Really Special Animals

Barbara Jean is absolutely amazing with my dogs. They are always super excited to see her!! I know I don’t have to worry about them while she’s taking care of them because she is very knowledgeable and knows how to handle them, even the giant Corsos who usually don’t like new people. It’s the perfect peace of mind while I’m traveling. Fair pricing and professional service, I highly recommend Doggie WOW!!

We had the best experience and highly recommend Really Special Animals for private training and daycare! We have an 8 year old German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP) and adopted Duke (a 1 year old GSP) in the spring. Duke was surrendered because he had too much energy for his first owners. He was mostly house broken but had no other training. My husband and I had no experience training a puppy and we were expecting our first child in the fall so we booked 5 private training sessions with Barbara Jean. Each session was extremely helpful. The first few were in our home and Barbara Jean taught us specific training techniques to work on with each dog. Learning and implementing the techniques ourselves allowed us to train daily and to be more confident dog owners. Our biggest concern with Duke was dealing with his anxiety and high energy. We did a few sessions with just Duke at RSA where Barbara Jean taught us a variety of activities that would safely and efficiently use up Dukes mental and physical energy. We've been able to implement them all at home and have seen a dramatic improvement in Duke's anxiety and excessive energy. We also sent Duke to 5 daycare sessions. I work from home so we didn't need daycare on a regular basis but it was a great way to safely socialize Duke with other people and dogs. We also used daycare when we were in the hospital having our baby. It was very comforting to know that Duke was safe and happy while we were away. And so nice to come home to a tired pup. We've had a lot of visitors with a new baby and they have all complimented Becca and Dukes behavior. We can't thank RSA enough!

We love RSA !!! We have been sending our boxer mix Hank to daycare and have done training with Barbara Jean. Words cannot express our gratitude for the love and attention our boy has received. He has really come into his own and has shown vast improvement in his social skills and training. He can even walk on a treadmill now !!! The excitement he shows when he knows it's school day really drives home how much he loves RSA and Barbara Jean. I couldn't ask for any better training or care for my boy. Thanks RSA for bringing out the best in Hank!! We love and appreciate you all.

I couldn’t say enough great things about Barbara Jean and Really Special Animals. My dog, Snagglepuss, was a rescue who was scared of me - tail tucked, stress tongue, wouldn’t eat around me - it was so hard coming home to him and even harder for him to see me come home. But Barbra Jean helped me learn how to work with him and give us the best chance to grow first. The pictures your see here is the exact moment when he first felt comfortable and showed affection to me and I will never forget it. Snagglepuss and I are going strong because we both know one another loves the other and that was a gift given to me from Barbra Jean and Really Special Animals.