Testimonials |
Below, you will find just a few of our
trained dogs. Dogs by Andy guarantees that your dog will graduate
our course trained. If your dog needs a leash, it's not trained.
When your dog leaves here, you can walk your dog off leash through
a shopping center! We guarantee it!
Have a testimonial you'd like to share? Let
us know!
Also, don't miss Andy training "Bella" from the TLC show, "Miami
Ink." Check out he photos here. |
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 VEGA
This is one our dogs, K-9 Vega, who works for the Monroe County
Sheriff's Office in I.A.
K-9 Vega was asked to come to the post office to do a package
search. She alerted on a box that contained these cookies witch
were baked with Marijuana.
The cookies were then delivered to the addressee
who was arrested. Interesting fact -- the package was sent from
her MOM.
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 ASKEM
Askem was called in by US Customs to search containers at a port in Riviera Beach and Mangonia Park, FL. Askem had been sold to the local Police Departments by Andy Hanellin.
Officer Klubens currently works with Askem. Askem came up with 3,500 lbs hidden behind a false wall in a container. Askem was bread, trained and sold by Andy of Dogs by Andy K-9 Services. |
 
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 Michael and I wanted to thank Andy for all of his expertise and professionalism with training our dog Miles.
Miles is a large rottweiler mix and wanted to be alpha dog from the very start, until we met Andy. Not only did he train Miles he also trained us by showing us how to handle, correct and reward Miles.
Our dog is now 6.5 years old and 140lbs. He is a breeze to walk and handle. He is very gentle with our 2 daughters and listens great while off his lead. I do not think we would have been able to handle Miles without Andy's help.
We are very thankful for our great dog trained by Andy!
Dr. Denise M. Trayford
Chiropractor
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have just witnessed an almost unbelievable, truly amazing, transformation
by our German Shepherd, “Rosie”. Unfortunately, we
had treated her more like a child than a dog and while our prior
trainers had trained her, they never trained us accordingly; and,
we ended up with a dog that was not always under total control.
In short, she became the “only child” each of our three
children had wanted to be. Andy changed all that in only a few
visits, including driving daily from Mooresville to Asheville,
accommodating our every need and fear, especially when he took
her to busy suburban shopping centers and also downtown in a heavily
congested area on a loose lease during the 3rd session. He also
brought along his own dog to act as a role model which was most
helpful under the circumstances. In this connection, he was sensitive
to our insecurities and displayed a most professional approach
as well as love and understanding of dogs in general and Rosie
in particular. Andy is what anyone would want in a totally skilled
trainer and he gave us back the truly outstanding dog we had hoped
for and were confident we had at the outset. In the short interim,
I have had several people comment on her beauty and manners, one
even stopping her car to acknowledge Rosie’s correlative
reactions as “grace
in motion, a pleasure to watch.” Most importantly, Andy was
always available, interested and responsive. We readily recommend
him without reservation or equivocation. You could not do better!
L. Greenebaum |
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 Andy worked with our very
large GS puppy for obedience training. Within the first hour, Trooper
was obeying his commands and transferred his desire to please to
us and our nine year old daughter. We've had months of enjoyment
and have had people make comments about how well-trained he is.
I would highly recommend Andy to anyone!
J. Sloan |
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 "Katie" is my 3yr old
Portuguese Water Dog. 4 months ago I had Katie entered in an
AKC Obedience Trial. She started developing aggression towards
other dogs and I had to pull her from competition. I was told
by a Dog Behaviorist and a few other people that I would never
be able to compete Katie in any shows. I would not accept this
and went to look for some help. I found Andy He evaluated Katie
and said she had Fear Aggression towards other dogs. After 6
weeks of training with Andy I noticed a huge improvement in Katie's
confidence and her attention on me. She was working completely
off leash even with other dogs around. I continued with follow
up training sessions with Andy and also worked with Jenna who
also helped Katie and I a lot. I decided to test Katie on how
far along we had come with her training and entered her in her
first AKC Obedience Trial May 31st in Fletcher, NC. Katie did
great. Out of 11 dogs she got 4th place. And the best part was
that she never reacted to any dog. Her attention was totally
on me. Katie and I still have some work to do before her next
trials in the Fall but we are on the right track. I cannot thank
Andy and Jenna enough for helping me with Katie. They helped
me develop Katie into the great working dog I knew she could
be.
If you are looking for a trainer to help you with training your
dog I highly recommend Dogs by Andy!!!
S. McKee |
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Andy,
My husband and I want to thank you so very much from the bottom
and top of our hearts for making our Mandi so happy. We also
appreciate you sending these videos and keeping in touch. It
really warms my heart to see her playing with other dogs like
that. I guess after you are told so often that " your dog
is dog aggressive", you start to believe it. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see her. I know you are very
busy so I won't keep you. Please know that I am extremely greatful!!!!!
Look forward to seeing you, your team, and Mandi very soon.....
S.
Green |
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Thanks for a great dog. Thank you also for making it right before I knew anything was wrong. Doing the right thing and professing a mistake is unheard of these days, particularly when you were the only one who knew the mistake. This speaks volumes about your integrity and character. You have proven to be a man of your word and you have demonstrated this over the last few months with your actions.
I have to say I didn't understand the question and answer session when we first met. But your assessment of what I needed versus what I thought I wanted was spot on. My entire family couldn?t be happier. Your knowledge and genuine concern are welcomed attributes.
Chloe and I look forward to continuing to learn from you. We appreciate your kindness and patience. Chloe is very responsive to all current commands (a few new) and is eager to learn more. She is truly more dog than I had anticipated and I appreciate you going above and beyond.
Sincerely,
Fred Akins |
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 Andy,
I just wanted to write a long overdue thanks to Joanne Lewis and to the training program you have put together. My wife and I own two German Shepherds and have tried many other training classes from clicker training to choke collar. While we did get some results from these classes I wouldn't have considered our dogs by any means trained or well-behaved. I had someone in my office mention Dogs by Andy and how she had seen your dogs work before. After our oldest GSD showed mild signs of aggression protecting a sock she had we decided it was time to finally train these dogs.
Joanne was the absolute best trainer and worked so well with both our dogs. Our oldest, Uma, is a very strong-willed dog and she responded beautifully to Joanne. After our sessions with Joanne Uma would be sad that she left. We saw immediate progress in both dogs and by the end of the 12 week program we had dogs that were getting compliments everywhere we went on how well behaved they were. We can now have guests over and put them in the "place" position and again enjoy entertaining at our house. We regularly take them to the dog park and they always come when they are called and get plenty of compliments on their behavior. There isn't an aggression issue anymore and we just love owning trained and well-behaved dogs all because of your program and Joanne. We always recommend Dogs by Andy any chance we get to talk with other dog owners.
Sincerely,
Chris and Emily Halloran |
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NFL footbal player Maurice Morris of the Detroit Lions |
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Buddy and Josh Cisco, with their dog,
Gunner. |
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Tessa waits patiently for her master. |
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Mrs. Miller and Toby |
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Zeus and Lola with their owner, after
being trained by Dogs By Andy. |
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John Kandaris and his dog, Tonka, on
the training course. |
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Sydney can jump! |
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Matty from Miami
Ink and his NARC dog Vegas. |
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Tony Cloninger, Boston Red Sox pitching
coach, and his dog, Boz. |
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Holly and her dog, Cole. |
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Christen from NASCAR Team Hendricks and her two dogs. |
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Fuzzy Mal. |
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Police K-9s |
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Kilo is one of the dogs trained by
Andy for the Lincoln County Sheriffs' Department. |
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K9 Caine and his partner Dannie Clien |
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K9 Jack and his partner Dennis Smith |
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