2026-09-03T18:38:32.630Z

I tell everyone about them.. highly highly recommend! They're great!! They really care about their dogs #1 and do their absolute best and are willing to work with your dog as much as it takes to get them in the best shape for their owner!

2026-08-22T23:18:17.743Z

2026-08-22T21:43:44.569Z

We had such a wonderful experience with our trainer, Cody! From the very beginning, Cody was professional, knowledgeable, and incredibly helpful throughout the entire training process.We received video or picture updates about twice a week, which gave us peace of mind and allowed us to see how our dog was progressing. The pickup was also extremely helpful and informative. Cody took the time to explain how to handle different situations and what we could do at home to keep our dog on track with their training.Cody answered every question my partner and I had and showed us exactly how to work with our dog in the most effective way. Even after the training was finished, I’ve still been able to message Cody with questions and get guidance, which has been such a huge help.At first, I was nervous about sending my dog away for training because I had heard some negative experiences about other companies. However, this experience completely exceeded my expectations. I’m so glad we chose to work with Cody and Brandon!If we ever get another dog, I will absolutely be reaching out to Cody and Brandon again for training. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for someone who genuinely cares about helping both dogs and their owners succeed!

2026-07-31T03:09:53.759Z

Brandon goes above and beyond to ensure that all your needs are met. He is also an excellent source for service animals and therapy dogs. He is honest about whether or not your dog is capable of performing in the required tasks for service work. We are grateful for our service dog Mango

2026-07-29T16:18:33.604Z

If you want to have regular updates on your animals this is not the place for you to use as communication with paying customers does not seem to be a priority after your money has been sent. Additionally, I understand there is a disclaimer that aggressiveness can not be guaranteed. However, we received a lot of empty promises that it could be done and it has not improved at all. We spent thousands of dollars for our dog to only be ecollar trained. He did not receive basic command training as we were also told he would like simple no jumping and such because he instantly the day we picked him up jumped on us. Our husky was returned to us 8 lbs less than what she weight prior to arrival.If you have an aggressive dog I’d consider not wasting your money as this was not the answer for us after we received a lot of promises it would be done. Communication from initial call to drop off was amazing. Week 1 we received 2 phone calls 1 about our dog vomiting an item we are 99% sure he did not get while in our home as we had nothing like that, second due to him passing a cat toy he must have snagged requesting we take him for vet evaluation. First call we received very little update on how training was going just told “well”. We were told during drop off that we would receive update pictures/video/texts every other day. I reached out once asking how our 2 dogs were doing prior to the first call with no response. 6/10 asked for an update after our dog was taken to the vet by us. 6/13 still no response sent a repeat request for an update. 6/16 sent a long message stating the lack of updates after being told was disheartening and we were worried. Received a call that evening, returned call on 6/17 was told there was a family emergency and that was no excuse and we’d get update pictures that day or the next. Update pictures were not received until 6/21 told we’d be getting videos too. No videos were ever received. 6/25 asked when we would be able to pick up our dogs as we were quoted 4-6 weeks. Received a date of 7/3. Asked for additional updates and videos that day. Never received. 7/2 asked what time for the pick up of dogs no response received. Told last minute to move it. Pick up our dogs and spent several hours there. Told to reach out for any issues and when our dogs almost got into a fight 5 minutes after being home, we did not get a solution a few days later asked if we would be home and said he would call no call ever received. Reached out when our dogs got into a fight a week later and was ignored. It took 3 weeks after picking our dogs up for a response if our dogs harness was left there accidentally.Therefore, it felt like once our money was received that we were not important. We received excuse after excuse on why updates were not provided or simply were ignored. One of our dogs returned underweight. Most importantly the training did not work and we were told to reach out anytime and have been ignored every time we’ve attempted.Unfortunately would not recommend this trainer.

2026-07-29T16:17:38.000Z

If you want to have regular updates on your animals this is not the place for you to use. As communication with paying customers does not seem to be a priority after your money has been sent. Additionally, I understand there is a disclaimer that aggressiveness cannot be guaranteed in the contract. However, we received a lot of empty promises that it could and would be done and it has not improved at all. We spent thousands of dollars for our dog to only be ecollar trained. He did not receive basic command training as we were also told he would like simple no jumping and such because he instantly the day we picked him up jumped on us and has continued to do so. Our husky was returned to us 8 lbs less than what she weight prior to arrival. Therefore, it felt like once our money was received that we were not important. We received excuse after excuse on why updates were not provided or simply were ignored. One of our dogs returned underweight. Most importantly the training did not work and we were told to reach out anytime and have been ignored every time we’ve attempted.

2026-07-24T12:43:51.672Z

After posting this review, the owner Brandon called me and stated that he had involved legal counsel and this review was defamation 🙄I have known Brandon for over a year now, initially meeting him because I won a raffle for a free board & train. From the beginning the communication was very poor.Him being late was regular. I was often waiting 30+ minutes. I didn’t say anything, as I appreciated everything he was doing & at the end of the day he was a good dog trainer and everyone has their strengths. It seems his is working with dogs, not people. On multiple other occasions I was left with no communication of cancellation or changed plans until days following. Just ghosted.Most recently he was boarding my dog for service dog training. From the beginning I made Brandon aware that I already heavily relied on my dog for support & being separated from him was going to be very difficult for me. I wanted to make sure I was going to receive regular updates & photos, since I had not in the past. He promised he would this time around. He offered to let me see my dog on my day off each week, I asked if that would interfere with his training. He said no, that he trusted me & it would be Ok. I said I’d keep up with his training as I did want to learn how to handle my dog better.During his stay, I received two pictures. Both I had to repeatedly ask for. It was & has always been extremely hard to get ahold of Brandon. The first photo I received was what seemed to be a joke “ransom” photo. It was upsetting. I immediately asked to pick my dog up. It was not funny in that moment, & the context of the situation should have been considered. I was told he was editing a video, which I asked for and didn’t receive.recently I was to pick my dog up at 130. I have never been late, except for that day which I messaged at 1:32 to let him know I was sorry & on my way. I arrived around 1:36 & nobody was there. He was talking to someone else across the street. I sat there waiting for 30min till he left, & someone else showed up to give me my dog, claiming he had an emergency.he picked the time for us to meet up. 4pm. I showed up & asked if he was there. He said he was on his way at 403. I waited. Called at 430, no answer. Texted he was “here” at 433. I asked where & called him twice & got no answer. I got a text saying where he was in the store 20 minutes after he said he was there, and I was standing where he said he was. He was not there. He then called me & said he’d be there in 5 min. He showed up past 5pm. there was another person who was surprised to see me and said they didn’t realize we were doing a group session. I did not know this person nor did I know it was going to be a group session. Brandon is aware of the reason I need a service dog, & knows I am very uncomfortable around people I don’t know & cannot learn that way. He did not communicate someone would be there. Brandon approached & I was uncomfortable, anxious & frustrated. He did not apologize for the over an hour wait or acknowledge it. He started correcting me for not correcting my dog, but I was just frozen. This is not a situation I am comfortable in, he knew that. I expressed frustration about the hour wait & said that I understand things happen but communication is needed and we could’ve rescheduled if he had a priority to focus on. He did not acknowledge my concerns, & ended the session. The entire situation felt unprofessional. I messaged that night, & will attach the text. I was shocked at the response. Refusing a refund. It felt as though he was trying to blame me instead and flip the script. No responsibility was taken. I never asked for a discount and always paid even when he told me not to.While Brandon is maybe a skilled trainer, being a good trainer does not necessarily equate to being a good business owner. Based on my experience, I would not recommend this training.

2026-07-16T13:55:55.705Z

Brandon is an absolute amazing human being and I am so happy we were able to get Kali my Cane Corso in for the Anywhere Training. Ended up Bill did the lions share of training and I could tell he truly cared about Kali, this was super important to me, he kept me updated as I struggled with her being gone 3 weeks what a blessing he was. I highly recommend Riverbend Canine to anyone that needs that special training Kali is doing great and continues to learn every day, Thank You Bill for getting Kali ready for her life adventures with me. She is doing Incredible!!!!