We heard about OverWatch from a friend who had a great experience with them, and, boy, did they live up to the expectation! Toaster’s trainer, Jessica, did an excellent job on all aspects that mattered to us most and kept us up to date the whole time with cute videos. It’s phenomenal how much Toaster learned in 2 weeks! She taught us so much about our pup, behavior to expect from her breed, and techniques to keep up her training. She was very patient while practicing with us and her love for our dog was clear during every step of the way. We know that Jessica will check in soon and that we can ask questions at any time. Toaster was sad to watch her leave!

 I could not have asked for a better experience and result!!! Maegan was amazing and it was obvious that she not only had a ton of knowledge and experience, but she truly cared for our puppy and trained her in a loving supportive way. We got Oakley to join my dental practice as a therapy dog for our patients that are anxious. Oakley has a ton of energy and to be honest, I wasn't sure how well she would do with training due to her immaturity and her goofy fun-loving spirit. The progress she made was nothing short of miraculous. She has mastered everything we wanted her to learn and is an All Star at our office. She has retained her training and is also receptive to our ongoing training at home. I cannot recommend OverWatch K9 Academy enough, they have truly exceeded any expectations I had by a mile. Very very happy customer here!!

Amanda with OverWatch K9 Academy is amazing! She has such a gift for training. Her love, ability and patience with our puppy has transformed our mini goldendoodle into the perfect family companion. Our 7 month old responds to off leash commands with ease and it would not have been without Amanda’s hard work and dedication. Don't hesitate and reach out. Total game changer!

Our son has an 11 month old Aussie puppy named Asher. He was out of control with energy, herded anyone that wasn't me or my wife, nibbled on hands and thought our sectional was his personal Daytona 500 track. We had to put him in his kennel whenever we had company and of course all he would do is bark. Even though he was the sweetest puppy ever something had to change. In comes Overwatch K9 Academy and specifically Meagan.

From the first time I spoke to the owner, Joey, I felt at ease with the entire process. Then came the visit at our home to meet Asher with Joey, his wife Paige and Asher's soon to be new friend Meagan. They spent an hour or so with us talking and seeing who and what this Asher guy was all about. After that Asher was off to spend two weeks with Meagan.

Meagan sent us daily updates via group text the entire time Asher was gone. She also sent video messages of what they were working on almost daily. Looking back, the two weeks were long and we missed Asher but would NOT do it differently if making this choice over again. The day Asher came home Meagan pulled into the driveway, got out and gave us the run through briefly while Asher was in the car. What really stood out to us was she went to my 17 year old first and addressed him as the lead the entire time. She knew that this was his dog and he paid for the training and that made him feel important. After the run down Asher got out of the car and Meagan proceeded to work one on one with our son and the rest of us, including our youngest son, going over commands, hand signals, walking, etc. She spent about two hours with us and then scheduled a return to check in for about a month later.

As I sit here outside, out front and drinking coffee writing this review 3 weeks since Asher has been back home, my man is off leash laying down at my feet enjoying the fresh morning air and sounds. This would not have been possible without Meagan and Overwatch. Asher still has all the energy of an 11 month old Aussie puppy but it is now harnessed into wanting to please us. He loves to play ball and go for walks still of course, but now he gets so excited because everything is off leash and he feels the freedom to be him and then please his owners. I simply would not recommend any other group to train my dog. In fact they have made me rethink getting another dog after Asher and my son escape the coup in the future.

Overwatch K9 Academy and Meagan the “dog whisperer” get 10 out of 5 stars from the Keeton Family!!!!

My wife and I rescued a 1 year old Belgian Malinois we named Addie. I've done some training with her and she is super smart, loving and full of energy. I really struggled with teaching her door manners, pulling my wife down while on a leash and distractions in public ie walking / stores, ect... she is very social and loves to say Hi to everyone by jumping on them. This was important to us because my wife has some medical issues and I'm in the military. When I'm away at various training events or schools I need to trust that Addie can accompany my wife in public and that she can manage her on a leash and mind her manners.

We read reviews online and coupled with the lifetime training warranty, decided on Overwatch K9 academy. I reached out and one of the owners Joey called me within 24 hours. He answered my questions about himself, his experience and his company, he asked questions about what we were looking for and our expectations. I decided to arrange a no obligation meet and greet with our assigned trainer. After meeting Jessica we were sold, we loved how Addie reacted to her, the way she answered all our questions and learned an added bonus that the dogs they train live at the trainer's home.

On the pickup day Jessica showed up on time and answered a number of other questions we had and made sure we were completely comfortable before she left. The two weeks were hard missing our baby but we received nightly YouTube videos showing the culminating training activities for the day. One day we even got a picture mixed in with her getting some end of day snuggles on the couch. Jessica was very responsive with text message details, and would even chat for a little bit.

The day we got Addie back she spent some time with us prior to bringing Addie in, gave us an overview of how she did, what she learned about Addie's personality, motivators, behavior and taught us about training aides, continued reinforcement and what to expect. She spent probably 3 more hours with us working with Addie and training us to be better dog parents. It's now the third night we've had her back and we gave her the ultimate test by taking her on a weekend 2 night road trip. I can say that her personality hasn't changed, she is still just as sweet and loving as before. There is a 100% improvement in her behavior though. She is no longer pulling the leash, walking through a busy hotel did not phase her. No jumping on people, not even kids (kids are her crack, she loves to play with kids). We definitely need to continue to do our part and work on training reinforcement, but this program was definitely worth the investment.

Jessica is an awesome trainer and an awesome person, we have an open line to her anytime we need. I'm happy to answer any prospective client's questions about these guys.

Overwatch K-9 Academy. Well worth the price, though not cheap on the face of it.

I certainly rate the academy, and especially the trainer, Jessica, 5 stars for the overall value and efficacy of the training. Let me provide a summary of my experience.

In two weeks residential program Jessica not only had him perfectly trained, stopped his habit of jumping onto counters and tables to investigate smells and watch me in the kitchen, she also had him sitting, staying and walking comfortably beside me. The YouTube videos of his behavior before and after will show a transformed puppy. The key to the behavior modification was the careful and studied use of the eCollar and her understanding of dog anatomy and psychology. With long years of experience training dogs and horses, Jessica turned out to be the best choice and I feel lucky to have stumbled on her. Her training of me and explaining how to ensure reinforcement of the learning was invaluable. Her offer of continuing support and refresher training as needed, customization for the puppy and the owners needs, is a great component. For example, knowing that we were to return to South Dakota and living on the river, Jessica had several field trips to the lakes around and practiced with Duck decoys in water.

Jessica is a very positive individual, and can transform even tough and stubborn dogs into delightful, easy to live with pets. She kept me updated about the progress daily through videos, and her system of progression of tasks and diligent reinforcement works. I now take long walks with Saathi in even crowded places and while his attention may wander briefly - still an extremely curious and intelligent oversized puppy - he is easy enough to control and refocus. I recommend Jessica and the Overwatch K-9 Academy without any reservation.

One way of making the expense palatable is to think of it as an advance payment for a lifetime of canine companionship, love and freedom from worry or risk to the owner or others. I would happily engage Jessica and the Academy to train my dogs, and I’m confident to recommend them to anyone with a demanding, difficult puppy. Peace ☮️.

Words cannot describe! Maegan has changed our lives!!! Our Bentley is almost five years old, and though soooo loved, this year we were cursing him more than loving him.

For months, he had been barking both inside and outside, not coming when called, jumping on my old parents, begging and whining, no amount of love was ever enough, pulling on the leash, kicking up bark all over our yard, and even jumping on our TABLE to help himself to our toddler’s dinner!

Not anymore! Maegan transformed him in less than three weeks. We went on vacation and came home to obedient, loving, dog. I'm still in awe.

Maegan granted all our wishes! No more jumping, no barking, table manners, heeling when walking on leash, she even took him hiking and trained him to be off leash in the woods and took him to her family’s farm to acclimate him to farm animals (my father-in law has a few horses and before Bentley kept barking at them and almost got stomped!). Our neighbor’s dog has been a constant irritation to Bentley. Bentley would go ballistic, barking and tearing up the yard by the fence. But now, when Bo comes out barking, I just say, “Leave It” and Bentley turns and walks away. Unbelievable.

I cannot express how impressed I am with this company! The videos I got from Meagan of his training and progress were so professional. She checked in all the time, so I never had to worry about our baby. She took so much time with us to learn about our home life and train us when she returned Bentley back to us. The fact that the training is guaranteed for the life of the dog is AMAZING! I've already texted her with a question and she immediately responded.

Seriously, she has changed our life. The house is so much quieter and calmer and with five kids, we need all the peace we can get!

Don't think, just hire them! You won't regret it!

Overwatch K9 Academy is a fantastic choice for training your pup! It’s very clear this team loves dogs and has incredible knowledge/experience. We went with the Advanced 2 week boarding program for our 6 month, GSD Boxer mix and it was an amazing experience. We are very happy and impressed with how much our dog has learned and how much more confident she is. Our dog did not have a lot of negative behaviors but she did lack discipline with listening to commands, recall and focusing. Amanda was our trainer and was extremely helpful and informative with our concerns and questions; she even helped change our pups diet to better her health! She was also very flexible with the meet & greet, pick-up/drop-off times which was a good stress reliever for our busy retail management work schedules. Amanda also made it very clear that she will always be available and open for any questions/problems that may arise in the future no matter how far out-WOW! We got daily videos and pictures of our girl while she was away and watched along with all her progress the whole time. She took great care of her and took our concerns seriously. More over, she coached us on how to handle her behaviors and what they mean and what our actions mean to her which boost our communication with her. Overall great experience, loved the program, totally recommend for any dog owner!! Definitely worth the money. It will last for years/decades to come; save for many future head-aches of trying to manage a misbehaving pup! Thank you Overwatch k9 Academy and THANK YOU AMANDA!!!

Amanda is a wonderful trainer. If I could give her 10 stars I would. I was nervous to send our sweet (yet rambunctious puppy) off for what felt like such a long period of time but Amanda stayed in constant communication with us. It made me feel so much better that we could see her and take part in watching her growth. When Amanda brought our puppy home, she spent several hours training us on her commands and how to continue the work. I am so glad that our sweet goofy puppy did not lose an ounce of personality, but instead came home with an understanding of rules and manners. Seeing our puppy give our older dog space and having Amanda there to reassure us in the moment was so helpful to set us on a path towards happiness and success for both of our pups!

You could see by the way our puppy reacted to and interacted with Amanda that Amanda truly loved her while she was with her. It meant everything to me to see that adoration from our puppy towards Amanda and know that she had been so well taken care of and loved while away at training camp. I can’t say enough great things about Amanda or the Overwatch community. I know we made the right choice by choosing Overwatch and could not be more thankful that Amanda was our trainer.