggled with knowing social cues between dogs, which ended up getting him put on probation at our doggy daycare place. He was always good with our other dog Lana (boxer, 5 years old), so we didn't see the issues at home.

From the time of our evaluation, we saw immediate results when Jay worked with Archer. So we signed up that night, and brought both Lana and Archer to their first session shortly thereafter. We came in to address a very specific issue with one dog, but the program was much more all encompassing and delivered on things that we didn't even know we wanted with how we interact with our dogs.

Every session builds upon the last, and there was a lot of retraining my husband and myself, but the results were so immediate and encouraging that the reward greatly outweighed the effort.

Before training, I couldn't take one dog let alone both dogs on a walk. They were both big pullers and if they saw another dog, they would lose their minds. I found myself turning other directions to avoid the chance they might see another dog, apologizing profusely to other people as they walked by promising that "they really are nice dogs," or running quickly past people with dogs to "get it over with faster." All of it was completely embarrassing. Now, I can take both dogs on a walk (off leash even, if we're in a safe place to do that) and they walk right next to me in the heel position.

We are able to take them with us more places and don't worry about who might be there or if they will get into things. We were at a cookout on July 4th with 30+ people in attendance (half of which were little kids). The dogs were perfect for us the entire time and the kids got a kick out of petting them (without the dogs getting in their faces) and giving them treats.

We got Lana when she was 8 weeks old and went to a place where we did clicker training. The program was 6 weeks and at the end, you went through a test and got a certificate. Lana, being a stubborn boxer, wasn't food motivated and also gave a lot of attitude after she would do something once if she were asked to do it again. We came out of the program with her knowing sit, down, touch, and wait... and pretty much only when she felt like doing it (but it was enough for her to get her certificate).

In less than a month working with AlphA and Omega, we have both dogs listening to us on and off leash with sit, down, stay, spot, heel, off, quiet, leave it, drop it, etc. This has truly been a life changing experience with how we are (and will be) able to integrate our dogs into all the areas of our life we've wanted. We are immensely grateful that a place like this exists so close to home and for everything we've been able to learn so far.

Look, I am an inherently skeptical person, so when I stopped in for the consultation I truly did not have an expectation that there would be an immediate change in my dog. I was absolutely and completely wrong. In 5 minutes, Alicia had my previously snarling and willful cockapoo rescue who always pulled me on her leash walking at her heel. It was at that point that I decided to add on the 3 day board and train - best decision ever!

When we picked her up 3 days later Honey was fully trained - on and off leash; then began the human training. Jay and Alicia were extremely patient with the adults and the kids in our family. They patiently taught us how to use our leash and build a better relationship with Honey. We are now at a point where she no longer barks at everyone and everything, she doesn’t door dash, no more accidents in the house, and we can even take her out off leash ourselves. The last two nights we’ve taken trail walks with runners, bikers, skaters, and other dogs everywhere - and she has been amazing! Honey is my first dog, and I am so happy to finally be able to enjoy her!

Thank you so much Jay and the team at AlphA and Omega!

Jay has been wonderful with our dogs. Our new dog had gotten very aggressive with our other dogs and had run away a couple times. Within a couple weeks our dogs were getting along wonderfully and everyone was a lot happier. I like that Jay and his team are readily available when and where you need them and they don't charge by the hour and by the dog.

I can not say enough about alpha and omega! I’ve never been a pet owner so I didn’t know much about dogs. Jay helped me and my family to understand the relationship between our dog and us and how to communicate with him. We are so glad to have these tools and to be a part of erasing the stigma that pit bulls carry with ours and our dogs training. Thank you Jay and everyone at alpha and omega for teaching us the skills that will last a lifetime and for the pets of our future!