Valentine Dog Training

Valentine dog training is amazing! I went to them over this last weekend because my 14-year-old lab has issues of being aggressive, lunging and growling at other dogs when he's on a leash on a walk. He's the biggest furball baby around people, but for some reason he had issues with dogs. I didn't have much hope at his age and as long as it's been behaving badly, so when I found Valentine dog training in Avon I was skeptical, but hopeful. I knew something had to be done with his behavior. I met Jennifer to hand over my dog for a session and she was extremely professional. When I came back at the end of the day I was amazed that this was still my dog. Not only did she train my dog, she also instructed me on how to use a leash properly, my commands properly and my attitude properly. As mentioned my dog wouldn't be within 10 ft of another dog without going aggressive mode. When I picked up my dog from Valentine dog training he was able to stand within three feet of a Doberman with no problem. There's lots of work to continue to do this was no magic pill I know, but I believe Jennifer has set 90% of the solution in motion for us. I can't thank Valentine dog training enough for this amazing transformation of my dog.

My husband and I struggled trying to get our pup to walk with us without pulling. After one day of training our pup was calm and walked by our side. We truly thought Jennifer gave us back another pup. With another day of training, wonderful guidance and practice., our pup not only walks by our side without pulling she comes when we call her and we ALL are loving life. We are soooooooo happy we made the call to Jennifer.

Jennifer was extremely responsive and professional right out of the gate. My 80lb rescue pitbull is extremely dog-reactive. When I adopted him a year ago, I knew this would be his greatest challenge. The problem was easily circumvented back home in the Midwest where we had plenty of places to walk without other dogs, but now that we live in Vail Village, walking him was like playing Minesweeper. I had tried every collar, every method, to no avail. One day with Jennifer and Duke and I finally have the tools to face a walk head-on. She taught me how to be calm and assertive so that he could relax and let go of his fear. We still have a long way to go, but I loved Jennifer’s no-nonsense approach to training where she says “call me when YOU need me”. She doesn’t waste time with packages or make empty promises like “in six sessions, he’ll be a new dog!” She lays it all out on the table, tells you exactly how YOU’RE contributing to your dog’s progress (or lack of) and gives you the feedback necessary to let you keep working your animal on your own. What I really loved about her approach is that she really listened. She empathized with me. She listened to my concerns about types of collars (Duke has a pretty gnarly neck injury). She listened to all of the avoidance methods we had been using to circumvent his reactivity. She heard me on all fronts. And when it came time to work on training with Duke and I at the end of the day, she was ready and armed with perfect feedback to help ease my anxiety around my reactive dog - addressing all concerns and correcting everything I was doing to add to his reactive fear-driven response. If you have a reactive dog, Jennifer’s approach is the only approach in my opinion. Be ready to do the work. Be ready to make the change. She will meet you with that energy 10-fold. You can just see how much she loves what she does and the passion she has for dogs. It’s remarkable and I can’t recommend her enough!