Ellie Bell's Best Friends

I am very impressed with Ellie. In one month of training, my aunts dog went from a crazy wild child to a much more controlled lovable dog, learning to sit and stay, heel and not charge at the door when someone comes to visit. Ellie was very professional and gentle, speaking kindly to the dog and not yelling commands. I learned a lot about how to train and handle dogs. Thanks for everything you have done Ellie!

We (My mom and myself) were recommended to try Best Friends by our vet. We had recently gotten a new puppy and decided to give Ellie a try. Merlin (Our Pyrenees puppy) needed to be quite well behaved due to his future size and the fact my nieces/nephews visit quite often. Well worth the money! What you'll end up with is a well trained dog and lessons you can reuse for a life time. We've used what we were taught, with Merlin, with our other dog, Aspen. She wouldn't do the "lay down" command for years! With Ellie's methods (plus a clicker) and guidance from a book she recommended (Don't Shoot the Dog, highly recommended read btw) Aspen had "lay down" down in minutes. Ellie is an excellent dog trainer and teacher. We'll be using what we've learned with future dogs for years to come. I could not recommend her more. Keep in mind this is not a class just for your dog. It's a class for you as well. You'll learn new and better ways to train your current and future dogs. So going in- keep an open mind. You're also a student.

I Was not impressed. I was treated as thou I where a child, and as if I knew nothing about dogs. (When I've had two dogs and trauned one my self) She labeled my dog as vicious. (When in fact my dog loves ppl and loves being around them) Simply because she (The trainer) Walked up to my dog (who did not know her) Took a toy from my dog, witch in turn nipped her because she didn't say leave it. She also said the classes we signed up for where 90mins well in reality they were 45mins And we really didn't learn anything it was more her talking and not showing. So needless to say it was a complete waste of time.