We enlisted the help of Karma Dog Training and their Reverse Board & Train Program while on vacation for 1 week. We have two dogs needing training who are sisters approximately 2 years old and adopted 9 months ago. They also have a big sister, age 15, who needs no training but was hanging out to supervise. Ashley Bartlett was our trainer. Since we live in Santa Barbara, logistics for the brief pre-meet were more challenging as the Karma trainers for our area are in the Los Angeles area, but we arranged for FaceTime interviews. On the day of departure, we spent some time going through the details of our dogs and house, and then left our girls in Ashley's capable hands. We were gone 6 nights and 7 days, and returned to the dogs having basic loose leash skills (they are pullers), a better understanding of "sit", "stay", and "come", and the training basics to begin working on "down" and "leave it". Two days after our return, Ashley came to our home for a 75 minute follow-up where we worked on the training skills, tips, and a plan for how we will continue the consolidated efforts of Ashley's week of work with them. Karma Dog Training, and Ashley, were easy to communicate with, responsive to emails and inquiries, and overall seem to have helped establish a routine for us through their "boot camp". read more
