The Art of Dogs

I can't speak highly enough of Anneliese and the Art Of Dogs. Having experienced a variety of training approaches with several dogs over the years, I found in Anneliese a trainer with a wonderfully balanced, scientifically informed, flexible approach that has been effective. My one year old Golden Retriever, full of energy and willfulness, came back from her board and train experience full of energy and willfulness...but transformed, focused, as though a switch was flipped in her brain. Anneliese didn't train my dog into submission, she taught her how to appropriately exercise her own inherent drive and determination. And, most important, Anneliese taught me how to understand, handle and support the dog I have, providing exceptional instruction and follow up so we can continue to be a successful team. Now, we walk leisurely through the park, past any number of distractions, her recall is 100% solid...we can really enjoy all it means to be dog and human together. This is the best investment I've ever made in a dog.

Started working with Annalise and Ryan to help our puppy learn the Art of being a great dog. She is spending one on one time as well as train and board with them. They are great to work with, know their craft, and love helping dogs and owners find their way together. We were skeptics on e-collar training, yet after 2 months, we are seeing the results and a very happy dog. This isn’t classroom training, but real scenarios with plenty of interactions with other people and dogs. Our dog looks forward to her visits each week and can’t wait for her next camp! And, Ryan is a fantastic photographer so you get tons of action pics!

Anneliese, the trainer at Art of Dogs did a fantastic job with my high anxiety German Shepherd. She took my dog in for three weeks at her home and taught her to walk on a leash nicely because before I could not walk her without a haltie, and even then, she would pull like crazy. My dog now walks politely on the leash and listens to commands Anneleise taught her. She also helped her with her dog reactivity on walks. Before coming to the Art of Dogs, my dog would lose her mind and bark like crazy at other dogs and was impossible to recall even with food. Anneleise was able to teach us both how to recall my dog, so we could walk past other dogs and get her to not bark at them. We can now walk past dogs barking behind fences or inside of houses without my dog pulling on her leash or barking. This was something I had never been able to achieve with any other trainer I had seen before. She also reinforced sitting and staying.