Dog Years was very beneficial for both me and my dog. Since I have two children and I knew he was going to be a big dog I wanted him have some training. Kirk taught me how to properly handle him and Reuben learned how to mind on the leash. He learned to pay attention to me or whoever had him including the kids. Kirk made a big difference in how well mannered my dog turned out. I would highly recommend Dog Years to anyone with any breed of dog.

When my husband and I brought 2 golden retriever puppies for our children, we had no idea what we were in for. Even though we took the dogs to "puppy school" and tried to use all of the right training techniques, we were still having difficulty. When we heard about Kirk and Dog Years, we couldn't believe that we could drop our dogs off and pick them up two weeks later trained. To say the least, we were a little skeptical. However, once we picked up Beamer and Baxter, we really couldn't believe the transformation...they could heel by your side, sit/down and stay until released, with or without a leash. We really thought it was a miracle. Since then, I have had 3 friends or family members to take their dogs to Kirk for training with similar results. We can't sing his praises enough!

We just wanted to send you a formal thank you for taking such good care of Cadence. You really went above and beyond as far as we're concerned and far exceeded our high expectations. We're enjoying her so much more now that she has some discipline. We're very excited about hunting with her and even more excited about having her as a family companion.

I wanted a solid duck dog that did not embarrass me in front of my hunting buddies. This same dog had to be a loving pet for a family with 1 year old twins. Realistically, this is all the majority of Duck Hunters require and Kirk succeeded wonderfully on all counts. Kirk has worked with 2 of my labs; Toby an 11 year old, and Bailey, a new addition who is now 2yrs old. With Toby, I asked Kirk to give him the refresher course before the season. Toby was well trained at one time but his owner neglected to work with him in the off season focusing more on his role as family pet. In a couple of weeks Kirk had brought to the surface all the skills Toby had locked away and we went on to have one of our best seasons.

With Bailey it was completely different. Bailey moved into the family at 6 weeks old and I took him to Kirk at 9 months. Bailey needed soup to nuts. All the discipline that makes a great family pet and I wanted his skill set to be just short of what a full time field trial dog requires. Kirk was amazing. In three months Bailey was a lean mean hunting machine. Kirk was very user friendly during the whole process, as I came out to the kennel often and Kirk was forever patient. His facilities are top notch. He keeps his kennel spotless and remained patient with all my questions. Important to me was that Kirk understood what I wanted and what I ultimately wanted the dog to do. He succeeded on every count.

I give Kirk my highest endorsement, whether you need basic obedience for the family pet or have the next Iam’s Field Trial Champion.

Just wanted to write to let you know how much I appreciate your work with Gus and how pleased I am with the results. As you know Gus has a lot of drive and energy. Thanks to you, he is well on his way to being the versatile dog I thought he could be.

I also want to thank you for taking the time to train the "owner." I am going to handle him in a VJP later this month and I feel more confident that I won't screw him up after spending time working him under your guidance.

I'll let you know how we do and thanks again.