Canine Etiquette Academy LLC - Council, Idaho

Tamara Wall

Laurie and her team did a great job working with our 6 month GSD puppy, Mac, while he was boarding with Canine Etiquette for several weeks in August 2024. Mac was VERY excited around other dogs, and CE really helped Mac learn to focus and reduce his reactivity. The foundation CE laid down has been invaluable and helped me continue his training successfully at home. Overall, the experience both boarding and training with CE has contributed to Mac become a remarkably well adjusted pup that takes travel, new people, and situations in stride.

Laurel J

So my Boarder said, my dog was neurotic, yes, that was the word.
I saw a Canine Etiquette Academy sign as I was driving by and I looked up their website immediately.
One of the things that struck me at first was that they train mules, you know stubborn as a mule, and thought if they can train mules, they can certainly train my dog.
So I enrolled my dog into CET, I was desperate to have her trained properly.
Laurie is awesome, she had Sahara for a month, and I picked up a different dog.
She was well behaved, calm, listened to my commands, and performed them with no resistance.
I couldn't believe she was the same dog.
I can't sing Lauries praises enough.
Thank you Laurie and Canine Academy, for Training my dog AND I, YOU ROCK!!!!

Mindy Macklin

Canine Etiquette Academy LLC is the ONLY place to consider when it comes to a dog who needs intensive training. Our Siberian Husky who we purchased in January 2020 was a demon dog. She was horrible. We tried so many things. I have a lot of doggo experience, and have trained dogs, but this one was out of my league. She was a heathen. We sent her off to Canine Etiquette Academy and in just 4 weeks, Katherine returned to us a well mannered, mostly potty trained pup who has now become the light of our lives. Almost 2 years later she is a fantastic family dog, loves kids, and is a mama herself. I highly recommend taking your troublesome pup here. You will not regret it!

S Feeley

We have been boarding our older dog with Canine Etiquette Academy for over a year. Our dog loved coming when we were out of town, so we were confident enough to get the second dog we have always talked about knowing we would have a secure, friendly environment for both our dogs. Laurie went above and beyond answering questions about adding a new dog to our family plus giving us training tips. When our new pup ended up being a lot higher energy, was growing a lot larger than we excepted and was hyper focused on our daughter’s cat, we started trying to incorporate training tips, but found she was a lot more that we could handle. So we decided to go ahead and do the 4 week training with Canine Etiquette Academy, we were boarding both dogs for the first 2 weeks and again at the end of the 4th week, so our pup just stayed the whole month. My husband, daughter and I came down for 4 lessons during the training period so we could understand not only what was expected of our dogs but also how we could continue the program at home. We dropped off a 9 month old who didn’t listen, jumped up and was hard to control, and we pick a well behaved, attentive, more mature dog. The training with the cat is going well and we are thrilled all the progress she has made. It also improved the relationship between our dogs. I highly recommend this training service.

Eric Chandler

Only good things about Katherine and Canine Etiquette Academy!

My spouse and I have a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon (Remi - 1.5 yr puppy) with a lot of energy. We travelled to McCall, ID for vacation and we needed a place to board Remi since our lodging in McCall was not dog-friendly.

I appreciated how responsive Katherine was. My wife and I are helicopter dog parents, and Katherine was very prompt and kind in answering everything we had to throw a her.

She gave Remi a taste of ranch-life during his stay. She made a point to bring him on a few of her rounds at the ranch, keeping active and engaged the whole day. She does this with all the dogs! There is plenty of space on the ranch for dogs to be turned out in a corral together for constant exercise and socialization when they are being switched out with her on her rounds.

In my opinion, the biggest benefit to Katherine's operation is that she will accommodate custom eating schedules and custom sleeping arrangements as best she can. This was huge for us. We have boarded Remi and a few other places that keep dogs isolated in concrete or chain-linked kennels and only feed according to their set schedule.

Lastly, she is a an amazing photographer as well! If you're lucky - you will get some beautiful pictures of your pup!!

Many thanks to you Katherine!! We have found Remi's home away from home whenever we visit central-west Idaho.

Best,
Eric, Jess, and Remi 🙂

Sally Walbert

My husband and I would highly recommend Katherine at Canine Etiquette Academy! We took our 16 month old Boxer, Hank, to Katherine because he was having confidence issues, was nervous around people and a lot of activity. Taking Hank for a walk on leash was not much fun, for us or Hank. After just 2 weeks with Katherine, Hank was already a different dog with much more confidence and a lot less nervousness. He came home for a weekend break, so we could work with him on what he’d already learned, then went back to Katherine for another 2 weeks.

The training Hank has received has been remarkable. We can walk him downtown now and be around people and noises and he no longer wants to turn around and go home. Pulling on his leash is so insignificant now, and when he does pull we now know how to correct his behavior in a positive manner. Katherine took time with us to make sure we understood the techniques she used, so that we’d be consistent with those when we brought Hank home. During Hank’s training, Katherine also trained him in real world situations that would normally make him nervous (e.g. taking him to a park where a lot of activity was going on, taking him to a track meet and for walks around town.), all to work on his nervousness and working with him to be calm and relaxed in those environments.

Bottom line, the training that Hank has received at Canine Etiquette Academy has been very rewarding, both for Hank and us!

S. & G. Walbert

Gen Holen

We rescued a 2 ½ year-old, Wire-Haired Pointer, German Shepard mix from the shelter. It was apparent she (Fernie) had a rough beginning and we’re now her third family. Fernie started with us afraid of men, suffered from separation anxiety, had moderate dog aggression due to lack of confidence, and had limited knowledge of the basic obedience commands. Laurie and Canine Etiquette were hands down the best decision we made for Fernie. We went with the Board and Train option and she came back a different dog. Once the training period was completed, Laurie spent time with us and Fernie going over simple and effective commands ensuring we had knowledge to continue the training at home. The passion Canine Etiquette has for their craft really showed and paid off. This experience has changed our lives and Fernie’s in so many positive ways. A bonus to the training is we now have a place we feel very comfortable with to board Fernie in the future. Thank you, Canine Etiquette!

Rob Hines

We boarded our high energy dog with Katherine for 4 days. To say we were pleased is an understatement, she was amazing! Let our dog get plenty of exercise and sent us some pics throughout his stay. We will definitely be using her again and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a doggy vacation while you’re away!