I have a 5 year old Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix named Sadie. We started our training with Maggie at Off Leash Dog Training on September 20, 2009. I’ve been training dogs for 20 plus years and have tried a lot of training methods (Bark Busters, Koehler, Positive Reinforcement just to name a few) because not all methods work for all dogs, but now I believe that Off Leash Dog Training is the only method anyone would ever need, it’s like a one stop shop.
Sadie is pretty well behaved for the most part, but when we would go out in public I didn’t feel like I had full control. I would never go anywhere without Sadie wearing a Gentle Leader and sometimes people would ask me if she bites, thinking it was a muzzle. She also had other issues such as counter surfing, pawing, barking at the front door, stubbornness and others that I’ve tried fixing for years without any success.
Let me tell you what we accomplished in the first week. Sadie will never need the Gentler Leader again and I rarely ever need a Leash. Sadie and I went to a friends house that free feeds her dog and normally Sadie would go right to the food and by the time I would give her a command and get to her she’s consumed every last morsel in the bowl, well on this day with the e-collar it took only ONE touch of the button (no yelling and I was standing across the room) she stopped immediately (she didn’t even make it to the bowl), I couldn’t believe it and my friend was amazed. The training seems so black and white to Sadie, she looks and responds to me as though to say you are finally using a language I understand – what took you so long! I feel that Sadie has a new found respect for me and now I’m alpha in her eyes, I thought I was before, but there was a difference by the 2nd day.
Anything is possible with Off Leash Dog Training and the skies the limit. I’ve gained so much knowledge and confidence and it shows with the way Sadie is responding. By the 3rd week Sadie was able to stand on a galloon paint can with all 4 feet and pivot around or sit, I can’t tell you how impressed people are when they see it. I could go on and on with all we’ve accomplished and most of my issues that I mentioned in the first paragraph are cured. I’m so completely satisfied. My only regret is that I didn’t try Off Leash Dog Training sooner.
I believe this method could fix any training issues for any dog, any size or any problem and no matter what your skill level is as a trainer whether this is your first dog and your first lesson or you have years of training experience you would benefit from the Off Leash Dog Training. With Sadie I’ve been able to enhance what she already knows making everything sharper and quicker and with anything new I’m able to teach her faster and better. I can’t wait to go out in public with Sadie now because I know I will be in control given any and every situation and distraction.
Ryan and Maggie are awesome trainers and are so willing to share their knowledge. They go way above and beyond to help you become the best trainer you can be. I can’t thank them enough for getting Sadie and I to where we are today and just to think its only been 6 weeks since we started. They will be my forever trainers.
Debbie
Loveland, CO
