5/5
I got my dog from the humane society and I didn’t realize it at the time (he was ~10 months old when I adopted him) but he had clearly been abused in some way and it took awhile for him to open up fully and feel safe. He is very sweet and loves people, but you can tell he gets scared and then reactive (especially when I first got him not really no since he’s been consistently training for so long). It’s not out of aggression, but it was still such a stress for me to deal with at times. No matter what I tried or did (and I grew up with dogs so I’m not completely clueless) I couldn’t get him to truly listen and whenever he’d see a dog he’d bark like crazy and lunge/pull on his leash, chase squirrels and almost drag me down with him, and when I’d open my door and he would charge out-and if a dog was there he was barking and pulling on the leash making me look like a clown. Alicia, the owner, has literally worked miracles with my dog. The difference is night and day. When investing in something like dog training it’s vital to integrate what you learn in the sessions into your everyday life and keep up the training with the dog. My dog no longer pulls on his leash and on the occasion that he does he listens to me now and I’m able to fully rein him in. He’s much less anxious and I can tell he trusts me more since we’ve been seeing Alicia for training. Dogs love discipline and to have strict rules because it makes them feel safe, especially a dog like mine who’s been abused. Alicia is very caring and professional. Will treat your dog like her own and will really do everything she can. She’s always been super transparent and helpful too. I literally I can’t stress enough how stressed I would feel getting ready to walk my dog and getting anxious seeing other dogs and avoiding them because of his barking and reactivity and leash pulling and Alicia has made that a thing of the past. Our walks are leisurely and peaceful now. It’s literally taken so much stress off me and I even my dog too. Priceless work. You can tell Alicia is doing something she was born to do.