Animal Psychology Center

Our German Shepard although very loving was out of control with other dogs and children. When we first met Kathrine i was skeptical because she had no formal degree as our vet had indicated. We were at our wits end though and since we had traveled 250 miles we gave it a shot. BEST DECISION WE EVER MADE! Shadow had actually bit another dog when he got loose. Now he looks for other dogs to play with. Katherine had done a complete turn around with Shadow and us human types found out we didn't know what we were doing either. She truly is a dog whisperer. The weather was pretty bad while we were there and she tried her best to find indoor places to work with him also. We even went to the dog park in Rapid City and Shadow had a blast. This was unthinkable the week before we arrived. Katherine has an assistant named Consuelo who was awesome too. She is small framed and that helped with Shadow getting used to younger people. Shadow actually let a 2 year old girl pet him now which really made us smile. 2 weeks before he was barking and growling at her. Thank you very much Katherine and Consuelo for helping us realize that Shadow can be a happy and healthy part of the family. Tim, Lori, and Shadow Bismarck, ND

I can't describe how happy I was with Katherine's Service Animal Psychology Center. She helped find and train our Dakota two years ago and its been a love affair with this dog ever since. He is half collie and half golden retriever. The things she taught him like coming to us, walking and behaving in a restaurant (he's our service dog), he still does to this day. He's been an excellent ambassador of "his people." When we give him permission he greets the many people who stop to admire him. He sits politely and shows that he loves to have his chest rubbed. Katherine was so insightful with him and with training us. I owe her a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid. Even to the part of bringing our dog to us via plane. Love that woman!

After months of research my husband and I decided to adopted our wonderful little miniature golden retriever from Animal Psychology Center. She is the sweetest puppy we have ever had and seen! She is only 5 months old and is as calm as our 4 year old Golden. Everywhere we go people always ask us where we got her from because they instantly fall in love with her. We are also training her to be a pheasant hunting dog and is even more of a natural than out other Golden Retrievers that were bread for hunting. I highly recommend Animal Psychology Center as she clearly cares for and loves all of her pets. She breeds for temperament and not for looks (although our puppy is beautiful in stature) and this created a wonderful well tempered dog.

We would like to thank Katherine Andrews for her help with our boxer dog, Chester. We got Chester as a puppy and the first couple of years he was a wild man! He was great around the house, but we travel and when we would walk with him while traveling he would be aggressive with other dogs. The second winter we found ourselves stressed out and arguing about what to do. Finally, we came to the conclusion that we needed help from someone who knew more than we did about training dogs. We found Katherine’s website and it sounded promising. I called, we discussed the problem, she gave me a couple of things we could do until we got home and scheduled a meeting with Chester shortly after we got home. Basically, the problem we were having was Chester not being socialized as a puppy. We never realized the importance of your dog learning to get along with other dogs when they are young. Katherine worked with Chester and us (we learned that the human is usually the problem in the first place) and we began a program to help Chester learn to get along. Today, a couple years down the road, we are all happier, including Chester. We are glad we found Katherine Andrews and would recommend her to others. She seemed to be a knowledgeable professional who is technique oriented and cares about helping the animals and people she works with. Tim & Cheryl Taylor Rapid City, SD