Educated Pet

I took the 8-week dog obedience class, and my dog and I were better partners at the end of it. Carol and Mike provide a well organized class, and they're funny and engaging at the same time. Highly recommend.

We have taken all our dogs to Carol for the past 20 years. Carol and Mike are the very best. Our current dog has also gone through the tricks and agility class and all of us loved it-so much fun. Thanks Carol and Mike

The Educated Pet is working extra hard during COVID to ensure the safety of all participants while offering essential service. That's right - dog training is essential! We joined the COVID puppy club and our little one needed socialization during a time-sensitive period in her development. The structured socialization, playtime, and training Carol Harris has provided have been essential to the health and development of my growing dog. I am proud of my super dog & human friendly [pitt bull] dog. Thanks, Carol!

Ugh I hate being the person to write a negative review but I was shocked at how we were treated today by a supposedly reputable dog trainer. I arrived with my 5 month old German Shepherd. Due to covid we haven't had the chance to socialize her so we were really looking forward to a class to introduce her to other pups. She was barking a ton and unfortunately her bark sounds aggressive; she typically barks and once she kisses noses with another dog she'll be fine and settle down. She's amazing with humans and us.

We are very focused on training her in all facets, but there's only so much we can do when she hasn't been able to be around other dogs. Carol, the trainer, came out - didn't even look at me to say hello - stared at my dog with her hands on her hips and said "oh no this behavior is not acceptable in my class" I'm thinking yes that's one of the reasons why I'm here, cuz we need help!

She turned us away, after telling me someone in her class is scared and if my dog bit another dog (as if I'd let her off of the leash and not be careful even if she was capable of biting) she'd have to be put down. I totally understand her position, needing to be careful/protective of her business and other dogs and owners but the delivery, condescending tone and inability to help a barking dog just shocked me.

I can't imagine that she hasn't ever experienced dogs that have expressed some fear/barking before, right!? Or maybe she just turns every dog who she can't handle which tells me what type of trainer she is. Dodged a bullet here. I hope you have better luck if you decide to invest a lot of money here.

Carol Harris is a dog whisperer! She is brilliant at her craft, and I am blessed to have her in my (and my pup Maggie's) life. She is a constant source of training and pet health information. Thank you Carol and Mike!

I have trained all my pups with Carol Harris, owner of The Educated pet. I think we've been working with Carol for close to 20 years and three Laboradors. Each puppy has had a different personality and their own challenges, Carol is a dog magician, able to evaluate and give the appropriate guidance. People ask me all the time who my trainer is, and I am always happy to share Carol's info.

I've taken classes and had private training at The Educated Pet for over 10 years. I've had wonderful results with my dog and can't thank Carol and Mike enough!

Our vet recommended The Educated Pet when we rescued our lab mix, and I'm very grateful she did. We have been taking our dog to Carol and Mike for classes for almost a year now. Over that period of time, they helped us work with our dog to understand what makes her reactive and how to handle those situations. Classes are fun, and our dog starts dancing when she realizes it's time to get in the car to go to dog school!

Trainer is great if your dog is one of her favorites - ours was not. Paid for two training classes and was given little no attention at all and our needs were not addressed at all. We even were willing to have the trainer come to our house and pay for private training. She never bothered. Like I said, if you're one of her faves, maybe okay. It is a 'fun' class but we were there for training and we spent more time hearing about other peoples adventures with their dogs than was spent on training the dogs.

Beautiful area never had a pet here I had services near this location and saw a lot of well trained dogs and excited owners leaving with there pets

We've been going to The Educated Pet for 6 years now and Carol is awesome and a great trainer! There's no better trainer than Carol. She had so much knowledge and our dog Kiera loves her! We take the SOS class once a week for 4 hours. She gets continued training on commands and also has fun time with other dogs and she comes home tired! Try it and you will love it! I wouldn't know what to do without this class and Carol and Mike!

Absolutely the best obedience training, I have ever been too. My dog Pumpkin, My wife and learned a lot. Each class built on the last, there was a lot of important homework to reinforce the learning. It was worth every minute all at a very affordable price. Thanks Carol

Was recommended to The Educated Pet by my mother-in-law who has been going to Carol for some time with her dogs. Before we got little Islay, our black F1B Labradoodle, we met with Carol to ask all the questions we could think of. Straight to the point and honest is the best way to describe Carol, all in good ways! If you are doing something that will illicit a negative behavior from your furry friend, Carol will be the first one to point it out and offer corrections.

Never harsh, but always to the point. Islay just graduated puppy class and is moving on the to the adolescent class with all of her doggy friends. My wife and I have already recommended The Educated Pet to friends and co-workers! We will definitely seek Carol out for our pet training needs from here on out!

Sophie Tucker and I have been with The Educated Pet for almost three years after barely passing puppy All Star Obedience. During that time Carol and her team have done what needed to be done. Specifically, train me to train Sophie who is now three years old. Carol is terrific with observing and interpreting the interaction between Sophie and myself and recommending what I need to do to benefit Sophie.

We also take advantage of Carol's SOS classes so Sophie can benefit from socialization and training in a controlled environment. Sophie passed both CGC levels because we had the encouragement and training to reach for behavior I did not think possible after the puppy obedience experience before Carol. Sophie is in the photo - she was not good that day so she missed out on the doggie cupcakes, but her face is in the background seemingly unconcerned - that was then - now is a different story. For those of us who sincerely want to work for the dog we love, The Educated Pet is terrific

Daisy is our second family dog and the first dog that we have put into obedience classes. We just finished our third course at The Educated Pet. Carol and her team are beyond awesome. We have seen such an improvement in Daisy's behavior since she was a puppy, and we know that she will just keep getting better with Carol's instruction and help.

She also attends the weekly SOS class. After class, she comes home and crashes on the kitchen floor exhausted from all the play and training. Carol and her team are kind, attentive, highly knowledgeable and patient. My husband and I have very high expectations and The Educated Pet exceeds them. The best part is how much Daisy LOVES going to her classes and how much she adores the staff there. Highly recommended!

The best training for humans and their dogs! Carol is very knowledgeable and excellent at what she does. We have taken all of her obedience classes as well as tricks, Rally and Canine Good Citizen. The classes are fun AND educational. I highly recommend Carol and The Educated Pet. Carol is an asset to the community by helping her clients' dogs be well mannered citizens in the public!

Carol and her staff are awesomely awesome! On the strong advice of our vet we took the puppy kindergarten glass. I'm so happy we did. The first part of the class we practiced controlling our little masters while Carol addressed everyone's concerns (amazing how most all of us have the same challenges). Then we let the puppies off leash for supervised puppy pandemonium!

Not only is it super fun to watch those puppies play with each other but Carol and her assistant watch the play carefully and show us what is appropriate and how to deal with bad behavior. I can't begin to say how helpful that was for me. Our little guy just graduated from the puppy class. I can't wait until we start the next round of classes!

Wholeheartedly recommend Carol, The Educated Pet! We called upon Carol weeks before we chose our golden retriever puppy from the litter we had identified. Carol gave us invaluable counsel, more than anything we'd read, on how to observe the litter and make an informed choice. We've been attending classes with Carol and her Team since Puppy Tara was 10 weeks old. She's now 10 months. Carol 's coaching and mentoring has given us specific support for raising our healthy, happy puppy.for being informed leaders, building the relationship of trust, and encouraging our puppy to be calm and confident in the world. We've participated in many classes: Puppy, Adolescent, Basic Obedience, SOS, Confidence, and Canine Good Citizenship.

Each class, so worthwhile. Carol is a truth-teller. With her vast experience and knowledge, she can quickly size up the dog and the owners, and "get" what is happening. Like it or not, she tells it like it is. On many occasions, we've seen Carol zero-in on a particular family and dog, coaching, counseling, and encouraging the best for the dog and the family.

As Elders raising an energetic puppy, Carol has often answered an email SOS when we felt overwhelmed. Often, just some words of encouragement, that Tara was exactly where she was supposed to be, gave us what we needed to keep the faith and carry on. Or Carol provided a specific tip or tool that helped us move in the right direction. This continues.

Following Carol's counsel and with her support, we're enjoying _every_day with our active, "live in the moment", adorable puppy! It's inspiring; the way Carol sees the individual dog's potential, always interested in its health and well-being. Puppy Tara LOVES Carol! That's our first and best, 5 star litmus test!

LOVE The Educated Pet. My pooch has attended several classes, including: basic obedience, SOS, and CGC. Carol is great. I think my dog loves Carol more than me! : She will show you how to get your pup trained properly. Excellent instruction & help in areas where you might have questions.

No integrity. No respect for our time. For starters, our consultative session was 4.5 hours. I appreciated the time she spent with us until I got the bill: $120/hour. We decided since we spent the time and money thus far, why not just take the 6 week dog class, which was cheaper than the initial session. Each class was 1 hour. however the first 10-15 minutes was spent listening to the trainer speak about her health challenges of the week and her family/personal events of the week.

Surely enough, class always ended on time though! We resolved to not re-visit this woman when we discovered that "The Educated Pet" offers discounts to my mother's company, which was mentioned in discussion with her 2 or 3 times during our initial visit. Not only was she not forthcoming with the discount before we signed up for the training class, but now several attempts later, she's not reimbursed us the silly $13 discount. We won't be recommending this place to anyone. Ever.

The Educated Pet moved locations to the Kearny Mesa area. Right off the 163 & Balboa it is centrally located and easy to get to. I took my 3 year old Great Dane to Carol because he was becoming more reactive to some dogs & I wanted to learn some techniques to help him get over this. He's a fabulous dog, and usually likes other dogs.but over the last year had become more reactive with certain large breeds and especially intact males.

We signed up for her Fiesty Fido class. I had done a lot of reading about the issue as there are some great books out there, but wanted some hands on classes. Carol and her staff were great. It was a 6 week class with only 4 other dogs it it, 2 of the dogs were large Newfies so I was pretty sure my dog would be reactive to the male Newfie and was glad I would have the opportunity to work on his behaviors (which I think stem from a fear of larger dogs).

I know.he's 150 lbs, he shouldn't be afraid of anything, but he is. Carol had a lot of great advice to give and best of all practices positive reinforcement techniques during her training. She gives lots of one-on-one time, which is easy to do in a class that is so small. Her prices are comparable to other training classes I have seen offerred.

Since taking her class I have seen my dog get much better with other large dogs. He seems to be able to handle having a large dog in close proximity much better and has learned instead of growling when a dog is near, to look to me for guidance and that calm behavior is always rewarded!