Learn and Live Dog Training

We hired Lydia to train our 11 month old, very stubborn, Golden Retriever, Brady. We cannot think of another word to describe Lydia‘s efforts other than miracle-worker. Lydia is professional, knowledgeable, thoughtful and a fantastic educator. Not only did she effectively train our puppy, but she also took the time to train us and build our confidence in being dog owners. She creates meaningful bonds with the dogs she trains and Brady was so excited every day that he got to spend with her. Lydia spent several days building the foundation with Brady, including enrichment opportunities and building his confidence in different environments. Once she finished building the foundation, we set up training opportunities for us where she spent as much time as we needed making sure we were comfortable with the use of the e-collar and how to demonstrate the commands. We have now spent some time training Brady ourselves and keeping up with the tools she gave us and have seen a complete 180 in his behavior. Prior to training with Lydia, we had trouble with our dog only respecting one of us, not being polite on walks, trouble with impulse control and just overall behavior. At one point, my husband was the only one who could walk him due to his size and pushing boundaries with me. Now, I can confidently walk him, take him to dog parks alone and have trust in his behavior and responsiveness to me. We can’t say enough great things about our experience with Lydia and highly recommend her.