Marley's Story: A Stubborn Great Dane, After Other Trainers Got Zero Results

Where Marley started

Marley is a Great Dane, a gentle giant, and at ten months old she was already a big dog. Her family had tried other trainers and other programs before they called us. What they got for it, in their words, was "zero results."

They read reviews, decided to give Off Leash K9 Training Myrtle Beach a try, and sent Marley to stay with Joyell.

The training journey

Marley came for the one week board and train. She did not make it easy. Her family wrote that she was one of Joyell's top five most stubborn dogs.

Joyell did not give up on her. She stuck with Marley through every challenge, and at the end of the week she handed back what the family called "a well mannered puppy."

Then came the part for the people. Joyell trained the family too, so they could keep going at home.

What actually changed

• Manners. The dog who had not responded to other programs came home well mannered after one week.
• Fast. Her family wrote that they were amazed at the difference in just one week.
• Her family has the tools. The hand-over training gave them what they need to keep up what Joyell started.

★★★★★

“Joyell is a very experienced and compassionate trainer. We had our 10 month old Great Dane to her for the one week board and train. We had tried other trainers and programs with zero results. After reading the reviews we decided to give OLK9 a try and I have to say it was the best decision we could have made. Even though our gentle giant was one of her top five stubborn dogs Joyell refused to give in […] returning a well mannered puppy back to us. We were amazed at the difference in just one week. […] Their system works and the return training that Joyell gave to us as owners was so helpful. It now gives us the tools we need to continue what Joyell has put in place and I am certain we will have the well mannered gentle giant Great Dane we wanted.”

William Dudley, Google review, November 2022

What it changed for her family

Her owner called sending Marley to us "the best decision we could have made," and wrote that their system works.

The family is also clear that the work continues at home. They are confident it will give them the well mannered gentle giant they wanted.

Why Marley's story matters to us

Many families who call Off Leash K9 Training Myrtle Beach have already tried something else. A stubborn dog is not a dog who cannot learn. Marley needed daily training with a trainer who would not quit on her, and her family needed to be shown how to carry it on.

Marley came for a one week stay. To see how our stays work and who they fit, read our board and train page. If you would rather learn alongside your dog from the first day, see our private obedience lessons, or everything we offer on our services page.