Dilis Dog Academy

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Introduction

We are Veteran Owned business. With over 17 years experience as a certified canine training and behavior specialist. Enjoying that we get to work in multiple locations and help people create the bonds that last forever. Graduated from school as a canine training behavioral specialist in 2007. Have been training dogs full time since May 2009. Experience in: Pet dogs Schutzhund French Ring Bed Bug Detection - over 10,000 live searches Behavioral training Service dogs for soldiers with PTSD Agility Training Multiple seminars 9 years in a veterinarian unit for the military I try to keeps costs down and ask that if you pick a professional, please reply as it costs us money. Which makes rates go up for everyone and yourself. This is not meant to be rude, it is to keep rates down so others can achieve their goals at a reasonable price range.

Overview

Hired 80 times

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2 employees

7 years in business

Business hours

Sun8:00 am - 8:00 pmMon8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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2024

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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for responsiveness, professionalism, and work quality.

Very good 4.6

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Mylene M.

Apr 30, 2021

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Details: 6 - 12 months old • Large (41 - 70 lbs) • Board and train at a facility • Puppy training • Leash pulling • House training • Barking • Chewing • At the pro’s location

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Jeanine F.

Jan 14, 2021

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Details: 0 - 6 months old • Extra Small (1 - 15 lbs) • Board and train at a facility • Puppy training • House training • Barking • Digging • Biting • Chewing • Crate training • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc.

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Patrick D.

Jan 15, 2019

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Tom has been excellent. Still waiting for the return of my beloved Stanley!!:)

Details: 1 dog • 0 - 12 months old • Small (16 - 25 lbs) • Board and train programs at a facility • Aggressive behavior modification • Leash pulling • House training • Barking • Digging • Biting • Chewing • Destructive behavior • I travel to the dog trainer • The dog trainer travels to me

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Angela P.

Nov 26, 2018

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Details: 1 dog • 1 - 2 years old • Medium (26 - 40 lbs) • Private dog training lessons • Puppy training • Leash pulling • Digging • Biting • Chewing • Destructive behavior • The dog trainer travels to me

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Kylie H.

Jun 28, 2019

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He does not even deserve one star! We hired Tom and trusted him with our dog and to train him the proper way. We knew he used a shock collar as a training method but what we did not know is how excessively overused that shock collar would be when training. He took our dog Rex for one week. We explained to him he was already a good dog and listened very well, we just needed him to be more calm and attentive to us in public specifically when we went to the vet or stores. We asked him to focus on this more than anything else. In the week he had been there, he only trained him on basic commands such as sit, stay, wait, and a couple other things. He never took him out to parks, stores, or anywhere he could easily be distracted. When he brought our dog back to us, he showed us what he had taught him and explained he didn't have time to take him out but told us what we could do to train him from being distracted ourselves. Tom should have told us from the beginning if he could not do what we asked him to do. He should not have even told us he could work with him and train him. We paid $600 for him to teach our dog the things he already knew. On top of it all, his shock collar was extremely tight around his neck when he was returned to us. My husband and I immediately took the shocker off his neck after he left. The next morning we were petting him when we noticed he would cry when we pet him anywhere around his neck. We looked closer and saw light bleeding and it was extremely red and irritated. We scheduled an appointment with our vet that same day and they confirmed it was BURN MARKS from overuse on the shock collar!!! My husband texted and called Tom and his communication with us when to a halt. He got ahold of him once and he said he would refund only half our money. It's been a couple weeks and we still haven't seen the money or heard from Tom! DO NOT HIRE HIM!!!!!

Details: 1 dog • 1 - 2 years old • Extra large (70+ lbs) • Private dog training lessons • General obedience training • Leash pulling • House training • Barking • Chewing • The dog trainer travels to me

Dilis Dog Academy's reply

This is all untrue facts. The dog was home for 6 days before anything was brought up and I offered to work with them and come out to see for myself before issuing any refund. To see the entire message history and facts from a remote collar manufacturer showing these marks are not causes of burns and the reasons they will leave marks. Go to the Facebook page and read the email and text messages back and forth. Thank you for taking the time to read what actually happened in advance.

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What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Certified Canine Behavior and Training Specialist since 2007 Competed in Dog Sport Trained Police and Military K9’s Worked as handler and head trainer doing bedbug detection with k9’s Trained service dogs for soldiers with PTSD
How did you get started doing this type of work?
In the military, went to school to train dogs at the largest dog training facility in the United States.
What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
Ask to talk to customers not just those they give for referrals. I encourage everyone to go on the Facebook page and talk to people there. Since I don’t have control that way over who they are talking to.