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Love of Animals Pet Services is a dog training business in San Diego, California offering board and train, private lessons, in-home training, and virtual training, working by traveling to clients. They describe their approach as reward-based training, accept aggression and reactivity cases, and publish pricing from $55 per session to $200 per day.
San Diego, CA • Mobile / travels to you • 5.0 ★ (1 Google reviews)
Last reviewed: Sep 5, 2026
80 / 100
Highly transparent
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Based on what the business publishes about itself
Owner Jasmine brings an unusual background to dog training: over 30 years in animal care, including work as a Senior Wildlife Care Specialist at the San Diego Zoo. According to her site, she's held roles as a zookeeper, veterinary assistant, and humane society staff member, giving her hands-on experience with animal behavior across species. She holds a Certified Dog Trainer credential (Mentor CCDT), is a Certified Professional Pet Sitter, and is Fear Free Certified.
Love of Animals Pet Services describes its approach as "fear-free, science-based, positive reinforcement," explicitly stating they avoid shock collars, prong collars, and other aversive tools. Their San Diego-based services span puppies through adult dogs, covering basic obedience, leash walking, reactivity, and separation anxiety. They also offer virtual consultations for owners who can't meet in person.
One distinctive offering is combined pet sitting and training, overnight or day stays where training continues while the owner is away, with photo and video updates included. The site covers services for puppies as young as 8 weeks through adult dogs over 2 years old, with specific attention to reactivity and desensitization work.
Private lessons, board-and-train stays, walk-and-train sessions, and virtual consultations make up the lineup at Love of Animals Pet Services. Programs are segmented by age: puppies 8 to 16 weeks get their own boarding track, adolescents through age two have a dedicated manners course, and adult dogs two years and older follow a separate obedience curriculum. They also take on cases involving aggression, reactivity, separation anxiety, and fear.
$180 per day
This combines pet sitting with training sessions covering obedience commands, leash walking, reactivity, desensitization, and separation anxiety, with photos or videos taken throughout the day at the client's home.
The trainer stays and works in the client's home performing both training and pet sitting duties during the day.
Focus: Basic obedience, Leash reactivity, Separation anxiety, Fear & anxiety
$200 per day
Combines overnight pet sitting with puppy training covering attention and focus foundations, reducing jumping and biting, desensitization to fear triggers, and crate or potty training.
The trainer stays overnight at the client's home providing both puppy training and pet sitting.
Best for: Puppies between 8 and 16 weeks old.
Requirements: Puppies aged 8 to 16 weeks
Focus: Puppy training, Basic obedience, Fear & anxiety
Love of Animals Pet Services publishes 2 versions of this program. The table shows how they differ; anything not listed here was not stated in their materials.
| Option | Length | Price | What differs |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Person Basic Obedience/Behavior Training (2 years +) | Not stated | $155 per session | Leash reactivity, Separation anxiety; For dogs aged 2 years and older with basic obedience or behavior concerns.; Dogs 2 years and older |
| In Person Puppy and Adolescent Manners Training (8 weeks - 2 years) | Not stated | $165 per session | Puppy training; For puppies and adolescent dogs between 8 weeks and 2 years old.; Puppies and adolescents, 8 weeks to 2 years |
In Person Basic Obedience/Behavior Training (2 years +)
The trainer meets the owner and dog in the client's home for individual lessons.
In Person Puppy and Adolescent Manners Training (8 weeks - 2 years)
Lessons are delivered in the client's home with the owner participating.
$55 per session
A walking-focused session where the trainer works with the owner and dog on loose leash walking, calm walking behavior, and reducing leash reactivity.
The trainer joins the owner and dog for a walk to practice leash skills.
Focus: Leash training, Leash reactivity
Price not published.
Ask whether Online Pet Training and Consultations is delivered online, in person, or both.
Remote training and consultation covering separation anxiety, multi-pet introductions, reactivity, general behavior troubleshooting, new pet ownership advice, and training for puppies through adult pets.
Sessions are delivered remotely rather than in person.
Focus: Separation anxiety, Aggression, Puppy training, Basic obedience
Walk-and-train sessions run $55 each. Private lessons cost $155 to $165 per session depending on the dog's age, with five-session packages available at $775 or $825. Board-and-train pricing is $180 to $200 per day, though the site doesn't specify minimum stay lengths.
| Program | Price | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Pet Sitting with Training — Basic Obedience/Behavior Training and Pet Sitting | $180 per day | Not stated |
| Puppy Training (8-16 weeks) and Overnight Pet Sitting | $200 per day | Not stated |
| Program | Price | Length |
|---|---|---|
| In Person Basic Obedience/Behavior Training (2 years +) | $155 per session$775 for a 5-session package | Not stated |
| In Person Puppy and Adolescent Manners Training (8 weeks - 2 years) | $165 per session$825 for a 5-session package | Not stated |
| Program | Price | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Walk and Train | $55 per session | Not stated |
| Program | Price | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Online Pet Training and Consultations | Not published | Not stated |
The program explicitly identifies as force-free. They accept dogs with aggression histories, which not every trainer will take on. Specific protocols or tools beyond that label aren't detailed on the site.
Their public materials state they do not use prong collars. Which tools they do use is not specified, so ask the trainer directly.
As described in the business's own materials
According to their site, worked in animal care for over 30 years, including roles as a zookeeper, wildlife care specialist, humane society staff, and veterinary assistant. Holds a BA in Environmental Studies and Natural Science and did further study in conservation biology.
Credentials listed on their site: Certified Dog Trainer, Mentor CCDT, Certified Professional Pet Sitter (CPPS), and Fear Free Certified Professional. Barklen has not independently verified these.
Love of Animals Pet Services is a mobile trainer based in San Diego, CA, traveling to clients rather than hosting them, offering board and train stays, private lessons, in-home training at the client's home, and virtual sessions online.
Their site says they dog owners dealing with disobedience, destructive behavior, or reactivity, spanning puppies through adult dogs, as well as owners of cats and other small pets needing sitting or behavior advice.
Sessions take place at client homes throughout San Diego or at the trainer's own space for boarding programs. The listed address is in the Carmel Country Road area. Parking and accessibility details aren't mentioned since the service comes to you.
Barklen analysis
Barklen analysis based on 23 published San Diego listings (55 with published pricing). These comparisons are computed by Barklen, not claims made by Love of Animals Pet Services.
Price: 63% below the San Diego midpoint at entry price for board and train ($180–$200 vs. $338–$826); entry price within the published San Diego range for private lessons ($155–$165 vs. $75–$168); entry price below the published San Diego range for in-home training ($55 vs. $63–$160).
Reviews: 5.0★ from 1 Google reviews, among 23 published San Diego programs.
Transparency: 80 out of 100 (highly transparent), with 83% price transparency and 50% program clarity. 7 of 23 San Diego listings show certifications; this business does not list any.
| Program type | Love of Animals Pet Services | San Diego range | Barklen read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board and Train | $180–$200 | $338–$826 across 3 San Diego programs | 63% below the San Diego midpoint at entry price |
| Private Lessons | $155–$165 | $75–$168 across 8 San Diego programs | Entry price within the published San Diego range |
| In-Home Training | $55 | $63–$160 across 5 San Diego programs | Entry price below the published San Diego range |
Generated from what their public materials leave open
12618 Carmel Country Rd, San Diego, CA
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Last reviewed by Barklen: Sep 5, 2026
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