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| - Bob was seriously wonderful to work with! I have an 8 month old heeler lab mix (finn) who, by all intents and purposes, was not a bad dog when we started training. He knew basic commands, and listened to me as long as there weren't distractions. His biggest issues that caused me to seek out professional training stemmed from his iffy recall when we were out, and his generally inconsistent ability to follow commands (he basically only did his commands if he felt there was a reward in store for him).
Bob met Finn and I at my place for our first meeting. He explained the collar and controlled the remote for the first block until he handed it over to me and gave me verbal commands on when to correct Finn. By the end of our first hour, Finn (who did not previously know the command heel), was walking to the left of me and matching my stride.
By the end of our four weeks, I'm comfortable keeping Finn off lead around distractions, and while we will need to continue to reinforce the training Bob taught us, he is a much better behaved dog! Prior to this training, I didn't trust that Finn would listen if we were in an environment that was new to him. Now, we can walk along side barking dogs, people on bikes, construction work, children...etc, and finn stays focused on me.
As an aside: I'm currently a veterinary student, and have been working with animals for quite some time now--all of Bob's philosophies and training regimens are safe, effective, and encourage an even stronger bond between your furry friend and you.
As a second aside: all training, regardless of what method you use, needs to be reinforced when you're not with your trainer. You will be substantial differences in your animal if you actually work with the commands you learn with your trainer throughout the week. Muscle memory is the name of the game, and if you're inconsistent with your training while on your own, your dog will also be inconsistent with the results.
I would highly recommend Bob and All American k-9 training to my friends and family, and if I ever need to train another dog, I'll be back!
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