Positive, proven dog obedience with lasting results and care in Bakersfield.
American School Of Dog Obedience Inc. in Bakersfield provides positive, effective dog obedience training with trusted instructors such as Harlan and Julie. Located at 3701 Wegis Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93314, the center offers basic manners, board-and-train, plus daycare and boarding. Reviews praise compassionate, patient instruction, owner coaching to reinforce skills, a lifetime training guarantee, and even a LA-area discount for visiting clients.
3701 Wegis Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93314, USA
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Comprehensive obedience training where your dog stays with us to learn basic manners, leash walking, and commands in a structured environment.
Safe and engaging daycare and boarding services where dogs socialize and receive care from trained professionals.
Personalized sessions to teach owners how to reinforce training at home, ensuring long-term success and bond strengthening.
Specialized programs for dogs with issues like hyperactivity, fear, or reactivity, using gentle, confidence-building techniques.
Ongoing support and refresher training at no extra cost, ensuring your dog maintains obedience throughout its life.
Overall rating
Jessica Schulz
I love this place! Julie is awesome. We had our Rottweiler puppy do the basic “manners” board and train in 2024 because at 5 months and 50lbs she was a bit of a bull in a china shop and almost knocked my mom down a few times. Harlan took his time to build my pup’s confidence and even keep her an extra week no charge to make sure they didn’t rush the process. Every time we went to train with her she was so sweet and happy, I could tell they treated her well. Fast forward a year later and she’s still doing great! We use their Daycare and Boarding often. My Gypsy girl gets So excited to go see her friends at ASDO!!
Laura Lopez
Could not have asked for a kinder and more qualified trainer than Julie. She is very competent and knows how to bond with dogs,at least with mine! Her style and methods are easy to learn. Making practice and success achievable. I would highly recommend Julie to anyone needing obedience training for their dog.
Buddy The Cowardly Dog
They went above and beyond for our dog! He was awful around other dogs, not aggressive just crazy/uncontrollable hyper, our trainer Julie kept working with us until he showed improvements. I am really impressed with the level of customer service we were shown. They also do boarding. We have not boarded our dogs with them yet but I would feel comfortable leaving our fur babies with them if we ever went out of town they are very professional and really know what they are doing.
Katherine Flynn
We had a wonderful experience with Harlan and his wife and the other trainers at American School of Dog Obedience! I have a 1.5 year old border collie mix we adopted from a rescue who needed the basic "manners" course. She is really smart - and we were debating "training" her ourselves (ha!), but I am so happy I found them, since I am in LA and they usually work by word of mouth. They even give a discount to people coming from LA to account for gas, which I found to be really gracious. Harlan and the method he uses to train is NOT cruel (no "jerk method!" like the 1-star review below states!) Their method is too complex to get into on a Google review, but I want to say that Suzy (my dog) is very sensitive, and she did not come home with any fear - she was just trained! Harlan also goes to great length to teach us, the owners, how to reinforce the training so she does not become "un-trained". Also, their training is lifetime guaranteed! I could tell she had a positive experience there and just the fact that they trained her to walk on a leash PERFECTLY (she was like a demon-dog pulling with all her might before) is testament enough! I will be bringing Suzy back to them if we ever need boarding in the future as well! Thanks, Harlan!
Kathryn Terhune Cotton
I met Harlan about 46 years ago when he was in North Hollywood. I trained with him on and off for twenty years. He's the best dog trainer I've ever known and over the years I met quite a few. He taught me everything I ever learned in obedience. Thanks to Harlan, I've been to not only train in obedience but have gone on to successfully trained mobility and hearing alert service dogs. And Julie is wonderful too.
