About Ramblin’ Rovers

Meet Hays

Ramblin’ Rovers was founded in 2018 by Jacksonville, FL native, Hays Jacobs. 

Hays’ approach to Dog Training is like any of our other relationships; building trust and communication with our dogs is the first and most important step for a dog owner to reach their training goals.

Hays is a lifelong dog-whisperer who turned his passion for his family dogs into a thriving training and behavioral business. After receiving his certification from Starmark Academy, in Hutto Texas, Hays returned home with the same passion for animals, but with a fresh perspective on the science behind their behaviors.

After a year in Texas, Hays returned home where he began his career at K9s for Warriors, a non-profit organization based in Jacksonville that trains and matches service dogs with veterans who are dealing with the impacts of their service after returning to civilian life. Hays’ time at K9’s for Warriors was both meaningful and educational as it cemented his belief that dogs play such an important role in human life - whether if it is a pet providing companionship or a service dog providing vital assistance to someone’s life.

After two years at K9s For Warriors, Hays launched Ramblin’ Rovers as he saw a need to provide dog owners with a system to create stress-free relationships with their pets. Hays’ training philosophy is very simple! First you create the trust between human and dogs, as you would any other relationship. Then you establish that you are a team. It’s you and your dogs against the world - some new dog owners are surprised to learn it is as much human training as it is dog training! Then you apply real world experience. The key to it all: make training fun! Like humans, dogs are life-long learners. They want to learn and do good - let Ramblin’ Rovers show you how!