Dori Dog Training

When we adopted Koko out of a prison program, she was about to hit her threshold. She was reactive and lacked confidence, but I knew there was a sweet pup underneath!. So when Dori was recommended by a dear friend of mine, I decided to have her behavioral needs assessed. I saw the change immediately when Dori began to work with her. Initially, she had been apprehensive with males, e.g. growling and barking, but with Dori, she adapted quickly and was responsive to his training. After my observations, we made the decision to sign her up for a 3 week board and train, which just happened to work out because we needed to board her while we were out of the country. We received updates, she was groomed, and when we got back, she was following our commands with little issues. Since we have had her back, she has been super easygoing, especially when meeting other dogs and males. ( Meeting kids was never an issue. She loves children. ) I would recommend Dori Dog Training over and over again. And I know the initial costs may be a shock, but it is worth it knowing your dog will not bite or attack other dogs or people! That peace of mind is worth every penny! Thank you Dori!!

It's been a few months since we decided to send our fear aggressive GSD, Dion, to a six week board-and-train with Dori, and we truly couldn't be happier with the results. Dion had struggled with reactivity towards other dogs since he was a puppy, and he would lunge, growl, and bark whenever he saw one, no matter the distance, which made it difficult for us to take him anywhere. We knew he was a bite risk, which meant we were constantly mitigating the circumstances while trying to give him the happiest and fullest life possible, and I genuinely can't put into words how hopeless, defeated, and exhausted we were until we found Dori. We felt completely lost as to how to help him, but Dori taught us how to build his confidence, work through the stress of being around other dogs, and make better choices in the moment, such as disengaging from his trigger and re-engaging with us. Dori also helped us understand that our own anxiety, fear, and frustration was only adding to Dion's, which allowed us to build a new relationship with him based off of calmness, confidence, and trust. He's now the adventure buddy we always hoped he would be, and we couldn't be more grateful to Dori for everything he's done for us. Had we known how life-changing working with him would be, we would have done it much, much sooner. Our pups only have a short time in this world with us, and every single second that can be spent playing, adventuring, and having fun together instead of struggling, stressing, or just leaving them at home to avoid any problems altogether is worth the investment tens times over. If you're going back and forth about whether or not to begin training, even just booking an assessment with Dori could be exactly what you need to give you and your dog a fresh start together.

I've been a client of Dori's for three years now and I am so grateful for everything he's done for me and my husky. I first found Dori when my dog was still a puppy and was getting really unruly and unmanageable and had started nipping pretty badly. Huskies can be a challenge to train and as a first time dog owner I was in over my head. I sent my dog for 6 week board and train. Throughout the process Dori was responsive, transparent and compassionate. Afterwards there was a significant and lasting change in my dog's behavior. He has not nipped at anyone since, but Dori's standard for the improvement of his behavior was much higher than that. He's a much better behaved and calmer dog because of Dori and more importantly to me, he's a lot happier. I've boarded him with Dori many times in past three years, sometimes just over night, and even for a few weeks. He's always really happy to see Dori when I drop him off, Dori always gives me updates on how he's doing, and when I pick him up he's always happy, calm and a little bit better behaved. I love my dog so much and I barely trust anyone with him so it's so important to me to know I can trust Dori, and that I can tell he really cares about him.

you’d never believe that this was the same dog that was whining and couldn’t sit still just an hour beforehand. oakley is an extremely high-energy, anxious dog. she struggles to sit still and remain calm in most settings. we took her for a behavior assessment to Dori Dog Training and he taught us so much. in just under two hours we now have so many tips on how to keep oakley this calm and collected all the time. although she is not perfect and we still have a lot to work on, we couldn’t thank Dori enough for his help. if you need help with training your dog i highly recommend Dori Dog Training in lock haven! i can’t wait to continue oakleys journey to becoming a well trained pup!