Olive Hill Kennels

Oh, this is not good. The dog is showing real sign of being arthritic as the weather turns cold and damp

I don’t know what the owner of the place thinks is going on, but clearly the trainer at the kennels has not read the marketing spiel on their combined web site (with Quail Point Hunt Club). I left my German Shorthair Pointer with the trainer for three weeks at age 7 months. Each week I got a call from the trainer telling me my dog had no prey drive, and that he would not hunt. I went to see for myself on the third weekend, and saw my dog cowering whenever the trainer came close. I did not see him abuse my dog, but the dog showed indications of fear. The trainer took him out into the field, but could not get him to retrieve, point, or show any interest in live birds. When they came in, I took the dog and a live bird to the same field and he gave me three retrieves to my hand in a row. I took the dog home with me the same day, and two weeks later I took him to the breeder I had purchased him from to see if she could help with training. In two weeks she had him pointing, retrieving, and generally going nuts whenever there was a live bird around. This dog has nothing but prey drive, but will not work when afraid of the trainer. I would not risk a dog, particularly a dog that is also a family pet, with this kennel or trainer. I am surprised that the other three reviews for this site are all five stars, all I can say is the place must have gone down hill since those were written.

Great kennel! I’ve boarded and trained my dogs there! The rates are reasonable and they do a fantastic job! Will be picking up a new Brittany soon! Can’t wait!
If your pup needs field training… this is the place to have them trained at! Great staff and techniques!

My GF & i dropped our 1 year old Lab (Anaheim) off on May 14^th (2 weeks ago) for obedience training (4 – 6 weeks total time depending on progress). Simply AFreakingMazing! Anaheim was sent here because she jumped up on people, pulled us down the street on walks, didn’t sit on command let alone stay & was just an all around headache. Today we went to see her progress & learn some techniques that Jessie (the trainer) has been using. I thought he had pulled some switcheroo & brought out another dog because the dog he brought out heeled, didn’t pull, didn’t jump up, didn’t nip/​bite, even sat & stayed on command as we walked away. Im blown away at Anaheim’s progress after ONLY 2 weeks at Olive Hill. Sure it was hard leaving her there & the house isn’t the same without her but knowing that in another 2 – 3 weeks ill be bringing home a different dog makes it easier. She wasn’t a robot, she still had the craziness in her eyes but she knew who was boss & Jessie showed us how to correctly handle her. People were dropping off dogs while others were there to see the progress of their dogs (like us) as it was visiting day but Jessie didn’t rush us & I felt very educated & cant wait to bring Anaheim home, continue the training on my own with her & have a dog that i’m not embarrassed/​scared to bring around other people! If you’re thinking about getting some serious training done Olive Hill Kennels is the spot. About 40 mins away from where i live in Sacramento. Think about it, if your puppy is a terror you’ll have to deal with that for years & years or 1 month away at Olive Hill will bring years & years of an enjoyable dog that you can be proud of. No brainer in my eyes.

Dave and Jessie are great! I had them train my Lab and myself! He is doing great after spending a month in there care! Great for training and boarding, Very reasonable rates and friendly advise! We will be back many more times!!!