Dog Clients

Cathy and Kody

"Your lessons had an immediate effect on Kody..."

I wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks for all the help with Kody, our 5-year-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Before contacting you for a behavior consultation, my husband & I weren't quite sure what to do about Kody & his aggressive behavior. We were beginning to think we would have to give him up, but neither of us really wanted that.

He became very aggressive, especially around food, be it his or ours, especially while I was cooking supper at home or in our travel trailer. He would have a tendency to come at me & growl & sometimes try to attack me. We would put him in a stay & he would end up breaking it. He did not like it when I would put him on his tie out or try to release him. Quite often he would growl & try to snap at me. He also got in the habit of hiding under my desk while I was working. When I would get up, he would dart out at me. Kody had actually bitten me a couple of times in the above circumstances. Kody & I had attended obedience classes where a choke collar was used & after awhile Kody just refused to listen to the collar & when the collar was snapped, he would sometimes growl at me.

After the consultation with you & the subsequent lessons we have a totally changed dog! Your lessons had an immediate effect on Kody & have definitely changed his attitude toward different circumstances & us. And thanks to you I also learned how to cope with the different situations with fantastic results. I can truthfully say that I now feel more at ease around Kody than I have in a long time & best of all my husband has also noticed the change in his behavior! I definitely recommend your dog-friendly training to anyone & especially anyone who has a dog with an aggressive problem. I know it sure helped us be able to keep Kody as part of the family!

Once again, thank you so very much for your help!
Cathy & Kody