Austin Dog Zone

Just trying to figure out if this is the place for my dog was a huge ordeal in braving passive aggressive innappropriate behavior from Laura. She immediately started a barrage of texts which is annoying and I work on my phone so it was disruptive without asking me if that was a good way to communicate. Just kept selling me on the free meet and greet.
I finally agree and she tells me 10% down is required which she didn’t mention before and I am evaluating another place as well. It is fine, but I don’t like how she slipped that in. I asked for pricing and payment info and never heard back after she made it such a big deal.
I asked to schedule a time and have her trainer contact and she spoke to me like I was an idiot inconveniencing her because she is SOOOO busy with other customers she TOLD me she would email me at the end of the day. She didn’t but her attitude and lack of customer service was enough to make me cancel. I got the impression her trainer would have to take time out of training another dog to meet and greet with me.
She might have great dog trainers, but her customer service skills and passive aggressive behavior is unacceptable. I am not interested in taking the chance with my dog and my money to be treated so poorly!

We had a 5 month old «totally out of control» puppy but thankfully, I found Caitlin at Austin Dog Zone before we lost our minds! We enrolled our puppy in the two week board/​train program and are delighted with the results! Our puppy had the opportunity to have loads of fun socializing with other «canine camp mates» BUT at the same time received excellent training from Caitlin and is so much better behaved than before. Caitlin is awesome! It is amazing what she did with our little puppy in just two weeks. I highly recommend Austin Dog Zone!

Caitlin has been so awesome with my six month old puppy Abbey. She’s only had four sessions, but she can do so much! She learned to sit in the first half of the first class. She’s now a very confident little pup who is comfortable going anywhere, and she’s so well behaved that I’m comfortable taking her anywhere.

Caitlin is a gifted dog trainer. We have had four private lessons (plus preliminary consultation) for our five month old puppy (now seven months), and Caitlin’s demonstrations, tips, and insights have been invaluable. She has a real knack for this; it’s obvious that she can relate to dogs and vice versa.
Did I mention it is fun? When Caitlin came to our house and worked with our little Zoe, it was like being treated to a show!

Austin Dog Zone has been Amazing!!!
We have learned so much while working with Caitlin and Laura.
We learned how to better communicate with our puppies.
Lady our newest addition has come so far and has started coming out of her shell in only a few short months since working with Caitlin.
Sammie has learned the down command finally & after years of trying to teach this to him on my own Caitlin got him laying down in just minutes!
Kylie & Ally have also learned so much in the four session we worked With Caitlin.
We now have the tools to continue training with our dogs on a daily basis.
We will definitely continue to work With Caitlin & Laura at Austin Dog Zone.
Austin Dog Zone Is Amazing!!!

We just finished our first class with Caitlin and Austin Dog Zone. Not only did our eight month old Jezzibel learn so much, we really learned the right ways to act both when she is doing something good and when she’s acting naughty! Not to mention we had a blast while doing it! Jezzibel adored Caitlin… she just has this incredibly special relationship with all dogs that you will see the moment your dog meets her.
I cannot highly recommend taking a class with Caitlin enough. She has helped us train Jezzibel with the basics and given us the skills to keep up the training so Jezzibel will improve even more. We can’t wait to sign up for our next class with Caitlin!

My two lab/​great-​dane puppies and I went through basic training with Caitlin, and we are planning to continue with her. Caitlin has a gift with understanding what makes sense to dogs, she is a strong believer in positive reinforcement which aligns with my philosophy. We had a great deal of fun in the class, and I never felt looked down on when my pups were misbehaving. My pups learned a great deal but what is more important is that I learned how to work with them better!