The training with Doug was great. He is very in tuned to the dogs psych and is even able to predict their behavior before they act. From his training, I am able to cease any bad behavior from my dog now, by simply looking her in the eye. She will immediately lay and stay. This has been extremely helpful with a shelter adoption- where I don’t know her story. His approach completely makes sense and works. He works with the owner as much as the animal, and has given me so much knowledge as to how the animal “thinks”. Doug dog pet sat for me for a week and he was completely trustworthy- using the time for a doggie boot camp. He was great. I recommend... read full review
April 2024
A totally holistic approach to dog training! Amazing ! I had an unruly year old cane corso that all the other trainers wanted me to muzzle train, use a slip lead, and/or leave her with them. This was unacceptable to me. Doug never touched or even talked to my dog, and no muzzle, no slip lead! He came to my home and trained me to communicate with my dog and to be aware of her communication with me. It's like I have a whole new dog! I called Doug because I couldn't leave my home without my dog as she destroyed the front panel of her "room," aka crate, and escaped. If left out of her crate, she would get into all kinds of trouble! Yesterday... read full review
March 2024
My review is a bit overdue but it's definitely worth the read.
We rescued 2 pups last year who had some earlier trauma. At first, we tried the traditional obedience training for them to learn the basics, but they were both so overly excited and timid during the training that it didn't work. We took a break to let them settle in and then began our search for a new training program. One day, I was at HapE dog grooming waiting to get my pups in for their appointments when another dog came into the store and my pups started the whole barking and lunging routine. Quietly, the other dog calmly sat next to her owner as I was full of apologies to... read full review
The training with Doug was great. He is very in tuned to the dogs psych and is even able to predict their behavior before they act. From his training, I am able to cease any bad behavior from my dog now, by simply looking her in the eye. She will immediately lay and stay. This has been extremely helpful with a shelter adoption- where I don’t know her story.
His approach completely makes sense and works. He works with the owner as much as the animal, and has given me so much knowledge as to how the animal “thinks”. Doug dog pet sat for me for a week and he was completely trustworthy- using the time for a doggie boot camp. He was great.
I recommend... read full review
A totally holistic approach to dog training! Amazing ! I had an unruly year old cane corso that all the other trainers wanted me to muzzle train, use a slip lead, and/or leave her with them. This was unacceptable to me. Doug never touched or even talked to my dog, and no muzzle, no slip lead! He came to my home and trained me to communicate with my dog and to be aware of her communication with me. It's like I have a whole new dog!
I called Doug because I couldn't leave my home without my dog as she destroyed the front panel of her "room," aka crate, and escaped. If left out of her crate, she would get into all kinds of trouble! Yesterday... read full review
My review is a bit overdue but it's definitely worth the read.
We rescued 2 pups last year who had some earlier trauma. At first, we tried the traditional obedience training for them to learn the basics, but they were both so overly excited and timid during the training that it didn't work. We took a break to let them settle in and then began our search for a new training program. One day, I was at HapE dog grooming waiting to get my pups in for their appointments when another dog came into the store and my pups started the whole barking and lunging routine. Quietly, the other dog calmly sat next to her owner as I was full of apologies to... read full review