Let’s celebrate complicated dogs and the humans that love them
What is a complicated dog? A dog who may overly react (lunge, growl, bark excessively) to other dogs and humans. Even those dogs we love, that have bitten another being.
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Ann has helped us all so much and we’re grateful. The human training was important to enable Pepper to grow, and to trust us. After we adopted Pepper as a rescue, we began trying to deal with many indoor accidents and other behavioral problems. We have progressed to seeing a reasonably behaved, happy dog, full…
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Jasper is ridiculously smart, has lots of anxious energy, and, as a herder, needs a job. Nose work, and specifically Ann’s classes, were recommended to us as a way for him to focus his energy. We began on Zoom during pandemic lockdown and continued signing up for all the offered classes. Jasper LOVES nose work.…
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Simon is a three year old miniature Australian Shepherd. He came to us at 8 weeks old. Simon has some pretty extreme anxiety/fear issues. We started to notice the issues around six months of age and they have progressively gotten worse as he’s gotten older. We reached out to Ann for help as she was…
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We adopted Ziggy in April 2020 as a puppy. He came with a lot of issues., because of being a rescue, and they became more apparent as he grew older. We discovered Ann through the recommendation of our vet and started basic training, then quickly added in nose work. Ziggy’s confidence in himself (and in…
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When we contacted Ann we were so overwhelmed by our labradoodle puppy. She helped us understand him and what he needed. After 2 zoom sessions things got so much better! She has been an email or call away when we had questions. I don’t know what we would have done without her.
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Ann has helped me work with my high drive dog, Z. I can’t believe after 2 sessions we have so many tools we can use to maintain his focus or use his energy positively. She has helped us build a positive relationship between our 1.5 year old Miniature Schnauzer and our 8 month old Giant…
What is a complicated dog? A dog who may overly react (lunge, growl, bark excessively) to other dogs and humans. Even those dogs we love, that have bitten another being.
Chai’s world expands I have had people say how much they related to Chai’s story in Dog In the Bubble, that means so much to me. The fact that other
The story of Chai and his transformation from lunging, growling, snapping along with muzzle punching novel humans to the dog that can offer me calm attentive behaviors in the presence