Waters Edge Retrievers

My experience, along with at least 3 others in my puppy class with Dan Rode was not very pleasant. He has some good training tips but some of his advice & practices myself and others didn't agree with or he didn't know how to handle some situations. The biggest issue is Dan is very rude. He ridiculed myself and a few others in my class several times so everyone in the class and entire training room could hear. One gal i know for sure didn't come back due to this. Instead of confronting Dan publicly, I called him a few days after class to let him know i didn't appreciate his rude comments in front of the entire class. I asked if he has something to say to do it privately. He returned my call leaving a msg apologizing & sent a check refunding me in the amount of 2 classes. I returned his call stating i wanted to finish the last class w my pup so he'd receive his puppy certificate. He text me essentially that we weren't welcome because of my confronting him on his poor behavior. I text back stating he was doing a disservice to my pup and myself as i was going to exchg numbers w the other members for future play sessions & my pup wouldn't receive his certificate. I asked if he would still be sending us his certificate and if he would provide my info to the other members in the case they wanted to contact me for pup play dates. Dan never responded. I would not recommend Dan for any of his classes. However, the obedience trainer Donna (i believe is her name) seems to be wonderful. I suggest you find another facility for puppy classes.