Matthew G.
Matthew G.
Contact for Boarding
from $32 per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
Dog Trainer • Licensed Home Kennel
I'm a full time professional dog trainer, and located on 4 Acres near Brookstone in North Columbus, my house the only legally operated, state-licensed, and insured home kennel offered on Rover. My personal dogs are a Mini-Schnauzer name Cricket, Doberman named Domino, and a Pointer named Marley. Training dogs is my full time job. I own my own business, The Barkitekt, and founded the Columbus Kennel Club. I have 6 years of experience working with dogs, puppy foundations, resource guarding, and behavior issues that take real experience to handle safely. I primarily train service dogs and sometimes sport dogs. I'm comfortable with puppies, seniors, dogs on medication, and large or strong breeds. This service is not a training program. I do not board reactive dogs that have not been trained through this program, this included dogs that have not been crated before. Please reach out for help with training this.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
I have been boarding my dogs with Matt for the last 3+ years. He is very responsible, caring, and genuinely loves what he does. He provides a safe environment for my dogs, he loves on them, they get to play with his dogs, Domino & Cricket, and they all stay together in his house. I prefer to have my dogs crated at night, which he does for me, but he has dog beds for those who want that. I feel very comfortable when I leave my dogs with him, and I will continue to use him as often as needed. He's also a great trainer, as he trained one of my dogs as a puppy. I would definitely recommend Matt for boarding and/or training.
We love Matt and everything he has done to care and love for our chocolate lab Champ. He has trained him so well and taught him to obey and follow commands and has also taught us how to maintain and follow and reinforce the commands. He is a great communicator, care giver and teacher. Matt has a great personality and is easy to work with. Our dog loves him and can’t wait to go back to see him. He is reliable and has kept Champ on many occasions and is very willing to accolade for what you need. We highly recommend Matt.
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Schedule
Dog training is my full time job and I work from home, so your dog isn't alone waiting for me to get back from an office. I'm here all day, every day. I send video updates daily so you know how they're doing, and I'm reachable by text or email if you want to check in.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
I have four acres. Two are fully fenced, so dogs get real off-leash room to run in a secure space. The other two are wooded and unfenced with a couple of running streams. I treat boarding dogs the way I treat my own, which means the same basic house expectations: sitting before the door opens, waiting to be released, calm manners around food. It isn't formal training and I don't charge for it or promise it as a service, it's just how my house runs. That said, owners fairly often tell me their dog came home a little easier to live with.
Pets
A typical day
We do structured play, sniff walks, and enrichment games that work the nose and the brain, not just the legs. Mental work tires a dog out in a way a lap around the block never will, and most dogs sleep harder here than they do at home.