Art of the Dog Canine Academy

Chyler Keiran · 5★ · 2026-02-14

Art of the Dog is clearly Denver’s premiere board and train academy. They worked miracles with my girls. They are organized, communicate constantly and respectfully about your dog’s progress. The photos and videos they sent while my girls were there are priceless. They kept me informed about diet issues when one of my girls wasn’t eating just from the change of circumstances. My other had a skin issue (which she had several times before training) and they notified me immediately. We were able to work together on some solutions. The various trainers that work with the dogs clearly love what they do and they love my dogs! They also provide several videos for owners to bring us along with the dogs’ training that reinforces what we as owners must now do to reinforce the training, to practice the skills at home and lifetime consultation and additional training as needed. These guys are amazing. The board and train program for 3 weeks is intense for the dogs and now my work as an owner is setup with homework, training videos to review as often as I want and additional consultation in the future for specialized training that comes from having 2 very different dog breeds who need some specific skills that addresses their compatibility on walks together. I am beyond impressed. I wish I had found Art of the Dog sooner. Thank you to all the staff at Art of the Dog!

Emily · 5★ · 2026-01-23

I was absolutely terrified about sending my 2 year old pup somewhere for 3 weeks, but it wasn't a choice anymore.\n\nWe could barely leave our house he was so reactive- I'm talking about if we saw the shadow of a dog a half mile down the road the walk was *OVER*. He was lunging/barking/dysregulated and unsafe. Our SUPER high energy springer spaniel was essentially housebound.\n\nWe spent ALOT of money on positive reinforcement training with multiple trainers and had always been "anti e collar". With more research and education we learned that pure positive reinforcement doesn't work for a lot of dogs, especially extremely reactive ones, and we learned e collar training wasn't "mean".\n\nMurphy has been home from training for over 3 months now. We are walking past dogs on the sidewalk, we are going to parks, we are able to take him on walks ALONE (previously had to have at least one look out person), we are bringing him on hikes, his quality of life has improved 100% and so has ours. He still doesn't like other dogs, and he will never have to! He can peacefully co-exist in the outdoors with them. He is the exact same loving personality as before he left but so much less anxious.\n\nAfter Murphy got home from the academy, we did every single bit of training homework that we were told to do, he can lay on his bed and stay there until we free him, his recall is impeccable, we truly *barely* ever use the e-collar.\n\nIf you have an extremely reactive dog- you need to do this. The three weeks apart will suck, but you need to give them their life back.

Monica Perez · 5★ · 2025-12-21

Truly have no words with how much our pup has changed, in the most positive way. Zep was super anxious & had become aggressive with other dogs. After 3 weeks with Art of the Dog he is a new pup. He’s calm and we can take him on walks with zero stress. Melanie, Sami, & CJ did an incredible job with our pup and we couldn’t be happier. We would 100% recommend them. Every part of the process was smooth & communication was clear. Thank you for all the work put into Zeppelin.

Abby Leopold · 5★ · 2025-12-22

Big shout out to the Art Of The dog staff, especially the trainers that we worked with CJ and Will, they were incredible. We took our pup, Cinny to AOD for the three week behavioral program and we were very impressed by the progress made. Cinny was fearful and aggressive when we adopted her with an unknown past. We were very overwhelmed, but immediately at ease once we met with Ian and learned more about their program and that we weren’t alone in our situation. Throughout the program, the AOD staff was extremely communicative and put us at ease. We were thrilled to see the improvements Cinny had made in such a short time. We also leverage AOD for their boarding and We wouldn’t trust our pup with anyone else.

Kathy VC · 5★ · 2025-10-08

Sorry this review is way overdue, but I really want to share how grateful we are for Art of the Dog. Our rescue pup Cooper came to us with pretty serious PTSD. We had already tried a few trainers before, but nothing really worked—he was still so anxious and shut down.\nThankfully we found Art of the Dog, and after their three-week program the change has been incredible. Cooper is more confident, calmer, and so much happier. What made the biggest difference is that we finally learned how to communicate with him better. Because of that, he trusts us more and we understand each other in a way we never did before.\nWe’re beyond thankful to the amazing trainers here. This program gave Cooper a fresh start and gave us hope as his family. If you’ve got a rescue dog who’s been through trauma, I can’t recommend Art of the Dog enough—it’s truly a game changer.