robin hill training

Amy Reilly is that one in a million animal/dog lover/trainer that we need in this world. She has immense knowledge, yet she's intuitive, every dog gets her particular understanding that's focused on their needs, she gets them. Not to mention our whole families and how to help us continue to train and grow with our pups. Our dog Franky is a magnificent companion now at two years old, all thanks to her training of me! Franky would do anything for her!

I heard about Amy through friends and boy am I glad I followed up. Amy is a confident and skilled trainer, both of dog and owner. My Miller is totally trainable and understood Amy from the get go. Turns out the owner (surprise) needed the training! Amy has helped me immeasurably to better understand my dog and how important my subtle cues to him can be. She is patient, clear and reassuring. Knowing her has changed entirely how I see time out of doors with Miller and so has changed our relationship when we go on those walks we love; a real gift. I need a bit more work and Amy assures we will get there. No doubt! Thanks so much Amy!

We rescued an adorable, but defiant, golden mix puppy. Very sweet dog that fell into some bad habits over the two years we had her before working with Amy. The inflection point for our pup was a big transition from being a city dog to a country dog when we made the move from Boston to Hamilton. We then had a baby and it was clear we needed to reset and implement some boundaries. Enter Amy! She was so incredibly knowledgeable and flexible in finding a plan that worked specifically for us. Amy is reliable and an extremely good communicator. She set us up for long-term success and routinely checks in with us. She spent extra time working with me and my husband individually (and even my in laws) to address specific occurrences — for example: jumping on people when greeting, running away when called, rolling over when asked to get into a car, crawling up on people when seated on furniture and was inconsistently reactive with other dogs. All have since been corrected! Amy is also extremely funny and we enjoyed getting to spend time with her. Having a compliant and well trained pup has been much more enjoyable for everyone!

From start to finish (so, eight sessions, almost all of which I enjoined to rehearse commands and training m.o.’s under Amy Reilly’s seasoned guidance), our then ten month old adopted field retriever acquitted herself beautifully. We are keenly grateful for Amy‘s kindly patient and thoughtful accommodation of us anxious new (at the time) lab owners and for her supremely tactful and ever so warm engagement with our darlin’ four-paw, Bella. We no longer stress the possibility of our pup stealing away with the wolf-pack, harassing wildlife, disappearing around the bend leaving us to wonder if a raccoon is standing on her head in the marsh, . . . Bella trained right up and has since been well met with a life of free ranging (well, off leash - four to nine miles a day). Robin Hill worked us a keen solid - very reasonable Training fees (we raised the rate via an end of program bonus). Bella’s adoptive parents remain extremely grateful for the wherewithal and the goodwill fully on offer. - will always remember Bella’s affection for Amy every time we met for training (Pup just seemed so happy to see her). Highest recommendation.