Henry's Helping Paw Dog Training, LLC

Another dissatisfied customer. Three appointments scheduled. First one Melissa was over a half hour late. Second one was a no show. Melissa is very knowledgeable in her field. But she lacks in time management. Always ready with excuses and reasons why she's late or just doesn't show up . Very,very unreliable. Waiting on a refund of 235.00. Small claims court if not. Don't make the same mistake we made. Do your research! I'm sure there are many qualified and reliable dog trainers out there. Just don't make Melissa your first choice.

Stressful waste of time! She was at least 30 minutes late to every session, an hour late twice. For our first session with our dog who is highly reactive to people coming to the house, she came into our house and was there for 2 1/2 hours! A dog fight almost happened between my 2 dogs while she had her back turned, and that's when we asked her to leave. She stressed our dog and us humans to the max. We moved our one dog away from the door for her to leave, and when we came back to him we found he had peed in 4 rooms in the house and he has never peed in the house since we got him over 2 years ago. The only reason we continued to have her come back was because we already had paid for multiple lessons upfront (no refunds) and I thought she was a professional, so I thought I could trust her. Following sessions were not much better. Some of her techniques helped my one dog to do a little less excited jumping, but I think our house-guarding dog actually got worse. If you have a reactive dog, do your research on dog training and behavior certifications and find someone better. A well qualified trainer with certifications and continuous education in behavior does a much better job.

Melissa is the dog-whisperer as far as I'm concerned. It's very clear she knows what she's doing. We really enjoyed her methods, especially using treats only very sparingly, focusing on positive reinforcement. Our rescue pup responded to Melissa's training very well, much better than we could do on our own. She was wonderful and very kind and passionate about her business. Highly recommend to anyone with a dog that needs some guidance