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    We started working with Jenna and our Australian Shepherd a few months back. Our Puppy was a little fearful and as any worried dog owners would, we looked for a trainer that could help us break some habits that made us nervous. Jenna ended up coming out to us almost immediately. We at first were skeptical due to the price, but decided to dive in because we knew that if this worked, it would be the best investment as we really wanted a well behaved dog. Jenna taught us how to work with our dog to get the best trained, kindest, and well rounded pup. We saw a change in her behaviors after she taught us what to do and practiced it on our own. This program requires a lot of dedication so unless you intend to work with your dog outside of the training sessions, it would be a waste of your time because everyone needs to be dedicated to the success of the dog. Jenna taught us all the material and we worked outside of sessions to change some of these behaviors but at the end of the day it was our responsibility to train her, and that coupled with Jennas knowledge and dedication made for a truly amazing experience. As we worked through everything Jenna supported us outside of session time to explain what is going well, and what we need to improve on. We would record the work we did and would review it with her. Our pup still as a bit to work on and we know that training does not ever end, but since we know we have the best support around we feel much better about our dogs ability to be successful. Jenna did a great job teaching both my boyfriend and I how to be more confident in training and interacting with our dog and explained how she can feed off of our own anxieties. In this short period of time our dog can consistently, sit, lay down, stay on her bed, is crate trained, potty trained, and we walk our dog (she doesn't walk us). Our dog interacts appropriately with other dogs and humans as well and since seeing Jenna we have been complimented by others along with her daycare for her patience and temperament. She is amazing with commands and I would say is farther ahead of most other dogs that are 13 months old. We have learned the ways in which we can train our dog to do what we would like her to do and it will help us through every dog we may choose to have. This training has been the best money we have spent and if we had another dog I would not contemplate doing it as if it is truly the most reasonable price for what you are getting. It is truly training the dog and the humans as we as people do not always know how to interact with our dogs and how our behaviors impact them. I would highly recommend using Jenna, ESPECIALLY if you have an Australian Shepherd as she has more experience with them than anyone else I know and understands their learning style as well as what common behaviors for the breed is. Overall this has been an amazing experience and hope that everyone else has the opportunity to engage in training like this!

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