The Ranch For Canine Training and Behavior

:Just a note: I am a personal friend of the owner, Catherine O’Donnell:
That said, this is one of only three trainers I will recommend in the Austin area. Having seen Catherine interact with not only her own dogs, but client dogs, I can personally say she is knowledgeable beyond belief and you can completely trust you are in excellent hands (and paws) with The Ranch For Canine Training and Behavior.
This facility is immaculate. There is plenty of parking and her indoor facility is well lit and very well cared for.
Catherine’s knowledge extends way beyond basic training. She has handled and titled multiple dogs in conformation, obedience and protection work. This is a very big deal as many trainers have not successfully competed with and titled dogs to the level she has. She knows canine structure and behavior very well. These qualities are very hard to come by in a trainer.
Not only the above, but she is great with communication on the human front. I challenge you to meet a more caring, loving, detail oriented dog trainer! She is fantastic with communication on the human level.
Great lady, fantastic training space and a solid place to take your pup for schooling.

My three-​dog household runs more smoothly thanks to The Ranch for Canine Training and Behavior. Even before acquiring her awesome indoor facility Catherine O’Donnell was the trainer of choice for my posse: a Border Terrier, a Bouvier and a Golden. She puts the polish on our exercises for AKC obedience trials, and much of the credit for our perfect Rally-​O score in SA goes to her. One does not need to be doing competitive obedience to benefit from Catherine’s knowledge, experience and special handling skills. She will save a problem dog by helping it overcome serious behavior problems or guide the average dog owner toward a happier relationship with the family pet. We feel very fortunate to have such a talented trainer in our area, and hope she will be with us for a long time to come.

My friend shows champion Great Danes and found Catherine O’Donnell to help her with her new puppy (already 80 pounds at 6 months!!!). I am also the proud new mom of a pug puppy (11 pounds at 6 months-​LOL), so we hired Catherine to train our pups for the AKC S.T.A.R Puppy certification. I was blown away by Catherine’s knowledge, communication with our puppies and ability to train we humans to be better leaders for our dogs. Not to mention we had so much fun!!! Catherine recently opened a lovely new facility on Hwy 290 just off RR12 and not only does she do private instruction, but also group classes and she brings in experts for training on pet massage, etc. I look forward to taking my puggy back for further certifications and classes with Catherine. She truly is a «dog whisperer» and her patient, yet commanding methods will ensure dogs (and their owners) of all ages, shapes and sizes can learn to be the best they can be! Thank you Catherine!