Dances with Dogs

Our dog is very reactive and could not handle seeing people or dogs on walks. She gets very stressed and would begin to make a noise that was akin to a child screaming. Obviously, this is very stressful for us as well and we desperately wanted to be able to walk our dog without having to peek around every corner to figure out what was ahead. We found Brittany on Yelp and decided to go with her due to her extensive experience with animals and her specialization with anxious dogs. We did 3 training sessions with Dances with Dogs and we're so happy we did because Brittany is an absolutely fantastic trainer. She is very down-to-earth and put us all (humans and dog) at ease. She comes up with a plan based on our unique situation and gives very clear instructions on how to train our dog. If we ever have more questions, she's easily reached by email. Regarding emails, she always sends a followup email which we can go back to to remember our training regimen. After only 3 training sessions across about 2 months, our dog isn't completely there yet, but the progress is substantial. We are so pleased and will definitely be doing more sessions.

I was having a terrible time with my new reactive doggy, an 85lb German Shepherd, Stella. She was afraid of everything, had extreme reactions to everything that moved, and we were both very stressed out all of the time, to the point where I was waking up in the middle of the night to walk her just to avoid seeing people and dogs. I am so grateful for Brittany Fulton from Dances With Dogs! She gave me and Stella the tools we needed to manage stressful situations around Stella's triggers. She brought me and my dog closer together and allowed us to trust each other. Now every walk is a training session and Stella is doing so much better every day! I am so happy and so is Stella. Thank you so much for changing our lives!!

I can’t say enough good things about our dog training. We had a reactive dog that made walking him in the city very painful. We were lucky to find Brittany through a friend, and I was so impressed after just two sessions with our pup. We opted for 9 sessions in total to work on reactiveness, overexcitement, and leash training. It was the best investment we’ve made for him. He has done a complete 180 and is now a pleasure to walk because of her. Brittany is so knowledgeable about dog behavior and great at formulating a custom plan to tackle the root problem. Her explanations and objective observations were extremely helpful in correcting dog and human behavior. After each meet up, she gave us a detailed write up with reminders and tips for success with our pup. Scheduling was easy and she was communicative along the way. Our pup loved working with her!