Pawsitive Reinforcement Pet Training

Heather was recommended to us by our vet, and we are so thankful they made the recommendation. We adopted our dog about 10 months ago and we knew when adopting him that he was reactive on a leash. Heather is the second trainer we have utilized, and there is no comparison to our first experience. She is very knowledgeable, patient, and makes sure to provide positive feedback/verbal praise to humans too :) it has helped us to feel far less intimidated than our first experience. Our dog comes over to us quickly when he sees us taking out the clicker, and appears excited to go on training walks. He has been making consistent progress since we have started with Heather :)

Heather is wonderful. She came in for the interview and had treats in hand for all three of our dogs. She is punctual for walks and very accommodating with our scheduling. She sends updates at the end of the walk to inform us of which dogs went to the bathroom and how much they played with each other. Each walk is usually followed by a picture to show how happy they are to be let out during the day by someone who truly cares about dogs being happy. I would recommend Heather for anyone looking for a trusted individual for their pets

I adopted a 3yr old feral/community (extremely friendly) kitty. She had just been tagged and neutered. I was told as the couple dropped her off uh, she bites! So true. Friendly and a biter. I just couldn't trust her and was actually frightened of her. My vet thought the cat had great potential and referred me to Heather. Miracles can happen. Heather being our miracle. She called me back immediately. After giving her a run down on phone, she made suggestions to try and then I made an appt in two weeks. Most importantly she made me feel upbeat and hopeful that it would be alright. When she came she immediately went to kitty and explained kitty had been on her own outdoors for 3 years, she had to learn to trust to me. The entire hour was spent with Heather working with kitty and with me! She developed fun exercises for us to do together. Oh yes Heathers initial suggestions over the phone had immediate results... and then when Heather came she devised a program for us to do. She then came back in another two weeks and saw our progress (huge) and made a some fine tuning. She stressed keeping up with exercises forever being the goal. I've had 18 cats over last 40 years and I have never had so much fun. Heather made me mindful of the time kitty and I have together. PS Forgot: I thought I was lucky, my feral kitty never scratched furniture or me. Heather taught me importance of scratching and having scratch pads for kitties and how to get kitties acclimated to them. Kitty is so much happier now. I'm happier, my fear is long past. It's comforting to know should anything change Heather is just a call away.