Fox Hill Farm & K9 Dog Training

I highly recommend fox Hill Farm. We got our German Shepherd pup (Lady)from them at 8 weeks old. She is my first dog ever & I have a 4 year old son 1.5 year old daughter and another child on the way. At 9 months old Lady was a COMPLETE disaster she spent a good amount of time in her crate because unfortunately I could not control her even for short periods of time. I tried a basic training program elsewhere that did nothing, I had to quit the program cause I could not even get her to the class she was so out of control. I sent her to Fox Hill Farm for the 2 week board and train. I was sceptical if this would work but decided it would be worth the money just for a 2 week vacation from my out of control dog. We just got home with her today and we have a lot of training to do with her still but she is a different dog already. She has not spent any time in her crate all day which is so incredible. She is actually tolerable and I can't believe it. I plan to continue her training with Andy & Bridgitte @ Fox Hill Farm.

My 5 year old golden retriever stayed at Fox Hill Farm for 3 weeks for dog training this past July. Quincy had behavior issues that I needed support with, such as getting in and out of my SUV, Down & Quiet. When I picked up Quincy, I was instructed to leave her new prong collar on 24/7 for the following 6 months to continue her training. I felt the collar was tight but wanted to follow the advice of the professional. 3 weeks later, I took her to my vet because I was not able to remove the prong collar. The prongs had become imbedded in her skin and caused a staph infection. My vet informed me prong collars are seldom used any more due to infection and only for training purposes. Never intended for extended use because of the risk of infection. I am also challenged with Quincy's new aggression towards other dogs. It is completely out of character for her to pick fights. She used to love socializing in a very playful and appropriate manner. My vet believes Quincy was mistreated to create this new behavior. I purchased a gentle lead today with hopes of teaching her to get along with other dogs. I am sharing my horrible experience with hopes of preventing others the trauma that my dog & I are experiencing.