Joybound Training
Joybound Training has been teaching dogs and their people in Walnut Creek, California since around 1981, and is owned by Wailani Sung. Its instructors work with everyone from beginners upwards, through group classes and private sessions. Puppy training, obedience, recall and lead walking sit alongside agility, and behaviour modification helps with reactivity. Training is force-free, and the trainer holds the CPDT-KA credential.
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- Bark ScoreGold Rated Trainer
- 4.5 / 5
- Reputation
- 3.7
- Ethics
- 5.0
- Credentials
- 5.0
- Service breadth
- 3.5
- Training methods
- Force-free
Joybound Training reviews
Public reviews
Joybound Training’s reputation score is 3.7 out of 5, worked out from the star rating and number of reviews on their Google Business Profile. That’s higher than 36% of the trainers we list.
Read their Google reviewsHow is Joybound Training rated?
Four parts, each out of 5, weighted into one score. Member reviews never change it. How we score
- Reputation 30% of the score
- 3.7
- 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
- 5.0
- CPDT-KA: Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Knowledge Assessed, from the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT).
- Service breadth 5% of the score
- 3.5
- 2 ways to train (private 1:1, group class), and help with 6 kinds of problem.
How does Joybound Training compare with other Walnut Creek dog trainers?
Counted from the 5 trainers listed in Walnut Creek.
- Highest of 4 scored trainers in Walnut Creek by Bark Score.
- One of 3 force-free trainers listed in Walnut Creek.
- Offers private 1:1, like 3 other trainers in Walnut Creek.
- Offers group class, like 2 other trainers in Walnut Creek.
- Overall Bark Score higher than 93% of the trainers we list.
What to ask Joybound Training 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?
- How many dogs are in a class, and how many trainers?
- What will I need to practise between sessions?
About Joybound Training
- Helps with
- Puppy, basic obedience, recall, leash, reactivity, agility
- How they train
- Private 1:1, group class
- Credentials
- CPDT-KA
- Owner
- Wailani Sung
- Established
- 1981
- Service area
- Walnut Creek, California & surrounding areas
- Good to know
- Established ~1981
- Achievements
- award-winning classes help create strong, joyful relationships that last a lifetime
- Opening hours
- Mon–Sat 9am–8pmSun 8am–8pm
- Address
- Joybound People & Pets, 2890 Mitchell Dr, Walnut Creek, California 94598
- Phone
- +1 925-256-1273
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