Cincinnati Dog Training

Joe who trained our Rocky did exactly what he said he could do from the start! I was skeptical at first having to deal with Rocky for about 1 year, You see Rocky is extremely smart, but very independent and headstrong. He would do what he wanted, when he wanted and how he wanted period. and he was so hyper we couldn't trust him around the grandkids in fear he would either run into or runover one and hurt them, unintentionally of course. Rocky was so out of control you couldn't even walk him even on a choker collar. And if we would turn him loose he would run off and we had a hard time finding him. Now that was Rocky before Stronghold-k9. My wife and I met with them and discussed our issues we had with Rocky and what we was expecting from them after his training. After our conversation with Joe we decided to go for the 30 day training program. To give Rocky the best chance to succeed and have a good life. After the training he has a completely different attitude. Here are a few thing he will do for both my wife and I . First of all we can walk him comfortably without worries that he will pull off our arm or run of into the next county. We have even walked him without a leash and he stays by our side when we stop walking Rocky now will instantly sit-down beside us and when we start walking he will instantly heal walking right beside either of us. he will lay down when he is told to and will stay when told to. he just listens and he will do what we tell him now. So with the improvements Rocky now has a life that he and we can all enjoy. He is house broke as well. A nice bonus to the training program we selected. And he is controllable when the grand kids come and visit he even stays on his bed in the living room until he is released to get off of it, This has to be the most drastic, POSITIVE change I have ever witnesses in any dog in my 60 years of life , There isn't a word or phrase we can say to give Stronghold-k9 the credit that they deserve for their accomplishing what we thought was the impossible. So to you Mr. Joe, We will forever be grateful for your expertise and your help bringing our new family together in perfect harmony. Without your help I can honestly say it could and would not have happened, WORTH EVERY PENNY. I will and do recommend Stronghold to anyone who is serious to having there dog trained the right way. Jim and Kolette

Joe did amazing with my 2-year old German Shepherd. It wasn’t easy to leave her for a month but it was well worth it! She is so well behaved and I am very impressed with the work Joe did! The follow up lessons are very important to attend and are very helpful! I can’t thank Joe enough for what he did & I would recommend him to anyone thinking about taking their dog to him for training!

Love that Joe has an appreciation for all breeds and respects dogs in a way I wish more people would.

We went to Joe at Stronghold K9 on a tip from a friend. Paisley was an 8 month old wild child, husky mix. It was so hard to leave her for a month but well worth it. The after training classes are a must to train the owners. I worked with Paisley every week so both of us were ready for class the next week. The dog has to listen to you for the program to work. It's been 4 weeks later and I took Paisley on her first field trip. She was an angel. I could never have done this without the training she received. Joe is awesome with dogs and I highly recommend his training and expertise.

I brought my mal pup to Joe..when I dropped him off he barely had the confidence to walk into the next room without his big brother or sister with him…fast forward 2 short weeks and this little guy is eager to please his mama! He heels, sits when stopped, stays, places, down stays and more! He’s as confident as my 6 year old and that was only 2 weeks!!! Plus Joe trains you as well with instructions for when you leave to continue training your dogs! He answered every text and even sent me more instructions before I ever arrived and after we left! WOW! Customer service is beyond 5 stars! There was a reason we traveled 10.5 hours to take our Malinois to Joe! He exceeded all expectations we had! Thank you Joe! We will drive another 10.5 hours to drop him off again for another 2 weeks session in the future! Beyond amazed!

Took our 7 month old Labrador Retriever named Ammo to Joe when we were at our wits end and ready to give up. This dog is the Alpha Male and controlled our lives for 5 1/2 months. After 3 weeks we went to visit with Joe and Ammo and we didn’t think it was the same dog. We couldn’t believe the way Ammo listened to every command (and still does). AMAZING!!! To say the least! We brought him home a week later and still couldn’t believe it was the same dog we dropped off a month earlier. Joe you are the BEST! We don’t know how you do it, but we now have the dog we wanted and can’t THANK YOU enough. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!🐾Wayne & Nancy Lipps💙

Joe and Crystal are amazing. We got Lucy 7 years ago. I highly recommend Stronghold K9.