We adopted a dog from a shelter in February 2025 and quickly realized he was demonstrating anxiety and fear. We originally hired a trainer to help us acclimate our pet, but discovered he was not the “trainer” he proclaimed to be. We did try a few of his methods, but we still did not feel our dog was adjusting. After some extensive research, we found Matt at K9 Learning Academy LLC. We reached out to him and made an appointment to meet him, and for him to meet our dog. After some discussion we all felt he would benefit from the Board and Train so Matt could have one on one with him. It was a difficult decision to make as our “fur baby” would be away from us for several weeks, but we wanted to help him any way we could. When he finally came home, it took a few days for him to adjust to our routine again, but he adjusted well. Matt made us aware his anxiety was from fear. Matt is very knowledgeable of behavior as well as nutrition and has an extensive “tool box” of staff as well as connections with other professionals he has reached out to. If he is not quite sure of a behavior, diet or medication he reaches out for advice. We had questions about several issues, and he always gets back to us with answers. We have also made some changes to his diet and it seems to be helping. Matt continues to train at home with us once a week and will continue to do so until our dog has overcome his fears. We highly recommend Matt and his staff at K9 Learning Academy. We can’t thank the entire staff enough for assisting in his training as well as the compassion they provided our dog while there!