I worked with Terry Cook- the head of the Sit Means Sit crew, with hopes of getting my two yellow…read morelabs under control. While one of them has always been pretty well behaved, however the younger one was a bolter (I chased him several times - and he's faster than me!). We rescued him, and I'm pretty sure he had run away from a previous home since he already knew sit, down, and crate when we got him.
Let me first off express how impressed I was with Terry, his training system, his flexibility in scheduling, and his willingness to answer my questions any time. Between the two dogs, my husband, and myself - I know that I was the hardest one to train in the bunch. ;) Terry came to our home in Worthington and provided fantastic training to both my husband and I, as well as to the dogs.
So why 5 stars? Because I can walk my dogs off leash. I can leave the gate open while I unload groceries from the car, and they stay. I can take them places and know that I don't have to worry about Rowdy running away. It has improved their quality of life. Since completing our training, we took them on vacation with friends to a cabin in Pennsylvania. Of the four dogs there, ours were the most obedient, best listening, and best behaved. Our friends were all jealous.
At this point, we are able to attend group class whenever we want - and we do drop in from time to time since it's good continued practice for the dogs, and for us! The Sit Means Sit crew have all been an absolute pleasure to work with.
On a different note, and on behalf of my friends at Sit Means Sit - I'd love to address Heather D.'s review with a little insight. The trainer that she worked with is no longer on staff. She clearly screwed up, and tried to hide her mistake. She never alerted the owner to the situation, because she was hiding her error. I'm very sorry that Heather had a poor experience, but would like to say that Sit Means Sit should not get a bad reputation due to a former employee who made mistakes. The company is solid, the current staff is fantastic, and the result is amazing. They do care about and value their customers: both human and canine alike. If you love your dog, and are considering doing some dog training to improve their behaviors, Call Sit Means Sit. They totally changed my relationship with my dogs - and their quality of life.