Sit Now Stay Dog Training

I very much hoped to give five stars when my dog started the training program; however, part of my two-star rating is results-driven. The Sit Now Stay team gave great effort with my dog, and I very much appreciate that. The staff always knew the names of all the dogs at location, and it was clear they cared. I do not question that they gave it their all, but unfortunately, it did not work for my dog. I would give staff effort five stars, but overall, the results just were not there for my dog. That's not to say it wouldn't work for your dog - I strongly believe my dog is particularly difficult. I think what really bothered me was the assessment process. I trained my other dog, so I had a good idea that my dog in question would be a handful. I was very up front about him being a lot. He's a boxer mix who is full of energy. He jumps on visitors, pulls incessantly at his leash on walks, and is extremely reactive to other dogs. I could not figure out how to break him of these habits, so I enlisted in Sit Now Stay. I was very cautious about seeking training for him, because I did not believe it would work. I made sure to warn the staff about his stubbornness and my doubts, but after his assessment, the staff seemed very excited with him, they assured me he was excited to learn, and they exuded confidence that could reduce his bad habits. I knew they were professionals, so I trusted this assessment and paid $1,650 for 10 days of my dog at location, three home lessons, and eight classes involving both my dog and I. My recommendation to staff would be to feel free to turn away challenging dogs or to lengthen the assessment process to better determine challenging dogs. I would have completely understood if the staff told me my dog was too challenging and turned me away. That would have saved everyone time and money. The staff members were very gracious and even gave us a few more at home lessons because my dog clearly needed it. I recognize that a trainer cannot magically fix a person's dog, and that the owner must actively participate and train their own dog. That is what I did. I carved out time every day to work with him. However, when we neared the end of the program, I could see that my own, and Sit Now Stay's, efforts were not taking hold. Admittedly, he did learn to sit in place on an elevated platform, which is nice, but his three issues that I needed fixed (jumping on people, pulling on his leash, and being reactive) were persisting, though, often, he would not jump as much on return visitors. With the help of a manually operated shock collar (included in the price), he was sort of better on walks. But, as soon as you'd remove the shock collar, he was once again unbearable. To this day, he is the same way. I'm not sure if the presence of a shock collar for somewhat better walk etiquette would be considered training, but I do get the idea of hoping that classic conditioning would work. It seems that he associated the Sit Now Stay location and/or his trainers with his training. While on location, he would listen to some commands, and occasionally he would not be reactive to a very calm dog when he was distracted. Though, during lessons, he would generally freak out when he saw other dogs, sometimes calming down near the end of a training session. Presently, my dog jumps on visitors, pulls on his leash, and is reactive to other dogs at the same level he was at before training. Oddly, before training, he went to doggy daycare (though he went to time-out twice for rough housing), but during and after training, the doggy daycare folks noted he became too reactive to be around other dogs. I still can't figure that one out. He is currently simply unable to be around other dogs sans my other dog. In sum, the Sit Now Stay team gave a great effort and were very flexible, and I like to think my dog enjoyed his time there. However, I wish their assessment would have revealed him as too challenging and they would have turned us away. A Sit Now Stay program will probably work for your dog, but it did not work for mine.

Brianne has been extremely helpful with all 3 of my dogs. Our boy dog has timid and aggressive tendencies towards men and other dominate dogs and Brianne has helped us figure out how to redirect and desensitize our boy. He attends several events without any issues. She has also helped us out with teaching our dogs confidence when it comes to dock diving and my littlest dog competed for the first time ever (in the 5 years of me doing dock diving) this past summer because of Brianne's methods we tried this year. It really paid off listening to her advice and adapting it to our own dogs. Even to this day o can ask her about any issue we may be having and she is able to help us turn the troubles around! She works hard for her clients and their pets. I'm lucky, and my dogs, to have the opportunity to get to work with her. Anyone that gets the same opportunity will see how passionate and enthusiastic she is about animals and advocates for not only the well being of them but also well behavior. I will be a client of hers for life! ❤ Thank you Brianne for your patience, knowledge, and constant support.