Blaine Kennels Boarding, Training & Daycare

Petey, is an 18 – 32 month Great Pyr/​Shepard mix, who was acquired from a bad situation by the NorthStar Great Pyrenees Club. He was rescued and placed in Blaine Kennels for evaluation and training. I took him home about a month ago. I cannot speak positively enough of the training Moriah gave him. He has all the basic and so very important skills a good dog-​citizen has to have. He has both respect for and love of human interaction. Mind you, Petey is a 73 lb. animal who had no training prior to going to Blaine Kennels. Moriah’s skill and techniques likely saved Petey from being euthanized, because an uncontrollable, large, young and spirited dog can do great harm unintentionally. I highly recommend Blaine Kennels for training with a dog and dog owner of any size or breed. It is sad to see an out-​of-​control dog that pays no attention to its owner.

I have received excellent, useful, practical advice on training my dog from the trainers at Blaine Kennels. I had tried a variety of training methods and nothing worked very well despite hours upon hours of training month after month after month and having «graduated» from beginners and intermediate level obedience classes elsewhere. For a year I resisted a prong/​pinch collar because I thought my dog was to small and didn’t have thick fur. I had come to realize that I needed some extra training tools to be able to get my dog to really listen to me and not just when I had a high value treat in my hand. I sought out the advice of the trainers at Blaine Kennels. They met with me and my dog for an evaluation. I also was interested in the electronic collar because when my dog saw a bunny or a squirrel or excitedly dug in the yard she could not hear me in her heightened sense of excitement. When I purchased both a prong collar and e collar, a trainer at Blaine Kennels first worked with my dog with both of these products to ensure my dog had a proper introduction to them. Then I was trained on their proper use with my dog. The staff spent as much time as needed to make sure I was handling my dog properly. Within one week I had a much better behaved dog and our walks are no longer a struggle but enjoyable. She hardly ever needs corrections. Even when she’s not wearing the pinch collar (only used on walks) or the e collar she pays attention to me and is much better behaved. I have also seen the training staff make exceptional progress with a young, large strong dog that had been abused by his former people and had no previous training. I have great admiration for their dedication to the dogs and their efforts to help every dog be a successful, good dog. I am very thankful for the time the staff at Blaine Kennels has spent with me and my dog. They always have time for one more question and have a great understanding of dogs and what works best for each dog. Thank you, Blaine Kennels :)

Arrived for appt with a trainer to «evaluate» my dog for a tranning class, the parking lot looked empty except for what looked like employee cars which should have been my first red flag, however I was trying to have an open mind about the whole deal so I proceed to get my dog out of the car and walk through these huge metal doors. Side note; The sign out front reads were not fancy were family or something to that extent. (Random kinda odd none the less)
Once I walk in I see four or five woman behind the front counter, not one of them greets me… Not even a hi let alone a welcome to Blaine kennels aka welcome to doggie hell camp. After the youngest of the group pushes the phone she was yelling on to the lady next to her, she stumbles out the gate and shakes my hand and introduces herself… Then goes around the corner and I’m like soooo am I suppose to be following you or what’s the deal… Yes she replies as she is walking out the door I came in. Kira (I believe her name was) led my dog and I to this «training room» as I step through the door it reeks of dog heavily! I tell my self okay it’s a dog Place of course it’s gonna smell of dogs. As I am about to call out come to my dog who would not even enter this «training room» the trainer girl grabs his leash and yanks him over the threshold. I was appalled! Really I said this is how you train your animals? Before I could even get the words out of my mouth, she assumes I’m referring to what was in her hand (mind u I haven’t even realized what she was holding.) I was referring to the way you just yanked him through the door! At that point I look to she what it was and it was a huge metal choke collar with prongs! Seriously I’m sorry but it that’s how your going to train my ten pound dog I’m good, I will go else where. Oh and when I mentioned something about positive reinforcement approach she looked at me like I had lost my mind! And continued to defend the collar, well mam it doesn’t hurt him blah blah blah… once I grabbed my dog and started walking to my car she slammed the door to the «training room» and mumbled something I couldn’t understand. Needless to say I won’t be returning ever again! I honestly can’t believe they’re even in business… unreal!