applaud the dog

We were referred to Kelly by another trainer who felt she would be a good fit to help us with our recently adopted rescue pittie. He came with some fear/anxiety reactivity kind of baggage that almost made us reconsider whether we were going to be able to keep him. We could not be more proud and excited about the changes we’ve seen in this dog over the few months we’ve been working with Kelly. Not only has he become a happier, comfortable member of our family, but we also feel equipped with strategies we are able to use to help manage his reactions in a variety of situations that were previously nerve-racking for all of us. We see progress in every session, and I genuinely feel that Kelly’s positive approach is effective in setting us up for success while minimizing frustration for us and our dog. We still have more work to do, but look forward to continuing with Kelly’s support and guidance!

Kelly is an amazing trainer and we are SO happy to have found her - I wish it had been her first! We've been through one horrible trainer who made our reactive/fearful/frustrated dog worse with a prong collar and correction-based training. The minute we met Kelly, we knew she was the right person. She is so knowledgeable about dogs like ours, and gave us lots of info. on the psychology behind these types of dogs, which really helps us understand our dog. She's compassionate and genuinely loves and wants to help dogs and their owners who are struggling. We saw results immediately from the first exercises she gave us. She's calm, she listens, and her documents are clear/easy to understand. I could not be happier and I hope that anyone with a reactive/fearful/impulsive dog who is in a dark place or at the end of their rope reaches out to her for help. She is a godsend!