Complaint Review: The K9 Basic School

Let me preference my conversation by saying first of all I am a avid dog lover and I love animals in general. I can empathize with  people who love the pets just as much as their own kids. Well my story is a bit unique then others you have heard of. My first experiences with Mr. Daryl Young was one of a cocky, impressive, knowledgeable experienced dog trainer and handler. After visiting him and getting to know him much more all that was far from the truth. Let me tell you this, he is the only person over the years that I have known him to be not only a person who continuously bragging about who he knows, what he has (not really have) and what he is making (not making much) I have ever met. I was in the market of buying a Doberman in 2011. I decided to import my male dog (Sant Kreal Platon) in 2012. I wanted him to be trained up to the top of his potential and I heard about several trainers including Daryl. Well my experience with him will blow your socks off. During the process of letting him board and train my dog I began to notice that there was something going on wrong. MOST trainers are in the mindset that if a client refuses to or is late paying their perspective fees they would simply call the client and inform them of the delinquent payment and “request for you to come get your dog”. Not this guy, after a few late payments, which he was hoping happen began to be so expensive that I could not afford the lump sum payment as he requested. Instead he wanted my dog’s ownership in exchange.

At that point I could not pick my dog up and he defaulted on our agreement thus making his debt paid with the ownership of my dog. I never wanted to do it and in fact my relative who is a lawyer insisted on sending him to court since the debt that was owed is the service and not the dog itself BUT after a search was done he found out that he does not own any property or assets. It would be a mute point. He did not even have a “bank acct”. I have spoken over 15 people who know this trainer and ALL of them has said the exact same. He is arrogant, knows it all, THINKS he has the best dogs, lack of passion for other people’s dog, cheats clients out of their money from time to time, never wants to take a W2 form since he does not want to pay taxes and the list goes on. I understand that a guy of his late age see’s things slowing down by not being a progressive citizen but don’t hurt people around you in the process due to your own failures. He has a little crew of people that looks up to him but they too are being lead wrong. This guy should have been a car salesman OR work in the stock market. After speaking with a few dog owners (not Dobe owners) they have said that he is into more than dog training which this is not the forum for it. He would always tell me that famous people come to his kennel etc, etc. I was never impressed on who he knew. I was only concerned about my dog’s training and well fare. If you have a great looking Doberman beware and don’t drop your dog off to do in house boarding and training. Your bill will not be what it should be at the end. When I was in limbo with him in regards to my dog I discovered that he did not have kennel license, business licenses, or permit for the kennels that were built in his “rented” location. Now I see puppies that are produced and sold in California by my dog with his friend and collage who I will keep the name private. This was all planned by him and this is how I know for sure. Daryl got my dog when he was barely a 1y old. He created a website called Santkrealdoberman and dobermanstud in 2012 before the default of my fees ever hit. Why would you create sites for the dog that is not your own? Hum.. Well anyway what comes around goes around. I been silent about this for some time now and people must know his intent if you have a dog worthy of him keeping.. Anyway, the dog is now owned by a worthless guy who does not have comparison and now he has renamed to the dog “Solo”. Good luck and stay away from him..

Raymond T.