We were originally looking into Sit Means Sit, and I saw that it was a chain/corporate, and we…read morewanted to support local business and independent trainers who weren't bound by corporate bureaucracy. After filling out a consultation form, I got in touch with Amanda, I loved her energy from the get go so we decided to go with Sit's Getting Real (awesome name btw).
We did the puppy/leash manner course with them.
We first started with pretty simple commands like "sit", "down", "wait", and transitioned into more advanced things like "with me," and "this way" which were foundation to leash walking manners.
We also learned whole bunch of other practical commands that we started to incorporate into our daily routine, one of them being 'touch'. We also had the hardest time getting our puppy Stormie to sit from laying/down position, which Tomas showed us with the foot scoot method, this was not mentioned in any of the videos or articles I've searched for online.
Amanda, Tomas, and Chante (and other trainers who we didn't have the pleasure to get acquainted with and interact more) blew our minds each training session with wealth of their knowledge, and our class was full of different dogs with different spectrum of temperaments. In addition to group class, they will stop by and assess individual dog's needs and temperament and offer advice one on one. I liked how they focus on getting your dog to remain NEUTRAL by using treats and redirection, and by providing highly controlled environment, it's great way to leash train your dog who wants to greet everyone and every dog!
Oh, and most important part; they're not training your dog, they're training YOU to train your dog and set you up to be a successful dog owner!
One of the dogs, Mr. Phil, who could not even be NEAR other dogs from the beginning of the class due to his reactivity, he was able to walk past other dogs and join the class, and we even took a group photo together! If that's not a testament to their knowledge, professionalism, and skill, I don't know what is!
We enjoyed the class so much that 1st week where we didn't have class, me and my girlfriend were saying how much we missed going to their classes. We'll definitely see them again in future agility training course or private training for sure!