What A Great Dog!
In 2007, Maureen Patin founded What a Good Dog! Training in a horse barn in Prosper. With the support of her husband, Harold, she left a long career as an executive with PepsiCo to follow her dream. Already a life-long dog enthusiast, she had experience in competitive obedience, and teaching basic obedience classes for a local parks and rec department.
- Recommended by members
- No one yet
- Bark ScoreGold Rated Trainer
- 4.3 / 5
- Reputation
- 4.5
- Ethics
- 5.0
- Credentials
- 2.8
- Service breadth
- 4.0
- Training methods
- Force-free
What A Great Dog! reviews
Public reviews
What A Great Dog!’s reputation score is 4.5 out of 5, worked out from the star rating and number of reviews on their Google Business Profile. That’s higher than 86% of the trainers we list.
Read their Google reviewsHow is What A Great Dog! rated?
Four parts, each out of 5, weighted into one score. Member reviews never change it. How we score
- Reputation 30% of the score
- 4.5
- From the star rating and number of reviews on their Google Business Profile.
- Ethics 40% of the score
- 5.0
- Force-free. They train with rewards and positive reinforcement, without aversive tools. This scores highest.
- Credentials 25% of the score
- 2.8
- No recognised credential is listed. Ask what training they’ve had.
- Service breadth 5% of the score
- 4.0
- 5 ways to train (in-home, private 1:1, online/virtual, day school, group class), and help with 7 kinds of problem.
How does What A Great Dog! compare with other Frisco dog trainers?
Counted from the 8 trainers listed in Frisco.
- Highest of 7 scored trainers in Frisco by Bark Score.
- One of 4 force-free trainers listed in Frisco.
- Offers private 1:1, like 7 other trainers in Frisco.
- Offers in-home, like 2 other trainers in Frisco.
- Offers group class, like 4 other trainers in Frisco.
- Offers online/virtual, like 1 other trainer in Frisco.
- Offers day school, like 1 other trainer in Frisco.
- Overall Bark Score higher than 88% of the trainers we list.
What to ask What A Great Dog! before you book
- What does a typical session look like, and what happens when a dog gets something wrong?
- What does a session or programme cost, and what’s included?
- What training or qualifications do you have?
- How many dogs are in a class, and how many trainers?
- What will I need to practise between sessions?
About What A Great Dog!
- Helps with
- Basic obedience, recall, leash, scent/nosework, reactivity, separation anxiety, puppy
- How they train
- In-home, private 1:1, online/virtual, day school, group class
- Service area
- Frisco, Texas & surrounding areas
- Opening hours
- Tue–Thu 9am–8:15pmFri–Sun 9am–4pm
- Address
- 10550 John W. Elliott Dr #200, Frisco, Texas 75033
- Phone
- +1 214-297-3000
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