A Dog's Best Friend

A Dog's Best Friend was recommended to us by our vet's office.  We've done some private sessions with Denise, and she is a miracle worker!  Our 9 month old goldendoodle is cute and cuddly but she was crazy too, and she was incredibly difficult to manage when outside the house.  Pulling on the leash, jumping on people ... the works.  I couldn't believe things were so bad with our dog since we've had 3 other dogs (2 German Shepherds and a Collie) and each had their Canine Good Citizen awards. Nothing that we did seemed to make a difference with the goldendoodle.  We knew she needed different messages from us, but we could not figure out what they should be since our previous training didn't work.  Our pup was mouthy (puppy biting which was no longer cute), she chewed up stuff (bye-bye to lots of my daughter's headbands) and she had to be put in the crate frequently when people came over because she was much too exuberant.  We decided on private sessions in our home since many of our most important issues needed to be addressed personally.  Our dog had already been to puppy kindergarten, and she could Sit and do a Down on command. Our puppy is extremely smart, and she just needed to properly learn her place in the pack (at the bottom!).  In one session with Denise, the mouthy issue stopped and in the next session, the destroying of stuff stopped as well. Wow, what a relief. We did a couple of reminders based on Denise's advice, and our goldendoodle got the message fast and in an extremely positive fashion.  We rave each day that she is like a new dog and about how impressed we are with the private instructions.  I've recommended Denise to everyone when the topic of dog training comes up.  In fact, I was in Petco yesterday (working with our pup on properly greeting people and dogs which we covered in our last session), and I told two people about A Dog's Best Friend and of Denise, the miracle worker.  We started Basic Obedience with ADBF at Tradewinds park, although I can't comment on that yet since last week was the first class and there were no dogs there.  I like their training style in general and see it working so I'm looking forward to good things! More...

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Tim and his staff are amazing! Group classes are so much fun and very informative. Highly recommended!

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Can't say enough about the amazing work Tim does.  Two of our fur babies, Dutch and Bushi just graduated dog training 101 at the group class in Esplanade Park. It was a great group training with just over a dozen dogs starting the 6 week program and just under a dozen graduating.  The few that didn't probably fell out by no fault of their own (or Tims).  We are looking forward to the next phase, but due to our hectic schedule, will be taking some time to work on the things we learned before moving on to the intermediate classes.  Would LOVE to hire them for some 1 on 1...trying to figure out how to fit private training for our pack of four into the budget. The group class is a great way to get a handle on your positive training, and start getting you to think like your dog does. Tim is a real master at that,  Our youngest is a Dutch Sheppard and full of energy and intelligence. Tim provided us with some great bread specific tips to help make life more manageable.  Thanks again for a wonderful 6 weeks. More...

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By the time a friend told me about Tim at ADBF, my husband and I were at a wit's end with our one-year- old goldendoodle. From the very beginning we saw that our dog would be a challenge to deal with . His embarrassing behaviors kept getting more and more nerve wracking and frustrating. We bounced from trainer to trainer with no success. By the time we met with Tim, we didn't know up from down. We had been told so many different things by different trainers and read so many different things. We had both lost confidence. After witnessing my dog attempting to bite our vet, I lost the desire to handle him and felt really uncertain as to what he would try next. Enter Tim, owner of ADBF. WE HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN! Finally, we both agree that we are working with somebody who can explain our dog's issues, point out what we are doing incorrectly, and move us forward in a positive direction. In a situation where we both pretty much feel like incompetent morons, Tim puts us at ease. ADBF is the most expensive place we have worked with, and proof that you get what you pay for. Tim's expertise is worth every penny he charges. We just wish we had found him before spending tons of money at other places where they didn't have a clue how to help us. More...

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