Ohio State K-9 College

One more thing to consider if your in the process of selecting a dog trainer, please do not discount the fact that your dog needs to be treated well while out of your care and some trainers may just look at your dog as just another number, but not with Joey, he will interact with you as if you were family and treat your dog as if it was his very own. I just moved back to Columbus and the first thing I did was drop Brooklyn off for a little touch up training as well as sit down with Joey to pick out my next dog which will be a Rottweiler. There is no one I trust more than Joey and Ohio State K-9 to select our breeder as well as train my dogs. Joey you are the best my man and thanks for all of the hard work and dedication that you put forth for all of us dog lovers! more

Mark Baker, a former teammate of mine, who had a Rottweiler at the time and was extremely impressed by the training that his dog was receiving from Joey at that time, first introduced me to Joey and Ohio K-9 College in 1992. Mark then proceeded to invite us over to see a training session for myself, so I along with a few other teammates made a visit to Joey's for a session. Not knowing what to expect, I thought it would be a series of come, sit and stay's, but to my surprise it was much, much more in depth and intriguing! Long story short - in the end we were more than satisfied - we were blown away! more

Because of the terrible training job that the last school I took my dog to did, I was concerned about the methods Joey would actually use to train my dog (spike or choke collar). He told me not to worry. He uses the voice control method to train to control every dog he is training. And, that I would be right there every second watching him training my dog, and after he had the dog trained correctly, he would teach me how do so as well. Even with whisper and hand commands. He then got his own dog out to demonstrate how well he knew/knows his craft. You would not believe this dog of his! King is Joey's Doberman, and he did everything that Joey told him to. He sat on my lap, AND King kissed me on my ear on Joeys command. After he got a very nasty attitude and bared his teeth to show me how serious he could be after Joey commanded him to, and stopped on his command as well. All that was left was the signing the contract. As soon as money changed hands, the training got right underway. Joey trained my dog and me alongside it so that we worked together as a team. I'll never forget how he had my dog doing things the first day of training that the dog wouldn't do after two weeks at the other school. This he accomplished within minutes of being with the dog. more

talked with Joey and it was apparent from the get go that he was an in your face, full throtle person. Blessed be him for having the experience in what he does, but learning social graces and politeness really can help how he presents himself. We have decided not to use him due to his gruff personality and rude demeanor. Pros: It appears that he is knowledgeable in what he does Cons: Attitude, rude and gruff demeanor, arrogant more

My wife and I rescued an 18 month old German Shepherd Dog in February 2007. The dog was very shy and malnourished and acted like it may have been beaten, yet had keen eyes that always seemed to be watching us. Pros: One-on-one training for dog and master, no choke/spike collars, off-leash control Cons: Must be fully committed more