We had such a good experience working with Jessica. She was responsive and helpful every step of the way, both in our three training sessions and via email. She was instantly in tune with our dog but _also_ really great as a collaborator with us humans, as we worked through our dog's issues with leash reactivity. She really listened to what we were going through, and she helped us with concrete action steps, resources, and a calming, fun presence. Our dog has become a completely new pup in the past three months, and he is so much better behaved now when we walk him, which makes our lives less stressful. I also feel comfortable reaching out any time with questions, as we continue working with our dog. Thank you, Jessica! read more

My little mutt, Ziggy, is as sweet as can be with people and his dog buddies at the park, but he recently developed some bad leash aggression habits and had become increasingly territorial in and around the house with regard to strange dogs walking by, etc. It was all becoming kind of stressful for me so I contacted Renee to get some professional help. Renee was very informative and extremely helpful with the situation. We did a private session where she showed me various methods that have proven very effective in helping him with his issues. I also signed up for two leash aggression group sessions, so I could see how he did with other dogs in the class. Renee explained to us how important it was to get the training method right and be consistent for as long as it takes. Zig is doing much better. He has his moments, but many times it's because I didn't catch and correct the behavior in time and I know we are still at the beginning of our little journey. I am confident in Renee's advice because I've seen it work and I know that eventually, with time, Ziggy will be as confident as I am. My favorite thing about working with Renee is that it is obvious she knows and understands dogs and she shares her knowledge in a very unique, funny manner. It's also obvious that she cares. After both the private session and the group sessions, Renee was wonderfully responsive to emails/questions, always inquired about Ziggy's progress and offered additional suggestions if certain things didn't seem to be working. Ziggy and I are both thankful we found her and will definitely be in touch with her for some of the other doggie classes she offers!!! read more

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We've had some fantastic training sessions with Jessica! She immediately understood our rescue dog and helped us figure out the best way to support her as she adjusted to life with us. She also taught us how to train our little pup to sit and we've seen immediate results!! She really understands dogs, and with her background as a Vet Tech, she also has great advice on how to care for dogs. Jessica is great and we will definitely have her back for more training! Highly recommend to anyone considering a trainer! read more

After our dog Penny seemed to be reactive to guests coming into our home and towards certain people on walks, I was a bit freaked out and contacted Renee to set up a session. Renee gave great advice via email for Penny's behavior in the home prior to our lesson and, by the time we met with Renee we were already seeing great improvement! Renee came to our apartment and really took the time to speak to my partner and me as well as understand Penny's behavior before jumping in with instruction and correction. We had worked with another trainer prior to Renee and, though we saw improvement initially, the methods we were taught were not as effective. Our session didn't feel rushed at all and I really felt like she was both listening to our experience while watching Penny's reactions and taking both into account. We had a great experience and will be going to Renee with any of our training needs in the future! read more

We just graduated our second dog from Renee's level 2 class. At nine months old, our "new" dog is sitting and staying as patiently as our seven year old dog, who also trained with Renee as a puppy. The best thing about Renee's training style is that she demystifies your dog: she points out to you what your pet is probably thinking in very clear terms and with an excellent sense of humor. She helps you get your dog to see things your way: practical, easy to learn and very effective. We wouldn't go to anyone else for dog training. Our dogs are sane, but Renee can master the crazy ones too. The president of my company travels all the time and his dog had severe separation issues. He and his assistant were at the end of their rope until I recommended Renee. She had that dog eating out of her hand inside of a day. He is now a well-adjusted and happy pup, and he has Renee to thank for vastly improving his quality of life (and that of his master, too). You could not ask for a more relaxed and user-friendly class. We find the hand signals she taught us are extremely effective, and some of her jokes about dogs have become family "inside jokes" as well. We like to think of her as "our" dog trainer-- but she can be yours too! read more

Renee is amazing. We moved here from Austin, TX with a dog who already thought ATX had too much going on. After six months of our dog not adjusting to the sights and sounds of Brooklyn we called Renee. Within our first visit she helped us manage our dog better, and perhaps more importantly armed us with understanding and knowledge of what to expect from our dog. We love that Renee is no nonsense, tell it like it is individual. She clearly loves what she does and is passionate about her clients both human & K-9. Calling in a 'doggy shrink' was a last resort for us, after working with Renee on a few visits, I wish she had been our first. read more

Renee was an immense help to both my husband and me. We have a bulldog puppy who is very tenacious and she helped us to become more confident when dealing with him. Since our sessions with Renee, he listens fairly well and more importantly, has stopped nipping altogether. She is fantastic - can't wait to go back for more classes as soon as he really gets good at everything we learned! read more

About a year and a half ago, my wife and I rescued an amazing beagle/hound mix. He (Riley) is really a good dog but suffered from separation anxiety and, no matter how much we tired him out, he was simply all over the place (trying to get into everything in our apartment, running around like a mad dog, etc). After a few months of owning him, we were super tired just from trying to tire him out constantly! We took Riley to puppy school even though he was already a year old when we first got him. That helped us understand positive-reinforcement and clicker training. This was really helpful in getting him to listen to us for simple commands (i.e. sit, stay [which is still a tough one], come here, lay down, "look at me" or "touch" my hand). But...that still didn't calm him down very much. Jumping on people when they came to our home, climbing all over us when we're sitting on the couch, running around the apartment like crazy were definite concerns... Insert Renee here. She's straight-to-the-point, no BS and understands your issue/problem and will offer her tactics and advice to get through it. My wife found Renee and while we were a bit skeptical on how she could adjust Riley's hyper activity, she quickly unlocked the secret. She explained that positive reinforcement works great your dog to do what you want, but it doesn't necessarily work (effectively) to get him to *stop* doing what you don't want him to be doing... She figured out that Riley really didn't know his place and was constantly trying to find something to do. All we had to do was guide him, really...give him treats when he's doing well, and (humanely) prevent him from doing things he shouldn't. It's amazing what a little water and bitter apple spray can do :) Now, our friends and family look at Riley and say, "Is that the same dog? He's so different - calm, and normal!" On a separate session, Renee also helped us deal with Riley's separation anxiety (he hates being left alone - and we both have to go to work for 8-10 hours a day, so that was an obvious problem). He's doing SO MUCH better now... Honestly, without Renee, I think my wife and I were ready to accept our dog as he was - and our lives would have been much different. Now, we can chill with our dog like normal people, and we can leave him at home without feeling guilty and awful because he was crying/howling for hours... Life is good. Thank you Renee! read more

I simply can not say enough about Renee. As a doggie mom of a beautiful lab mix with enough energy to bottle up and sell to Con Ed, Renee has been part of my pup's life almost as long as I have. It all started in a state of panic after adopting a puppy and realized- ahh- what the- am I going to so!!!! This 7lb puppy is the devil reincarnated and clearly possessed by demons to destroy everything and will probably bite me and I will die-YUP that was me a few months ago. My pup suffered and survived Parvo, which kept him isolation for several weeks. And as any normal living creature in isolation- he was a bit crazy but totally normal. I quickly realized I was in over my head and needed professional help- INSERT Renee. I emailed her in a state of panic and fear. She came to the house and in what I can only described as LIFE changing- helped me realize my pup was NOT possessed by demons but rather just needed some guidance and discipline- which I thought I was doing but clearly with absolutely no success. She carefully examined me, the dog, our space and without judgement or preaching, but with humor- gave me some life changing and somewhat easy things to do to manage him!! Let me be honest, I was very much on the verge of returning him because I didn't know how to manage my little love muffin. Luckily Renee's intervention saved our relationship- happy pup, happy pup mom. In the months since- Renee has answered EVERY single one of my dozens of emails, with insane questions. Here's where she is different than any other trainer I have worked with ( yes, I tried someone else bc it worked with my schedule and realize I wasted $$ bc Renee is really the best there is!) she emailed ME periodically to check in- WHO does that??? I have since signed up for puppy kindergarten with her and can tell you it was fun and filled with great tips. He is doing those doggie push-ups like the champ he is. Here's the reality people- dogs are weird and amazing little creatures. And training is almost all about training the human in the relationship! Renee does in fact works miracles but as a pup parent you have work to do- some dogs demand more than others. So if you want someone who will give you all the tools to manage your dog, tell you like it is, give you access to her professional guidance and work miracles with your dog- she's the best in the business. See you at level 2 puppy class :) read more

Renee is an insightful, honest, and very knowledgable trainer. My pups and I have attended multiple classes of hers over the past two years, and she also helped with an in-depth behavior evaluation of my foster dog. I really appreciate her humor and direct no-bullshit communication style. And with canines and humans alike, she is patient and practical. I work for a local dog walking company and have had opportunity to recommend Renee to several clients. From fear aggression, to leash manners, to separation anxiety, she works wonders using positive-reinforcement methods. read more

Renee helped my very barky dog (so bad the neighbors started to complain) respond to my command to stop barking. He is also much more relaxed. She is also very down to earth, funny and easy to work with. I appreciate how she checked in what was realistic for us to do as a busy family with kids. Thank you, Renee. My home is much more peaceful now! read more

Met Renee for one session to deal with my dog lunging at people and kids. I kept doing what she suggested and he stopped reacting to people. There was an unpleasant exchange we had before we met about neutering, with Renee telling me that I should neuter my dog otherwise I will keep having aggression problems. This was before she saw him (unprofessional to diagnose a dog without first seeing the behavior for yourself) but she already assumed that it was because he wasn't neutered. I now (5 years later, after much learning and watching) know that he reacts out of fear. It's a defense mechanism for him to act all scary to things that scare him, and hope they go away. People get scared, they back up, and his behavior is reinforced: he barked and lunged and the "threat" is gone. Nothing to do with him being unneuetered, just a genetic insecurity. Also, IMO, neutering a dog just because I don't know how to work on his problems (that I most likely reinforced) is wrong. Besides, I don't subscribe to the neutering movement. I'm not breeding him but I'm not neutering either and I didn't appreciate the pressure. read more

How would I sum up our experience with Renee? AMAZING! As background, my girlfriend and I recently adopted a 6-month old Beagle named Olive. While she was a sweetheart most of the time, there were a few moments that left us perplexed on how to respond...enter Renee! We signed up for 3 private/in-home lessons, and from Session #1 Olive has become a completely different pup: understanding and responding to "sit, down, off, leave it, drop it and come here!" Most important, Renee is INCREDIBLE with our dog. It's certainly a testament to her ability and love of animals that she is able to engage and maintain interest of our sometimes stubborn pup while going through training over the period of an hour. Finally, she was patient & flexible with us...teaching us how we can work with our dog and answering our many (many) questions throughout the sessions, as well as afterwards via email. She is very responsive and seems to really care about owners and their pets. I would highly recommend Renee if you're looking for some help with your dog. read more

Walk This way is the right way!!!! Renee is to the point. Amazing. Highly recommended. We have shiba who has some separation anxiety issues. I was given Walk this way infro by a friend. Renee and her intern came to our house and gave us great lessons and tricks to deal with our shiba. Shibas are picky learners. But we learned a lot from renee. Plus they were quick with answering and scheduling. read more

I can't say enough good things about Renee and Jessica...they were amazing! They were professional, engaging, patient and were able to correctly assess what skills I needed to better train/work with my dog. I'm a Psychotherapist and have an older dog whom I bring to work with me and he definitely needed some specialized training. I didn't expect magicians as I know this work takes time, patience and positive rewards but they came pretty darn close. I'm also really sensitive to people's energy given what I've been doing for a living for 20 years. They were both so easy to be around and used humor and positivity for both my dog and myself. I actually looked forward to the training sessions even after a long day of work. My favorite part of working with them is that they are clearly experts in their field and understand animals/behaviors but they both shared their knowledge in a very no nonsense, direct yet fun and relatable way. You can tell they love what they do for a living and truly love animals. I was also grateful for how quick they were to respond to any and all questions that I had. read more

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The folks at Walk This Way really know what they're doing. They explained things so well and taught me ways to better understand what my dog is feeling. So friendly and professional!! I'm so glad I called them. It's made my life and my pets life so much better. I recommend Walk This Way to everyone! read more

We recently purchased a lab puppy who we planned to train to be a diabetic alert dog for our two year old son. Jessica and Rene are a wonderful team and have a seamless training approach! We couldn't be happier with how things are going! Jessica's knowledge and approach with our dog was wonderful -- she used positive reinforcement techniques and had our puppy obeying certain commands (sit, down, leave it, come) within two lessons. What's equally important (and impressive) was that her training was so well executed that our puppy will listen to our two year old son when he gives commands! We couldn't be happier as training was approachable, easy and fun! Now onto nose work with Rene! read more

We've worked with Walk this Way and Renee on several different occasions and each experience is better than the last. We brought Alfie into our home as a 7 week puppy and within a few weeks he started developing major GI issues. This not only affected his stomach, diet, and therefore our ability to train him, he began to act aggressive and fearful to humans and dogs alike. We were running test after test to try and figure out what was causing his issues but there was no answer in site. Feeling helpless, we thankfully found Renee. We hoped to turn Alfie from the timid dog he was becoming into a more confident, better trained and more obedient companion yet we got so much more. Within a few weeks of working with Renee, we were able to start training him, despite his dietary restrictions and social anxiety. Renee was aware of his issues and was able to work around all of them (and trust me, there were MANY issues). We started participating in puppy socialization hours (which he slowly became more comfortable in) and began to train him at home. Everything from leash training and walking to small tricks and jobs around the house, Alfie has grown into a different dog. We could not, without a doubt, have accomplished this without the help of Renee. He has completely transformed. He is able to socialize with other dogs at the park during off-leash hours, is obedient and playful at home, and has gotten better around strangers. In total, we went to Walk this Way for Puppy Socialization, Basic Training and for Scents Games and he loved them all. We practice his scent training at home and genuinely can't get enough of it. Renee understands what your companion needs to reach their full potential so they're well trained, happy, and obedient and we couldn't have asked for a better teacher. Both the group classes and private lessons, where she visits you, were essential for us and I can't recommend her or Walk this Way enough. There was a time where I was convinced Alfie wouldn't be able to socialize because he was too anxious and too fearful, scared he would act out and become aggressive or just run from us. We were able to avoid medicating him because of Renee, for which I am forever grateful. I can't recommend them enough. read more

We've been working with Jessica in training our newly adopted pup Lucia and could not be happier. Jessica has been awesome in not only helping us train Lucia, but training us in the process. Jessica helps us navigate through effective communication with Lucia, as well as helping us understand her mindset. After just two sessions, Lucia has shown much progress in everything from house training, to not couch surfing any more, leash walking. Jessica's technique are always positive and have proven to produce positive results. Thank you for working with us and our Lucia! read more

Jessica is wonderful! I am first-time dog owner and figured it was important to get training for my dog (and me!) - not only was Jessica helpful in running through the basics with me, she was also a valuable resource outside of training sessions when my dog started to engage in some destructive behavior. Thanks to her and her prior experience as a veterinarian technician, my dog and I are getting along splendidly! read more

Renee was great. I am a new dog owner of a 4 year old rescue. It was a home visit and she was able to diagnose immediately some of the things in my dog's adjustment to my apartment and things have gone much smoother as a result. She saved me much energy and stress. read more

the first thought i have each time i get a new dog is "how quick can we see renee?" this last time around she had emailed me information before we had even arrived home. renee is THE BEST. she is smart, funny, kind, honest and well, she understands dogs. separation anxiety, barking, recall, leash walking - all issues that renee has helped with my last three dogs. she taught a VERY food driven daschund to "leave it" (IT being a chicken bone) in under ten minutes. that makes her a saint and magician in my eyes. you will not be disappointed. read more

As a first time dog owner I found myself overwhelmed and ill prepared when I brought home my 8 week old puppy Hudson! Renee has been a life saver to say the least. She trained me first and foremost and taught me how to handle my sweet little guy through every wonderfully exhausting stage of "puppyhood." Sessions with Renee are a blast and jam packed with exercises and witty commentary. She is not afraid to give just the right amount of tough love, which has ultimately paid off with amazing results! Not a day goes by without someone complimenting me on Hudson's model behavior and impressive set of entertaining tricks. He has become quite the superstar in our neighborhood and loves showing off his range of skills and commands to audiences big and small! Renee is accessible and is always quick to respond to my frequent and often frantic emails, assuring me that indeed this or that odd behavior is in fact NORMAL... Except of course the one time when Hudson ate a penny and some rocks- needless to say Renee was over within 24 hours of his recovery prepared with an arsenal of tricks and tips to stop the vacuum behavior! read more

Renae and Amiee came over and turned my newly adopted grizzly bear/Labrador into a little prince in an hour! He was a little sad and defeated for a bit! Then learned very fast not to bite and jump on everything! I was a little scared I got an agressive pup and she helped me get off on the right foot. I quickly realized just how out of practice I was! She is also super responsive and answers messages fast! She saved my life and Max's! read more

Renee Payne was rude and disrespectful, trying to explain to her a change in my dog's personality after recently neutering my puppy. He's going to turn 1 year this month, wouldn't I know my pet after sharing my life with him for several months. My vet explained he should be better approximately six weeks * when the male hormones- testosterone depart from his body - six-week time frame. First, I googled than I confirmed with another vet that my Vet is correct. I'm currently looking for a dog trainer that can understand me - it's not difficult to be understood, when you're requiring help w a puppy. read more

Renee is great! She helped us with some problems we were having with our 9 month old puppy. Within minutes, we saw a difference in our dog's behavior. We are really grateful! Renee is also really quick to respond via email, and is easy to work with. We plan to take one of her obedience classes soon. She's great! read more

Renee was an amazing trainer for our 1 year old mixed breed dog. We saw her for 3 sessions and specifically worked on our dogs recall. She was able to pin point the problems we were having and by the third session our dog was coming back to us every time she was called. Renee was always on time and very professional. read more

Renee's suggestions and methods makes sense, she is fantastic, and the results are great. What else would you want from a trainer? This review is for the level 1 adult class for our new rescue puppy (50 lbs). We missed the first class out of four, so we did a phone review of Renee's ground rules and got to ask any questions (which you also can do before the end of each class). We had many, and the answers were incredibly helpful. By the end of the three classes, our pup had gotten sit, down, leave it, drop it, come, and "bed." Her tips also helped us with walking on a leash and with reducing kennel crying. Wahoo! Renee's teaching method (which she augments with explanatory literature and other suggested resources) is not gimmicky and requires you to put in work on your part, but it works really well as long as the dog's human stays engaged. Most of all, she seems to get what the dogs are thinking about and helps the human figure out how to act, which is the key since your dog spends 1 hr a week at training and 100x that with you. All this while showing she obviously loves working with dogs. Starting level 2 class soon! read more

We have taken doggie 101 classes with Renee and also have done private lessons with her as our dog is an extra special bundle of joy. Renee is straight forward and direct, and is very thoughtful and contemplative when accessing each specific dogs situation. We've learned that part of dog training is training the owners and Renee has a way of explaining how the dog is feeling which helps the owners put the issue into a different context, which is very helpful in fully understanding the situation. We recommend her to anybody with a new puppy or a dog with "issues." read more

I have a rescue dog that's been misbehaving and thought I should invest in "canine behavior therapy." I requested a home visit and Renee was wonderful. She was professional, knowledgable, and compassionate with my dog. Renee was prompt in responding to my requests and relayed useful techniques I can implement to improve my dog's behavior. I highly recommend her. read more

We just completed Renee's "Obedience 1" group class and are so thankful we did this! Context: we have a 4.5 month old rescue puppy and were seeing some troubling behaviors that we didn't know quite how to address, (she is our first!) so we signed up for Renee's class one month ago. Here are some reasons we think Renee rocks: 1) great sense of humor; she'll make you laugh, which I think is important in something that can feel stressful (ie learning how to parent a puppy or feeling like a crappy parent, which is how I felt before taking Renee's class). 2) As others have said, she will answer your questions even outside the class: she will email you and even call you to check in. She is patient and clearly genuinely cares about dogs. 3) Her advice worked for us! Her guidance helped us nip some troubling behaviors in the bud AND helped us get on the same page with training our pup, and you can see the difference in our pup one month later! 4) IMO, her class is fun, productive, efficient and worth the cost: I would definitely take another class with her. read more

We had three private training sessions with Renee and our dog Pickle to help with some outstanding puppy issues (jumping up / not coming when called all the time, etc). Renee was great with teaching both us and Pickle, and was always on time despite the sometimes bad weather (it was in February). Thanks to Renee, Pickle now knows all of her basic commands (sit, down, come, stay, and also play dead and roll over). Renee was also great in following up with us over email after the last private training session to check that Pickle was still doing well, and gave us great advice to reinforce positive behaviors. read more

I had a home visit from Renee about three months ago, the focus of which was dealing with my very fearful dog's aggression towards visitors in my apartment. I had been following all the standard positive advice I could find online, but my dog didn't show much improvement. I actually stopped having guests over because of his issues. Renee assessed my dog similarly to how you might assess a computer bug. It really reminded me of troubleshooting. She figured out how to get him below threshold, and then tested what would get him agitated and then what steps we could take to mitigate that agitation. He was showing marked improvement by the end of the session. I now have a house guest for ten days, and have been dreading it since we've never had an overnight guest before. I followed Renee's advice, and I have seen an enormous improvement in my dog's behavior and stress levels. He is able to be in the same room as my guest, with my guest laughing and talking loudly, and not only does my dog not bark and growl constantly, but he is also not in a state of constant terrified agitation. He is happy to take treats, and even to doze off, as long as our guest doesn't approach him. He definitely still has his problems--I don't want to make this sound like a miracle/quick fix--but I didn't expect him to reach this level of calm until the sixth or seventh day. I have high hopes for continued improvement and would definitely seek Renee's help again if his behavior/emotional state deteriorated. read more

Jessica was awesome! She did great things for my dog with separation anxiety and taught him to sit in about 30 seconds. Thanks Jessica!

My partner and I have used Renee for both group classes and one-on-one training and have loved working with her. She first met our dog only a few weeks after we got him, and helped teach us how best to interact with and train our new pup. I was a first-time dog owner and had a ton of questions, and found Renee was a wealth of knowledge and never made me feel stupid for being so inexperienced. Renee introduced us to a bunch of really great training techniques that have worked so well for our dog (and the results are pretty quick too, which is awesome). She has a really direct and funny, but nice, way of communicating I really appreciate. She's also been great helping us manage the mild separation anxiety that our dog experiences. He's vastly improved now, no doubt because of Renee's insights and suggestions. In addition to one-on-one training, we also took two of her training classes, both of which were really insightful. Although our dog has very few "issues," Renee helped us learn how to properly train our pup and we've noticed that he gets better and better when we implement her advice. I'd recommend her to anyone! read more

We got our golden retriever puppy, Penny, at eight weeks and started coming to Renee's Friday night puppy parties which were always well-attended and well-supervised. Having had that good experience we signed up for Level I training. Renee did a good job of helping me and my wife establish good habits and techniques to help us train Penny on the basics. We decided to sign up for Level II five months after completing Level I to help reinforce what we had learned and to pick up some strategies to help us help Penny become an even better and well-trained dog. All along Renee has provided us with good tips and advice and put us in a good position to be good dog owners since, ultimately, dog training has to happen at home and in the park and has to be done all the time to work. We've also really appreciated Renee's willingness to act as a resource even when we weren't signed up for a class: we've emailed her with a question her and there and she's always responded promptly. [Not giving the full five stars only because I try to reserve that for services and places that are really and truly incredibly amazing.) read more

I can't recommend Renee highly enough. My rescue dog was an absolute frightened mess when I first got him; aside from the terrible Separation Anxiety, he would lunge and bark at every dog he saw, eat food right out of my hand when I was looking the other way, and generally ignore me at every turn. After just a single 90 minute visit from Renee to my apartment, I was well on my way to changing the crazy beast I'd just adopted into a little gentleman. Oh, and did I mention she was there for me every step of the way after I started training my pup, answering my midnight emails, dispensing delicious doggie wisdom no matter how difficult the problem seemed? Bottom line: Renee's an effing life-saver. If you've just gotten a dog and don't know where else to turn, fear not: here's your answer. read more

I was referred to Rene when I started to anxiety pee when my person left the house. Rene gave me some excellent exercises and was also very helpful following my progression . I liked her attitude, very patient and dog friendly. A few weeks later and a half later and no more pee. I'm chill and the house no longer smells like the Black Plague. I highly recommend. read more

I contacted Renee about doing some possible nose work, allergen alert dog training with my dog. She was absolutely amazing! She was very communicated from the beginning, quickly responding to emails and text messages. She was great with scheduling and very generous with her time. Not only was Renee great with the business side of dog training she was GREAT with my little rescue pup!!! Every time we got close to the training center he got so excited and started running down the street. She was very patient with him and unleashed the power of his amazing nose. I now know that his nose is never wrong lol. He not only had fun in his sessions but he really learned a lot and progressed quickly. Renee was patient in finding solutions that allowed him to learn, I believe that is why he did so well and learned so quickly- she let him learn how he needed to, ensuring his success. I was very shocked to see that there were a couple un-favorable reviews--- especially from people who have not done more than talk on the phone with her. I don't know how you can leave a negative review for a service you have never used. My experience was absolutely wonderful and I'm sure that Renee with provide anyone else interested with wonderful, helpful dog training- for dogs of all temperaments, who have all type of problems and of course for your average family dog who needs basic obedience :) read more

Renee is completely and totally awesome. We have an eight year old great dane/lab mix, that we thought was completely beyond hope. He's giant (somewhere around 100 lbs), and had never had any real training. He would loose his mind when his leash came out, jump, pull, bark incessantly, was aggressive toward other dogs on his walks, and literally went insane when he saw cats. His behavior was getting worse and worse and we were even considering putting him up for adoption. Enter Renee. Given that our dog wasn't a puppy, (and already knew basic commands) we decided that a traditional obedience class didn't really make sense. Instead we opted to do a private session. in 90 minutes Renee literally saved our dog. She introduced us to a new kind of leash (the gentle leader) and showed us how to use it properly. She showed us how to respond to his barking and losing his mind, and even dealt with the leash aggression. By the end of the session, he wasn't pulling on his leash at all, could walk right by other dogs even on narrow sidewalks, and was barking MUCH less. In addition Renee is constantly on email and has answered tons of follow up questions that emerged after the session, even ones that didn't relate to the issues we worked on. read more