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walter bardenwerper

27 June 2026

Annie Bailey is genuinely an expert dog trainer. Uncommon patience. Sticks to what matters. Knows how to communicate with d...

walter bardenwerper

Annie Bailey is genuinely an expert dog trainer. Uncommon patience. Sticks to what matters. Knows how to communicate with dogs and owners. Incredible progress with an extraordinarily exuberant year-old puppy.

Jodi Lefebvre

19 March 2026

Annie was very patient with my reactive and non-confident dog. Since our dog is a COVID dog and didn’t get much socializatio...

Jodi Lefebvre

Annie was very patient with my reactive and non-confident dog. Since our dog is a COVID dog and didn’t get much socialization, we’ve had difficulty bringing her anywhere. After my session with Annie, I’m hopeful that the exercises we’ll be working on will give my dog the tools to be polite in public. Annie was accommodating and easy to communicate with and I’m looking forward to continue working with her.

Brianna Palmer

23 January 2026

We absolutely love working with Annie Bailey. The transformation is our puppy Magnus has been incredible. Annie's dog knowled...

Brianna Palmer

We absolutely love working with Annie Bailey. The transformation is our puppy Magnus has been incredible. Annie's dog knowledge is impressive and proven to work!

Melissa Hammond

22 January 2026

Cannot recommend Annie enough. She has helped us so much with our crazy puppy! We love her approach of using different train...

Melissa Hammond

Cannot recommend Annie enough. She has helped us so much with our crazy puppy! We love her approach of using different training methods to find what’s going to work best for our dog. It’s making life with our dog so much more manageable and enjoyable.

Keith Johnson

14 January 2026

As the owner of a highly reactive dog, finding the correct dog trainer is paramount. I had taken some swings and misses and w...

Keith Johnson

As the owner of a highly reactive dog, finding the correct dog trainer is paramount. I had taken some swings and misses and was very near the end of my rope on my search. That is until my wife found Annie at Best Life K9. We took our two dogs with very different issues to Annie, and she instantly positioned herself as a subject matter expert which was evident in word and action. First off, she made all training interactive. This forced active participation on our part to ensure we were reinforcing the correct commands to the dogs. The lessons were broken into small manageable pieces. After some basics were reinforced, Annie gradually moved on to more complex training. We are at a point now that we are working on off leash training with e-collars. Having these dogs off leash did not seem like it would ever be achievable with these dogs, but here we are! It’s one thing to write about black and white progress with the dogs, but it’s quite another when I get to write about the personal side of Annie. My family and I have been dealing with some serious challenges outside of the dogs, and Annie has been such a blessing; such a breath of fresh air that she treats my wife with the utmost dignity and respect that she has become a confidant of the family. That human side interaction is rare in any business transaction. It’s a testament to who Annie is, how she conducts herself, and what other clients can come to expect. Any dog lover would be wise to choose Best Life K9.

Jen Rhode

23 December 2025

After initially meeting with a trainer who wasn’t the right fit, I felt completely discouraged and unsure where to turn. Find...

Jen Rhode

After initially meeting with a trainer who wasn’t the right fit, I felt completely discouraged and unsure where to turn. Finding Annie at Best Life K9 Training was an absolute game-changer and blessing. From our very first conversation, I was at ease. I felt immediate relief and confidence that we had found the right place for our pup. Annie’s training style is thoughtful, strategic, and incredibly effective (honestly, it's amazing). We enrolled our puppy in the Puppy Stages six-week board and train program, and after just the first two-week session, we saw a significant and very positive difference in our puppy’s behavior. The results spoke for themselves right away. One of the things I appreciated most is that Annie trains dogs in her home, treating each puppy like part of her family or pack. That level of care and intention truly sets Best Life K9 apart. The program is designed brilliantly; while it’s six weeks total, the training is broken into two-week intervals spread across the puppy’s first year of life. This approach recognizes that training isn’t a one-and-done event, but an evolving process as your puppy grows and as you as the owner learn. Each week, we dropped our puppy off on Monday and picked him up on Friday, which allowed us to spend the weekends bonding with him and practicing what Annie taught us before returning him the following Monday. This structure made it easy for us, as owners, to stay engaged and successful in reinforcing the training at home. While Monday drop offs worked best for us, Annie and her team are very accommodating in scheduling the sessions. Annie is deeply caring, professional, and incredibly patient, with both dogs and their humans. I trust Annie explicitly with our puppy, which says a lot because I do not trust easily, especially when it comes to our dog. But it’s clear they genuinely care for dogs as if they were their own. We will absolutely continue using Best Life K9 Training throughout our dog’s life, not just for puppy training. Annie truly delivers results. I often call her our “dog whisperer”, our pup adores her, looks forward to his training weeks, and is genuinely excited to see her! If you’re considering Best Life K9 Training, don’t hesitate. You will get results, exceptional care, and peace of mind. Highly, highly recommend. I would give them ten++++ stars if I could!

Karen H

20 November 2025

My friends speak so highly of Best Life K9 Training - the personalized feel, the expert advice, how they I help people and th...

Karen H

My friends speak so highly of Best Life K9 Training - the personalized feel, the expert advice, how they I help people and their pets feel safe, and that they are not a kennel. I will be getting support here when I finish convincing my husband to get a dog!

Kim Contarino

24 September 2025

Molly and Pierre had a great successful day in training

Kim Contarino

Molly and Pierre had a great successful day in training

Gabriel Kasper

22 September 2025

I could write 10 pages about how great Annie is but I'll keep it simple for people looking for reviews. 1) My dog was startin...

Gabriel Kasper

I could write 10 pages about how great Annie is but I'll keep it simple for people looking for reviews. 1) My dog was starting to show some reactivity that was making us all nervous and we were so worried we might have to re-home her or have her never interact with anyone else 2) I had a consult at another place and left feeling pressured and that we had a blood thirsty monster on our hands 3) I met Annie for a consultation and by the end I wanted to cry I was so relieved. She reassured me that Phoebe is a sweet girl and gave us some drills to that immediately helped. 4) Annie did not pressure me and in fact told me I didn't need the most expensive package I thought I did. (I decided to purchase extra visits with her anyway and am so glad I did) 5) Phoebe and I are making great progress and have been able to hang out off leash with my friends and my in-laws and their dog without any issues. I feel so relieved and am looking forward to continuing to do the work with Phoebe and see what she can do.

Carly

05 August 2025

Annie was wonderful to work with, my dog learned so much and I learned even more as a first time dog owner. I feel so much be...

Carly

Annie was wonderful to work with, my dog learned so much and I learned even more as a first time dog owner. I feel so much better that she will listen to me now and she is doing great on her ecollar allowing us to do way more than before when I was always afraid to lose control of her

Locations

Best Life K9 Training has branches in both the NH Seacoast region as well as Southern Illinois. Our New Hampshire branch, operating out of Kensington, NH , serves the following areas: Kensington, Exeter, Kingston, East Kingston, Brentwood, Newmarket, Durham, Epping, Hampton, Rye, Portsmouth, Lee, Dover, Nottingham, and Barrington. Our Illinois branch, operating out of Aviston, Illinois, serves the following areas: New Baden, Highland, Carlyle, Lebanon, O'Fallon, Mascoutah, Breese, Troy, Edwardsville, Belleville, Scott Air Force Base, Freeburg, Aviston, Trenton and Germantown. Our board and train programs are available within a one hour radius from all of our locations.

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