Dog Training in Palmdale, CA

Welcome to Mountain Top Dog Training located in Crestline, CA in the beautiful Southern California mountains! We offer Group, Private In-Home programs (where we come to your home and train), Full Board & Train programs (full-boarding and training at our facility where you bring you dog to us), and just boarding services also. We have several programs for you to choose from, based on your budget and your wish list. We have been training and rehabilitating dogs professionally since 1977. We have also trained exotics (lions, tigers, bears, wolves, chimpanzees, elephants) for television and movies which has added tremendously to our training of dogs in being more creative than the average dog trainer. We specialize in the "difficult dog" and specifically in dog-to-dog aggression and dog-to-people aggression. Anxiety issues are also a focus of ours. We train obedience to competition level (hand signals, quick response time, etc.) but we also love to train silly things like movie tricks, touching some light noise maker to let us know it's "potty time", and we are rather famous for not taking the dog out of the dog. For example, we love dogs to jump on us to have a love-fest, but only when invited; they may be able to get on one piece of furniture with a release word, but not another piece; they can potty here, but not there; chew this, but not that; playfully bite when invited but not if not invited; etc. The 4 real serious behaviors we instill in most all our client's dogs are: 1.) You MUST be a good canine citizen, that is, no fighting, no biting. we want to be proud of you, not ashamed; 2.) You MUST never get hit by a car. So, we instill boundary control/threshold training/ no door dashing in all our clients dogs WITHOUT needing to say "Stay"; 3.) You MUST always come when called no matter what you are doing the first time, everytime we call you. This gives them more privileges than any other command we can teach; 4.) You can NEVER use inside my home as your toilet. All of our programs come with a lifetime-of-the-dog guarantee! To begin, we offer a free, extensive phone evaluation. This evaluation is where we gather a comprehensive profile of your dog(s) as you get to hear about our training techniques before you hire us! The evaluation usually takes no more than 1 hour, and we would love for the adult family members be present, via speaker phone, for the evaluation. By the way, within our Private Programs, we don't charge by the dog! 1 dog or 10 dogs is all the same to us! We look forward to serving you and helping your dog to become all that you have ever dreamed of! Woofs & Wags, The Mountain Top Dog Training Team

The owner of the company, Priscilla has worked in the dog training industry for 8 years. Throughout those 8 years Priscilla has worked alongside many reputable dog trainers at rescue ranches, and national dog training companies. After working with various dogs of all sizes and temperaments Priscilla decided to create her own dog training company and pursue her passion of helping pet parents build a healthy relationship with their dogs. Priscilla also helps rescue dogs to aid in training and rehabilitating them, in hopes of finding them their forever home! PRK9 utilizes a reward based balanced approach. We do not believe in training through fear, dominance or intimidation tactics.

My name is Troy and I train dogs. I never take shortcuts or cut corners using treats or food as for positive reinforcement. Food excites the canine mind and treat based training will teach your dog to not respect you unless you have food. I use praise, games, play, and toys as forms of positive reinforcement and train your dog to form a bond with its owner that's based on trust not treats. I spent over a decade working with and around animals at a zoo rescue and apprenticed privately under a master dog trainer. I have trained and handled exotic animals, reptiles, livestock, and yes, you guessed it, DOGS! I use a scientific approach to help your dog function in a human world by conditioning in all basic obedience commands using a method called operant conditioning. When your dog leaves my board and train program it will be able to perform all the skills of a fully trained and respectful dog citizen. I specialize in board & train offerings and train service dogs, physical assist dogs, hunting dogs, puppies, or simply basic obedience. I am available to all clients in the Southern California area and greater Los Angeles county.

I've dedicated my entire life to becoming the best family dog behaviorist and trainer you can hire. I have experience from when I was a pre-teen unofficially from being around my father. I have successfully rehabilitated many behavioral cases other trainers said were "unfixable" or had failed. Some of these cases were far worse than most people can imagine. This business has trained well over 14,000 dogs for people from all walks of life including a few big celebrities, however they are the exception not the norm. Most of my clients are everyday people that care deeply about their dog and want the best for them. To learn more about my educational background and training experience please visit my website. I train using love and the latest advanced electronics. My specialty is board and train programs where your dog lives with me for a short time. This is the best way to address behavioral and training problems and gives me complete control of your dogs environment while they are being trained. The basic commands to sit, stay, come, heel and lie down are taught as well as impulse control and general manners around people and other dogs. The goal is to return to you a calm, well balanced dog in the time frame you give me to do so. I also offer private lessons in Santa Clarita if you prefer to do the training yourself. For a 3 week board and train I give a discount to rescue dogs, people over 65, students, and military personnel. I also give 3% discount for all cash payments. I particularly love working with puppies to give them the best start possible. My experience uniquely qualifies me to rehabilitate rescued dogs that have serious issues with fear or aggression or both. I have a special ability to quickly zero in and address the needs of these dogs providing them with what they really need to heal beyond the love they are already receiving. I call it "behavior balancing". Currently, I work with multiple rescues in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. For board and train programs I have limited space so reservations are almost always required. If you are planning to have your dog's training coincide with being out of town call early to assure I have space available Thank you for taking time to read my profile. For tips to help with some common problems please visit my website where you'll find videos. I look forward to meeting you and helping you with your best companion. I generally return inquiries in the morning and evening so please be patient if I don't get back to you immediately.