About Standing Obeytion Dog Training

Who they are

Standing Obeytion Dog Training is the training arm of Howliday Inn Pet Resort at 4939 US-60 in Rogersville, just east of Springfield – standingobeytion.com and the resort's own domain serve the same site. The page introduces the training in these words: "With expert training provided by Standing Obeytion Dog Training, including Brandon Gerhardt, your dog can receive personalized instruction to enhance their skills." The resort says it has been in business for 10 or more years.

What is offered

The services menu separates the training from the boarding side clearly. On the training side there is drop-off day train, board-and-train, and individual private lessons; the classes menu lists a puppy class, Canine Good Citizen and a socialization class. Doggie daycare and grooming sit alongside, and the site presents daycare partly as a manners-and-socialization option, describing bringing a dog in to learn doggie manners and socialize with other dogs during the working day.

What owners report

The testimonials the business publishes are specific about the handover at the end of a program rather than about the program itself. One describes a puppy going for a week of training and the trainer taking time to show the owner the training afterwards. Another says the trainer not only trained the dog but spent a lot of time training the owner to implement everything, with open communication throughout. A third, about a reactive German Shepherd mix, describes the dog afterwards being able to sit in a crowded place without reacting. These are the business's own selected testimonials, not independent reviews, but the pattern in them – the owner being taught the work – is consistent across several.

Practical details

The site requires every dog to be up to date on distemper and parvo, bordetella and rabies. Pricing sits behind its own menu item on the site; ask for current prices.