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Take The Lead LLC — Dog Training in Corona, CA

Take The Lead LLC is a dog training business in Corona, California offering private lessons, in-home training, and group classes, working by traveling to clients. They describe their approach as balanced training (rewards and corrections) and publish pricing from $1,400.

Corona, CA • Mobile / travels to you • 5.0 ★ (51 Google reviews)

Verified listing

Last reviewed: Aug 8, 2026

Transparency Score

57 / 100

Moderately transparent

How clearly this listing publishes the details owners need. See our methodology.

Price transparency: 25%
Method transparency: 100%
Program clarity: 63%

About Take The Lead LLC

Based on what the business publishes about itself

Kimberly Dovel founded Take The Lead LLC after spending years working through training challenges with her own powerful, high-energy dogs. According to her site, that hands-on experience over more than 15 years shaped an approach she describes as focused on communication and adapting to each dog's temperament rather than following a fixed program.

The business operates without a dedicated facility. Private sessions happen at the client's home, while group classes and pack walks take place outdoors in Corona-area parks and public spaces. The site emphasizes that training in real-world environments, around actual distractions like other dogs, people, and busy settings, helps skills transfer into everyday life more reliably than controlled indoor work.

Group classes cover fundamentals like recall, loose-leash walking, and reactivity strategies, and they're described as intentionally small to allow individual attention. Take The Lead also offers e-collar training, which the site characterizes as a balanced communication tool for off-leash reliability rather than a punitive method. Pack walks, led by the trainer, are another regular offering focused on leash manners and public behavior.

What dog training programs does Take The Lead LLC offer?

Take The Lead LLC offers an E-Collar Package at $1,400 for three months of private lessons covering recall, advanced obedience, and leash work, with follow-up sessions included. Group classes and pack walks address socialization and leash reactivity, while in-home private training focuses on basic obedience. Pricing for the group and in-home options isn't listed on the site.

E-Collar Package

$1,400

This package uses a remote training collar set at the lowest effective stimulation level to build reliable off-leash recall and better on-leash handling. It includes a slip lead, an e-collar, unlimited private training for three months, and a year of free group class courses.

Owner and trainer work together over three months of unlimited private sessions using the remote collar, followed by access to free group classes for a year.

Best for: Dogs and owners wanting off-leash reliability or better on-leash control.

Duration: 3 months

Focus: Recall & off-leash, Advanced obedience, Leash training

Includes: Follow-up sessions

Private Training

Price not published.

One-on-one session built around the dog and handler's specific goals, addressing behavior, obedience, and communication. Sessions may use real-world settings like parks or stores to introduce controlled distractions.

The trainer works with the dog and owner at the home or another agreed-upon location, sometimes moving to real-world environments.

Best for: Dogs and handlers needing focused, individualized support with behavior, reactivity, or obedience issues.

Focus: Basic obedience, Leash reactivity

Group Dog Training Classes

Price not published.

Small outdoor classes that use natural distractions and real-world obstacles to build skills like recall, place work, loose-leash walking, down commands, and pack walking. Reactivity is also addressed and dogs are taught to accept handling from others.

Classes are held outdoors in a group setting with several day and time options.

Focus: Basic obedience, Leash reactivity, Socialization, Recall & off-leash

Pack Walks

Price not published.

Group walks held in local parks led by a professional trainer, focused on practicing leash manners and appropriate behavior in public settings.

Dogs and owners walk together in a park setting under the guidance of a trainer.

Focus: Leash training, Socialization

How much does Take The Lead LLC cost?

The E-Collar Package runs $1,400 total for three months, which includes follow-up sessions. Other programs, group classes, pack walks, and private in-home training, don't have published rates.

Private Lessons pricing

Private Lessons pricing at Take The Lead LLC in Corona, CA
Program	Price	Length
E-Collar Package	$1,400	3 months

In-Home Training pricing

In-Home Training pricing at Take The Lead LLC in Corona, CA
Program	Price	Length
Private Training	Not published	Not stated

Group Classes pricing

Group Classes pricing at Take The Lead LLC in Corona, CA
Program	Price	Length
Group Dog Training Classes	Not published	Not stated
Pack Walks	Not published	Not stated

What training methods does Take The Lead LLC use?

They describe their approach as balanced, with e-collar training featured prominently in their signature package. Whether they work with aggression or bite-history cases isn't addressed on the site.

Their public materials mention e-collars and slip leads. Barklen has not verified how or when they are used, so ask the trainer directly.

Who runs Take The Lead LLC?

As described in the business's own materials

Kimberly Dovel, Owner and head trainer

According to their site, she began training out of necessity with her own powerful, high-energy dogs, then spent over 15 years developing her skills by working with her own dogs and helping other pet owners work through training issues.

Where does Take The Lead LLC offer dog training?

Take The Lead LLC is a mobile trainer based in Corona, CA, traveling to clients rather than hosting them, offering private lessons, group classes, and in-home training at the client's home.

Their site says they dog owners in Corona and the Inland Empire dealing with behavior problems, reactivity, or obedience issues, ranging from families feeling overwhelmed or considering rehoming their dog to those wanting structured training for dogs of any age.

There is no fixed training facility; sessions are conducted at the client's home or another agreed location, with group classes and pack walks held outdoors in parks and public areas to incorporate real-world distractions.

A mobile-only operation serving the Corona area from 860 Village Loop Dr. Parking and accessibility details don't apply in the usual sense since training happens at your location.

How does Take The Lead LLC compare with other Corona dog trainers?

Barklen analysis

Barklen analysis based on 4 published Corona listings (1 with published pricing). These comparisons are computed by Barklen, not claims made by Take The Lead LLC.

Price: too few Corona programs publish pricing in the same categories for a like-for-like comparison yet.

Reviews: 5.0★ from 51 Google reviews, among 4 published Corona programs.

Transparency: 57 out of 100 (moderately transparent), with 25% price transparency and 63% program clarity. 2 of 4 Corona listings show certifications; this business does not list any.

What should you ask Take The Lead LLC before booking?

Generated from what their public materials leave open

Ask for current pricing on Private Training, Group Dog Training Classes, and Pack Walks, which are not published online.
Ask which certifications their trainers hold and who issued them.
Ask for proof of liability insurance.
Ask how many dogs each trainer handles at once.
Ask about current availability and whether there is a waitlist.

Location and hours

860 Village Loop Dr, Corona, CA

Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: Closed

How Barklen reviewed this listing

Barklen reviewed Take The Lead LLC against the business's public materials and published this listing. That is not a check of licenses, insurance, or certifications. See our methodology for what a verified listing does and does not mean.

Details the public materials do not address (aggression and reactivity cases, owner visits during programs, progress updates, overnight staffing, insurance, guarantee, and others) are turned into the questions above rather than filled in.

Last reviewed by Barklen: Aug 8, 2026

What Barklen could verify

Programs listed: 4 programs (private lessons, in-home training, group classes)
Published pricing: Published for 1 of 4 programs
Training method: Balanced
Facility: Mobile / travels to you
Years in business: 15+ years
Booking: Phone only