5/5
Okay bear with me because I know this is a long review. In my defense, I never leave google reviews so I’m not sure how to be super short. Especially with the experience we have had.
We are in absolute awe of Jennifer, her patience, knowledge, and incredibly affordable pricing for how much you get out of it. We have only gone 4 times for private sessions so far and Tucker has shown so much improvement. We came primarily because of Tuckers intense aggression towards other dogs (got progressively worse the bigger the dog) and general attention to listening to us. As a back story, Tucker lived in a shelter for quite awhile with no knowledge of any of his background. We saw he was set to be euthanized that day and immediately signed up to foster him (which turned into a foster fail because we fell in love and kept him). When we got him he was very timid, didn’t know what toys were, would barely eat, terrified of men, and extremely aggressive toward other dogs. During his evaluation Jennifer talked with us about all the things we have noticed, the areas we needed help with, and clearly explained what to expect of the evaluation since we had never done it before. She not only had several of her own dogs (very well trained) that she used for the assessment but had a male partner who was also able to help with assessing his reactions around males. The biggest thing for me was she didn’t take advantage of our ignorance of dog training, answered every question, and took time to educate us on the WHY behind a lot of the behaviors to help us understand the root of the problems. We walked away with a clear game plan of next steps and hopeful that things could improve. Every session since we have learned so much and watch Tucker improve significantly. Every session, it is amazing to watch Tucker with Jennifer. She is truly so knowledgeable and adjusts on the fly based on the dogs learning style. She works just as much with us as she does with Tucker in helping us understand things we may be doing to confuse him or prevent trust. Our last session 8 DOGS were let loose ALL running towards him and he had NO reaction, and fully trusted my fiance. Yes, all of those caps are 100% necessary because if you would have seen him before we worked with Jennifer, that would have been a lawsuit waiting to happen. We can now take him on walks and he follows our direction and responds so much better to corrections. Tucker is now promoted up to attending doggy day care and we are excited to watch him continue to improve as he becomes more socialized and continues to learn under Jennifer’s training. We cannot speak more highly of this experience so far and are so grateful a local groomer recommemded Jennifer. She has been doing this for so long and her passion and complete devotion to her profession shows. If you’re hesitant, at the very least schedule an assessment and I don’t think you will be disappointed one bit.