We worked with Beth at Cold Noses Dog Training for our 9-month-old rescue chihuahua Ellie and both thought she did a great job. Ellie already knew sit, and Beth taught her look, touch, stay, wait, come, leave it, drop it, off, and how to handle alert barking in our condo. Ellie picked it up quickly and the instructions for keeping the training going between sessions were clear,so that we could actually follow them and keep making progress for the next session. Positive, patient, and she made sure both of us were comfortable with the techniques. Would recommend. read more

We absolutley adored our sessions with Beth! Our 5 month old Yorkie, Mabel, was enchanted with Beth from the minute she walked through the door as were my husband and I. Over the course of just a few sessions, she gave us a whole tool kit of techniques and provided us with extensive written explanantions each time for us to refer back to. She is so generous with her time, her positivity, and her expertise. To say we learned a ton is an understatement! Beth was warm, gentle yet firm, encouraging, kind, fun, and truly a joy to learn from. My husband, Mabel, and I could not have asked for a better more positive training experience! Beth is definitley a 'dog whisperer!' read more

Me and my dog had three sessions with Beth and it is super clear that she really cares for the dogs that she works with -- we had a great experience! Beth was great at listening to any and all concerns I had and I could clearly see my dog making progress throughout the sessions. Would definitely recommend! read more

Beth is the most talented and committed dog trainer I have ever worked with. She is very clear with her instruction and detailed with follow up homework to ensure success. She listens very carefully and comes prepared with everything you may need to train the behaviors you want in your dog. Beth is also a charming and funny person that you enjoy being around while in the process of training your dog. read more

Beth was amazing! I could not recommend her more. She taught our curious and energetic pup so many valuable lessons we had been hoping to perfect. She was extremely personable, easy to work with, and our dog LOVED her. You could not get a better more affordable trainer, highly recommend! read more

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Beth is a fantastic dog trainer! She is both knowledgeable and personable. She explains what she is doing and why and the end result of the training sessions is that both my dog Dolce and I learned what to do. Now Dolce and I are working on what we learned every day and making real progress. Beth follows up with an email after each session. It details what we learned earlier that day so I can review it and apply the techniques every day when Dolce and I train. I can't say enough good things about Beth and Cold Noses Dog Training! With her help Dolce and I are on our way to being a successful dog and owner team. read more

Beth is an excellent dog trainer. We hired Cold Noses Dog Training for 2 services: Dog training for our rescue mutt from Turkey named Willow, and house/puppy sitting for both Willow and our Goldendoodle Summer. Covid: Beth has been fully vaccinated. She adheres to social distancing, and was double masked at each of our sessions. Dog Training: Having been found alone in a forest, it was very evident that Willow had never had any training, nor had he ever had a family. He is very fearful of people, and gets very confused when training. Beth was incredibly patient with our little guy and helped guide him in a very assertive, but kind manner. By the 3rd time, Willow completely loved and trusted Beth and allowed her to pet him, which is HUGE, given that he doesn't let anyone touch him! Her techniques have also helped us work with Willow on our own time. He has made significant progress, and we are very grateful. House Sitting: We witnessed how much our dogs loved Beth during Willow's trainings, so we knew she was our #1 choice for house sitting. She stayed with our dogs, for 1 week and sent us daily updates and pictures. When we returned, she had cleaned our home and had done all of the laundry! She also left us a cute and thoughtful gift-- framed pictures of our fur babies. It felt great to know our dogs and home were in great and trustworthy hands. We couldn't recommend her more! read more

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We had a fantastic experience with Beth. She came for three sessions to work with our family of four (including two school-age kids) to start training our puppy. She was so kind, clear, inclusive of our kids, encouraging, and helped us stay accountable to goals through the week for training. We would definitely recommend Beth, and anyone with kids wanting to include them -- she is super skilled at working with them too! Our dog has come a long way in a short time, far surpassing anything we were able to do with YouTube videos and books. read more

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We hired Beth for 3 sessions to teach US how to teach our 3yr old mini-poodle, Ruby. She taught us a LOT including preparing a 8-page customized manual for all the commands. This is really helpful to have on hand and reminds us to keep practicing with Ruby. We took training classes with our previous dog in a group of people. One-on-one with Beth was MUCH better in every way. She is fun to visit with and was quite effective with little Ruby. If you have not had a personal dog trainer you should hire Beth to teach you how to be a good boy. read more

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We learned a lot, Beth was excellent with our dog and we appreciated her sense of humor.

Beth really knows her stuff. She helped our rambunctious Quincy learn manners. She also trained us on how to reinforce the lessons our pupperoni learned. We were impressed with her knowledge and commanded our puppy well. Quincy liked her a lot. We liked her a lot. After each session, she gives you a written summary of the session and 'homework' to complete. These summaries are detailed and fantastic specific to you. We recommend her highly! read more

Beth Sherdell from Cold Noses did great work with our dog, Bailey. Bailey is a rescue, quite reserved, but he warmed up to Beth right away, and she managed to make Bailey's basic training fun for all of us! Beth was full of great tips for us on how to engage Bailey, and she gave us detailed summaries of each training session for review and future reference. We really enjoyed our time with Beth, and so did Bailey! Good stuff! Thank you, Beth! read more

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Beth is super great trainer. I got my Golden puppy (Booklyn) with no experience with dogs. The training was so much useful for both me and Brooklyn. She is patient, encouraging and also would look into his food, diet, enrichment and many other stuff such as bully sticks and how to keep the dog happy. She was also responsive with messages and patient as I had So Many questions. Besides, she is super nice and accurate in her time. Definitely recommend getting Beth to help with dog training. read more

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Beth did an amazing job training our dog Juno. She is kind, considerate patient and very effective. I highly recommend her.

We hired Beth Sherdell for a few private lessons for our eight month, eight pound puppy. Thank you, Yelp!!!!! If I could give Beth 100 stars, I would. Talk about thorough - she started by having us go over everything our pup eats, and made some recommendations that we happily followed. She also made other recommendations that were very helpful. We've only had one out of three training sessions so far, and are beyond impressed with Beth's techniques. After each session she provides detailed notes, which we print out for quick reference. Beth does a fantastic job on her part, and as long as we ALL do OUR part with being consistent with mini training sessions each day, we will have an impressively obedient dog! I would highly recommend Cold Noses Dog Training!! read more

While we had some of the basics down with our 7 month old pup Stella, we knew we needed more 1:1 advice for some nagging issues such as jumping up on counters, grabbing socks and towels all the time, and most importantly, her fear of riding in the car. I reached out to Beth and she immediately replied and we scheduled a phone consult. Right away she gave us some advice to prevent things from getting worse, not to mention she went through a full assessment of where Stella was at with various training and potty behavior. We really appreciated that since things we might not have recognized as red flags were brought to our attention so we could nip them in the bud. Over the course of our three in-person sessions, we learned so much about what to do when Stella jumps up or tries to steal something, and she started us on a path to behavior modification for the car rides. We're already seeing improvements in some of these behaviors and recognize that consistency and repetition is what will set us up for long term success. If you're thinking of getting a private trainer, Beth is the best. I highly recommend her to anyone who needs a little more advice than what you can get from group dog training. Thank you Beth for all your help and support! read more

We had a great time training with Beth! Our dog loved her and he's learned a lot of great manners.

The Story of Beth and Wonderful Winston: Winston is a 5mo old labradoodle. He, like most puppies, has had some bladder control issue, some light biting, jumping, tough leash walking, and more. We had tried some purchased online videos for training him, but didn't have much luck. We found Beth through Yelp/Google and thought we would try training in person to see if more direct help would yield better results. When Beth aka Mary Poppins showed up at our door, everything changed. Here's a few of the ways in which she helped the medicine go down: -She's extremely friendly, easy to talk to, easy to schedule with, and is over all accommodating to what is needed. -She always showed up at our house on time, stayed as long as was needed that day (sometimes 10-15min longer then the appt.) to make sure the techniques being taught that day were understood by all. -Not only does she teach you certain commands, but she knows the balance between teaching them when they're doing something wrong, praise, and treats. She even gave us praise and understood all the stress we had been going through. She's extremely understanding and patient. -After that day's session, she sends AMAZING notes to recap what was discussed. Do not ignore these notes. Memorize these notes, love these notes. They are your ongoing tool to doing this right! Everyday when she showed up, class was in session for all of us. We're all students of hers. She taught us potty training techniques, stay, heel, and more. I say us, because Winston learned just as much as we did. Beth started calling him Wonderful Winston, which isn't a surprise as she's a very caring, attentive, and thoughtful person, and instantly felt like part of our puppy journey. She will give you feedback, tips, recommendations, and guidance. Don't ignore any of this. Do as she asks, and good things will come to you and your puppy. When she left, as soon as she arrived, it was like Mary Poppins was leaving us. None of us wanted to see her go. It was very sad, but we know that the tools she left us, and Wonderful Winston, will continue for years. read more

Beth was amazing to work with. She took time to get to know both of us and our Winston and customized our training plan accordingly. She gave us so much guidance on how to stay consistent with our training and set us up for success with our new puppy. Thank you so much for all your help Beth! read more

Beth is just fantastic. She has a thoughtful, gentle and methodical approach to dog training. During her working sessions, she incorporates plenty of good humor and kindness with her demonstrations and instructions. In our case, I was afraid dog training would be stressful, due to the behavioral areas that needed to be addressed with our pup. But Beth made it fun! It was challenging, because she ensures that you as the owner are highly involved in the training. But the challenge also enriched us. We learned a ton. We only had three sessions with Beth, but we saw immediate improvement as soon as after session one. Each one was highly valuable in their own way. She covers everything. After working with Beth, our dog has stopped jumping on us, bothering us at the dinner table, and is far more receptive to classic commands (sit, come, off, etc). Great work, Beth! Also to note is that Beth is very generous with her time and bent over backwards to fit our unusually busy schedules. She is prompt, responsive, maintains safe practices during COVID, and very funny. Thanks Beth - History has its eyes on you! read more

Beth was a wonderful help for our new puppy. She provided a lot of helpful training tips, provided hands on practice and helped our family get on the same page with training. We appreciate her willingness to come out to our home and listen to our concerns with our new dog. Thank you Beth! read more

It's been a year and a half. I fully intended to write this a while ago. Frankly, this may mean more now. Because puppyhood for a yellow lab does not end at one year. If you've ever had a yellow lab, you're probably nodding your head now. Beth helped us to determine the best motivators for Falkor. More importantly, she showed us how to use them and encouraged us that we could do it. I trained our dogs before. Or at least I thought I had. We have never had a dog that is such a pleasure to have around as Falkor. It may be time to have Beth back, because our sweet little dog has developed a sock fetish. Oh the joys of a pet owning you. Thank you Beth read more

Beth is a super delightful human being and an excellent dog trainer. She provided us with plenty of training tools and guidelines for getting our new puppy properly adjusted as well as tips for working on some bad habits with our older dog. Practicing her lessons with our dogs has helped bring balance to our house, and our puppy is having a blast learning to be a good canine. We would recommend Beth to anyone. read more

Beth is a wonderful trainer and person! We reached out to Cold Noses for some assistance with our 6 month old cocker spaniel for general training help and separation distress. Beth was responsive and helped us understand her process with the number of sessions we may need. I also think there is a lot of value doing the training in your own home so she can see how you interact with the dog and what the living situation is like every day. Her guidance is very personalized and you can tell that she genuinely cares about what she does. Beyond training, Beth also goes over nutrition and enrichment techniques which was very helpful - we learned a lot ! I would highly recommend Beth / Cold Noses for all your training needs! read more

I almost never write reviews but Beth is in a class of her own. We rescued a Belgian malinois puppy and reached out to Beth for some help training our super busy, family addition. Scheduling with Beth was very easy, her first visit is to your home so that she can help you solve all the issues you deal with on a daily basis (for us it was chewing our kids toys, jumping on the couch, nipping, jumping) all the puppy stuff. I loved that Beth was very Covid cautious as well, always wearing her mask and distancing while training. Then there was the results. I can't believe how effective her techniques were. Our dog was doing things in a matter of minutes that we weren't able to accomplish in weeks. Every lesson we were blown away at how her methods flat out work! Thank you Beth for your loving heart for animals and the great work you do. read more

Beth does such a fantastic job, providing personalized training techniques specifically for your dog's needs. She really carefully observes your dog's behavior and responses, and has solutions for every scenario. Then she skillfully teaches you how to work with your dog, insisting on every detail. On top of that, she is such a lovely person, and is always precisely on time. We recommend her highly. read more

We can't say enough about Beth. She was not only very supportive and patient with our Boston Terrier puppy, but also with us. She gives very detailed notes on the training that she does each day, which is a great tool to use once the training wraps up. She also gave us numerous suggestions for puppy treats, toys and other items. She provides really great training to get us started out with having a puppy again. read more

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We cannot recommend Beth enough. She worked with us and our little puppy for a few weeks, and we felt much more confident as dog owners when our sessions were through. Beth is charming and serious with her techniques. Follow her lead and you will have a better behaving dog in no time! read more

Beth is one of the smartest, most caring, and thoughtful dog trainers that we have had. Our boy has calmed down and listens better since we started using Beth's method (and quality dehydrated treat recommendation!). Our boy Loki (his adopted name, he is quite a gentle giant) learned as much as his parents through Beth's patience and deliberate attention. Six stars, if that were possible! And for the folks giving Cold Nodes a 2 star review because Beth is awesome, booked out, and perhaps just doesn't know of a better trainer to whom to refer you; it's a little silly to drop a small business' Star rating because the owner seemed to have said nothing derogatory, or did you any disservice. Moreover, we found Beth through her Yelp ratings, and frivolous ratings and low stars do a disservice to small business owners who are trying their best; as a fellow dog parent, it was upsetting to see your review and rating, both having no place or relevance toward this wonderful woman's continued 110% efforts - my 2 cents. read more

My 4-month-old Frenchie, Archie, and I just wrapped up 3 training sessions with Beth. We had some of the basics down, but Archie is now well-trained and educated all in thanks to Beth! I felt her care for Archie immediately from our initial phone consultation and that continued throughout the end of our training sessions. Not only does she ensure that your dog is set up for success, but also you as their paw-parent. Beth always wraps each session by sending you an email with a detailed document of training techniques catered to your dog. If you're in need of a private trainer, Beth is the best choice! She is an absolute delight to work with, and a fantastic and thoughtful human being all around. Thank you, Beth, for all the guidance and support - we'll miss having your kind and caring spirit around! read more

Like the other reviews have described, Beth is a wonderful trainer and person. She has a warm energy and our dog really loved working with her. We called Beth when we were anxious new puppy parents (had our puppy for 4 days at the time) and Beth was totally gracious in guiding us to be more prepared and confident puppy parents. Like others have described, Beth practices the skills with you in the training session, and then provides you with detailed notes after the session to follow/ refer back to later. In 3 sessions Beth taught our dog many commands and also gave us lots of information to better support our dog's development. We feel very grateful to have found Beth and if other behaviors develop in the future as our puppy grows, we would not hesitate to work with Beth again. Thank you so much, Beth. Moon loved you! read more

Really nice trainer and excellent service, you could tell Beth truly loves dog, and she knows how to train dogs.

Amazing - Incredible - MIRACLE WORKER! Beth helped our 8&1/2 yr old anxious fur baby beyond our wildest dreams in 3 sessions! "Dashing Duncan" can now go on walks without suffering such terrible anxiety and actually enjoys his time on the leash! Thank you so much for your love & expertise! Darin, Sasha, Dashing Duncan & The Ladies Who Lunch read more

Beth is incredibe! She's a very patient and skillful dog trainer. We have a very skittish 2 year old golden doodle, Latte. Usually it takes Latte about a day or so to warm up to other humans, but when Beth first met Latte, she used love and wonderful trainning techniques to have a close relationship with Latte in less than thirty minutes. It was so amazing to see happening right in front of your eyes. Not just the puppy, we, the parents, were well trained by Beth as well, which I think is more important. Beyond the "problems" we listed for her, she also gave many great recommandations to a better and healthy life style for Latte. We had a great time and learned a great deal from her. Beth is beyond amazing and we highly recommend her. read more

Beth was absolutely wonderful helping to train ME so I could train my puppy. She was always encouraging even when I would make mistakes. Beth always took notes and then sent an e-mail of detailed steps to take to work on various commands. These were specifically tailored to my dog and were not standard, pre-printed steps. I would highly recommend Beth and Cold Noses Dog Training read more

Beth is so great to work with - she really cared about my dog, so patient and so welcoming! She is such a lovely person, the training sessions were always so fun! After every training session, she followed up with detailed notes and links for different things to purchase. My dog really loves her and her training helped take my dog to the next level. She listened to my concerns and always had great recommendations that worked! Can't recommend her enough. Thank you Beth! read more

I can't even begin to describe how happy my husband and I are with the dog training services we received from Beth! First of all, she is a WONDERFUL person who we absolutely enjoyed having in our home. Beth was so easy to communicate with and we were able to set up an initial session quickly for our newly adopted pup. At each session, Beth takes thorough notes, then sends a session report to remind us of everything we covered, and the homework we will need to work on that week. She even sends links to the equipment, toys or treats she refers to! Our 1 year old poodle terrier mix was not behaving poorly, but I wanted the guide lines to make sure I can continue setting the right boundaries and enriching his life. She came in, assessed our dog and his needs and taught us wonderful training work for him. But honestly, she came in and trained me and my husband on how to be the best parent to our pup, which means the most to us. She has given us skills we will use for the rest of our lives with not just this dog, but any dog that is to come after. My confidence as a dog mom has grown immensely and my dogs life is much more enriched now thanks to Beth! Now that I know my pup loves her, I will look into booking her other services in the future! Thank you Beth! read more

Beth is a wonderful trainer! She helped us gain control of our two rescue dogs. It's still a work in progress but we are definitely seeing results! She is meticulous and writes down everything that she talks about, giving you really great notes to work from later. Plus she has a great sense of humor. read more

I've left one review on Yelp and it was 11 years ago. Beth is incredible, period. Here is why Beth is phenomenal: She is personable, caring, wants the best for you and your puppy, follows up and very knowledgeable. Beth came to our place 3 times and took the time to get to know us before investing time with our dog. We truly felt Beth's desire to partner with us and to understand who we are to best educate our dog. Beth is so loving and at the same time authoritative when she needs to be. We could not recommend Beth enough, you will not be disappointed. read more

Effective, caring, knows what she's talking about... We tried in-home training for the first time, as our schedules are in flux and difficult to commit to the traditional structured group lessons for our newly adopted 1 year old rescue. Wow!!! we are so thrilled with the instruction, service, personal care, and knowledge Beth shared with us!!! Such a pleasure to have her in our home!!! And we learned so much. I was also very grateful for the excellent, detailed, written training summary which Beth provided after each visit. I know there was a lot of thought and effort put into customizing the training and providing information tailored to our needs and that of our dog Chica. We want to be responsible pet owners and have dogs that are happy and a joy to be around. We are well on our way to that end, and so thankful to Beth for getting us on the right path. read more