More Than Just Commands, We Help Dogs To Listen

Thank you so much for all your help and recommendations. I appreciate you calling me back so quickly. You are greatly appreciated.

Both my husband have had many dogs between us and I’ve been successful training my past pups. Enter Zeus, our latest Doberman addition to the family. We brought Zeus home at 2 months old and he was and is a love. However, from effective potty training to manners (jumping, puppy nipping/mouthing my 4 year old while running around with her, bulldozing over) my training just was not working after nearly 2 months. My husband and I have had Dobermans and knew their reputation (and loving demeanor) but Zeus was quite the challenge!

Our vet referred us to Cathy. When I called Cathy, I remember saying to her “Zeus is either stubborn or was dropped on his head a few times before we got him”… Listen I love dogs and Zeus but I was frazzled. Also, it has to be the dog, it’s never the owner, right LOL.

Prior to committing, Cathy offered to come by first to meet us, evaluate Zeus’s crate, what we were doing, etc. At first, I thought she was “too soft” on him & thought one needed be more commanding as Alpha. However, just one technique she showed me with the crate by the time she left, showed me how effective she could be in a short time. Especially as it was the only time my 4 month old pup locked eyes on me for permission without a treat!

We planned 6 sessions and within a week changed that to 3 week “boot camp” where he stayed with Cathy. Primarily as my husband had a job offer and we needed to move in the month. We visited Cathy and Zeus the first week and a half and saw incredible improvement. Picking him up at the end of the 3 weeks was such a high. We were proud he was great with sit, down, heel, stay and manners were incredibly improved (jumping, mouthing -he no longer did the puppy biting while my 4 year old ran alongside him). What was important is she also taught US. He obeyed & listed to her rules but we needed to show him those were our rules in our home too. We’ve been able to keep up her training now that he is 7 months. Sure we have a couple jumps now and then. And now that he can stretch to 6 feet, we are teaching him to not sneak food off the countertop…But Cathy gave us one exceptional pup back and the tools to deal with that.

We would choose Cathy all over again and thankful to have found her. Highly recommended

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Cathy is amazing! On her meet and greet visit, she actually taught our puppy a few commands, then gave me homework for the week to practice those commands. That, in itself, was like a free session. I hired Cathy to come out 3 times (money is tight with COVID) and my puppy and my family learned so much on those visits! Individual attention makes such a difference versus a group class. She asked me what my concerns were, what areas I wanted to concentrate on, and we met and exceeded my goals. I plan to have Cathy come back to work on any new issues that may crop up as my puppy grows up. I called her many times and she not only answered my questions, but was more than gracious with her time.  Thank you Cathy for your help and for teaching us so much!

I called for information and she spent time answering all my questions on the phone about my new puppy. I will definitely call back and use her services.

We have a year old German Shepherd who recently started barking at people more and more. He also constantly pulled on the leash. Cathy was very knowledgeable and showed us so many ways to train him. She wasn’t scared off by Uhtred barking at her almost every week we met, and she taught us that he wasn’t barking out of aggression, it was more fear. After 6 weeks, he is awesome on his leash and isn’t barking at people in public. Highly recommend and totally worth the price.

Cathy was a wealth of information. Our rescue dog Libby had immediate connection with Cathy. We soon came to realize that we needed the training more than the dog. Cathy taught us how to confidently give commands and be leaders of our new pack. 

Our 17 month old German Shepherd was out of control. He jumped on people, pulled like crazy on his leash, and would ignore any commands we gave him. After spending a month with Cathy he is now very well behaved. Cathy is a wonderful trainer and we highly recommend her.

When I first saw Cathy, my trainer, I knew she would love me. She helped me to understand what my Mommy and Daddy were trying to say and get me to do. WOW what a difference she has made. I love my trainer and will miss seeing her each week. Big Dog slime kisses to Cathy……….Stella

Very honest and forthcoming, rare in this day and age!!!