Sol Dog Lodge and Training Center

I talked to shelly on the phone to get info. She did give me prices that were totally wrong. Also gave me a time frame to get my dogs to be able to get along. Totally wrong she said 1 week and starting at 2000.00 and I would take over and continue the training. Nope 3000.00 each dog for 4 to 6 weeks. Thats what I was told when we went to the consultation that costed 75.00 to set up by the way. Would totally do it if I didn't lose my job during covid. I did save enough to pay the 2000.00 didn't expect it to go up to 3000.00 Per dog.

Nicole Whittington was sent to us to work with a dog we were fostering. The dog was recovering from medical issues and had started "resource guarding" and "boundary guarding." By this I mean if he had something you needed to get away from him he would jump and snap at you, sometimes charging at you twice. The same thing could happen if my husband or I or our dogs got too close to him when he was laying down ... which was a problem since he always chose to lay down on the floor as close to me as possible. By the end of the first lesson with Nicole the foster dog was laying down next to her and allowing her to trade his toys and even bones for treats. By the end of the second lesson he was literally in her lap on his back trying to love on her instead of paying the least bit of attention to the items he typically guarded. By the time she arrived for the third lesson we literally could not get him to even act like he was going to resource guard and we had to give up and consider that the last lesson ... he responded too well to her training up to that point to continue. The absolute BEST THING about Nicole is that she lets you know from the very beginning that she will be training you as much as, and perhaps even more than, the dog! This means she is teaching you the actions and attitude you will need to continue to maintain a good relationship with your dog and eliminate the issue(s) long term. You receive homework assignments between lessons where you work with the dog without her assistance. She is careful to make these assignments something easy enough that both you and the dog will be relaxed. However, it is important as these activities will build up to eliminating the behavior even after Nicole is long gone. The great thing is once she had taught us (both the dog and the family) how to prevent the resource guarding he also stopped space guarding, meaning we could stop walking around on egg shells in our own home! He really just relaxed and trusted us and his new life so much better. This dog is two years old and had been sick enough that he acted like an old dog most of the two months he was with us. Once he healed he all the sudden discovered he was a two year old large dog puppy. And this was the first time he had been in a house as a puppy and he suddenly started trying to figure out what the boundaries were ... what he could and could not get away with. The AMAZING part was that this two year old was obviously looking to our guidance to figure this out. For example, he started jumping on us anytime he got excited. Although this can be a difficult habit to break, I just softly said "no" to him a few times and shook my head. The next day I just had to do that once. He never did it again. There are lots of examples like this during his last two weeks with us. I attribute much of this to Nicole's AMAZING work with him. He realized that we were there to work in tandem with him! And, that we could all live together in harmony! My parents, in their 80's, just got a beagle puppy. To say it is not going well would be an understatement. Of course the first person I thought of for assistance was Nicole. If you have an animal you need assistance with and are hesitant about hiring a trainer ... get off the fence! Call Nicole and she will totally help you out! Due in large part to Nicole's help we were able to transition this dog, who is now absolutely DELIGHTFUL, to a forever home that is absolutely perfect for him! It was truly a happy ending for everyone concerned.