Wind Dancer Referrals, LLC

Recently, my boyfriend and I moved in together and with us came his 85 pound American Bulldog, who has a history of biting smaller dogs, and my 12 pound Terrier Mix, who has a history of biting people. His dog was constantly growling and showing teeth at my dog, and my dog was constantly taunting his dog, so we decided to keep the dogs separated at all times. Basically, both dogs were extremely misbehaved. We were incredibly stressed out and knew we needed to call in a professional. A co-worker had given me Susie’s name and I contacted her. From the first phone call I knew that I had called the right person. I could tell that she genuinely cared about animals and it was obvious that she wanted to help us. Prior to her first visit, we spoke several times on the phone in which she gave us “assignments” for our dogs and follow-up calls regarding those “assignments”. After just 2 days of small changes (that we never would have thought of ourselves), both dogs seemed to calm down and we could tell there wasn’t as much animosity between them, but we still weren’t going to put them together until Susie showed up. Upon arrival to our home on March 11th, Susie took immediate control of our monsters and they knew she was in charge. By the time she left almost 3 hours later, the dogs were together and we knew how to assert ourselves as pack leaders. We listened to everything Susie had to say and have followed all of her suggestions. That was the first day that we no longer separated our dogs (although they are always supervised). They roam around the house together, play together, eat together (though that needs some work), and relax together; they have become quite the little pair and they seem really happy! We work with them every day and know that we still have work to do, but it gets better and better each day. We really never thought we would be at this point, and only after one visit from Susie. She truly is an amazing person and we couldn't be happier with the results so far! We would, without a doubt, recommend Susie!

I contacted Susie at the suggestion of a friend who had a great experience with her. My dog had suddenly shown alarming aggression and I knew I needed training to rectify the situation. Susie was here for several hours doing a complete evaluation of the dog (a 3-1/2 year old golden retriever), teaching me about the importance of high quality food and snacks, and showing me--not just telling me--how to behave differently in taking control. I thought I had done pretty well, but learned very quickly how I was allowing the dog to be in charge. The change in 48 hours is noticeable! My dog is more relaxed, barks less, no longer freaks out when the doorbell rings... and we're just getting started! I am looking forward to having Susie back to re-introduce my dog and the one to which she showed aggression. This woman is exceptionally knowledgeable and extremely talented in working with people and their pets. I highly recommend Susie!

Unfortunately, our experience with this business was horrible and heartbreaking. What started as a good working/training relationship, ended in tragedy. We were lied to by this business as our dog was surrendered of our own volition, but then the puppy, who was supposed to go to a home, was physically lost and turned in to an animal shelter. The animal is now nowhere to be found. That is not what we agreed to with the business. The agreement was to surrender the animal and then we would be kept abreast to the animal’s well-being. At this point, we do not know if the animal is lost, being used for fighting or breeding purposes or if he’s dead. Winddancer Referrals misrepresented themselves, took our money, took the puppy and disappeared with no response. This company is untrustworthy. This company does not take the owners feeling into consideration when re-homing an animal. And I truly believe this company is more about money than they are about the well-being of the animal and the animal’s family. Think twice before using this business.