Success! I was in the backyard with Sophie last evening when a man came along walking his mini Goldendoodle on the other side of the back fence. Sophie walked along the fence and sniffed the other dog. When the man pulled his dog away from the fence, Sophie loped a circle in the yard and came to check in with me. If I hadn’t heard the man talking to his dog, I never would have known they were there. A few moments later, a bike rode by near the back fence. Sophie started to trot along the fence tracking it. The rider noticed and shouted “hi!” Sophie gave a few barks. I looked up and said “Sophie, don’t bark” and she stopped. No frenzy. If this continues, it was $1200 well spent to send her to day training. This morning she sat quietly and waited for her treat from my cleaner when she arrived, instead of barking and jumping! If anyone is ever on the fence about spending the money to day train a reactive dog, I’d be happy to share our experience. We may really be ready for Life Skills!

Hi Stephanie, I hope you’re having a good morning. I just wanted to reach out and say thank you for all of your guidance with Bruce so far! The nose work class has been amazing for him and we had a family dinner yesterday where Bruce was able to be around everyone with no aggressive behavior! He even fell asleep with everyone which is a first. The training tools have been so great and I just wanted to share as the week starts. Thank so much!

This has been a game changer for my fear & frustrated reactive dog Lola and myself. We take part in the online virtual class training which allows us to be in a class in our own home with other reactive dogs and their owners…Lola is now working with me and if you saw the reactivity on the fence inside of our yard, that in 5 classes has been completely changed, she is still anxious and reactive….but she is now in her thinking brain and working on choosing other options besides just reactive barking, jumping at the fence etc…and I am so excited to see where we go from here. I also have learned a variety of skills of how to read Lola and her body language and to know when to step in or redirect her away and give space between her and her triggers that scare her.