Paul Owens, The Original Dog Whisperer

Paul is awesome and to the point. At first I trained my yorkie 5 and toy poodle 8 with him. Already at the first session dogs showed their obedience. Paul taught me how in non-​violent, gentle, loving way to correct my dogs behaviors. I am training a puppy doberman now and getting a great results. Would highly recommend Paul to anyone who has issues with dogs.

REAL RESULTS! While having fun! We took our 3 month old puppy to Paul’s intro class and we couldn’t be more pleased. He has a true gift for seeing into dogs and their people to bring about the most wonderful results. Paul showed us how to take our rowdy, slightly spooked about everything little puppy and turn her into responsive confident and obedient little girl. The techniques and skills we learned in his class have already been useful in a myriad of situations as we introduce this little girl to the world, kids, new dogs, traffic… The best part is that the class is a completely positive experience — no ‘corrections’ needed because you are working with a professional who has a true understanding of dog behavior and physiology (not to mention he doesn’t miss a beat!). The class is great because not only does Paul find the time to give you individualized attention, you see results within a couple of minutes of work on a new behavior. It’s just the motivation you need to keep going and be disciplined about working with your dog.

My Golden Retriever trained with Paul several years ago, and I can honestly say that he is the real deal. My dog was a serious jumper on strangers/​guests and I found myself continually frustrated with the behavior. Paul taught me that through consistency and repetition we could have a dog that didn’t jump and, instead, greeted them on four paws with a toy in her mouth. It did take time, but it worked and we didn’t have to teach her to fear us in order to get her to stop jumping.
Even though I have moved out of state, I have still used his methods when training a new dog to my home.
Two paws up!

Took our dog Django to the beginner training class. I was immediately impressed with the trainer’s (Paul Owens) upbeat attitude and excitement for what he does. The methods are positive, in that there are no choke collars or leash jerking or anything like that. We were able to train Django to sit, stay, «chill,» «take a break,» leave it and off ALL with using treats instead of «No» and choke collars.
The class may not be for everyone, I know there are people who still believe that they need to «dominate» their dog or whatever, but I believe in this non-​violent method because it really worked for us. Now we just have to get our new dog Buster in for some classes!

I have been to Paul’s classes and he is the best dog trainer I have ever known.
I highly recommend Paul and all of his great classes. My dogs have learned so much and so have I.
Thank you Paul

My dog loves Paul Owens. And while we don’t necessarily see eye-​to-​eye about the mailman, here my dog and I were in total agreement. Paul Owens is a talented, good-​hearted professional!
When I adopted my dog from Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue, I asked them to recommend a trainer. They gave me Paul’s contact info. Good trainers are hard to find, and getting one endorsed by a rescue is always an excellent sign!
At every class, Paul was on-​time, professional, and knowledgeable. He took the time to work with individual dogs and their humans (we’re the ones who usually need the most training) and produced results! At the end of the five week class, I watched one dog go from barking and lunging at every other dog that passed to being able to sit calmly and watch his handler. My dog learned a number of «tricks» and good behaviors — after Paul’s class, he will now walk AROUND a piece of chicken on the floor to respond to a «come» call.
Best of all, Paul’s training is all no hit, no shake, no yell, no «no“s, no dominance, and no rage. He is all about kindness, praise, treats and observation. His tip about waiting patiently to «let dogs think» about the commands you give them was worth the entire class fee!
My dog and I learned A TON (enough that I bought the books and DVD after the class so I could give them to out-​of-​state friends!), and we both hope Paul offers an intermediate class soon.
Two paws (and a couple of human thumbs) up!

I became familiar with Paul Owens through his books «The Dog Whisperer» and «Good Habits for Great Dogs.» When I adopted my most recent dog I decided to use those as my training guides. I work at a bookstore, and I’ve read about every dog training book out there; I recommend his to everyone because he uses positive techniques that are simple and get immediate results.
I was super excited to find out that he was offering group classes at Krisers in Studio City and signed up immediately. At first I was worried that my doggy would flip out around the other dogs. She does better in wide open spaces rather that trapped on a leash. That being said, Paul told me how to walk into the class and gave all the dogs their own space, so there was no problem.
There were certain techniques that I needed to see (rather than read) to really get and communicate to the pooch. I had been trying to teach her to heel for 5 months, and couldn’t figure out what the problem was. Literally 5 minutes with Paul’s coaching and she heels on command!
All I can say is that he knows how to speak dog and how to teach humans. Even when I’m tired and frustrated and don’t want to go to class, it’s such a positive experience that I end up rejuvenated and ready to learn more.

RAISE WITH PRAISE IS A JOKE. Paul started the class out today by doing his commercial messages for his DVD and Book, then proceeded to yell in an angry and aggressive tone at more than one person in my training class. He came to class ill prepared and was handing out some white bread as treats to the dogs. In the first class he offered freshly cooked chicken. When he started class he didn’t ever remember which week of class it was. NOTE HERE: having a bad day? cancel the class. He berated pet owners and kept making excuses that his e-​mail doesn’t work and that’s why we didn’t get materials e –mailed to us. I pointed out that he was not following his own
«Praise» methods. I told him I wanted a refund (without yelling at him). He tried to tell me he was joking. It’s not a joke when my puppy ended up cowering to the sound of his voice Hey Paul… NOT NOT NOT FUNNY FIND ANOTHER SITUATION FOR DOG TRAINING… THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT TO YOUR PUPPY’S WELL BEING.