A recommendation straight from the Dog's Mouth!

I was a puppy given to a girl as a present. The girl took me to dog school, but all I learned was sit. I was a crazy boy puppy. I couldn’t sit still. I didn’t listen either. The girl didn’t have enough time to take care of me because I had bad behavior. The girl gave me to the animal shelter. Then one day, a little girl played ball and Frisbee with me at the shelter. The new little girl took me home. I liked my new little girl. She played with me all the time. I still didn’t listen. I liked to go for walks on the leash. I would pull my new little girl and my master when I was on the leash all the time. They couldn’t control me because I weigh 110 pounds. When I saw other dogs, I pulled even harder!

One day there was a little girl dog I just had to attack! Well, I got in big trouble for that. That little girl dog’s master mentioned to my master something about a lawsuit and something about living on a farm. My master loved me too much to put me on a farm. Instead she found Michele the dog trainer. Every Thursday we would drive out to Fairfax and I would learn to listen. When I listened I would get as many pieces of hot dogs to eat as I wanted. Then master put an electric collar on me so I would learn to come when called. I didn’t come at first. I got a funny feeling on my neck when I didn’t listen. Master pushed a button for me to come. I was confused at first, but it didn’t take long before I listened and learned to come when called.

Then I learned to walk next to my master when she said, “with me”. I never walked next to my master before. I stopped pulling. I even learned not to chase after other dogs anymore. Now I can go on long walks with my master and my master doesn’t worry about me attacking dogs or pulling anymore when we walk.

It only took five hours to learn all my good dog behavior. Thanks to Michele the dog trainer and the electric collar, my family and I enjoy walking on long walks together.

Love,

Kody (the dog)

After puppy training, I reevaluated my goals for Penny and decided to focus on achieving a 100% reliable recall, an off leash heel, and an extended group stay. With my new goals in mind for Penny we began group training classes with the Dogtra Electric Collar.

I was initially concerned that using electronic stimulation would cause Penny to become frightened or nervous but her spirit has not dimmed at all. In fact I believe it is her preferred method of training so far. She is learning more quickly with the e-collar and her execution is more reliable. You have worked so hard to help us reach our goals and your advice and direction have proved invaluable. I also appreciate the fact that you are willing to let Penny have fun and just be a dog, but that you are also determined to see her succeed to the best of her ability.

Michele, your connection with the animals was obvious from the start. It was amazing to watch Penny respond to you with such enthusiasm, and your ability to teach people how to build that same connection with their pets is a wonderful gift."

Elizabeth, Todd and “Penny” Landers

"I would be delighted to share with you my experiences with Michele. I have been training off and on, as my time permits, with Michelle for a little over a year and a half. I have a little Pekingese and started him in a Basic training class with her when he was about 6 months old. Following that, we took a fun tricks class where Jing (that's his name) really learned about the clicker training method. Then we took a Basic 2 obedience course which really helped Jing generalize his skills outside of the training ring. This past summer and fall, Jing met a trainer working with Michele and we took back-to-back Advanced 1 and 2 with that team. While many of the dogs went through remote collar training, Jing stuck with the clicker and they tailored his training for that. I saw great results from all the dogs. Michele and her training team are very straight forward and honest people who truly love what they do...and they know what they are doing. I have seen a transformation in Jing, who I now trust for off-leash walking when we go out. They not only train dogs, but they train people. In class, they explain what to do and why to do it, which leaves you in the position to train your dog at home. They are a lot of fun and knowledgeable. They are good with big dogs and little breeds. My dog also has back leg problems and Michele's team was really great at making sure the training was easy on Jing, even if it meant coming up with a different way of training a skill. What has Jing from all this? He's learned basic skills, such as sit, stay, and down, but he has also learned to come (no matter what--even in the face of distractions), heel, act appropriately on leash around other dogs, directional training, waiting, leave it (which is great for telling a dog to leave anything you don't want him to have), attention training, and many other little skills that makes Jing a free dog. I found that the more Jing learned more free he became.  In short, there are no better person to train with, and 8 months of age is a perfect time to get a dog into training."

Theresa and Jing
 

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