The Pooch Coach

Beverly has a unique and innate ability with dogs. She understands dogs and can explain things to their owners in ways that really help them understand what is going on and how to fix it. Her own dog is impeccably trained and their relationship is a joy to watch. I would highly recommend Beverly to anyone who has problems with their dog or who just wants to better understand their dog and build and stronger relationship with him or her. More...

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I wanted to take a minute and comment on the excellent training and the wonderful support I have gotten from Beverly. I used her puppy training services a year or so ago but I still have questions every once in a while. Beverly always makes timefor me and provides solutions based on her years of experience that get right to the core of my problem. I was happy to work with her in the past and very pleased with the results and certainly wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone. More...

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IMHO, i think Beverly is great.  My wife and I adopted a whippet puppy a few months ago and it's doing very well aside of some separation anxiety.  We've now had two meetings with Beverly (only one of which was part of the deal) and the straightforward techniques she's given us are already making a difference.  We sat with her on the first visit and had a great dialog while being fed tons of information to help us understand our puppy's problem.  I personally like that teaching style.  I don't want to BS... I've hired her for a reason... and I want the issue taken care of.  She's gone above and beyond and I have no hesitation in recommending her to help with any pooch behavior issues. More...

Reviewed on Yelp

Thank goodness for the pooch coach. We had been to two other trainers without any success and my wife was about to toss me and the dogs out. But, Beverly trained us, my wife and me, on how to handle our dogs. She is a god send. More...

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I just hired Beverly a couple months ago and I think she's awesome.  Our dog Sophie had severe anxiety and we thought it was a hopeless case.  Beverly assured us that we could help Sophie when we met, and we've had great results.... more than we had even hoped for!  Sophie's almost over all of her fears, and loves going for walks and meeting new people.  Beverly explained things so well and helped us gain the confidence we needed, too.   I'd recommend The Pooch Coach to anyone who needs help better understanding their dog. More...

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My husband and I adopted Charlie from a rescue organization. She was picked up as a stray in a very rural area. Nothing was known about her background and the vet thought she was about 7 months old. She was not housebroken, was not familiar with a collar or leash, and showed no signs of having had any obedience training. She was fearful of cars and noise in our more urban environment.     Soon after bringing Charlie home, we realized she had some aggression issues around food and other objects. We knew we needed professional help in order to overcome these issues. We did our research and contacted Beverly. Even before we were able to meet with her, she answered questions and gave us advice through email and over the phone. We told her how we were dealing with the food aggression, and she told us to stop what we were doing until we could meet with her and she would teach us how best to handle this. She also gave us some good medical advice.     At our first meeting with Beverly, we focused on how to overcome the food resource guarding. What we had tried to do on our own to correct the situation might have worked for a young puppy with no aggression issues, but it was only making things worse for Charlie. Beverly taught us how to address this issue, and after one lesson, we had the food aggression issue under control. Beverly also focused on leash training at that first meeting. Charlie responded very positively to the training, and we were much better educated on how to work with her.     We have now had several sessions with Beverly, as well as numerous communications through email and on the phone. With each session, we agree on the exercises we will work on and master before our next meeting. She has given us several educational handouts to go with various training exercises, and we find these very clearly written and helpful when we go through the exercises with Charlie. The self-paced program works great for us.     We are learning more and more how to interact with a rescue dog that has trust issues. Beverly is a very patient and clear communicator. She tries to help us understand what is going on in Charlie's mind. Beverly often reminds me to contact her with any questions. She is very prompt in getting back to me.  If she isn't available immediately, then she lets me know when I can expect to hear from her and it has always been the same day. We couldn't be happier with the quality and timeliness of communication.     We had an uncomfortable situation where Charlie was aggressive with a guest in our home. We were very concerned. We needed help quickly, since we were about to head out of town and leave Charlie with our daughter.  I spoke to Beverly, and she went the extra mile by offering to come to our home and meet with us within a few days. She took us and our guest through a series of exercises with Charlie. Charlie responded very well, and we learned how to deal with this type of situation.  It meant a lot to me that Beverly gave such personalized help, and she even followed up with me after the meeting to see how things were going.     There are many wonderful things about Charlie that we love. We weren't expecting to have the behavior issues we have encountered, but we have learned that they are fairly common with rescue dogs. We feel she has made significant improvement, and we don't feel we could have done this without Beverly's help. Beverly's style and approach have worked very well for us and we highly recommend her. More...

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Beverly is very intuitive and heart-felt in her connection with dogs. She has been incredibly generous with her time with me and my dog Max. I have been astounded each time I see her with her own dog who is incredibly well behaved.. the proof is in the pudding with that one.. I feel that Beverly cares about where the issue begins with the dog and not only the solution for the problem. She is helping me understand why my dog reacts in certain ways and is helping me fix the problems... Thanks so much Beverly.. More...

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I'm at a loss for the number of bad reviews on this site, as I have nothing but positive things to say about Beverly. I am currently training two eight-month-old puppies with her and we've been attending training session for about three months. I've lost count of the compliments I've received on how well-trained my pups are. Restaurants that don't normally allow dogs (even outside) allow my pups to sit next to me on the patio. People can't believe they are only eight-months-old!At the consultation, Beverly was able to assess each dog's personality almost immediately. The dogs learn so quickly from her and she has never been aggressive or mean to them. The bottom line is you have to do the work. This is not some place you drop your dogs off for two weeks and expect them to come home fully trained. Beverly know dogs and knows what they respond to. She teaches you the methods but you have to practice them with your dogs on a regular basis. And you do it at your own pace. She isn't going to be hounding you with calls making sure you're doing your homework; it's up to you to complete the tasks she demonstrates for you and then call her to set up another appointment when you are ready to move on. There have never been any communication issues. Beverly always makes times for any questions I may have, whether it be training or even their general health. I'm new to dog ownership and one of my little guys has been sick twice; both times I turned to Beverly for advice and she responded immediately, even following up the next day to make sure everything was better. I highly recommend The Pooch Coach. More...

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I am shocked by the reviewers who have been unhappy with Beverly and her work with their dogs and especially those who say she didn't call them back or wasn't interested in their animals. I have been working with Beverly and my three dogs for a couple of months.  She not only responds within a couple of hours to any email questions I have, but she has driven to my house on the Peninsula and worked with my dogs at my home.  My dogs are progressing nicely and Beverly was able to put the whole idea of training dogs in terms that both my friend and I could easily understand and relate to.  We are now walking all four of our dogs at once and are able to enjoy the neighbors and their dogs without barking, lunging or any of the other inappropriate behaviors that we had been experiencing. Beverly has been very patient and understanding with us and our schedules and has been more than willing to work with us in any way necessary to train all four of our pack!She has helped us work on a variety of issues with the four dogs (my three and my friend's one) that makes life at our office (where all four dogs spend the day) much more pleasant.I am pleased to recommend Beverly, as a friend did to me, and encourage anyone who has a dog that doesn't behave the way they might like to contact her.  Her skill, her energy, her caring and her expertise are all five stars in my book! More...

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Beverly does a great job of explaining not just the "how," but also the "why" of dog training. Her approach is no-nonsense--If you're looking for a sympathetic shoulder to cry on as you explain how you've done everything right and your dog just won't cooperate, keep looking. Beverly will tell you why your dog isn't cooperating and show you how to change that. She takes her work seriously and she gets results. More...

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Beverly has a sixth sense with dogs. She has been a great help to my dog and I.  My dog had a big issue with begging at the table. Bev gave me directions on how to handle then problem. As a trainer, Bev has given me valuable tools to be a better pet owner. Thank you Bev! More...

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Read no further. I can tell you that our dog has come so far from the training she received from Beverly! People get on forums like Yelp to make others in the business look better. I truly believe this to be the case here. Beverly picked up on our pups' habits from the minute we met with her. Yes, a lot of the training session is the owner learning how to train your dog.... Let's be honest... Do you really think if you have the trainer do all the work with your dog every couple weeks and then you do jack at home with the dog, that it will really improve it's behavior No! She teaches you how to be consistent with your dog and why each step builds upon each other. For those of you that think she just lectures, you are so far off! It's a lie! She will walk you through the skills with your dog. She will show you (& correct you) so that you can successfully train your pup. It's great!Her own dog is a tremendous example of what a blessing a well trained dog can be! Every trainer has their own style. Chose one that fits yours. Beverly will take calls and emails and return them within the day. She will give you pointers and support, ideas and tricks all throughout and AFTER your training. She follows up and is very thorough. She is practical and experienced! I'd never take a dog elsewhere. For those of you upset that Beverly called you out on having a dog that is great at following hand commands, I challenge you to wave your hand command as your dog chases a cat into the street and is not looking at you. It only takes once. Dogs must be trained with verbal commands unless you plan to keep the dog within the confines of your home for the rest of it's life. Please consider the pooch coach!!!! she has transformed our dog from a hesitant, nervous pup to a curious, bright and obedient dog. More...

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This review is not based on any training I or my pooches have received from Beverly (because we haven't received any), however I would like to put out there my personal experience in speaking with her today. Basically, the absolute love of my life is also a 6 pound terrorist. He bullies my two other dogs, and dogs at the park. He's never attempted to hurt another dog, but being the social person I am, I wish my dog to possess the same charismatic qualities =p. Also, seeing as I have just rescued a third dog, I now have a pack! & the last thing I want is my pack to run wild! It was time to seek professional help.Why I am giving her a good review even though she hasn't trained my dogs.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*she was very friendly*she returned my phone call promptly* She did not have a prejudice against small dogs ( like some trainers do!), in fact the age of my dogs was more important than the breed, which I like. What difference does it make if my dog is a pit bull or a yorkie? Either way the dog needs help!*She seemed to be extremely knowledgeable about the particular problem I was encountering.* she did not sugar coat the fact that what I have, is indeed a serious issue and told me that even if i did not choose her, to seek professional help.( I like this because I did not pay the consultation fee just to hear that my problem does in fact need a trainer).Although, the pooch coach seemed like an answer to all my prayers, I alas, am a starving student and unfortunately cannot afford to have her coach my pups at this time. Which explains the four as opposed to five stars.  However, I am confidant that she is an excellent trainer and is well entitled to charge the fees she does (She's been on animal planet, people!)  Also, even though she does have quite a few negative reviews on yelp, she also has many excellent reviews if you look under the filtered section and on google! More...

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We met with Beverly today and I hired her.  I read all the reviews on here as well googled her and read even more reviews on a couple of other sites (which by the way are glowing and of recent experiences not years after the fact). I recommend you do your own research and come to your own conclusions. I went in a little reserved - although open minded. After about a 40 minute conversation regarding behvior isses we discussed her approach and what I could expect as a client. My experience was Beverly was warm, welcoming, gentle but firm with my dogs. I did not experience any of the negative experiences described by other reviewers. I am of the firm belief that a poor experience after a good initial experience means that expectations that were set, were not met - for whatever reason. That is unfortunate. Because of this,  I took the extra step to clarify her services and my expectations and how we were going to work together going forward. Of note, If you think she is going to do all the work you are mistaken. You need to know that the time and effort on your part is going to be substantial and that she is going to be there in between sessions by phone or email to "coach" you. I find this way of working to be preferential to hourly rates where I really don't know how many "hours" I will be paying for to get the dog results I want. With a flat fee up front (figure it averages to about 15 - 20 hourly sessions with a by the hour trainer at $150 / hour)  For your average, non-aggressive dog. Also this is self paced - which means that some things we may breeze through and others may take some time to master. This is substantially different from classes that meet weekly - at the end of 6 weeks you are done - regardless if your dog has mastered the material or not. Not so with Beverly - we won't move on to the next steps until the first steps are mastered. Other reviewers are right - she provides hand outs. I am glad she did as I would not have recalled everything we covered. With just our first session under my belt, I took one of the dogs for a very long walk and used the techniques she showed me to keep him from racing ahead and maintaining control. It worked pretty well! As we work toghether (the dogs and me) I am confident that together with Beverly's help our family will end up with dogs that we are proud to take out in public, to friends homes and just relax around the house and enjoy! I highly recommend checking Beverly out to see if her style and approach and way of working are in line with your expectations. I am already a fan! More...

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Please look at my review (and many other positive reviews) under the "filtered reviews" tab at the end of all of these reviews.   All of my Yelp reviews were posted except the one for this business, so I researched it, and saw that reviews can be hidden by Yelp.   I guess that's why there are lawsuits out against Yelp!! More...

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I have had dogs before and have gone to many training classes, but none compare to "The Pooch Coach." Beverly knows a dog's nature through instinct and observation. Every time I come to her with a problem, she addresses by showing me what I'm doing wrong, then spotting me while I work with my dog. My dog responds immediately to her techniques. I adore having access to her knowledge, which she imparts freely. Some have complained about the "homework" approach, however, I have found that taking the time between sessions to work with my dog and get her up to speed, allows each session to move us forward in the training. Ultimately, it comes down to you and your dog, and Beverly tries very hard to equip dog owners with all the tools they need for a successful and rewarding relationship with their dogs. She always explains the psychological and natural reasons for her training techniques, getting you in your dog's head. She has responded by email if I have a behavioral problem flare up. I find her to be extremely knowledgeable, willing to take any step to help. She is always concerned with the dog's safety and preventing fears and phobias. My dog never eats my food, even if I leave it on the floor for 4 hours; never jumps on people; sits when she greets friends and strangers; heels when walking; sits and waits for her food until released. When it comes to dogs, Beverly has an excellent mind and huge heart. I would recommend her without reservation. More...

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I found "The Pooch Coach" & Beverly Ulbrich through "google" My first step was to call & in doing so over  a period of less than 24 hours spoke with both Beverly (owner) & Rachel her assistant.  I was immediately put at ease due to the fact that they were both available to speak with me by phone & discuss my needs. Never having been a puppy companion before & being 53 Y/O I had a lot of questions. Beverly was very helpful with information & never for a second did I feel she was watching the clock. She took her time to answer my questions in detail & explain things about dogs & puppies that I did not know. I felt a sense of comfort right from the start & decided to hire her as well as take the work shop they are facilitating. Both Beverly & Rachel have way with dogs & puppies that makes you as there primary companion feel a sense of trust & knowledge which could only come from a strong education & years of solid experience. During our very first class it became apparent to me that these trainers know what there doing & how to break it down for the timid & inexperienced "new" puppy companion. I wold enthusiastically recommend "The Pooch Coach" to anyone with a new dog in their life or a old family friend with behavioral issues. Joseph A. More...

Reviewed on Yelp

Beverly has a no-nonsense approach and dogs immediately respond to her because they pick up on it. She is creative, fashioning the training to the individual needs of the animal and the person. This is good, since we all know not every method works with every dog...flexibility and the ability to evaluate what will work best is absolutely key. Bev has a knack for it. She donates training sessions to  Rocket Dog Rescue foster dogs whenever she is asked and follows up without fail.  If you are looking for a dog trainer, please consider The Pooch Coach! More...

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I am writing an update to my original review of Beverly. It has been a bit over a week since my training session with her and my very unmanageable 7 month old chow foster . It has been like night and day. Beverly gave me the tools and they worked immediately. I wasted money on a puppy class at SPCA and another trainer when I wish i would have come to Beverly first. Before my session with Beverly I could not even take her for walk without her biting the leash, me, my clothes and digging her heels in the ground and not moving. She was very defiant. Her temperament has changed drastically for the better and I have made the decision to adopt her.Thank you again Beverly! More...

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Bev is a wonderful dog trainer, and it pains me to see such bad reviews.  I have a very 'needy' dog, who I allowed to let think that she is the alpha female in our household.  After explaining this to Bev, she graciously agreed to have a consultation with us to see just how we interact with each other.  Since this initial meeting, I have had Bev help me with Willow and I couldn't be more pleased with the results.  Willow is much more responsive to my commands, and she even is to a point where I can take her for a walk off her leash and she does not run off.I highly recommend Bev to anyone that is looking for someone to help with obediance training. More...

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Our dog had a very troubled past, no prior training, and a lot of issues with other dogs.  After some research, we met with Beverly for a consultation.  Within that first hour, she summed up some major issues with our "parenting" and made sure we realized that training is something you need to do EVERYDAY.  We knew she was the right trainer for our dog.We signed up for a 4 months of training, going at the pace of our pooch.  We didn't need her to be off leash-able; we needed our dog to listen to our commands, understand our commands, work out the seperation anxiety, and the aggression towards other dogs.  We accomplished all of those things.  True, she isn't the most friendly person out there, but she got the job done.  We paid quite a bit, but it some of the best money we ever spent.Edit:  After reading what others posted, I will mention that we paid $1700 for 4 months of training.  It is true that Beverly gave us "homework", but she taught us the tasks beforehand.  We met with her every 3 or 4 weeks, calling her whenever we felt Rambo was ready for the next lesson.  We never expected her to set up all the appointments because we felt that Rambo's training was our responsibility - she just gave us the tools to be better owners. More...

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