Always nice to share great clients' great comments about their positive experiences with positive reinforcement!Amy Chase & "Ramona"
A few months after bringing home Ramona, our adorable and sweet Golden Retriever puppy, I began to have concerns regarding her interactions with my three children, ages 11, 9, and 2. We have had the heartbreaking experience of unknowingly adopting dogs who had extreme fear based aggression, and because of this I was a bit uncertain about what might be normal puppy behavior. Ramona was extremely mouthy, vocal, and tended to chase the children and pounce on them even while they sat calmly on the couch. We desperately wanted to raise a happy, confident, well behaved dog. All my friends with dogs recommended techniques that would force submission and compliance, none of which I felt comfortable with, knowing my goals would definitely not be realized. I did not want to damage our fragile human/canine bond in any way and the methods suggested to me would have only ensured that result. Luckily for all of us, I found Sarah’s card at my vet’s office. Since meeting and working with Sarah, both at her puppy classes and at home with her private lessons, I have been amazed at how well positive reinforcement and clicker training works with Ramona. I am more confident with her interactions with our children, especially the toddler. Ramona is more confident too, and LOVES to train. We still have issues to work on, but I am so grateful to Sarah and Whole Dog Training for teaching not only Ramona, but my family as well. We now have a better understanding of canine behavior and have the necessary tools to reach our goals. Sarah is simply amazing, you can tell she really loves her profession and as a result dogs happily respond to her. We love training with Sarah so much we plan to attend her Puppy Level 1 class at a future date!
