Mike is an unbelievable dog trainer and sanity saver!
When I…read morefirst moved to SC, I was excited to walk my dogs (a 3 year old and a 2 year old American Eskimo Dog (Miniature)) in my new neighborhood. Boy did that change. There were so many distractions here (golf carts, delivery trucks, mail delivery, squirrels, rabbits, other dogs, etc.) and Zoe lunged and barked at every distraction. When she couldn't get to the distraction, she would turn and lunge after Taz. Walks became a frustrating, embarrassing, dreaded chore. During one walk, Zoe lunged after a distraction and then turned on Taz; only I was in the middle of the two and ended up getting nipped in the knee. That was my "last straw" moment. I made my way home, immediately began searching for dog trainers, and found Mike. During our consultation, I told Mike how frustrating our walks were, how Zoe would tear up shoestrings, steal things and tear them up later, and how Zoe and Taz barked at everything and everyone in the cul-de-sac. Mike talked to me about their behaviors, my behavior, and how to make positive changes to both. He gave me a distraction list to work on between our training sessions and the girls and I practiced every day. There was progress just from the consultation.
Thanks to Mike and his patience in working with me on training Zoe and Taz, our walks are now a pleasant outing where neighbors, family, and strangers compliment me on how well behaved my dogs are. Zoe no longer destroys shoestrings or steals my things and they come when called. This would not have happened if not for Mike and his excellent training methods.
Mike is a superstar! If you want well behaved dogs, listen to Mike. He definitely knows what he's doing. If it had not been for him and his training, I would never have photos like the ones I posted here...two well behaved dogs.
