Celebration Dog Training

Melania is simply amazing…working miracles with our 9 year old terrier mix! Turns out with the right education for the humans and consistent training, you can teach an old dog new tricks! Melania has helped us with barking and walking but also with administering medication. We have been frustrated to the point of tears trying to get Stella to take meds. In a couple of sessions, Melania was able to show us how to successfully give her a pill, and that has been a big relief! We are so grateful! Training can help with behavioral issues for sure, but also consider working with Melania if you need assistance with less obvious needs…such as getting a stubborn dog to take her necessary meds!

Melania has been an invaluable trainer for us and our littermate pups. Although my husband and I were experienced dog owners, this was the first time either of us had puppies or littermates. We showed up for our first STAR class with both puppies. Melania explained to us the unique challenges of having littermates and the need for separate and focused training in order to allow each puppy to gain their own confidence in themselves and their human, help the puppy to focus on their training instead of “pack mentality,” and help to prevent later separation anxiety if the puppies are apart. Although we continued that set of lessons with both puppies, it was mostly so that my husband and I would hear the same thing at the same time (train the people) and jointly see how each puppy would react differently, had different motivations, had different personalities and different needs. After that, all training was done separately. We have had individual lessons to help target specific behaviors, and continue to take group lessons with each pup in separate sessions so they can practice being around other people and dogs in safe and controlled settings.