Aloha Positive Dog Training

“I worked with many ineffective trainers before discovering Kim. With her expertise and skills, she helped us train our Goldendoodle puppy. Because of her wealth of knowledge, positive approach, kind manner and incredible patience our Goldendoodle is now a well mannered and responsive dog. Anyone would be lucky to work with Kim.”

“The best thing about training with Kim is how resourceful and creative she is in her approach to dog training. With my reactive/fearful dog, Kim always came up with great new ideas for us to try whenever we started to feel stuck. For my "mostly well-mannered but occasionally rowdy" dog, Kim kept our lessons fun and engaging. She truly strives to understand each dog's individual needs and keep training sessions enjoyable and stress-free, for both dog and human. I can't recommend her highly enough!”

“Kim is an outstanding trainer. At the time we started with Kim, I had a 6 month old Labradoodle puppy, Wrigley, that my children gave me as a Christmas gift. I hadn’t had a puppy in 20 years and was not sure where to begin. Luckily I found Kim. Kim not only gave me confidence to train an active puppy she also has the skills and training that she shares that makes training a success. Kim is pleasant, she is fun and she is patient with the learning process and she knows and understands dog behaviors. Wrigley is now 2 years old and she did pass her Canine Good Citizen test with the guidance and direction of Kim. I am very thankful for Kim’s knowledge and guidance with the training process.”

“Working with Kim was one of the best decisions we made as dog lovers. She is extremely knowledgeable, she is a creative problem solver and she is just a good person at heart. She helped our very fearful border collie rescue blossom into a more trusting, confident, happy family dog. I can not say enough good things about her kind and encouraging nature, but more importantly she is one of our dog’s favorite people -- which says it all.”

“Kim was spectacular with my nervous dogs! Over the last 8 years, I adopted two rescue dogs that had fairly profound anxiety and behavior issues. Kim's skill and demeanor was soothing and encouraging for these scared dogs, allowing them to feel relaxed with her in ways they were not with other people. With her guidance, they both responded quickly, easily, and willingly to the work. Most importantly, she taught me the skills to be able to partner with my pups to encourage their confidence, comfort, and eagerness as they interacted in the world. I cannot recommend her highly enough - you and your dogs are in good hands!”

“Kim is a fantastic dog and human trainer! About 9 years ago she helped us train our Australian Shepherd and again recently (2019) with our Border Collie Mix- Mack. Kim is kind, fun, and clearly loves working with dogs and their people. She played a big part in shaping the special bonds we have with our furry family members and I would recommend her in a heartbeat!”

“Kim changed our family’s lives forever! I was at the end of my rope with our naughty puppy, Alta. I knew we needed help, so we signed up for training. Kim patiently taught us how to positively reinforce the good behaviors we wanted to see out of our dog. Kim was kind, easy going, patient and most importantly fun! Alta is now a loving and well behaved member of our family!”

“Kim has a remarkable understanding of dog behavior and is great to work with. She genuinely wants the dogs she works with to be successful. With her coaching, we have a well adjusted dog that is eager to learn and enjoys training.”

“Kim does an awesome job and is clearly very knowledgeable about dog training. She goes above and beyond in answering your questions, sharing techniques and overall creating a positive training environment. We enjoyed attending classes with our dogs and we saw noticeable growth in their training and behavior.”