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| - If you want results, choose Wiggles and Wags for training your dog. Tammy Wilson-Teeter is an expert in dog behavior and her love of animals is obvious. (Our dog's love for her was also obvious by the last class.) They are also extremely reasonably priced and have great customer service. We highly recommend them for helping you and your dog. They certainly helped us!
After speaking with Howard, we decided to sign up for the obedience class, with 5 other dogs. He thought that would be the best way to have Tammy assess Maggie's issues and behavior around other dogs, and correct those behaviors.
We saw results after the very first class!
Our back story: We had 2 issues: 1-leash walking and 2-socialization with other dogs. When we encountered other dogs while out walking our neighborhood, Maggie would pull to the end of the leash, and bark, whine, and growl. We'd have to pull her quickly past and hide our faces in embarrassment. We had no way to get her attention and stop her other than practically strangling her as we pulled her away. It was awful!
Before the first class, we showed up a few minutes early to discuss Maggie's issues with Tammy. While we were talking, another dog arrived and Maggie went into full display, lunging and growling. Tammy saw it all! She immediately gave us a suggestion to correct Maggie, which we used several times during that first class.
After 3 classes, Maggie did not lunge, growl, bark or stare at the other dogs during that last class - and there was even a new dog in the mix! She is much calmer around other dogs, and we have tools to use to get Maggie's focus back on us. Our walks are so much more enjoyable now, for Maggie and us. That made the training with Wiggles and Wags worth every penny!
So we thank Wiggles and Wags and Tammy for helping us solve our issues with our wonderful rescue dog and will recommend them to anyone who asks!
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