I cannot say enough good things about Tommy and his ability to train a dog!! Tommy helped me with my reactive GSD, Zeke. Over 8 classes, Zeke is much more confident and obedient. And I’m a better owner. That’s what I really love about Tommy’s training - he trains YOU. I never knew my dog’s biggest problem was me. He was kind but said what needed to be said. He never made me feel bad or guilty about my dog. He treated Zeke like he was his own, and it gave me so much peace about taking Zeke to him. You have to be careful with a reactive dog. I felt nothing but comfort with Tommy, and Zeke loves him. He would get so excited when we would pull in the parking lot. I truly could go on and on and on. If you’re looking for a damn good trainer, someone who REALLY cares about your dog and you, you’re in the right place.

I cannot recommend Tommy enough. We did an advanced obedience course for our dog Barley and Tommy made everything look so easy. He spent the first portion of the session to teach Barley the skill while I watched, then he spent the rest of the class making sure I knew how to continue practicing the skill at home. He was extremely knowledgeable and when there was extra time in a session, he would use it to build on Barley’s skill so I felt like when we finished the course, Barley knew even more than I expected. Not only did Barley learn a ton of skills, but we also realized that he has a lot of anxiety and can be reactive around other dogs and people when he’s uncomfortable so Tommy taught me how to correct that and also explained the behavior so I could better understand why it was happening. I plan to also schedule my new pup with him and recommend him to anyone else looking for a dog trainer.

Tommy and I worked together training my two VERY energetic double doodles that are also brothers and litter mates. The way he is able to bond with them, help them understand his commands and then transfer that to me was amazing. We had two completely different dogs once we were done. We saw dramatic results after every single session. HIGHLY recommend Tommy if you need to train your dogs. It was probably oh the best decision we ever made as it relates to our dogs. He turned our wild and unmanageable dogs into SUCH good and obedient pets!

We used Tommy to train our new puppy! He does great with all the pups large to small! His dogs are so well trained and sweet and kind animals! I would definitely recommend Knoxville K9 academy to anyone who needs some help w dog training!

Tommy does a great job training all breeds of dogs. He is very knowledgeable and patient! I know several of the dogs he has trained and they are well behaved and very friendly.

We had the BEST experience with Tommy training our young Australian Shepherd, Olive. A typical herding dog, Olive is energetic, social, and sometimes too smart for her own good. Tommy really trained us more than Olive--he gave us the tools to communicate with her more effectively and engage her mentally. She absolutely loved training with him and is a happier dog for it. Without Tommy's help, we wouldn't have half the confidence we do to take Olive on the walks, hikes, and swimming adventures she loves so much. We can't thank him enough!

Tommy is by far the best dog trainer we have ever encountered. We wanted to start our Siberian Husky off on the right foot and enrolled her in puppy training with Tommy at 12 weeks old. Our girl flourished with training and even though huskies can be a stubborn, high-energy working breed, Tommy built a strong, trusting relationship with her and helped teach us how to use her energy and intelligence to our advantage. His ability to communicate effectively with dogs is incredible and we will continue leveraging Tommy’s expertise. Our husky has been through many levels of training with Tommy and will continue to go back for more. We are very pleased to have a sweet, smart, and obedient husky all with Tommy’s help! As you can see from the pic, she’s still a silly husky but stays in her “place” command on her cot, which she learned from Tommy!

My dog and I had a wonderful training experience with Tommy! He was very informative. He gave feedback that was curated to my handling and my dog's behavior. Roxy is now my well-behaved, co-pilot because of the training and care we received. I truly believe in Tommy's abilities and vision!

Working with Tommy has been life changing. We had previously worked with a different trainer and had absolutely no improvement in our dog’s behavior. After working with Tommy, we are regularly stopped in public to ask how we got our dog to behave so well. Our dog gets to travel with us daily now rather than sit at home. HIGHLY recommend training with Tommy

We LOVE Tommy! He is incredible with both dogs and owners. He clearly understands each dog's unique needs and is also really skilled and knowledgeable with owner education as well so that you can work well with your pups. Our dog Frank is a little nervous with new people and took to him RIGHT away. Definitely recommend using him a thousand times over.

We adopted our German Shepherd rescue who was picked up as a stray at about 14 months old. He came to us with zero training. With help from a friend and lots of training videos, I was able to get the basics but Laszlo was only listening when he wanted to or there were treats involved. We had zero recall with him. Tommy helped change both our worlds! What impressed me the most is that he took the time to get to know us and Laszlo and customized our training sessions so we were able to leave each session with a better understanding on how to work with Laszlo at home. Laszlo developed tremendously each week. Tommy is very patient and Laszlo is so receptive to Tommy. The two developed a touching relationship. Not every trainer out there can work with GSDs and it has been a blessing that a friend recommended him to us.