As a first time pet owning family, we were clueless and looked for training tools in videos, articles, and talking to dog owners. It was overwhelming at first mostly because advices were not one size fit all, you don't know what you don't know and lack of live, hands on instructions.
While our dog is doing well in some aspects (crate and potty training), we needed help on other foundational structure things such as impulse control, leash walking and nipping/biting.
This is where Jeff came in. Jeff came to our place and viewed the environment she lived in and how she responds or not responds to us. He came with an approach on behavior and tailored the training session based on what he observed. He taught us to be in more in tune with our puppy, be firm and consistent and pivot our incorrect behavior as humans. One key lesson was to use more affection and words vs edible treats. I'm not a huge fan of constantly using treats since at times it started to be an enablement. Another is leash walking, how it was properly done, not always easy with a 40 pounder.
Jeff's extensive experience with dogs was evident as he handled our dog and us humans. His hands on approach was easy to understand, it was practical and he explained things with patience.
It's been almost a week and we have seen improvements and progress with our pup and with the entire family and if our pup could speak, she probably would have said, "Where have you been all this time Jeff?!?"
We look forward to future sessions with Jeff. read more