Calm Canine Academy

I can't begin to describe how thankful I am to have taken the Separation Skills course from CCA. Taking the class, with Lauren, has given me not only the knowledge to help my dog, Boji, with his separation anxiety, but also hope that he will overcome it. I enjoyed the class structure and appreciated the sessions being recorded. I was so impressed with the course that I signed up for Feisty Feido to help my dog with his big feelings!

I took their separation anxiety class with Lauren, and she has been THE GREATEST ever!! Weekly classes are always on point, she is super knowledgeable, trustworthy, and caring trainer that I will always trust. Before knowing her our journey had been so rough and I felt like my dog and I had gone nowhere, until I met her! We are planning on being consistent with her great training sessions with so much hope:) Thank you Lauren!! Ronin and Haruka

CCA! Calm Canine Academy. So much to say about this wonderful organization. I have a very spazz-tastic, fearful, dog-reactive 12 year old shepherd mix. His feelings are BIG, and I needed help helping him. I will start with my first introduction to CCA, which was through the content they share on IG. Karishma does an incredible job at offering various tips on ways to help you and your dog baby. I really connected with the holistic approach to addressing behavior modification. I reached out for a consultation and received quick and helpful guidance from Gem, who made scheduling easy. I LOVE, like absolutely love, the behavior intake questionnaire they ask clients to fill out. It inquires about everything and allowed me to define where I needed help. Now, to the best part of CCA: NAMITA!!! Our behaviorist and guiding star during our time with CCA. She was kind, patient, and so understanding of how dang overwhelming behavior mod can be for an overthinking and anxious brain like mine. She gave us a CLEAR plan, with an outline of steps to take. What’s so beautiful about CCA is they meet you anywhere you are on your journey. Namita taught me to slow down, take baby steps, and decompress when needed. I learned to be kinder to myself. This drastically changed the way I view reactivity. We were taught hard skills to practice in progressive steps. Our lessons accounted for underlying issues (pain, enrichment needs, etc). I felt like I could actually achieve what was being taught. I learned to listen to my little baby, instead of trying to “fix” him. Our journey will be a life-long one, but I realize that is OK. We have skills now to make reactive life more manageable. I will recommend CCA and Namita to anyone and everyone forever and ever. THANK YOU!!!!! <3

We did a ton of research and ultimately ended up choosing CCA to help us with B's separation anxiety issues because we really liked the organization's philosophy. We opted for one-on-one coaching as we were anxious to get started and experience some quick wins for our dog. We were lucky enough to get partnered with Lauren who was a dream to work with. She was really positive and encouraging while managing our expectations and she gave us a ton of strategies to use to help B overcome her anxiety. She was quick with responses to our questions and we really felt like she gave us an individualized plan for B at every step along the way. I would highly recommend CCA, it's clear how much they love dogs and how passionate they are about their work. Thanks Lauren!