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Prairie Kennels
$850
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Responds within a day
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About
Prairie Kennels strives to work closely with its clients to achieve their expectations. We believe that by listening to these expectations and adjusting our training, we can satisfy your needs.
The real enjoyment of training is watching the growth and understanding of the dog as it progresses through training. With the added bonus of meeting and helping people, training is very rewarding.
Overview
Hired 35 times
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2019
2018
Services offered
Dog size
Extra Small (1 - 15 lbs)
Small (16 - 25 lbs)
Medium (26 - 40 lbs)
Large (41 - 70 lbs)
Dog training type
Board and train
Doesn’t offer: Private lessons
Dog training package
Puppy training
Aggressive behavior modification
General obedience training
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Reviews
Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, value, and work quality.
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Byron D.
Oct 21, 2024
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If your dog needs obedience training, look no further. I highly recommend Mike and his services. He takes the required time to not only ensure your dog is properly trained, but also takes the owner’s through training to enforce what your dog has learned can continue at home.
Looked at several trainers, my wife and I were happy we decided to go with Mike.
We love our dog, and she was well taken care of during her training.
Details: 2 - 10 years old • Large (41 - 70 lbs) • I'm flexible • General obedience training • House training • Biting • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc.
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Mary M.
Oct 20, 2020
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Mike was great took time to train my dog but more importantly he made sure my husband and I understood our role in training Bentley. Would definitely recommend Mike again
Details: 1 - 2 years old • Medium (26 - 40 lbs) • Board and train at a facility • General obedience training • Leash pulling • Barking • At the pro’s location
Dog Training
Alyssa P.
Jan 19, 2018
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Our Brittany (Posey) is a year and six months - she is high energy, very excitable, loving and stubborn dog. Her main issues were that she jumped when meeting new people, dragged us on walks (even with a pinch collar), had little to no recall, and we wouldn't even think about letting her off leash.
Posey spent two weeks with Mike and his family in Cleveland (about an hr from downtown Houston).
When we went out to pick Posey up after two weeks, we spent about 2 hours going through all the new commands Mike had taught her. We learned how and why to make corrections with a pinch collar and shock collar. After two weeks Mike had sit, down, climb, and here perfected in Posey.
Two months after the training with Mike, Posey is maintaining what she learned. She walks with slack in the leash, can walk off leash (with shock collar), and the climb command is very handy. We point to any object: chair, bench, etc... and Posey will climb and stay. Her recall to "here" is great. Posey is much more attentive. Whenever we have any new issues or forget how to properly correct a behavior Mike has been willing to FaceTime and give us a quick lesson.
Highly recommend sending your dog to Mike.
Dog Training
Peg H.
Jun 1, 2019
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Effective, professional trainer. Mike is personable and focused on delivering as much training as possible in the time allotted. He will listen to the owners and then to the dog, diagnose the minimum requirements, tell the owners what he believes the dog needs and what he can provide. Once the dog has the basics of what will become the new regime, it is the owner's / handler's job to reinforce what both parties have learned over the next couple months. I'm very pleased with what he has been able to instill in my Border Collie in only two weeks.
Details: 2 - 10 years old • Large (41 - 70 lbs) • Board and train at a facility • Aggressive behavior modification • I travel to the dog trainer
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Chase S.
Nov 10, 2019
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Mike did a great job training our Rottiepit. He worked through a lot of bad behaviors in a short time. Highly recommend Prairie Kennels for all your dog training needs.
Details: 0 - 12 months old • Large (41 - 70 lbs) • Board and train at a facility • General obedience training • Leash pulling • Biting • Destructive behavior • At the pro’s location
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Mike Yocham