Placid Paws Dog Training
New Hope, Pennsylvania, Bucks
(12)
New Hope, Pennsylvania, Bucks
(12)
In-home dog training
12 customer reviews
Alexandra Neif
Sunghee is an absolute miracle worker when it comes to dog training. Our dog, Josie, is very sensitive and has been dealing with a lot of anxiety and other behavioral problems. Sunghee has been working closely with her developing personalized training sessions to accommodate Josie's learning style and her particular challenges. Josie has made immense progress in every aspect of her problem areas and continues to improve with every lesson. Aside from personalized, individual, and group sessions, Sunghee also has a a learning center with a huge library of articles, videos, discussion threads, and zoom lessons that provide additional information for dog owners to learn on their own time. What truly sets Sunghee apart is that she works with a variety of other trainers to provide the best learning resources for her clients and their pets. She is the absolute best and I will always recommend her services to everyone I know More...
Mary Cait Phalen
Sunghee is an amazing trainer! She was a lifeline when our foster developed aggressive behaviors that were very intense. She helped us feel like we could manage the dog and get a handle on the situation. She is very patient, well informed, and clearly has a wonderful rapport with dogs. She gave us techniques that helped to lower his overall energy and manage negative behaviors and he has truly transformed for the better. She spends a lot of time working at the dogs pace, aligning the training with what the dog and you are capable of, and every lesson gave us homemade, easy to follow reading materials to refer to and new techniques to work on. Every lesson we also practiced the techniques together, so I felt more confident and made sure I felt comfortable using the techniques and applying them to everyday situations. If we could give more than five stars, we would. More...
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Richard Callahan
Sunghee has been invaluable in turning a 3+ year old rescued 60lb Lab Bully into the dog I always wanted. She's taught him the manners and the ability to relax that he never had. She encourages him to learn the right way of doing things by helping him to figure what's appropriate out vs. a drill instructor school. The individual attention and her calm demeanor is the difference. I would gladly recommend her to anyone. More...
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Jackie Boyle Jacobs
Sunghee was great to work with! Our dog Jilly was a very nervous rescue and Sunghee showed me how to help her easily and very effectively. Highly recommend.
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Adam Dusen
Sunghee knows her stuff when it comes to dog training. She cares a lot about making sure every dog she works with has a good outcome from her training, and it shows in the results.
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Theresa Madden
Sunghee and her dog training methods at Placid Paws were an invaluable resource for me. While I have had dogs before, my current dog is a Bouvier des Flandres possessing un-bounding energy and a strong will. I was desperate for help so that he would become a well-mannered dog. As much as Charlie needed training, I think I was really the one who needed to be trained. The minute I met Sungee and watched her with Charlie I knew all would be well. Watching Sungee using gentle yet firm commands and demonstrating various methods helped me become a better dog owner. Her methods are easy to imitate and very effective. I can't say enough how grateful I am to have met Sunghee and have had the privilege of her working with Charlie and me. More...
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Megan Wischner
Sunghee was able to help me communicate to my new foster pup proper leash walking and help me relax her in her new environment. She now has her furever home and is adjusting very well. Sunghee had a simple straightforward plan for us to follow to make small adjustments and it helped a lot. I would highly recommend her. More...
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David Broad
Our tiny dog was attacked by a pit bull at 16 weeks. He suffered from extreme reactivity and fear aggression. After many attempts to rehabilitate him, we were lucky enough to find Sunghee Kim of Placid Paws. Her methods, talent, patience and extreme dedication greatly helped our little guy. We can’t thank her enough. She is truly one of a kind. More...
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Brian Bowdler
Sunghee does a fantastic job teaching good behavior to both my dog and I. Grady loves training time and has learned so much in the process of becoming a well-trained dog!
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Bonnie Chang
My little cavapoo, Tilda LOVES Sunghee. Tilda looks forward to her training sessions, and is learning quite a bit.
Sunghee is very innovative, she is always learning and using ways to help her communicate and train dogs, which makes her a very effective trainer.
Sunghee has a way with animals that is special and wonderful to watch!
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Teri Berman
Sunghee is an amazingly talented trainer! She has graciously helped several of our dogs in rescue. Each of the dogs that she worked with made great improvement in their behavior as a result of her expertise. She has a calm gentle way of working with both humans and the animals. Sunghee is patient, knowledgeable and professional....a pleasure to work with and a valuable resource for all the people and their pups in our area! More...
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Kathie Anne Gray
In late November we acquired a young black lab mix to foster. Rosey was a nipper for the first month she was with us. In late December Sunghee came to our rescue thanks to Lulu’s Rescue.
She came twice a week and gave us insights into Rosey’s behavior and provided us with strategies to channel her energy in a positive direction. She also provided us with extensive modeling of games, such as tug-of-war, to play with Rosey. We learned with Rosey verbal cues to curb her nipping.
Within a couple of weeks we began to see a change in Rosey’s behavior and our way of interacting with her. Thanks to Sunghee, we began to enjoy our time with Rosey more, and at the time of her adoption, we were actually sad to see her go, although happy for Rosey that she was moving to a perfect placement. Even the day of the adoption, Sunghee generously came to our house to initiate Rosey’s new owner in the training practices we have been using. We were confident that Rosey would make a wonderful pet for her new family because we saw how much she had settled in the last month.
Sunghee is a dedicated woman who obviously loves dogs. She is infinitely patient with animals (and humans) and knowledgeable about breed traits and remedies for misbehaviors. She is focused and gentle, but firm, in her teaching and provides excellent feedback and advice. It was a pleasure to work with Sunghee.
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