Brainy Dog

I was out of ideas and very frustrated dealing with my little dogs fear issues, caused mainly from lack of socialization as a Pup. Found Sherry and started doing phone training sessions to try and get a handle on the problem. She really understands Dogs and their thinking process. She came up with exercises and great ideas for the both of us to do inside and outside. Also she explained to me what was going on with the dog and how he see's the world differently than we do. With that knowledge and her expert guidance and down to earth methods I've already seen a difference in him, and am  confident we are going to overcome his fear issues. I look forward to our continuing sessions and can't recommend her highly enough. More...

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Phone training is great!!  Sherry's professionalism, compassion for my granddog, firm boundaries, and clear direction to both him and myself made the trainings a delight and successful.  We worked on a couple of things one-on-one pre-Covid, and when I wanted to learn more tricks to engage with him more recently, I tried the phone consultation.  I was hesitant at first, but by golly, it worked well!  It's nice not to have to schlep the dog anywhere, just sit in the family room while she trains us.  Her skill with the dogs and people even work well remotely. More...

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My boyfriend and I adopted an 8 year old pup who came from an unfortunate situation. We decided to look into behavioral training to help ease the transition to his new home. After working with Sherry, we noticed dramatic improvements in his overall behavior as he learned to trust us and his surroundings. Sherry was very patient and understanding during our sessions and gave us several exercises to work on. Our dog still has some progress to make but with Sherry’s guidance and expertise, he has broken out of his shell and is an all around happy boy! Thank you Sherry! More...

Sherry is wonderful. She’s helping us with our dog’s fear issues and barking and she has gone above and beyond already and we’ve only had one session. We thought phone and video training wouldn’t work but so far we’re very impressed and so glad we took a chance and tried it! More...

It's amazing how much a phone call can do for a dog . So happy with how my Great Dane is acting after a mere two months of over the phone training.

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Sherry uses kindness and consistency in training dog parents who want their do to be the best dog ever! She's thorough when meeting you to see what you want from the training and will make a program that suits your dog and family needs. She came to our home to work with our rescue, Ranger, for 6 weeks and her tips helped make him the best dog ever. We still work to keep his education going and Sherry is always there to help if we need her.  Call Brainy dog for your dog too! More...

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Sherry is an absolutely amazing dog trainer. We recently adopted a nine-month old puppy from the shelter, and had no idea how to train him. We decided to hire a dog trainer, and Brainy Dog had shining online reviews. Sherry came to our house and went through ingenious training exercises with our dog that worked wonders. By the end of the hour-long training session, our dog was a much better listener, and our family felt more confident about our new addition to the family. More...

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I have a seventh month old golden retriever that I brought to Sherry. He had a number of issues, including jumping on counters, pulling on the leash, dog distractions, as well as chewing and gentle biting. Sherry got right to work using a philosophy and method of positive reinforcement. She had practical strategies to get my puppy to do what I wanted him to do. Her can do attitude gave me the confidence and hope that my companion dog could be attentive and well-behaved. At one point I boarded him for seven days. The positive results were immediately obvious! Jackson is well on his way thanks to Sherry's patience, kindness and expertise. More...

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We own a three-year-old female English bulldog. She is faithful and friendly with us and with a limited number of friends and family. Since there are others in our lives that create challenges for our dog, we sought help from Brainy Dog to help reduce her aggressive tendencies. We are so pleased with Sherry. She is honest with us about necessary modifications. When Sherry and our dog first met, well, there was not love at first sight, at least from our dog’s perspective. In fact, after the first meeting, we didn’t think Sherry would want to continue with us. Of course, what we saw as an obstacle was more of a motivation for Sherry. She had us come back and in a matter of four or five training sessions, our dog’s behavior upon arriving to work with Sherry changed from defensively cautious, to wildly and uncontrollably enamored, to well-behaved and pleasantly friendly. Sherry is helping our dog develop the confidence to accept others; whether it's a person, a bicyclist or another dog. Sherry arrives at our training sessions with a plan for the day. She shares her ideas, provides examples and helps “train” us (the human factor) to be effectively consistent. We have progressed from training in isolation because of our dog’s barking and lunging, to meeting in parks and other common areas because there has been a significant behavioral improvement. We are so glad and fortunate to have met Sherry and enlisted her valuable help. More...

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She was very patient and gave me/us some good advice by showing us how to work together, my dog and me.

Oh man, where do I start? Sherry is incredible. I was convinced that our sweet English Lab was a bit dense. After googling dog training tips, we thought we where doing everything right and he was just not getting it. Boy were we wrong. In less than an hour, Sherry had him listening to commands and hand gestures. As it turns out, it wasn't our dog who needed training, it was us! She gave us pointers and guidance to keep it up until our next visit. I couldn't be happier! More...

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Sherry is the best!
So patient and kind.
She really understood my dog and she was showing such improvement in one lesson.
My dog loves going to training.
She is the best!!!!
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Sherry is great with my dog. I learned a lot in a very short time.

Sherry is amazing! I rescued a 4 year old dog who was abused and did not trust people or have lived inside a house before. After having her a few months she escaped from the house and was hit by a car. That's when I called Sherry. She came out to my house, which was a huuuge plus and within a few weeks my dog had much better house manners and more importantly, wasn't dashing out the front door every chance she got. Training with brainy dog has made a world of a difference!! More...

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Sherry is amazing! I rescued a 4 year old dog who was abused and did not trust people or have lived inside a house before. After having her a few months she escaped from the house and was hit by a car. That's when I called Sherry. She came out to my house, which was a huuuge plus and within a few weeks my dog had much better house manners and more importantly, wasn't dashing out the front door every chance she got. Training with brainy dog has made a world of a difference!! More...

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My rescue dog Princess Leia is a sweet girl with bad habits. I gave her to Sherry for one week of camp and she came back ten times better. Gone is the jumping, the over excitement, and the leash pulling that had broken my wrist. She heels and waits for permission to go out the door. She greets family more appropriately. Her original issues were clearly worked on and have improved dramatically. I am very happy with Sherry's work and I would recommend her services to anyone with a dog that could use some help. Princess Leia now acts more like a princess should. More...

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We are working with Sherry at our condo to teach our dog Joey how to walk appropriately on a leash. He lashes out at people on the sidewalk, other dogs and people. He is a rescue that had no leash walks and very little contact with other people and dogs. We have had 3 sessions with Sherry. We started out with simple tasks to teach him first how to learn. He has accomplished that goal, and is learning to listen and follow directions. He will now sit before going out for a walk instead of scratching and racing outside. He is learning to heel with little or no distractions. Joey is just more calm in general, which is very encouraging. I am confident that with Sherry's assistance, that we will reach our goal of having Joey heel and remain calm while on the leash.Sherry seems to truly care about her canine students and wants them to succeed. More...

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Sherry is a genius. I wouldn't want anyone else train one of my dogs. Sherry is training our second service dog. She not only trains the dog she trains the dog's family. We have become a better functioning family unit because of the lessons we have learned at Brainy Dog. When we were first looking for a trainer our vet highly recommended Brainy Dog. His comment was. "You won't find a better trainer. She loves her job!" More...

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Sherry is a genius. I wouldn't want anyone else train one of my dogs. Sherry is training our second service dog. She not only trains the dog she trains the dog's family. We have become a better functioning family unit because of the lessons we have learned at Brainy Dog. When we were first looking for a trainer our vet highly recommended Brainy Dog. His comment was. "You won't find a better trainer. She loves her job!" More...

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When it comes to pet training, Brainy Dog is as good as it gets.Sherry genuinely cares about helping each animal as if they were her own. My dog Chester has a few issues, and she has shown me several exercises to do with him, which I've taken the time to do, and there has been rapid improvement in my pup's behavior. Chester has fun at our sessions with Sherry because she understands how to make learning a game that dogs want to play.I've been to a handful of other trainers in the area, but now that I've found Brainy Dog, I'm not going anywhere else. Thanks a million, Sherry! More...

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Sherry is awesome!!!!!  Was in Corning for two days and needed a place for my dog Ruger to stay.  This place was perfect,  Sherry was very accommodating and is very very good at what she does (I only wish there was more places like this).Thanks so much,S

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Wow! Did we make a score here...look no further. Came up from San Francisco for a conference in Orland and had to find day care for my pooch 8am-6pm for 2 days. Sherry, the operator/owner suggested I bring my boy by the day before upon my arrival in town for a little orientation. I was nervous...what if it wasn't a fit? It was easy to find. A couple miles off I-5. Very pleased to find and immaculate large fenced yard. With some plastic children's playground equipment (I was later given a picture of my boy on the slide), trees and grass. Very cool that she does not use kennels. The dogs come in the house when they are brought in as they are on a schedule. The house was so clean...how does she do it? Each dog has their own space, with bed and clean blanket. She had four guests in addition to two of her own. And this gal really loves dogs...they are her life passion, as she also  does rescue and advocacy. Finally, my boy was returned to me very happy and really tired (bonus!). Thank You!! More...

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