Our English Bulldog Gussy began acting aggressively a little after our daughter turned one. My wife and I tried to correct this behavior as best as we could, but as nothing worked and as we heard/read about horror stories of dogs biting/attacking their "siblings" we got more and more concerned. We were very scared before we found Lisa, but even through our first contact with her, she made us feel more at ease and that a solution was possible. Lisa even extended herself to come all the way to our house which was not an easy trip for her and something we always appreciated. From the very first visit, we saw a change in Gussy and her interactions with our daughter. Lisa helped us to start slowly and we were able to register little wins along the way that made us feel confident we were doing what was best. We were given training tips not only to correct Gussy's behavior, but also ways to make Gussy feel safer when our daughter was around. This was a big thing that Lisa taught us as we didn't realize Gussy's aggression was coming from a potential fear of our daughter. Lisa not only gave Gussy positive reinforcement, but also let us know that we were doing a great job in making sure our house was a safe place for everyone. During this time, we also found out Gussy was dealing with kidney issues, which was also contributing to her behavior, so the ability to make her feel safe was even more important. We are very glad to say Gussy is feeling much better, and thanks to Lisa's guidance, she and our daughter are getting along better than ever! If you're looking for help with your dog's behavior and want to be sure the training is done with positivity and love rather than a strong hand, then we can't recommend working with Lisa strongly enough. Lisa helped us to go from a feeling of helplessness to one where we feel confident we're doing what's best for our family and we hope she can do the same for you!

I can’t recommend Lisa enough! After a dog attack a number of years ago, our dog, Dolly, became reactive and fearful of other dogs. When we reached out to Lisa initially, we had considered a number of other dog trainers. Lisa was immediately warm, helpful and gave us hope. With Lisa‘s help, we have successfully introduced our dog to new dogs and have the tools to make those interactions successful. Lisa is incredibly passionate about her work, thoughtful to the individual needs of all of her clients and incredibly responsive via text, email and in person. We love Lisa, and look forward to many more years of a continued relationship with her. I never could have imagined Dolly around another dog without an issue and don’t believe it would be possible without Lisa‘s help. Lisa goes above and beyond providing reference materials, preparing clients before in person, meet ups, and thorough follow up. that makes continue training and practice easy. I love Lisa’s approach to job training and she really specifies to the individual needs of the dog in the family she is working with. Nick & Sydney – dog trauma issue

We signed up for private lessons with Lisa when we first adopted our dog Sandy, a somewhat fearful adult dog. Lisa was great to work with, she taught us the theory behind how to teach Sandy using positive reinforcement. She was very flexible with times for the lessons and they were tailored to our specific needs. We worked on some basic behaviors as well as worked on some issues specific to Sandy (e.g. being around other dogs – Lisa even had her own dog help with that!). Most importantly the lessons gave us the confidence and skills to work with Sandy on our own to teach any other behaviors we want to in the future.

We hired Lisa to help us prepare our five year old dog before bringing home our first baby this past April. Our dog has never spent time around babies and rarely has exposure to children. She is also very attached to me, has a lot of energy, and is a very sensitive dog. Lisa helped us prepare in so many ways from how to reinforce cues our dog already knew, to teaching new things like “on/off” for access to the couch or bed, success stations, and how to be better at reading our dog’s cues for stress. It’s been 3 weeks since we’ve been home and our dog is doing better than we ever could have imagined and has shown such patience we didn’t know she had. We know that it will require continued work and training from us as our baby ages but Lisa has given us all of the right tools for it. Whether you have a well trained dog or not, if bringing home a baby will be new for your dog, I can’t recommend Lisa enough…it’s worth every bit of time and penny!