Hiking Hounds of Bend

"We cannot recommend Lauren highly enough. While we were in Europe, we dealt with a homeowner’s worst nightmare: our original sitter neglected our home and left our Doberman, Athena, in an unsafe situation. Lauren stepped in at a moment's notice to save the day! Athena is a working breed who requires expert care, structure, and significant exercise. Lauren didn't just meet those needs; she exceeded them. She took full control of the situation, restored order, attention, and consistency to Athena’s world. Knowing Lauren was there gave us the first real peace of mind we had during our entire trip. She is observant, highly capable with large breeds, and a person of true integrity. If you need a dog handler you can trust with your home and your high-needs pets, Lauren is the one." We are very grateful for Lauren's willingness to step in and take over the much needed care of our beloved Athena.

Lauren trained our rescue puppy which was very reactive to other dogs during her walks. Our puppy is a cross between a pit bull and a boarder collie. Lauren was wonderful with her and with us with her instructions, she was patient, and always on time . Our puppy is no longer reactive, doesn't pull on leash, we can take her to off leash dog parks and her recall is perfect. Lauren is amazing with dogs! She is the HEAL MASTER!!

We have a wonderful, but reactive German Shepherd which we rescued 5 years ago. While he's a sweet dog, he would terrify people as he raced toward them barking. We were hesitant to use an e collar on him because he is a sensitive boy, but Lauren reassured us that this would work well along with praise, instruction, and of course treats. She was right! Lauren taught us to recognize his body language and she taught us how to quell any aggressive behavior when we encountered other dogs and people. Lauren also took videos of us while we walked him so we could see how he reacted to other people and dogs we encountered and how we handled it. She gave us helpful feedback in every situation. Lauren is knowledgeable, responsible, caring, and always on time. We admire her greatly and our dog loves her too. Our sweet boy is a well-behaved German Shepherd now! Thank you Lauren!

Lauren is the BEST dog walker in Bend! I don’t trust just anyone with my pup, Penny. Lauren is on time, professional and adores my dog. Book with her now! You won’t regret it. Thanks Lauren for all you do!

Lauren was just the best in working with my "wild child" Golden Retriever pup, Ellie. Lauren and I met before the lessons started to establish what I wanted Ellie to be able to do at the end of her training...a big goal was to be able to go on off-leash hikes with Ellie. In just a few sessions of Lauren working one-on-one with Ellie, we've been able to go from total mayhem on-leash to a daily 3 mile off-leash hike! I didn't think it was possible after Ellie got kicked out of puppy class with another trainer. What really impressed me is that Lauren was so kind and firm in working with Ellie (and me!). She also made great suggestions on collars and leashes that have been life changers. We are so lucky to have found Lauren and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Hiking Hounds of Bend for your puppy training needs!