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| - This review is long overdue! I have a sharpei, pit mix. We rescued him about 3 years ago. For those first two years I lived in constant stress because although my dog seemed to be great with people, he really had issues with other dogs. I could not walk my dog around the neighborhood without him lunging at other dogs. It got to be so bad that I soon became "that lady" in the neighborhood that had the "nasty pit bull." I started to get up super early to walk him so that I could avoid other dogs. Our mailman hated coming to our house and when people came to the door they were terrified. How sad. Well after a few close calls with Durango getting into some scuffles with some dogs, I finally decided to call in the experts. I originally called another trainer that worked with another dog of mine in the past, and she quickly referred me to Troy, as he is an expert with dog behavior. Troy was a God send. He not only knows how to read dogs behavior and body signals, he teaches you how to read them and learn to listen to what your dog is saying so you can appropriately react to what he is telling you. Really, if I'm honest, even though it's called Dog training, he's really training the owners. The dogs are the easy part. I am happy to report that after completing Troys program, and continued participation in the social group classes, my dog is like a completely different dog. He has learned how to calm himself in stressful situations and if he gets stuck, he now knows to look to me and I will help him through it... because I am now listening to my dog. I even took him to Petsmart the other day, there were other dogs there that were stressed and even with that going on around him, I had three different people comment to me what a well behaved dog he was, and that he was.... get this...."so calm" That right there folks is a testament to what a little dedication and hard work will get you. Is he the perfect dog? No of course not. Do we have the occasional set backs? Yep. It is a constant learning process, but boy am I less stressed about my dogs behavior, which in turn trickles down to the dog. I'm calmer.... he's calmer. As a side bonus, even my kids have learned how to be calmer. And that, I didn't have to even pay for. I know that a training program like this can freak people out because of the expense. I will tell you that it was worth every penny. You can either pay for training, or pay for medical bills or new carpet or new landscaping later because your dog is out of control. I know this review is long, but I can't express enough how valuable this was to me. Thank you Troy! Me and Mr. D are forever grateful!
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