Tame Dog Training & Boarding

Anna Osipova · 5★ · 2026-02-24

We sent our 1 year old Goldendoodle, Melon, to Matt and his team, and we were genuinely impressed with the results. Before training, it felt like Melon had little to no obedience with us. He had even started to growl at times and was becoming more openly defiant, which was stressful and honestly a little scary. The biggest win for us wasn’t just the behavior change, it was learning so much about Melon and how to work with him in a way that actually made sense.\n\nI also really liked how the training was structured and easy to follow. The first session focused on foundational commands, the second built on that with more advanced work, and the third session will be done in our home to make sure Melon could generalize the skills in our everyday environment. Matt explained everything clearly, kept things practical, and made the process feel doable for us as owners.\n\nWe had a really positive experience and would recommend him to anyone looking for real results and solid support.

Wendy couture · 5★ · 2026-07-21

Matt and Rylie took Duncan, my adopted crazy GSM, from wild child to the best behaved boy! I highly recommend Tame Dog Training for your puppy or older dog like Duncan. You will be very pleased with the results! Thank you to Matt and Rylie!

Doug Wolfe · 5★ · 2026-07-01

Can't say enough good about Matt and his trainers. Our Great Pyr had been abused and was not responding well to training but they taught her how to learn and conditioned her very well. The ecollars they use are not shock collars at all, just very high quality muscle stimulators. I would take my dog back for boarding or refreshers anytime.

Tristan Cunningham · 5★ · 2023-06-22

Tame Dog Training is the best! Matt and his team were so helpful and insightful from start to finish. We brought our 7 month old Bernese Mountain Dog, Monty, to Tame because we simply could not gain control of him. He thought he ran the home and was constantly unruly in our apartment - biting, jumping, grabbing clothes and towels, etc. He bit my fiancé a couple of times, and developed separation anxiety to the point where we could not leave our apartment without him being loud and distressed in his kennel. We worked with a trainer for many months of his puppy stage (from 4 months to 7 months of age), and even though this individual had many years of experience, it was to no avail.\n\nWhen we decided to call Matt after a friend recommended Tame, he helped walk us through the best program for Monty, and we sent him to Tame for 2.5 weeks for the Standard program. While it may seem like a pretty penny to pay for an animal's training, Matt and his team make it worth every dollar. Matt makes the whole experience very personal, and will answer any questions you may have with very in-depth responses. Not only did he walk us through everything prior to drop-off, but he also sat down with us for extended periods of time during the two in-person sessions and made it a point to clarify every detail for us. Perhaps the best part is that everything Matt taught us was so simple yet effective!\n\nAll three of us (myself, my fiancé, and Monty) are so much happier with our daily lives since we got our pup back 3 weeks ago. It is no longer a daily battle, and we can simply enjoy the relationship with our dog. Monty is still his fun-loving and goofy self, but responds to order and is much more responsive to both of us. Our multiple daily walks are relaxing and enjoyable now that Monty is so responsive and easily walks with a loose leash. He can be in his kennel without any fuss and responds to slight corrections so quickly and successfully. Who would've guessed that a rolled up 100% cotton "bonker" towel could be so effective 😂....kudos to Matt.\n\nWe will most definitely be taking advantage of Tame's exclusive boarding program many times throughout the year. We completely trust them with our dog, and could not ask for a better team of trainers to have as a resource. Thank you Matt and the rest of the Tame Team!!\n\n- Tristan and Emily

Celina Solis · 5★ · 2023-08-09

We highly recommend Matt and his team as his training techniques and philosophy definitely changed our anxious and semi-aggressive 8 year old 125 pound German Sheppard.\nDespite good boot camp training at an early age and continuous reinforcement, due to unfortunate attacks during our walks by irresponsible pet parents "unleashed dogs" Khoda became extremely anxious and aggressive towards people and others dogs, so it was difficult to ever take him on walks or have people over our house because we had to put him away in our rooms or introduce him to our friends or family a certain way in order for him to be fine with them and not fear a bite or aggression.\nWe needed help again. People would say, we want to pet him, he's such a beautiful dog, we want to love on him and it would break my heart to know, he was such a loving dog and deserved that but he needed that training to help him overcome the fear of people and other animals. So we called Matt. When my husband and I sat down with him and he explained his methods of training and then at the end when we picked Khoda up and saw how he was just so relaxed around the other animals I just could not believe it. I thought, well let's see how he does with a big crowed of people; let's host Christmas!\nOMG! As people started walking in, he just sat there, relaxed, came up to everyone and asked for pets, didn't bark and interacted with all the company, no incidents. I was so relieved and beyond happy. I didn't think this was possible. I understand as a pet owner, we have the responsibility to know our pets limitations and we need to watch for signs and be mindful, we too need training :) Thank you Matt. You are awesome and thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping our Khoda be his best version of himself and helping us understand our baby is not an aggressive dog but anxious baby that just needs redirection. Well Khoda will be visiting you soon for Boarding so see you soon!\nTHANK YOU AGAIN!!