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| - I had the fortune of meeting Leah through very unique circumstances. She volunteers with the White German Shepherd rescue, helping some of these wild unruly dogs find basic manners and in doing so, speeds them up towards getting a forever home.
My dog used to be her foster. For quite a long time actually- a period of at least 6 months. So I was incredibly lucky- upon adopting my Miyu she was pretty much fully trained! Leah demands excellent obedience of all the dogs that live in her home, and my girl was no exception. If anything I was the one that had to learn how to handle her, not the other way around! In fact, in a span of two months after adopting Miyu we successfully took and passed our Canine Good Citizen test. That's how effective she is.
So really, I live every day with the good foundation that Leah laid down with my dog. Something I very much appreciate, as she is a true blue german shepherd- drivey, strong and sharp minded. Shepherds need a firm hand and structure, something which she taught Miyu to do, and taught me how to keep up!
I've also been fortunate enough to take a couple more classes with Leah- an intermediate class and an advanced class. Now if you're pondering whether or not it's necessary to do more training, I say YES. Yes, it is. After our intermediate I wasn't sure if I needed more, but when the opportunity came to take the advanced I said sure, why not?
And this is as real as it gets. You polish and hone down stays, sit stays, and acceptable behavior in extremely difficult real life situations. A previous yelper mentioned finding Leah because she spotted a class at the dog park. This is 100% accurate. For our first advanced class we took our dogs to outside the dog park, to learn down stays even in an environment with people and other dogs (some friendly, some not so friendly) walking to and fro. You work them in a heel through a Harbor Freight store. Through a mall. On and on. You hone their focus in situations that demand it. Just really awesome work for the dogs in general. This is stuff that is groundwork for therapy dogs and even for service dogs. I know she's also planning an Advanced II class after hearing feedback from us crazy Advanced students that will push our dogs even further. I'm looking forward to that!
If you're not as hard core as we are she also does little one time workshops, and a really fun tricks class as well as a Rally-O class. That I think will be our next class. (For the uninitiated, Rally O is a dog sport whereby you compete in obedience, navigating a course set up for you. It's fun, more relaxed and more beginner friendly than true blue AKC style Obedience.)
As the other reviews mentioned, she's very affordable, and holds many classes at many different times, so it really isn't that hard to find one that will suit a schedule. If you're looking for a great trainer who helps you to build your bond and learn how to effectively work and train your dog, this is the place to go! If you're like me who's a nut and wants to really work your dog to a higher level, she's still a great place to go! So really. Just go check her out already.
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