Pat at incredible canine is an A plus teacher and trainer. Nothing short of incredible results with my German shepherd. I have the most obedient dog of anyone I know and I highly recommend pats services.

Patrick is a wonderful trainer who clearly understands dogs AND the people who live with them!   We rescued our dog from the streets and have no idea what her life was like before she came to us.   She has always been wonderful with our childen, but impossible to walk on a leash and prone to anxiety and a vicious response to bicycles and other dogs walking in our neighborhood.   When we contacted Incredible Canine, we were desperate.   We had a dog we loved, but couldn't control.   Before taking the unbearable step of surrendering her, we felt we owed it to her to give intensive training a try.  

Patrick has the firm hand and working knowledge of canine behavior to get results.   At the same time, it is clear that he has deep affection and respect for dogs.  (Our dog loves him!)  He's also clearly an overall smart guy, who has a way of training people (with excellent metaphors and clear instructions) as well as their dogs.   Working with him has changed our relationship with our dog.   We can walk her on a leash for the first time and have learned so much about how to work with her to alleviate her anxiety, aggression, and other negative behaviors.   It's an ongoing process, but we are actually enjoying it and seeing improvements all the time.

Patrick will tell you from the beginning that he can deliver great training results, but a key piece of success is the willingness of the dog's owners to put in the training hours too.    Patrick certainly did his part and now we are doing ours.  

It's also worth saying that we tried several other trainers before Patrick.   None of them had the knowledge or fortitude to deal with our dog's issues.   After wasting a good amount of money on strategies that didn't work, I wish we had found Patrick earlier.   We highly recommend Incredible Canine!

Patrick's in Santa Rosa but he is totally worth the hour drive. Our dog was aggressive with other dogs. We left her with him for three weeks, and she came back a different dog -- heeling off-leash, coming when we called her, and able to play with other dogs. I can't recommend him enough. He's been training dogs for fifty years or something like that and he's amazing. He really knows how to deal with behavioral issues like aggression. Plus our dog loves him.

Patrick is very knowledgeable and experienced, with like a million years in the dog training business.  He took our rescued lab with NO attention span and in the space of three weeks had her sitting, heeling, and laying down on command where even after months I couldn't consistently get her to listen. She is a different dog - confident, happy, well mannered.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL of other trainers who talk about their successes but won't take on a difficult dog or throw problem dogs out of their classes. Patrick may seem to be more expensive than Petsmsart, Pawsitive Results, and the rest of that kind, but in the long run he is much less expensive.  I can't praise Incredible Canine enough. Patrick will take your problem dog and help you to discover the wonderful partner your dog can be.