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Dear Kristyn and Sean, A dog is man’s best friend and Mac, our Bearded Collie, is my great buddy. Beyond the Dog helped civilize Mac, teaching (sit, stay, down, wait, don’t bite, etc.). Mac was a dream companion for my visiting 14-month-old grandson. There was no nibbling on his soft skin. No barking. He was able to use Mac for a walking companion. It was a great relationship. My home has … [Read more...]
November 9, 2007 To Whom It May Concern, I write this letter on behalf of Sean Savage, with whom my husband and I became acquainted approximately one year ago. We bought a German Shepherd puppy in September of 2006, and we asked our veterinarian, Dr. Jim Sparks, to refer us to whom he felt was the best resource for training our new puppy, Otis. Without hesitation, he recommended Sean’s … [Read more...]
We all know what we’re in for when we get a new puppy; hours and hours of training, which never seems to stick. We play with them, we house train them, and we feel good from all the mini achievements after they come to our homes. Then, our little puppies get bigger, stronger, and quickly train us as their owners! This is the story of a super friendly, super social, super strong and super smart … [Read more...]
Gunner After several months of consideration and planning, my husband and I decided to adopt two puppies, two months apart. Yes, we did this on purpose! We had no idea what chaos was about to fill our recent empty nest! Feeling very much in desperate need of help after that first month of madness, we contacted Kristyn and Sean about their Board and Train Program. Gracie, our rottweiler went … [Read more...]
Sammy was the first inside dog we have ever had after many years of family pets that mainly stayed outside. He started off as my daughter’s dog and as she went off to college he became our “empty nester” companion. Sammy is playful, can do cute tricks and always is excited to see us when we come home. As with most pets, he added to our quality of life. Sammy had two main issues; 1) He … [Read more...]
We adopted Bodi, a seven month old puppy, from a shelter. Bodi seemed like a calm, low-keyed dog who would easy to bring into our home. However, we found his calmness to be short-lived, as he was sick with intestinal issues. Once he was well again, Bodi was wild and unmanageable (although still sweet as can be). He chewed couches, carpets, shoes, etc., jumped on everyone, dragged me along on his … [Read more...]
Fozzy was a 13 week old Airedale puppy when she arrived at our home. She was coming along great in her training except for one thing. She was almost uncontrollable while walking on a leash when people and other dogs would come along. You name it and she tried it in order to get to the people or dogs. I thought there goes my dream of ever having a dog walk obediently beside me so in desperation I … [Read more...]
We called Beyond the Dog after we adopted Cooper, a 1-year-old black lab. The private lessons in our home were great--convenient, and best of all, in Cooper's own territory (where he would get into all kinds of trouble!) Cooper had never been around cats and would chase our sweet cat Pirate so often that Pirate never came up from the basement for nearly 4 months. With the trainer's help, we taught … [Read more...]
Max, our Boxer Mix, came to us as a stray at approximately six months of age. Being "empty nesters" he became "our baby" and was quickly spoiled. He was a very loving and affectionate dog until around 3 years of age. He then started showing signs of aggression and became extremely territorial towards other dogs, and anything that went in front of our house. Weighing 76 pounds he was hard to … [Read more...]
Many thanks to Beyond the Dog in helping me learn to train our Lab puppy. The Puppy Kindergarten classes were a great way to get to know my puppy and learn the best way to train him. The voice, handsignal, marker, reward method helped my dog learn what I expect from him. As a walker, the leash training was great. We now walk everywhere on a gentle leader! Kristyn's knowledge in training and … [Read more...]
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