The Balanced Dog

Joanne is truly the Dog Whisperer! We scheduled a two week board and train with our 3 year old mini aussie Bailey - focusing on reactivity and behavior modification around children. The best part about Joanne is that she doesn’t merely focus on your beloved pet, she ensures “mom and dad” also obtain the skills necessary for a lifetime of success. Since training Bailey (and us) have gained the confidence to live in harmony! Joanne continually checks in on Bailey and is readily available via phone, text or a personal visit to provide support. I am looking forward to her group programs at City Park this spring. If you want to be a better pet owner and give your pet a supportive edge, you need to call Joanne today!

I had my young German Shepherd stay with Joanne for 3 weeks for a board and train. Joanne was so helpful the entire time! She sent many photos and videos throughout his stay so that way I could keep track of his training progress - she helped develop a personalized training plan for him and was very proactive with taking him around town to help brush up on his neutrality in all environments. On our take home lesson, Joanne provided me all the tools to continue to stay successful going forward. I felt very comfortable with her the entire time! Always took the time to answer my questions and never made me feel like she was in a rush or that she didn't have time. Overall, I would 100% recommend Joanne for all your training needs and I'm very excited to continue our training journey by attending her group classes going forward! Thank you!

Joanne was so helpful to us! We did a 6 week in-home private training for our two COVID doxie pups, Lyra and Crowley. They were super reactive to ALL guests, ALL the time. We have one session left, but the difference when we have people over now is staggering. Before, it would take forever to calm them, then as soon as someone moved they would go at it again; non-stop barking that would occasionally escalate to nipping from Lyra. Now, we can actually enjoy our guests, and have also made progress with basic commands and walking in our busy neighborhood too.

We reached out to Joanne a few months after we adopted our Rescue Border collie mix. We noticed that after he settled into our home, he was really bad with leash pulling, nipping, and not following commands. After we met with Joanne did some training with her, I see such a huge difference in my dog, and I feel like we have better tools to help our pup continue to learn and grow with us. Her pricing for private lessons is very reasonable, she is a non-fluff type of dog trainer, really has a love of dogs, and is very knowledgeable!

my dog rocky is a border collie/ pitty mix who has struggled with meeting new people & dogs & it seemed to only get worse as he got older not to mention his incredibly high energy which has resulted in him always finding a new way to be ornery. it began feeling hopeless when the places he could go & the people he could be around started getting smaller & smaller. joanne truly takes the time to get to get to know your dog before beginning any lessons, i never thought rocky could allow someone else to get to know him until now. she has not only helped instill discipline in rocky but also has brought up his confidence & been a tremendous help giving me a better understanding of what i can do to help him thru his tough moments. joanne has helped me build structure in rocky’s everyday life & his transformation has been so cool to watch. my once high alert, anxious, sometimes scary little pup is learning how to slow down, relax, & have trust in me. joanne’s dedication goes beyond our weekly lessons she has been there with advice anytime any day & i am so very grateful!