Virtual Consultation — $50/session
A remote consultation conducted over Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp, or Messenger to discuss training services, behavior issues, or pet advice, with a written summary emailed afterward.
Focus: Basic obedience
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Love of Animals Pet Services
Love of Animals Pet Services is a dog training business in San Diego, California offering Private Lessons, In-Home Training, Board and Train, and Virtual Training, with published programs from $55.
San Diego • CA • Mobile / travels to you • 5.0 ★ (1 Google reviews)
Last verified: Sep 5, 2026
Transparency Score
80 / 100
Highly transparent
How clearly this listing publishes the details owners need. See our methodology.
- Price transparency
- 83%
- Method transparency
- 100%
- Program clarity
- 50%
About this program
What they say about themselves
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.
Getting started
Consultations and evaluations before you commit to a program.
What does Love of Animals Pet Services charge for board and train?
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.
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.
Board and Train
Pet Sitting with Training — Basic Obedience/Behavior Training and Pet Sitting — $180 per program
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
Puppy Training (8-16 weeks) and Overnight Pet Sitting — $200 per program
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.
Focus: Puppy training, Basic obedience, Fear & anxiety
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Pet Sitting with Training — Basic Obedience/Behavior Training and Pet Sitting | $180 per program | — |
| Puppy Training (8-16 weeks) and Overnight Pet Sitting | $200 per program | — |
Private Lessons
In Person Basic Obedience/Behavior Training (2 years +) — $155 per session
This in-home program covers foundational obedience and communication skills including sit, down, stay, recall, leave it, and place, alongside behavior work like leash reactivity, desensitization to fears or triggers, excessive barking, and separation anxiety.
The trainer meets the owner and dog in the client's home for individual lessons.
Best for: Dogs aged 2 years and older with basic obedience or behavior concerns.
Focus: Basic obedience, Leash reactivity, Separation anxiety, Fear & anxiety
In Person Puppy and Adolescent Manners Training (8 weeks - 2 years) — $165 per session
This program builds puppy foundations such as body language reading, focus and attention, basic obedience, and manners, along with potty training, crate training, name recognition, and reducing biting or jumping.
Lessons are delivered in the client's home with the owner participating.
Best for: Puppies and adolescent dogs between 8 weeks and 2 years old.
Focus: Puppy training, Basic obedience, Fear & anxiety
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| In Person Basic Obedience/Behavior Training (2 years +) | $155 per session | — |
| In Person Puppy and Adolescent Manners Training (8 weeks - 2 years) | $165 per session | — |
In-Home Training
Walk and Train — $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
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Walk and Train | $55 per session | — |
Virtual Training
Online Pet Training and Consultations
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
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Online Pet Training and Consultations | Not published | — |
What training methods does Love of Animals Pet Services use?
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.
Method: Reward-based
Uses rewards and positive reinforcement only, without corrections or aversive tools.
How do we verify Love of Animals Pet Services?
Certifications: Not specified on their website
Verification still pending or not yet requested. See our methodology for what verification does and does not mean.
Trust & facility details
This is a mobile operation, so training happens in your home or during boarding at the trainer's location. Video updates go out occasionally during stays, and overnight supervision is provided. Insurance, certifications, and guarantee terms aren't published.
Facility: Mobile / travels to you
Owner visits: not specified on their website.
Video updates: Occasional updates
Overnight staffing: Yes
Insurance: not specified on their website.
Guarantee: not specified on their website.
Waitlist: not specified on their website.
Dogs per trainer: not specified on their website.
Booking: Contact form
How does Love of Animals Pet Services compare in San Diego?
Price: Their board & train is 61% below the San Diego midpoint based on published prices.
Reviews: Love of Animals Pet Services shows 5.0★ from 1 Google reviews among 23 published San Diego programs.
Transparency: This listing scores 80 out of 100 (price 83%, program clarity 50%). 7 of 23 San Diego listings show certifications; this business does not list certifications.
What to ask Love of Animals Pet Services
- 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 whether you can visit during the program.
- Ask about current availability and whether there is a waitlist.
Location & hours
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.
12618 Carmel Country Rd, San Diego, CA
Friday: Open 24 hours
Monday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Contact / request a quote
Reach out directly or send a quote request through Love of Animals Pet Services.
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