K9 to 5 Dog Services

Sydney Pettey

2023-12

I cannot recommend Jacqui and staff at K9 to 5 enough! I got good vibes as soon as she replied to my inquiry about the Board and train program. I sent my 1 year old American Bully named Ellie because she had some behavioral issues that I needed help addressing, like jumping and leash pulling. I selected the 2 week/tier 3 Board and Train program. She helped me make sure Ellie had all the required shots and got Ellie in for the trial day within a few weeks of reaching out to her. The trial day helped ease my nerves as Ellie hasn’t been in a daycare setting before. Ellie did great and her first day of the program was a week after.During Ellie’s time there, Jacqui sent me videos of her progress and how to continue training at home. Ellie is allergic to a lot of ingredients in normal dog treats. Jacqui was very good at ensuring to only use treats I provided in addition to cheese, vegan hot dogs, and veggies. There are cameras there that I was able to access so I could check on Ellie.When Ellie came home she was a completely different dog behaviorally. It was very apparent that the behaviors I brought Ellie in for were worked on. Jacqui spent about an hour with me going over what she learned and how to keep training going at home.It was a great experience for both Ellie and me. I would recommend K9 to 5 to any dog parent!

Corey

2024-01

Peace of mind!I always go to Google Reviews for a business I’m unsure of and try to sort through which reviews seem genuine. Look no further, I’m a paranoid pet dad who was very nervous about giving my animal to a board service/trainer. The risk was worth the reward.I did a lot of research for my dog before I had a trip and I was very unsettled about leaving him with someone I didn’t know. He’s a rescue from another country and had very inhumane living conditions before I got him (let’s just say he was on a menu somewhere). Plus he’s only 20 lbs and pretty defensive at times. I was worried he would have a bad experience with a dog and get hurt or wouldn't be properly supervised around other animals.K9 to 5 seemed to have good reviews. A few outliers like any company, but if you look at their history Jacqui has gone out of her way to make her company the best that it can be from the motivation of actually caring. I locked in a reservation after having the best feeling about her.Dropping him off for a “meet and greet day” before committing to my reservation was a little nerve wracking. Honestly I had a little of a hard time finding the place so do your research on Google maps before you go (yes, its behind the June Cork Pub, just stay left upon entering and it will take you down to the entrance). Upon entering, I noticed the place was definitely a dog heaven. It has all fancy training equipment and had an enthusiastic staff ready to meet him. Sure, the place definitely had a dog smell to it lol but… it’s a dog place. That’s what they do. Seemed very clean despite this. I left my little dude there for about 8 hours and when I picked him up he was happy as a clam.When the time to go for my actual trip, Jacqui accommodated my weird drop off hours needed and took him personally. I was given information on how to log onto cameras to watch him while I was gone. Then as time passed, I started getting videos of what he was being trained on and he looked so happy!When I finally picked him up, he was happy to see me but almost seemed like he was sad to leave. He was definitely properly socialized and had made a few friends. It was pretty warming.In the end I ended up with a lot of videos (see attached snippet) on what my dog had learned from training which left me at a great place to continue building good habits with him. Jacqui had a lot of great tricks and tips and even provided solid documents to continue this journey with my dog. It’s going to be my go to place if I ever go out of town and want peace of mind. I think you will have the same experience as me if you go with this company. Thanks K9 to 5!

Makenna Lenzo

2022-05

I completed puppy & intermediate classes here and the classes were amazing! We were able to learn a lot! Riggs is a small dog and it was tricky for me to figure out how to approach him! Especially since at the time of puppy classes I think he was barely 9 inches tall and weight about 6 pounds 😂 so everything was a bit harder since he was just so small! Jacqui had SO MANY tips and tricks and by the end of the class he was a total rockstar. We went back for intermediate and we had a blast then as well! Riggs is a weird balance between stubborn and sensitive and Jacqui helped me find just the right communication style for us to understand each other’s needs. I really recommend her to anyone! But especially someone whose a first time “dog owner” like myself! I’ve had family dogs in the past but Riggs is my first dog that’s 100% mine and I was a bit lost on where to start I’m glad I had those classes to help us get off on the right foods together!

Janet Verisotosky

2021-05

This is such an amazing place for your doggies. My little 3lb. Yorkie loves it! She just completed Puppy Training with the very talented Jacqui. She is enthusiastic and her Doggies help us to train our dogs. It's high energy and lots of Fun. We are already in the next group of training as I want my puppy to have a full healthy life.

Emily Baker

2023-05

We came here when we adopted a 3 year old pitbull for some obedience training and to help us bond. The instructor, Jacqui, is so incredible and helped us learn so much about our new girl. She even taught us some pitbull specific traits and how to work with them. After graduating her class, anytime we have a question we know we can email Jacqui with any questions and she is happy to answer because she cares about our little lady getting the right life. We are absolutely going to sign up for intermediate class and maybe even scent training. I highly recommend this place if you need to train your dog.

April Pratt

2023-08

Jacqui is the best in the business! She loves what she does..loves the dogs and understands their minds....she has trained me in how to help my dogs....Jacqui IS the best! The Seacoast of NH and beyond are extremely fortunate to have such a caring K9to5 in Dover!

Jillian Stackhouse

2023-05

I'm not a first time dog owner, but my family recently adopted a very skittish puppy. I knew that we'd need to bring on someone very skilled to help us train her. Jacqui came to me highly recommended. We enrolled our puppy in Jacqui's Puppy Basics class and our dog thrived in her program (and passed!). I cannot wait to continue our trainings with K9 to 5 soon!

Jim Latter

2023-06

Week 2 in the books, it's been a great experience so far!! Bailey is exhausted after each class!

Angel Brady

2023-05

I loved Jacqui when we had puppy classes but as soon as we went to use the free 1-on-1 class that came with our puppy class, she never returned our texts or emails. She only responded to our requests for day school and boarding where we were paying her. She claims she is a behavioral specialist but when our puppy became reactive and started biting, she kicked him out of all classes, trainings, and boarding (3 weeks before a trip so we had to scramble to figure something out) and never set up that 1-on-1. It's been over 6 months without a response. When we sent him to day school, I went to pick him up and he was in a diaper! He was only 8 months old at the time and was learning to give a signal to go outside which he was doing great with at home, there was no reason to be in a diaper if they listened to his cues. She also requires you to buy a 30 foot leash for class to only use it for 10 minutes, a waste of $30. We ended up going to a trainer that was far away and our puppy is doing AMAZING now! Please do not use K9 to 5 if you have a reactive dog!

Molly Lee

2022-05

We loved our experience with Jacqui! She has great energy and knows how to get through to both dogs and humans :) we did her puppy class and it was a tremendous foundation for our pup! Highly, highly recommend!

Tasha Humphreys

2018-05

Jacqui is an exceptionally skilled dog trainer! We completed puppy training with our TWO lab pups at the SAME time. Needless to say we had our hands full but with Jacqui's training she helped guide us and continues to guide us making it a fun and rewarding experience for our family and our pups. I would definitely recommend her and all her K9 to 5 services to anyone for your fur babies needs, you won't be disappointed!

Brittany Saucier

2018-05

Jacqui and her staff are just wonderful! We took our puppy there for training and it was a great class for him. Jacqui knows her stuff and can help any dog with any problem! She is friendly and very customer service focused. Her place in Dover has huge sectioned off areas for doggie daycare and is very reasonably priced! My dog is definitely going to go back there again!!

Kate Kwiatkowski

2019-05

Having moved to the Seacoast area last year, we are so grateful we found K9 to 5 and met Jacqui. She is, simply put, amazing. We adopted a puppy, Huck, a few months ago and it was our first time having adopted a younger dog. Having Jacqui train Huck was immediately beneficial for us and, more importantly, for Huck. She's a fantastic trainer who focuses on positive reinforcement, and she helped us quickly learn some of the fundamentals for training a younger dog. We also take Huck to K9 to 5 for daycare, and he loves it! He whines the entire drive to the daycare because he's so anxious to get there, and I can barely keep up with him on the leash as he darts to the daycare door once we park. And he always comes home a happy and tired pup. And finally, we've also boarded Huck with K9 to 5 a few times and it's always been fantastic. Jacqui and her team are professional, enthusiastic, and just really, really nice. It's been a wonderful experience.

Dan Miller

2020-05

Jacqui is AMAZING! We are 15+ year dog owners and recently brought home a new one year old rescue (Remi!) and took her class for basic obedience. It was eye opening what she shed light on for us. What she said regarding the human and dog behavior interaction showed us how confusing we can be to a dog trying to learn to do what we ask. I would recommend her to anyone, for any dog, and can't wait to take another class with her!

Cosmic GlitterBallz

2022-05

K9 to 5 - Jacqui and her crew are all amazing. We got our new puppy Gizmo and wanted to start training. We were informed about K9 to 5 and immediately contacted. They were very quick and responsive. We started classes within a month (I think). The first group of classes is really teaching you how to learn and somewhat training the dogs with fun. The 2nd class was amazing. We dove right into teach the dogs because we had already learned how to train. The classes were amazing and well planned out. They took all the precautions with Covid-19 as well and it was and amazing and safe experience. Our time didn't end there. We were very luck to adopt Nola through them and OMG she is amazing. They taught her very well. She is a spaz sometimes but that just makes her that much better. They were also very flexible with getting my parents dog in the training with us as well. We have purchased 6 months of puppy day care twice now and it is AMAZING. Our dogs freak out each time we drive anywhere near the facility. They are always excited to see this crew and always exhausted when coming home.If you are looking for a great team, comfortable environment, amazing training for yourself and your family member (dog) this is the place to go.Keep up the great work. Thanks K9 to 5 crew.-Rezack Family-

Elizabeth Marcoux Bodoh

2022-05

Jacqui was wonderful to work with! Our 15 pound shih tzu Yorkie mix had learned a lot of bad habits because we had not properly trained him. He was resource guarding and impossible to take on walks. Jacqui started from the basics and spent the time educating us and getting to know Mikey. She helped us figure out ways to work with him and our lifestyle-we have a 10 month old with lots of tiny toys. She was so responsive, had terrific weekend availability and was always on time. We loved spending time with her! Thanks Jacqui!

Elizabeth R T Frazier

2018-05

I can't even begin to say how much I LOVE K9 to 5. My puppy is completely tuckered out when he gets home. When he has a grooming appointment, they walk him over to Downtown Dog Grooming (who we also love!). We also did puppy training class with Jacqui, and he has become such a little prince. Having him at daycare twice a week is 75% of the battle of raising a puppy well - he is socialized with other dogs for the 9+ hours he's there, and he gets all of the exercise a young dog needs! And even better, the cost of training and daycare is super competitive with other services in the area. With the quality of her services, she could charge double! Wouldn't let my dogs go anywhere else.

Erin Mogauro

2018-05

We have been working on training our dog with Jacqui and she is simply the best! After only two session our dog has already began to show progress. Jacqui is extremely knowledgeable not only on training, but also with the health of dogs due to her experience of being a vet tech. When our dog was having some health problems Jacqui was able to make recommendations that worked and allowed us to provide our dog with better care.We recently needed our dog boarded for a night, so I called jacqui since she is one of the only people I feel comfortable with watching my dog (I'm extremely overprotective). As worried as I was leaving my dog they made me feel very comfortable and kept in contact with me and were sending me pictures to ease my mind. I will definitely use jacqui again for boarding, she takes the dog in as if it's one of her own, so you can enjoy being away and not worry!WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

Patricia Gaudet

2020-05

We brought our 2 year old rescue to K9 to 5 for some basic obedience lessons. Jaquie focused on positive reinforcement and my husband and I learned allot about how to help set up our pup for success! All training takes consistency, practice, and patience- you as the animal owner only get out what you put into it. We were very happy and excited to come back for intermediate training and are bringing along our other dog to learn some more too!

Jami Harmon

2018-05

I didn't worry once after leaving our pup for daycare! Early open and the late pickup option are a huge plus for those with weird schedules. There's a huge indoor space for them to run and play and an outdoor space that is away from the downtown foot traffic (so your dog won't freak out at every person that goes awww). No boarding kennels here! And they even have beds for the sleepy ones like mine. Jacqui also has a ton of background in training and can help you and your dog with anything from the basics to advanced training!

Scott Preve

2018-05

Jacqui was great helping us train our dogs. Everything from basic commands to teaching my yellow lab Jake to fetch the morning paper after he did his business. He is not a fan of the Sunday paper.

Kylen Wiggin

2020-05

K9to5 has been taking amazing care of our dog, Tal, about once a week for over a year now. We send him for socialization and play time with other dogs. The trainers are friendly and clearly demonstrate how much they care about the dogs. Daycare day is Tal's favorite day of the week!

April Rhine

2019-05

Just brought our dog May there for a meet and great. May is a rescue dog and hasn't had alot of interaction with other dogs. They did amazing with her. We are looking forward to what they can do for our May.

Dave Houck

2019-05

Friendly, knowledgeable staff. Space that they have is awesome for the little friends they play with. They have reasonable prices and I will definitely get signed up for the wait list. While I am waiting to be a regular, I plan to supplement my dogs time there.

sarah ferguson

2018-05

The owner Jacqui is amazing!! She takes the time needed to help each dog. She loves animals!

Scott Carson

2018-05

Care and compassion is what Jacqui is all about. She truly cares about the work she does and treats all her dogs with the best attention possible!!

Steffanie Behans

2018-05

Best doggie daycare around! Jacqui really knows what she's doing and pays attention to details. I couldn't recommend her enough!

Regina Locke

2018-05

Jackie is extremely good training dogs, the place has 3 separate area's for the dogs to play in. 1 for big dogs,1 for medium, and another for the small dogs. Also a big area for training them.

Laurie Huber

2018-05

Training a newf is like digging to China with a teaspoon but Jacqui did it! She was always there, even after the classes, when I had "just one more question". Highly recommended

Debbie Wood

2019-05

Ellie loves Jacquie and her group. She gets very excited when I tell her she is going to see Jacqui.