We took our two 8 month old puppies to 1st place and just picked them up. Both went through the two week boot camp program, with one needing an extra week. Regarding the extra week, I discussed that with Vince at the one-week update for the two puppies. We both decided that the first pup would be fine without an extra week, but with some consistent reinforcement of the training from me. The second pup did need the extra work, and we can really tell the difference.
The bottom line for us was that we are really happy with the results and the entire experience. Even before taking our dogs there, I read the reviews here and elsewhere. I obviously focused on the negative reviews after the initial reading. At that point, I simply called them and addressed the information in the negative reviews point by point. Kathy and Vince were very happy to answer my questions, and did so in depth and (from what I saw afterward) in complete honesty. From that point, I also did a surprise visit to the si
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