"I just want to walk my dog " session

"My dog will not walk nice on a leash, he is a nice dog, we went to puppy classes, but I can't take him for a walk without being embarrassed, he pulls and jumps and ignores me, Can you help? Someday I dream of having him off leash".

If this sounds like you, Justine can help. 

     I offer a one time session to help dogs with no/poor leash manners. By the end you will be walking your dog and have most leash issues resolved. 

    This  "fix it now session" is very popular with people that went to group lessons, and discovered that they still cannot walk their dog, the older the dog got the worse they became in public. The owner feels out of control and the dog is out of control.

      A second session gets the dog off leash and returning when you call, after you do a week of  easy home work.

      This is not a class for aggressive dogs, or puppies. Some dog reactivity can be handled, most of the dogs below " blew up" at dogs when on leash, but were not really dogs that wanted to fight. I do not do dogs with a bite history, that really like to fight. Please call if you need clarification. 

   Cost is 75$  an hour, cash,  plus all training tools sold at cost to you. No markup. I really want you to walk your dog and be happy.

Sponge Bob the golden doodle, now walks nicely on a leash.

I have been offering this  class option for six months and have made lots of people  very happy, a Malamute owner, a Great Dane owner, two Aussies and a Mastiff, and Labs, more Labs. I just have not shot as many pictures. I usually have the owner walking the dog within 30 -45minutes.  Sessions are timing out around 1 1/2 hours, it  takes that long to retrain the dog/owner and discuss/fix the base issues. Poor leash manners has its roots in poor house manners. 

 These classes have turned out to be a blast for me to teach. 

I love the thrilled look on the owners face the first time they Quietly walk the dog to the corner and back! 

I did some sessions last month, here is what the clients say.

"I got a re-homed hound pointer mix, a sweet dog with no manners, I needed a trainer to fix his manners, not worry about our relationship! Justine was the ticket, we laughed and trained for two fun hours, I have my homework will be back in a week for off leash. Justine was honest on the phone, she wants to fix the dog fast and not waste my time or  my money."

" I took this dog to Petco, I bought DVDS and watched all the TV programs, I looked at U tube, I tried everyone's advice and my 10 lb, three year old dog  was a terror on a leash. Justine had me walking him in 35 minutes, I was stunned.  We got to work retraining me! No more floor mopping with my dog! I could walk him with a quiet voice, and Justine brought out her shelties and we practiced passing, the first time my dog was calm, and I had control around other dogs. 

Justine sat me down and filled me in on how to think like a dog, and stop  letting the little monster rule my house. I went home with a plan, easy things to teach my husband and really confident I found a trainer at last that knows what she is doing. I will be back to fix the recall next."

" I had done C Milan, books, expensive positive trainers and had a terror of a 20 lb dog I could not walk. Justine was laughing at my face expression when she walked him quietly up and down the driveway, in thirty minutes! The experience with Justine was fun! She never raises her voice, or is mean, just quiet, fair and firm. My upset, out of control dog calmed down in one and a half hours, I was in charge when we left. I can't tell you how relieved I am."

" I also spent a lot of wasted time trying to get my dog to walk on a leash, My son is 14 and really wants to walk his dog, quietly and with no issues. Well 45 minutes into the program they were trotting up and down the sidewalk.  Justine had a lot to say about what he needed for house manners! It was all excellent advice. Worth every dollar to see my son and his dog happy!"

"Justine was great, no pressure, I could tell her the things that failed to get my dog to behave and she just laughed. She has heard it all. Buying an experienced trainers time, one that has won ribbons, was so much better than all the cheap advice around. I could walk my dog and was fixing/thinking about  base issues changes in 1 1/2 hours. I loved seeing her  dog set up, and having the shelties so we could practice meeting other dogs, under control."

"We brought our five year old re-homed pointer to Justine. Amazing, in two sessions we fixed so much, Amy is fun to live with now. Many of our friends had trained with Justine, and we were impressed at how well their dogs behaved. Now we are in that club too! Two sessions and we are off leash on a dog we were told would not come off leash"  

Tex  lesson two.

 I know it helps to start with a good dog, but in my experience it’s just as easy to start with a good dog and go horribly wrong because you don’t know what you’re doing. I am so happy to have worked with you – Tex and I are going down the right road – the one where he gets to be off leash and I get to stop fretting and start believing he’ll come when I call so we can both enjoy the walk. The humane society said he would never be off leash, or leave my cat alone. Now he does both. 

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