First Gen Dog Training

Devon is a top tier dog trainer. My European Doberman has always had severe separation anxiety issues, making it difficult to board her or leave her with trusted sitters. Devon was able train her and get these issues under control, while instilling obedience in her that has made her far more manageable and well behaved at home. When I travel, he is the only person I 100 percent trust to board her with. I know that she is loved and cared for while I am away. I strongly recommend him to anyone who needs basic to advance training for their pets or to anyone looking to board their dog while they travel. He is genuinely invested in all the dogs he works with and provides the utmost care for them. Read more >

I cannot recommend First Gen Dog Training enough. Our black lab puppy was driving us absolutely crazy. After an extended in-house training period with another trainer, our dog still caused havoc in our house to the point where we could not take our eyes off him for 30 seconds. He chewed our leather couch, destroyed household furnishings, and ate absolutely everything in sight. He was exhausting and we considered rehoming him. In an last ditch effort, we hired Devan who corrected his behavior in a positive way and trained us how to continue training him properly at home. Our dog now walks on a leash, stays on his place when told, and doesn't counter surf. Devan scheduled numerous follow-up visits to ensure the training 'stuck', and every time our dog sees him - his tail wags with excitement. I feel comfortable knowing our dog was trained respectfully by a professional. Hire him and... Read more >

Devon & team have been absolutely incredible in working with with my now 1 year old GSD and myself. After a devastating experience with another trainer, Devon helped Metchie start to become a happy, well behaved dog with his 2 week board & train. I didn’t know if I would trust my dog with anyone else again but he makes it easy. Metchie still has a long way to go but I know Devon will get him there in no time. He has been extremely accommodating and just overall exceptional. Metchie LOVES going to Devon’s!! I see such a huge difference every time I pick him up from day care. Don’t take your dog to anyone else! Read more >

Devon trained our (at the time) 4 month old mini golden doodle, Bucky. We put him in the 2 week program and was incredibly impressed at the change in our puppy! Prior to placing him in the program, we had met with Devon and realized he is more than qualified to train our baby. He is an expert in dogs and understands the psychology of canines, which helps him better train and tailor the training program to fit each dog’s needs. He discussed with us his methods for training and explained thoroughly the reasons why these methods work. In the end, we felt comfortable to trust him with our furbaby. And as a result, we got a more confident and obedient puppy. He also made sure we understood how to reinforce the training he received and encouraged us to reach out if we had any questions or needed a little refresher course- which we did several times!😆

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Most experienced and knowledgable dog trainer I have ever spoken with I'd recommend anyone with a k-9 to use this service. Read more >

He is great with the dogs and their families, he knows his stuff. I would recommend him to anyonr who wishes to train their fur babies. Read more >

Our dogs Mattie and Mollie are doing great since we started training with First Gen. Dog Training. We still have a long way to go but with Deven and Melissa’s help I believe we will have well behaved dogs in no time. Read more >

Devan had our puppy Koda and he’s a stubborn little terror. We did the 2 week training and quickly realized he needed longer. But he came home the 2nd time a CHANGED pup! Devan definitely worked magic on him, we were unfortunately planning to rehome him bc he was just so bad. Devan worked miracles with him and we are able to keep him! He is the best of the best! Our family and pups appreciate him and his crew! Read more >

Devan has been the best for us and our dog Sadie! We chose to have our 11 month mini bernedoodle do the board and train. When we picked up Sadie she was a completely changed dog. Devan worked so hard teaching her the commands and obedience. One of the best things about Devan is he also showed us as a family the 4 steps of his training and how to be effective in the training at home. Even after training he is there to answer our questions and help continue encouraging Sadie throughout the process. We highly recommend Devan and are so thankful we found him! Read more >