My Hero Dog Training

My mom, sister, and I have been coming to my hero for awhile now for multiple classes. It originally began with our then puppy taking training classes. I joined in with my dog, Harley, during the summer of 2015 in an impulse control class. The class helped my dog, and more so me from learning how to help him when he is over stimulated. Also learning that he senses my own emotions helped improve his behavior, so if I'm fearful and anxious, it's feeding into his own fearfulness and anxiety. He is highly fear reactive, but has improved immensely from the impulse control class and positive training, and has even learned plenty of tricks along the way. Harley and I joined a group agility class which he did pretty well in and improved behaviorally even more with Roz's help. At this point in time we just do private agility classes which are very fun, for both Harley and I. He loves going and loves running the courses. It's helpful because Roz has first hand experience from her own animals and previous students to help me help improve Harley, and to improve myself as a better dog owner.

We have been coming here for agility and dog training for over a year. After trying over five different training facilities, we are ecstatic that we have finally found a superb trainer who is friendly, attentive, and enthusiastic. It is a joy to come to every class and never fail to either learn something new or become better at a previous trick. We had a very hard time simply teaching our Havanese to "stay" and during Rockin' Relationship which is an ongoing training session to increase your personal relationship with your dog, we were finally able to teach her to "stay." Roz believes if you have a positive relationship with your dog, your dog will want to be with you and do what you ask instead of command, which greatly helped with our dog who never listened to commands. We highly recommend MyHero Dog Training to everyone with a dog. This is a realistic training location that understands that not every owner will be able to teach their dog a new trick immediately nor will their dog always be obedient. My dog has pooped and pee'd in the facility which the owner laughed at, and helped me clean. My dog has had days she refuses to participate and simply runs around. My dog has also decided to bark excessively to which I understand no one wants to hear a barking dog. The owner has taught us how to counter all the behavior we consider is "bad" but is really just a dog being a dog.

I have been attending My Hero Dog Training for over a year now and I feel incredibly lucky to have found Roz and her training facility! Here are a couple of reasons why: My dog is a little bit crazy and has quite a few phobias. Not only does Roz love dogs with big personalities, but she also has experience with fearful dogs. When my dog and I first started attending classes, he would hide under chairs and behind barriers. Roz was very patient and found ways for us to coax him out and build his confidence. He has since moved on to earn a trick title and is almost done with his second title! Roz is a firm believer in positive reinforcement, enthusiasm and treat based training. Before coming to My Hero Dog Training, I used a national training company that came to my house. They used scary noises, either from your mouth or noise making gadgets, to discourage your dog from doing things. Although I didn't stay with this company long, I believe they made my dog a lot more fearful instead of confident like Roz taught him. The other company also discouraged you from hand feeding treats or food to your dog, and they discouraged sitting next to your dog. Roz has a different approach, one that is based on love and respect, not fear and intimidation. Roz is incredibly knowledgeable and she continues to keep learning. She shares tons of information, recommendations, and stories with her students on subjects like feeding, traveling with your pet, knowing signs of illnesses to watch for, things that are poisonous to your dog, and so much more! She also provides handouts of things learned in class to help you remember what to do at home. I love all of the class options you have at My Hero Dog Training. There is a beginner puppy class, an intermediate Rockin' Relationship class, private lessons, agility, freestyle dance, nose-work and more! So many fun ways to build that relationship with your dog! I highly recommend My Hero Dog Training and I truly thank Roz for all I've learned so far, and what I will learn in the future!