“Rei has a wealth of knowledge. I can tell he’s passionate about helping owners understand their dogs, bond with their dogs, and communicate clearly with their dogs. I work in the vet field, I have another dog with separation anxiety whom I work with a veterinary behaviorist for, and I have competed in various sports with dogs over the years and I learned SO much from Rei. I’ve started looking at challenges from a different angle and am appreciating the uniqueness of each of my dogs. He’s helped me understand and enjoy my dogs more.” -Kate E & Cocker Spaniel Asher, reviewing their Teenage Transformations class with Reiichi Hanson
“Very positive and encouraging trainers! I’ve recommended the classes to many people. We learned so much to get our pup on the right track ! Rei and Andrew A+ :)” – Keri B & German Shorthaired Pointer Skye, reviewing their Puppy Prodigy Camp with Reiichi Hanson and Andrew Sticha
“Rei’s an incredible teacher! He’s engaging, concise, and always has thoughtful, helpful answers to questions. He was flexible with the curriculum, and I think he deserves an award for how well he managed the puppy play portion of the class. While week one was pretty chaotic (with timely and helpful interventions by Rei so all puppies felt comfy), the puppies got better and better each week, and by week six they were able to interact with one another with much better manners. I really appreciated the emphasis on making sure all of the puppies were set up for success so that they felt safe and empowered. Addie loved all of the dog-dog and dog-human socialization in class! Rei’s assistant Kaitlin was always ready to help out and was invaluable as an additional person during socialization and polite greeting portions of the class.” – Sara R. & Jack Russell/Whippet cross Addie, reviewing their AKC STAR Puppy class with Reiichi Hanson and Kaitlin Welch
“Good foundations.” -Michelle D & Whippet/Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross Whimsy, reviewing their AKC STAR Puppy class with Reiichi Hanson
“Sharing information about the sport, and the trainer was very patient with us and he had a positive attitude, and gave great advice.” -Sharon K & Australian Cattledog/Coonhound cross Patch, reviewing their Treibball Intensive with Reiichi Hanson
“Rei is very knowledgeable in this sport and was able to explain and break it down for me. I really had very little knowledge about Treibball before our session. They have an effortless way of gently coaching to fine tune things that I can do to set my dog up to get the right answers! We had so much fun doing this and I will likely be signing up for the six week class. I like teaching my dog new ways to think and move his body and he really enjoyed it. I was pleasantly surprised. It is always a win to find another fun thing to do with your dog!” -Denise L. & Jack Russell Terrier PIVOT!, reviewing their Treibball Intensive with Reiichi Hanson
“I’ve loved all of the trainers I’ve worked with-Rei, Heather, Andrew. I know that Betty will receive the best care and training from them!” -Karin P and Poodle Betty, reviewing their Enrichment Camp Athlete program with Reiichi Hanson and Heather Peterson. Betty also attended Puppy Camp with Reiichi Hanson and Andrew Sticha!
“A great introduction to the sport of Treibball, loved that we could try the skills test during the last class, excellent job breaking down the skills into workable chunks for home work! The email with resources was very helpful – When we were solid on a skill Rei made sure to introduce a new one to us during the class, individually giving us attention as needed – really helpful. Just fun to see this class offered!” – Heidi T and her Danish Swedish Farmdog Birdee, reviewing their Let’s Play Treibball class with Reiichi Hanson
“Excellent preparation and follow-up. We have learned so much from Rei. You can tell he loves dogs and his work. He does a fantastic job explaining, showing and then having us practice.” – Lisa N and her Golden Retriever Marvel, reviewing their Canine to Five program with Reiichi Hanson
“Lindsay and Reiichi cared for my pup and taught him things (then passed it along to me); I appreciate the knowledge with each stage of a puppy’s first year.” -Deb L. and her Shetland Sheepdog Billy, reviewing their Puppy Prodigy program
“Friendly, experienced, trustworthy!” – Lauren Carlson and her German Shorthaired Pointer, Burdock, reviewing her Puppy PhD program with Reiichi Hanson and Lindsay Kinney
“I appreciated the communication and the flexibility to request sessions that focused on the things I felt were more of a struggle for my puppy. It was helpful to get consistent, but personalized feedback and recommendations to address my puppy’s individual concerns.” – Matt Helgemoe and his Cavalier King Charles Mix, Iroh, reviewing their Puppy Prodigy program with Lindsay Kinney, Reiichi Hanson, and Andrew Sticha
“Rei is super calm and patient, good examples and technique demonstration” -Kelly T. and their golden retriever Ruby, reviewing their Leash Manners Solo Tutoring Session with Reiichi Hanson
“Rei was great. He understands dogs especially since I had a rescue herding dog, Sheltie, and he has an Aussie. He also recognized my needs as semi handicapped and made appropriate Modifications. Everything was great.” -Kathleen S. and their Sheltie Vegas, reviewing their Private Lesson with Reiichi Hanson
“This was hands down (paws down) the very best training experience we’ve had – this after 16 years of welcoming goldens into our family. [What could we do better?] Somehow spread the word even more – all owners should go through your training programs to get on the right path for healthy, rewarding, and loving relationships with their new family members. It’s always training for the owner 🙂 Our dog, Truly Scrumptious, loved the training and really responded to Reiichi, who is patient, smart, kind, and a terrific teacher.” Susan E. and their Golden Retriever Truly Scrumptious, reviewing their Private Lesson with Reiichi Hanson
“My dog is a rescue, and while I don’t know his story before he came to me, I think he experienced some trauma with people hurting him. I was nervous that a trainer would use fear-based tactics to get him to listen, but Rei was absolutely the opposite in every aspect. His voice, demeanor, pace, philosophy, everything was so good for my dog and I would love to come back when I am able to.” -Isak M. and their Poodle mix Oscar, reviewing their Private Lesson/Service Dog Candidate Evaluation with Reiichi Hanson
“Rei did a great job preparing the class to be successful for all the dogs present. I like that the dogs were kept apart and screens liberally used to prevent distraction during class. He also did a great job balancing new activity instruction (while dogs used puzzle toys). Rei does a good job providing respectful in the moment feedback. I am so happy Lily gets to spend her mornings of puppy camp with Rei!” -Melanie M. and their Golden Retriever Lily, reviewing their Beginning Obedience class and Puppy Camp program with Reiichi Hanson
“Rei has been above and beyond!” -Brendan T. and their Australian Shepherd Agnes, reviewing their Intermediate Obedience class with Reiichi Hanson
“Our dog was happy there and Rei did a great job” -Chris L. and their Great Dane Daisy, reviewing their Beginning Obedience class with Reiichi Hanson
“The class was pretty much as-expected and as-advertised. Comrade was practicing “LEAVE IT” then other day when he tried to bring a chunk of tree into the house. His teacher would have been proud… or shocked… whatevs! Heehee. Oh, we practice “LEAVE IT” and “GENTLE” when it comes to the cats, too. 🙂 – Heidi N. and their Pit Bull Comrade, reviewing their Beginning Obedience class with Reiichi Hanson
“Rei took the time to assess our concerns and available time to address them and provided a solid action plan to get Morel in the right direction. We immediately saw improvement in her greetings with strangers once we followed the protocols provided by Rei and continue to use them to this day.” Cassie B. with Poodle Morel (“Mo”), reviewing their private training lesson with Reiichi Hanson
“Reiichi was so friendly and patient with Loki and super helpful with meeting Loki where he was at in his training (which at times was all over the place!). He was also very supportive and reassuring of me and my abilities as an owner and was just a real pleasure to work with! I looked forward to his enthusiasm in class each week and seeing where Loki and I could improve. It was a great environment for learning and Ill gladly recommend anyone to take Reiichi’s class!” – Patty B with her Siberian Husky Loki, reviewing their Intermediate Obedience class
“Rei was amazing in his ability to communicate and spend 1:1 time with me and my pet” – Brendan T. with Australian Shepherd Agnes, reviewing their Beginning Obedience class
“Tailoring to specific dog needs and responding to emails on other problems. Reiichi was great in and out of class.” – Devin D. with German Shepherd cross Dakota, reviewing their Beginning Obedience class
“Both Lindsay and Rei were incredibly patient with Penny’s excitability. I never felt embarrassed by her reactiveness (she REALLY loves people). Rei really took the time to get to know Penny and her history and adjusted his teaching with her, allowing her to learn with him.
“Rei took the time to sit with me and get to know Penny after our first class together, and I felt like that was a turning point for our class experience. I watched Rei adjust the way he approached Penny after that and how he introduced new behaviors to her so we could get the most out of our classroom experience. He then took the time to meet Penny one-on-one and make sure she was comfortable with him. He mentioned he was a newer trainer, I’m hoping he’ll consider conducting more group classes. Penny and I would be excited to work with him again.” – Tiffany A. with Bedlington Terrier Penny, reviewing their Beginning Obedience class with Lindsay Kinney and Reiichi Hanson