Professional, positive dog training in Victoria BC

The best investment I could possibly make for me and my puppy, thanks Emma!

My pup is about to age out of the puppy socialization class. She has learned so much. I am proud of how much she has accomplished through this program. It has made her much easier to live with. Thank you Baby Dog. We have also attended the Sunday dog walk. Hopefully, we will get to kore of these to keep the connection.

Babydog has been the most amazing resource for our family and our young pup with separation anxiety and other issues. TL;DR - We've tried a lot of different dog training services and Babydog is BY FAR the best. Babydog helped us with: - One-on-one puppy training - Puppy socialization - Group obedience class - Separation anxiety issues (this was a life changer) - Reactivity to other dogs - One-on-one training for our adolescent dog - Serious emotional support Writing that all out makes me realize how far Benson has come and very much thanks to Babydog. SEPARATION ANXIETY I can't stress enough that if your dog has separation anxiety, reach out to Babydog. Aviva helped us get our lives back. We went from not being able to leave him alone for more than 15 seconds to being able to go out for hours at a time without worrying. If you're going through this, know that it can get better! PRIVATE TRAINING We started out with private training for our young puppy and the support we received was amazing. Our dog was pretty challenging at first but the trainers we worked with were patient, helpful, accommodating and made a huge difference. PUPPY SOCIALIZATION We also took Benson to puppy socialization classes with Babydog where he learned to play appropriately with dogs of various sizes and breeds. He was pretty shy in the beginning but his experiences with Babydog's puppy socialization gave him more confidence and now he's a very social guy. GROUP OBEDIENCE We took Benson to both the beginner and intermediate group obedience classes. The support we got was excellent here and he did great in the beginner class and learned a lot. I think we pushed him into the intermediate class too soon (8 months old). He ended up just wanting to play with everyone so maybe timing is something to think about if your dog is a bit more rambunctious! ONGOING SUPPORT Benson is 1.5 years old now and we're still getting so much support and value out of Babydog's one-on-one training. Aviva has been a huge help and the classes are fun for us and Benson. The training support AND the emotional support have been truly amazing and I really don't know if we could have done it without the help. Thank you Aviva and team!

I've had my rescue dog now for about five weeks...and have found the drop-in group obedience classes, and outdoor group socialization walks invaluable in learning to communicate with my loving pooch. Aviva (and her other trainers) highlight the need to reinforce positive behaviours in the training process. This is a far cry from the "NO!" and "Bad DOG!" comments that you hear from owners who are not aware of the positive behaviour modification skills that you learn through Baby Dog training. I invited a friend of mine and her dog to join Samson and I on one of the pet socialization walks. She was amazed how much you could learn on just one walk, and how it opened her eyes to the training that can yield so many positive results. Thank you Aviva and Baby Dog..!

We are so happy with the progress our dog has made and recommend them to anyone! Our trainer Ruth was amazing and we had such a great time working with her.

We had Dave over to our condo five times to help get our two dogs under control when someone comes to the door. We have a 5 year old Papillon and a 1 1/2 year old Yorkie. I immediately felt comfortable with Dave and appreciated his gentleness with Finn and Chewy. He always arrived exactly on time which made it easier for me to ready them for his arrival. They now sit quietly in their “place” while we eat as well as when someone comes to the door. I would highly recommend Dave to anyone having difficulties with their dogs.

Baby Dog puppy socialization classes are such a blast. Watching your pup learn how to interact and have fun with dogs of all sizes in a controlled environment is great. As a new dog owner this is exactly what we needed.

Aviva was great with our young dog Luna! She was very knowledgable and had great suggestions with everything we asked her about. Our dog deals with a variety of issues (over sensitivity, hyperactive, aggression, fear etc.) and each week we threw her something new that Luna was dealing with and she knew right away how to help us and give us the tools to help our dog. I would recommend her to anyone!