Pet Boarding Training in Johannesburg

“About 6 months ago I brought home from a shelter a 4 year old female German Shepard. Although I have owned dogs just about all my life this is the first GS I have had. While at the shelter she showed no signs of aggressive behavior towards people or other dogs. However, within the first month she showed a very aggressive behavior to other dogs. This was quite disconcerting to me. I did not want a dog that attacked other dogs, especially my neighbor's dogs. I bought an e-collar but was not comfortable using it on her. So I set it aside and started looking at alternatives. One of the options I looked at was a dog trainer in the local area. After a Google search I found "Drop the Leash LLC" and Valeria. Valeria is tremendous! One of the first things and probably the most important thing she did was explain the characteristics of the breed. But not only the characteristics but how they could manifest themselves in my pup's behavior. This tempered the expectations I had for my pup's life with me which greatly lessened my anxieties. The next great thing she did was not train my pup but trained me. I had always punished bad behavior but because of Valeria's experience and expertise I accepted that I should reward good behavior as the main training regimen. The training resources on her website are very beneficial as well. Her fees were money very well spent. It has been about 3 months since my last session with Valeria. Is my pup still aggressive towards other dogs? Yes. Is she becoming less so? Yes. It is a process but each week that goes by my pup and I become closer and because I now understand the breed's characteristics my anxiety levels are down and I know I must accept some of her behaviors. Would I recommend Valeria and "Drop the Leash LLC" to anyone wanting to learn a better way to train their dog(s)? Absolutely!“

“Took good care of Sarge he normally is very anxious, when getting his nails done. She took excellent care of him. Very reasonable rates.“