About Island Dog Obedience

Board and train and in-home help in Honolulu

Island Dog Obedience is a Honolulu dog training company on Kamakee Street that serves the whole island of Oʻahu. It credits its team with 40+ years of combined experience and focuses on individual one-on-one training, taking up to 3 dogs at a time so each dog gets focused work while practicing new behaviors in small, supportive groups.

Programs

The Board & Train program runs 2 to 4 weeks, with fewer than 3 dogs per trainer, daily hands-on training and real-time updates for owners. In-home behavior consultations take place at home or a place of the owner's choosing, with a personalized plan and personal training for the owner. Virtual dog training is also offered. Issues it names include leash pulling, reactivity, jumping on people and stealing food off the counter. The team is an official evaluator for the AKC Canine Good Citizen test and works with Alliance of Therapy Dogs to evaluate therapy dogs.

The team

Maria started Island Dog Obedience after volunteering with the Hawaiian Humane Society, and she became a certified dog trainer in Virginia as well as Hawaii. The team also includes Kristi, who worked with marine mammals for 15 years before moving to dogs, Raya, who loves rehabilitating fearful and anxious dogs, and Ryan.

What owners say

One board-and-train client wrote that once the 2 weeks were over, "Woody's behavior did a 180."