Dog Training in Raleigh & Durham, NC

★★★★★ Before our vet recommended OLK9, I want to share what a walk with our 10-month-old rescue pup was like. At 80 pounds he barked and lunged at everything — people, dogs, birds, bikes — nothing failed to trigger him. Treats and toys didn’t help, and on more than one occasion he nearly pulled me to the ground. Fast forward to now, and the progress our dog has made is unbelievable. We just finished our turnover session and he WALKED THROUGH LOWE’S. You know, the hardware store with all the animatronics and endless distractions. He didn’t lunge, bark or pull me. He walked in a heel with a few minor corrections and showed us just how hard he’s worked over the past 2 weeks. I was in complete dismay but so so proud of him. I’ll admit, I was extremely skeptical about board and train programs. I had heard plenty of horror stories, and it took a lot for me to feel comfortable trusting someone else with our dog. But after long, reassuring conversations with Denise and Diana, I started to feel hopeful. That hope turned into trust after Denise sent us our first video. In it, she’s out in the yard building rapport with him through play and you hear her excitedly say, “that’s a good mans!.” It was then that I realized she truly cared for our dog as much as we do. From then on, each video — whether it was a playful moment or a more formal training progression— showed the patience, care, and skill Denise brought to every situation. What impressed me most was how adaptable Denise was. When our dog didn’t respond well to one tool, she switched to another that better suited him instead of forcing one approach. She adjusted to his needs and explained everything we were seeing in her updates. We know training is an ongoing journey, but thanks to OLK9 and Denise, we finally have a solid foundation. Most importantly, we feel confident moving forward with our pup — something I couldn’t have imagined before this program. I can’t recommend OLK9, Denise, and Diana enough. They didn’t just train our dog — they gave us hope, tools, and confidence for the future.

★★★★★ Off Leash training & Diana have been a blessing to my family! We started with puppy manners training & it made the early months easy! Then we had Diana train Jackson as he became 7 months old and our dog is now a dream dog! Thank you!!!

★★★★★ I absolutely loved the experience I had with Off Leash K9 out of Raleigh. Diana and Alisa are both extremely easy to work with and are incredible at what they do. Both Diana and Alisa are professional and accommodating. They explain everything well and teach their clients the skills they need to work with their dogs on their own and then build at each lesson. I was amazed at how much I changed as a handler alongside my dog during the training! I am so confident in my pup’s behavior now in any situation, and am never hesitant to take her along with me wherever I go. This training is well worth every penny, and I would recommend them to anyone. I can’t thank them enough for everything I have learned in 8 weeks. They are awesome!

★★★★★ Gaby, our 6 month old Black Lab, just completed the Board and Train program with Alisa. We are amazed and delighted at the progress she made in two short weeks (is this really our dog?). Prior to this training, she was a fun and loving puppy, but had very few obedience skills and was sometimes a bit wild and uncontrollable. She is now much more calm and very obedient and seems very happy in this state. We are now comfortable walking her off leash as we work with her to develop our own ongoing training skills. Alisa and her staff are professional, knowledgeable and fun to work with. They obviously enjoy and take pride in doing what they do - helping the dog and their owners succeed. We had used Alisa for training a previous dog (successfully), and highly recommend Off Leash K9 Training Raleigh/Durham for whatever type of training you and your dog may need. They are the BEST!

★★★★★ I brought my Golden Retriever to OLK9 and did the basic/advanced obedience with Alisa. I was impressed by how well my dog responded to the lessons. Alisa had great suggestions for correcting problem behaviors. My pup was terrified of riding in car, and it was a big production to load her into the car before we met Alisa. After one session, my pup hopped into the car upon request. The obedience lessons were a success, so we followed up with Tricks training with Taylor. Taylor made the sessions fun and engaging and my pup seemed to enjoy the experience. My golden loves to show off her tricks. When I brought another dog home (a fully-grown Great Pyrenees), and I quickly figured out we needed training, it was an obvious choice to contact OLK9 again. This time we worked with Emily. We did a board-and-train option with Emily. My dogs essentially went on a fun doggie vacation with all sorts of fun adventures, and came back happy and with greatly improved manners. To sum it up, all of the trainers I’ve worked with have been great, and I will definitely be using them again in the future.

★★★★★ Denise is amazing! I sent my pup Rello to her for a 3 week reactivity board and train and have done some private lessons with her as well. She was very communicative while he was with her, texting, sending photos, and videos everyday. I am amazed at how much Rello has improved in just a short time. She is so knowledgeable and especially during the board and train I could tell she really took the time to get to know Rello and find the best way for him to be successful. You can tell she really cares deeply about every pup in her care. I’m forever grateful to Denise for treating him so well and I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a dog trainer!

★★★★★ We met with 3 different dog training companies before booking w/ Offleash (our trainer was Denise) and we could not be happier! Not only did we get a better deal financially but we received daily video/photo updates, refresher lessons, and more. Our 2 year old dog Marley was very happy with Denise for her two week board and train and was able to work through some of her territorial instincts. That is still her nature of course, but she has made great strides in learning that not every indoor space she occupies is “hers” lol. Denise helped us to better understand our girl, which is such an important foundation first before layering in obedience training! Prior to her stay, she knew what many commands were, but often chose not to follow through. Now Marley seems so much happier after having learned boundaries, and she is also very proud of herself when she does a good job:) We will be welcoming a little one soon and feel so much more confident now that our dog can place, heel, etc:)

★★★★★ Gabby was amazing with our dog Rocky! I’m so impressed at how far he came with his leash walking in just 1 week of training. We trusted her with our fur baby and she didn’t let us down. Very professional and knowledgeable, but most important she cared for Rocky like he was her own. Can’t recommend her enough!