Brandon Fouche

This review is going to be lengthy, so bear with me, but let me start off by saying this: Brandon is absolutely life-changing. Due to the issues and incidents I had experienced with my little guy, I was running out of options and times to remedy behaviors that were creating incidents that would result in me having to put my dog down if things did not change. Brandon, in the span of a day or so, completely changed my life and my dogs. My little guy has a new lease on life now thanks to Brandon's amazing work. Let me get into that below with my preamble now complete. I adopted my guy (Berto, an American Staffordshire Terrier) from BARC shelter in Brooklyn. At the time they told me he had previously had some incidents with other dogs but it was not totally clear the full extent of what I was dealing with. Fast forward a few weeks and I found that I had a bit of a situation on my hand. My dog was seemingly pulling me down the sidewalk, dominating myself and my roommates, and getting more and more out of control by the day. I ended up seeking training for obedience purposes and found a traditional trainer who used a prong collar and very simple No/Yes marking of behaviors. Fast forward a couple of months and I begin to see the issues come to the surface. My dog began a streak of incidents over two years resulting in 1 dog bite, 1 dog fight (with a dog who he had previously been more than fine with) and 2 human bites (both bad enough that they necessitated a trip to the hospital and stitches for the victim). Obviously all of this was incredibly scary and became harder and harder to manage as the issues started with just dogs, and then quickly moved into human aggression. I felt guilty, trapped, helpless, etc as my dog continued to exhibit the aggressive behavior, and seemed more difficult to reign in by the day. I felt I was losing control each day and would inevitably have to surrender my dog. I was looking at a number of dog training services in LA and found the good dog dog training and Brandon. The good dog was very much in line with what I had expected, prong collar, e - collar, etc. I found Brandon and reached out and spoke with Cathy who was so incredibly nice and understanding. Not only did she make me feel like I was not in a helpless situation, she made me feel heard and understood. She was quick and responsive to all my questions and inquiries and walked me through every step. I signed up for the boarding and evaluation after reading other reviews but I was still nervous and had my reservations as all trainers say they can help you but most choose a different method than Brandon and often charge triple his fees. I dropped my lil guy off and had a brief chat with Brandon at this time. I was immediately floored and convinced that I was in good hands. Fast forward to the end of my boarding and my evaluation and I was met with results that seemed nothing short of a miracle. Berto was a changed dog. Not in the way that had previously happened with other trainers (a slight change in the specific behaviors but no change in his overall level of calmness, anxiety etc. He always remained very clearly alert and on edge despite the other trainers). The Berto I got from Brandon is calm, subordinate, sedate, and most importantly, uncaring of the stimuli that previously would have set him off. Brandon helped educate me on all of the things I had been doing to exacerbate the issues that were happening and helped educate me on the actual way that dogs learn/perceive/ and go throughout the world. By explaining how my dog was learning and perceiving the world, he helped me understand how I was misleading my dog and making more issues. Brandon armed me with the tools I needed to curb my dogs behaviors and help him understand that I was the pack leader and his anxiety was unneeded. Today, my dog is able to walk, interact, play, and generally enjoy life with both dogs and humans, where as before he was siloed, sequestered, and alone, unable to enjoy anyone else.

I would recommend Brandon Fouche to anyone who has already gone through many trainers, watched every episode of Dog Whisperer, bought every gimmick there was to try on TV and on the web, but still having issues with aggression. Whether it be toward people, other dogs, or objects, there is hope still for you dog. At that point where you think you've tried EVERYTHING you could do to help you dog, and feeling sad that you have some how failed and at a loss with what else you can do, then call Brandon Fouche. He can help you. He has helped my dog, and me. His teachings are based on Pack mentality. Only thing remotely close I can compare to is the Dog Whisperer. Methods used to rehabilitate dogs are different, but nevertheless, its very effective and you as an owner will have a better understanding of what it means to be an alpha, how you can teach and speak in a way that you dog can understand. The hardest part, is willing to look at it from a different perspective than what you are use to, so that you can help your dog before you have an incident that causes your dog to get put down. Because honestly, you wouldn't be looking into dog behavior specialist for aggressive behavior, if you dog's behavior wasn't getting out of control. I think it's safe to say, that's how we all got here. It was the last resort. Don't give up on your dog. There's hope. Brandon will help you understand better, and help you and your dog so you don't have to be in fear.