Growing up I had the sweetest lab and once I graduated college I knew that I wanted one of my own! I got Ryder and she has become my bestfriend but soon learned to outsmart me and my family and I knew that it would be best to get an expert to help her reach her full potential. She stayed with Akin for over two weeks and came out a different dog! Read more

My husband and I hired Akin, who owns ABC Training Kennels, for a 7 day board and train for our naughty but sweet beagle mix Lucy while we were on vacation. She learned so many important things in the time she was with him. Door manners, loose leash walking, and recall were some of the most important ones. Akin keeps the dogs in his own home and treats them like his own. He sent videos to show us her progress. He even kept her several extra days to make sure she met our goals, and was happy to give us a refresher. Read more.

I have been training dogs for over 20 years and Java and I have had a few struggles. I met Akin and he helped me break down our challenges. We made strides during our lesson. I thank Akin for helping build a better relationship between Java and I. Thank you so much for your guidance and advice for Java and I. We have had challenges with him listening to my commands and I making them clear for him. You broke things down for me. Which allowed me to understand when I wasn’t making it clear to him. Read More.

Where do I start? When we lost our sweet Stanley in March, our Frankie (8 year old French Bulldog) was sad about losing his buddy. My goal was to get him another buddy. Little did I know, since I’ve never had a puppy, that it wasn’t going to go as smoothly as it played out in my head. Enter Akin. He has been a total game changer for our entire family. Yoda, the new puppy, likes to play a little bit more aggressively than our Frankie likes. Read more.

Prior to Akin’s help, our pups seemed anxious and had problems when company came with them jumping on them, and mouthing us. They would only follow just a few commands consistently. Akin taught us how to be confident leaders of our pups without having to raise our voices. He did this with a gentle, humorous, but firm approach with us and our pups. Read more.

I want to say a “BIG THANKS” to Akin with ABC Training Kennels for giving us the knowledge and tools to use in handling our 8 month old puppy named Tyson. We adopted Tyson as a birthday gift from me to my husband Robert. Immediately I noticed they were having trouble bonding because Tyson was all over the place and chewing on everything, bullying our older dog and simply not listening. We just couldn’t get him to a good place to train him ourselves. We were at our wits end. Read More…

We had Akin at ABC Training Kennels train my new service dog Baron, a large, intact, young and frisky male Rottweiler. Baron was a handful and too much dog for me to handle before he went to Akin for Training. He was out of control and the boss of our home. After Akin had him in his training program, what a change!!! He is now an obedient dog. Even more importantly, Akin patiently worked with my husband and me explaining the commands and the correct protocols for getting the best out of Baron. Read More.

Pickle, our beloved 6-month-old Spanish Waterdog, is the epitome of a great loving dog. From the moment he entered our house, Pickle became an inseparable member of our family. His playful nature and affectionate personality have won over the hearts of my family and me. Training him has been an easy way to bond with this furry companion as we enrolled him in a 2 week board and train program with Akin, that focused on obedience and socialization. Pickle's enthusiasm to learn new tricks and commands is truly impressive. Read more.

Akin, at ABC Training Kennels has done such a wonderful job with our puppy Bella who is 8 months old. Bella is a loving puppy who is now able to walk out in public staying by our side and does not approach other people or dogs. She listens quite well to commands like sit, stay, lay without difficulty. Read more

Akin turned my stubborn little corgi into a better version of himself and trained us as well! Being a travel nurse and living in a motor home most of the year presents unique challenges. Read more.

Whoever said that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, never worked with Akin. Duke (5) and Dash (3) get along 95% of the time but that other 5% has landed both of them in the vets office on multiple occasions for stitches. Read more.

In a word, Bubba was transformed…..I was fortunate enough to be referred to Akin by a trusted source and I am not only impressed, but forever grateful to have met and worked with him…..his knowledge and love for dogs is evident Read more.

When we got a new puppy we were sure we could train him ourselves. We have had dogs for 50 years and thought we knew it all. After a few weeks we were not so sure so we asked our vet to recommend a trainer. Read more

Lucy, my 12 year old spaniel mix, did the one week board and train with Akin at ABC Training Kennels. Lucy has always been a great dog, but did exhibit anxiety towards strangers and other dogs causing her to react with a rather aggressive bark. Read more…

We sent Rocco, my son’s 10 month old German Shepherd dog, all the way from Oklahoma to training with Akin at ABC Training Kennels, because, he would not come back when called and it was difficult to take him anywhere on or off leash. Read more.

I got introduced to ABC Training Kennels through another dog trainer that I had heard of through a family member. When I told them about my situation Read more.

We were told about Akin and ABC Training Kennels from a friend. After discussing the what and how to start training our new 12 week old puppy as a family, we were unsure on how to begin the process. We called ABC Trainig Kennels Read more.

We heard about Akin from friends that had been working with him to train their new puppy. Luna is a 7-month-old yellow lab, and she was starting to set the rules of the house. Read more.

Mylo is a 2 year old French Bulldog whose behavior was unpredictable and naughty— growling and snapping at dogs and people including myself. I was afraid for my grandkids and felt like I needed to hide him. Read more.

"Emma, our 10-month-old Sheltie rescue puppy is our third dog over the last 30 years, and because of her early in life poor experiences, had problems that required professional help to fix. Read more.

Akin and the knowledge he shared was an incredible gift for our family. We love our dog and love our neighborhood full of young children. Read more.

Chico is a rescue who recently turned a year old and who is a goofball full of energy, loves attention when we are out, but is also fearful of many things. I knew I needed Akin’s help to train him correctly and efficiently. Read more.

An extremely professional business that will get the job done. Akin has years of experience and knows what to look for in each session to help walk you through any issues. Read more.

I was referred to Akin with ABC Training Kennels by a friend who is in Akin’s dog training club, Nebraska Hundesport club. Read more.

Cora my boxer mix passed 2 weeks with Akin. When she left me, I had problems with her pulling on the leash, could not go near others animals neither. Read more.

Our experience with ABC Training Kennels and Akin has been wonderful. We bought a 4-month-old Rottweiler puppy, and while she was sweet and loving, she was also a puppy, a big puppy. Read more.

We came across ABC Training Kennels quite literally, by accident! Our adult son has a 90 lb mixed German Shepherd named Odin. Read more.

Our dog Amya completed the Aggressive/Reactive dog training program. We have a 2-year-old American Bulldog that was high anxiety and had many passive aggressive behaviors. Read more.

Having an aggressive dog was very hard- no one saw the sweet dog I had in my house that I knew he was! Read more.

We got Caesar, our miniature Golden Retriever when he was tiny and really babied him but when he became totally willful we knew we need help. Read more.

I started working with Akin after I got my first dog, a German shepherd. Working with Akin was always a treat, no pun intended. Read more.

We could not be happier and more grateful to have had Akin as our dog, Poppy’s, trainer. We were out of town when Akin was training our Golden Doodle, Poppy.  Read more.

Our nearly one year old Labradoodle Daisy, began having severe anxiety due to fireworks. She would try to snuggle up as close as possible to my husband or myself and tremble uncontrollably. Read more.

My name is Josey Tiemeyer. I met Akin several months ago because I needed help with Quin’s training. Quin, is also my emotional support dog and she was in the two week Board and Train option with Akin. Read more

Our Aussie Murphy did a 2-week board and train with Akin when he was 13 months old. Murph was reactive to moving cars and had zero recall. He was friendly but totally wild despite doing group obedience... Read more

Akin - The Dog Whisperer. We have had Zeus for over 6 years. As our family grew, he got more protective and harder to control. Read more

Akin trained my Rhodesian Ridgeback, Simba, when he was 9 months old. To say Simba is stubborn is an understatement and a stubborn big dog vs. me was a losing battle the bigger he got. Read more

We couldn’t be more grateful and impressed with the training we received from Akin for our French Bulldog, Gus.Before his training, he was a poorly mannered puppy, out of control and full of energy. Read more

We took our dog Moose, to Akin for obedience training. Moose was a seven month old golden retriever, who needed work with jumping on people, counter surfing and coming when called. Read more

Akin, I am super happy to say that Noah is doing fantastic since we have worked with you. He honestly is the gentleman of the neighborhood. Read more

Akin did a wonderful job with Samson during his board and train. He was very informative to me about what my little man was going to learn and he kept me updated while he had him. Read more

Did 8 private lessons with Akin then started working with him ever since. Read more

Akin helped me build a solid foundation with my dog Kilo in order to eliminate unwanted behaviors. He’s now able to peacefully coexist in my house with my kids and other pets. Read more

ABC Training Kennels has been helping me train my dog, Mando, for the past two years in the High Level Obedience Training option. Under the guidance of Akin, I’ve reached levels of being a handler that I had never thought were possible. Read more

Akin with ABC Training Kennels is a very respectable man and such a good trainer. When we first started, our dog Mars was very aggressive and couldn’t walk on a leash but with his knowledge and help she has really become a very good dog. Read more

Akin is an excellent dog trainer! He had my 11 month old Cocker Spaniel for 2 weeks. Frannie is energetic, demanding, stubborn, adorable and needed better manners. Read more