You are incredible at what you do. Thank you for that! You only see people at unbelievably…read moretraumatic times, and you have just a wonderful approach. This is our second time using Elaine, and there is literally no one else. Period.

My Leo was the sweetest boy and truly like a son to me. He had been very sick for the last month…read morewith aggressive cancer and sadly passed away at home in my arms. My heart was completely broken, and I did not know what to do after losing my precious boy. I found Santa Clarita Pet Cremation and called Elaine for help arranging Leo's cremation. Leo was our first family dog, and we were struggling deeply with his loss. We wanted to bring him back home as soon as possible because being separated from him made our grief even harder. Elaine was incredibly compassionate and understanding. She stayed in communication with us, provided regular updates, and helped arrange for Leo to return home earlier than originally scheduled. Her kindness and emotional support brought us comfort during one of the most painful times of our lives. Leo is now back home with us, and having him close again has given me some peace and comfort. I am deeply grateful to Elaine for treating Leo and our family with such care, respect, and compassion.

Had to update. We ended up giving up our puppy. A year and a half in, tens of thousands of dollars…read morein obedience classes, but the dog had such aggressions issues that professional after another kept throwing their hands up. We ended up listening to the last one and just gave him up. It was not easy. We reached out to the breeder with no help whatsoever. Could not possibly be more disappointed and heartbroken

It's taken me 6 months since my sweet boy passed away to be able to finally express my feelings on…read morehis passing. I am extremely heartbroken and regret using a breeder who does not genetic test their dogs. Because Barbara does not, I lost my sweet longhaired mini dachshund at just under a year and a half old to a rare autoimmune disease that would have been avoided had she tested her dogs. At a year old, my baby boy started developing an issue where he would regurgitate up all his food. He was tested for and diagnosed with an extremely rare autoimmune disease, myasthenia gravis. It is essentially a disease that impacts the body's muscle ability to function. It had appeared dormant in him, but can manifest either later on, or straight after birth. Dogs with myasthenia gravis can have the potential to live long and healthy lifes, but only with constant monitoring of their eating habits. A dog with myasthenia gravis must be watched constantly and can not be allowed to eat or drink water if it is not in an upright position. That is the only way to ensure a healthy life. He lost eyelid function and could not close his eyes; he developed facial drooping, and the worst of all, he developed irreversible esophageal damage. He could not even eat a bug off the ground without regurgitating it back up. Because of the disease, I had to have him on a series of medications, management from a vet as well as a neurologist, and feed him solely in an upright position (for at least 20-30 minutes), lest he regurgitate his food. The issue behind regurgitation is aspiration pneumonia, which can be lethal at worst, and at best, require medication and hospitalization. This diagnosis and treatment cost over $25,000, as in the process of diagnosing myasthenia gravis, my poor boy developed pneumonia twice. I ultimately had no choice but to put him down when he developed pneumonia a third time and his body could not fight off the infection. He was suffering and no amount of oxygen therapy or antibiotics would have cured the infection. This disease would have been completely preventable had Barbara tested her dogs for genetic diseases. As a recessive gene, myasthenia gravis is extremely rare. However, it is passed to offspring when both parents are carriers for the gene. This means that two of her breeding dogs must be carriers for myasthenia gravis, and the likelihood of additional puppies being born with it are high. Save yourself the tens of thousands of dollars, time, and heartbreak and find a breeder that genetic tests their dogs. I am heartbroken every day of my life after losing my sweet boy. Anyone who has ever owned a dachshund knows that they are always close to you, and the bond you develop is incredible. It is heartbreaking to have lost my sweet boy at one and a half years old to a disease that could have been avoided if responsible breeding was done. Not only was it a severe financial constraint to have to pay over $25,000 to try to keep him alive, but I neglected myself as well, losing sleep, and constantly on edge and attempting to avoid him eating anything, lest he develop aspiration pneumonia. It was exhausting constantly living on edge, but that is the only way to give a dog with myasthenia gravis a long and healthy life. I'm heartbroken, exhaused, and finally starting to recover mentally after losing my sweet boy. Do not do the same; find a breeder that genetic tests their dogs, and ask to see the testing. Ethical breeders are happy to do so.

Golden Years Dog Sanctuary works tirelessly to rescue as many senior dogs as possible from local…read moreshelters that would otherwise be euthanized. I am so fortunate that I had the opportunity to foster 2 senior dogs. Currently I have Cher Bear. She is the most amazing, sweetest dog at almost 14 years old. Every day she shows me how grateful she is to have a home and a warm bed. I would highly recommend fostering or adopting a dog from Golden Years Senior Dog Rescue .

Adler kennel is the best. Ann has a way with dogs and she knows what she is talking about.read more

I think it's time for me to share my experience with Adler Stein and Anne ... These are purely my…read moreperspectives and I ask Anne/Adler Stein and anybody else to pardon any inaccuracies. I have an almost 2 yr old GSD, Fuzzy. We got him at the onset of the pandemic, so we couldn't socialize him early on. I trained him with every online resource that I could find. He is one fine dog, but had 2 challenges. He had leash reactivity with dogs and we couldn't board him anywhere due to his anxiety. Our first attempt at getting a trainer was an expensive mistake. Our second trainer was a wonderful lady and helped Fuzzy in many ways. But we hit a wall when it came to leash reactivity. Using treats for counter-conditioning was not working for us. Adler Stein came up in my research, and my experience was the same as folks have pointed out in other reviews. Called and left a message .... radio silence. Something about the writeup on their facebook page and the postings about rescues made me keep pushing. I continued to stalk them online around June/July 2021 and early August I got an email response from Anne asking me to contact her again in late September. I did and she called me back. We spent 10 minutes talking and I remembered all the tough teachers and family members I'd seen in my life. I'd normally be put off if somebody spoke to me in a direct and demanding tone, but everything she said/asked was related to the well-being of Fuzzy. I dropped him off in mid Oct for a 2 week training and that was the day I started understanding the environment and Anne a bit better. It is a spacious property with so many dogs in kennels and a few horses. Dogs were barking so much that I was going crazy in my head. But it made me appreciate her work, just think of say 20-30 dogs around you all barking at the same time all day long ... What would your state of mind be? How would you respond to so many people calling or messaging you for your services? She does this all by herself (I think) and I have seen how much work it is, so I started appreciating her work even more. I answered her questions about Fuzzy as much as I could, dropped him off for a 2 week training routine and left with a lot of questions in my mind. She'd noticed how nervous he was and asked me to check back in 2 days to see if this was even going to work out. Considering the 70 mile drive and the sizable fee, I had my fingers crossed. I checked back in 2 days and she texted back that he was doing well and she was starting the training. I checked back after a week and she sent me a video of his training. I went back after 2 weeks and she spent 30 mins talking about him, her observations, training, etc. She asked me a lot of questions about previous trainings and shared her perspectives on the modern way of life that includes dogs. When she brought him to me, he was soooo excited. After the first few mins of letting him be, she started "transferring" what worked in the training to me. We spent 90 mins where I was trying to follow her instructions and felt like a puppet trying to keep up with the drill master. I was nervous and made quite a few mistakes, but learned many important training techniques. She was not satisfied with me though, but we scheduled a follow-up 2 weeks later. I practiced with Fuzzy everything she taught us for 2 weeks and we did the follow up yesterday. She was happy with the progress and taught us more. I felt validated when she complimented my willingness to learn patiently. Fuzzy is calmer, more responsive and Anne has taught me how to handle him when he is all wired up. Anne keeps her kennels clean, feeds the dogs well and takes good care of them. I never told her this, but when she called him Fuzz-ball, it made me happy because we call him that at home. I'd leave you with the following takeaways 1. If you have a big dog, especially a Shepherd, they are not like other dogs and need a certain type of training. Anne is a great trainer. 2. Anne has a strong personality, is incredibly direct, has very little patience and will make you uncomfortable but it is all part of the learning process for the humans who got these dogs in the first place. She wore a hoodie with these words and they say it all - "easily offended = easily manipulated". 3. Her boarding charges are economically unheard of (in a good way) for what she offers. But she has strict requirements, specific timings and may not give a damn about who you are. Her focus is the dog. If you are willing to accept Anne's working style and training methods, you will not regret it. You may not agree with everything she believes in and that's ok. If you are looking for a lovey dovey engagement style, I'd recommend looking elsewhere. Not all dogs are the same, but for Shepherds, Anne is the best I have come across. I wish her well and will continue to seek her business services for as long as she is in business.

Been in touch, application went well, everything sounded promising. Home visit had to be made,…read morebecause I was a little father than usual and due to her schedule conflicts beyond out of my control, Joy decided to adopt the pup to someone else without giving me a chance. I even changed my schedule to accommodate Joy's schedule. It's been months, but I think about the pup a lot. It really broke my heart and still not ready to look again.

Any person that takes time out of a their life to help animals is automatically superior to other…read morehuman beings in my book, thank you Jaime & Elizabeth, that is why I give 5 stars. There is however a caveat... when I met this rescue the person that gives their whole HEART and TIME to giving dogs a new life was jeopardizing the whole rescue outfit. How? By having her own dogs there, one of which is known to bite. In an OPEN enclosure. IF one of your dogs bites, have a sign up AND enclose the space! I'm sure time was an issue in setting up this display of beautiful dogs in need but DO NOT chastise dog lovers for trying to pet YOUR dogs that are in an OPEN enclosure. No one will ever negate you for bringing your own beautiful babies but for damn sure we're going to be pissed when you tell us not to pet dogs in an open enclosure at an adoption event. More importantly your rescue could be brought down in a split second by a litigious person who gets bit by an inviting OPEN corral of YOUR beautiful dogs. We in CO are used to very open dog lovers, but we are being populated by a different breed of humans; one person gets bit or forbid their child gets bit and your whole rescue could be brought down in a split second. If you ever need a pro-bono counsel to help you carry on your beautiful endeavours please respond to this review and I will find you one. I would rather not have to think this way but it is a fact of the world we live in. Your efforts as a rescue organization are superb, protect that effort with every avenue you have. Sincerely - a true dog lover.

Beyond grateful for this amazing Sanctuary started by Isabell. Her devotion and love for all of…read morethese special animals is truly inspiring I happened to come across her website after searching for a new cat or kitten for quite a long time. Then I saw Sidney's little face and fell in love. When I arrived to meet her my heart fell again for her Sister, London. They are two of the sweetest little Souls. We have 2 older dogs and after 3 weeks... they are finally comfortable and playing now. Thank you Isabell

I called several kitten/cat animal sanctuaries, Paw Parent was the only one to call me back. I was…read moreblessed they just had an adoption and the room for the cats would be ready in 3 days. The mom was a stray, she had 4 kittens in a neighbor's garage. I brought all 5 to my home and kept them until the time came to bring them to Paw Parent in West Lancaster. I come to visit them every Monday. The cats are now spayed and ready for adoption. The owner and her help work so hard keeping all of the dogs and cats feed and happy. They need volunteers to keep the work load down. They really care about these animals. So sad very few people will adopt a BIG DOG.

Ana saved our butts! We adopted a very high energy 2 year…read moreold dog from the shelter and had no idea what we were doing. He wasn't responding to anything we tried, mostly things we "learned" on YouTube. After a month we had to get a professional. In the first 10 minutes of a session with Ana we were astonished how incredibly well she read our dog. He was responding to her commands and already seemed to be understanding what he needed to do. She showed us many techniques which were improving his behavior every day. The best part was that she taught US as well as our puppy on the correct ways to interact with each other. We were able to built a respectful relationship with him. Months later now and he's the perfect pup! Responsive to our commands yet we have such a beautiful bond. He's a very good boy and all thanks to Anna's amazing work and knowledge!! Thank you thank you thank you!

I took my two small dogs to Ana at DK Dog Training for obedience and some advanced training, and…read moreI'm so happy with the results! They went from being a little out of control to actually listening and following commands, even with distractions. We've also used her for boarding, and it's such a relief knowing my dogs are in great hands and still keeping up with their training while I'm away. Ana is super patient, knowledgeable, and clearly loves what she does. My dogs bonded with her right away, and the progress has been night and day. Highly recommend to anyone who wants well behaved (and happy!) pups!

I read the reviews and thought perhaps folks were just having a bad day, man I was wrong. This lady…read moreis as cranky as anyone I've ever come across. I asked about female pups, as I'd like to find two sisters for purchase. She said, "don't you know anything about dogs honey? They always have female's." What's weird is I have a buddy that just had a litter and all 10 were male, hence my looking for another breeder somewhere. Anyway, I wouldn't give this gal any sort of money if this is how you get treated on the phone. I can't imagine what she would be like in person. Bad deal and a not so pleasant person.

I have enjoyed working with this breeder and look forward to gladly bringing home yet another…read moreBrittany puppy somewhere down the line. Her dogs are beautiful, healthy and obviously well cared for. She can be tough as nails at times, but is completely honest and totally fair...this woman loves her dogs, period, which is what I want from my breeder. After breeding dogs for decades, she has an established system that has worked for her pups, and she takes the time to identify products and help you secure the proper equipment to help ease the transition for your new arrival. I found this game plan extremely helpful, as it had been some time since I brought home a new puppy. It works, but hey, if this situation is not for you, go take your chances with another breeder...it's really simple. This organization is readily transparent, and does not blow smoke, which is refreshingly honest and authentic...knowing she cares so much for her puppies is more important to me than beating around the bush. Plus, there are a lot of puppy mills and scams out there...a friend of mine was recently a victim of one such fraudulent scheme. When I heard the story, I was immediately grateful once again to have had Brittany's Ramblin' as my breeder. At the end of the day, I want to know that my puppy is healthy and has been well taken care of, and that I am dealing with an honest organization that has our family's best interest in mind and will not take advantage. With Brittany's Ramblin', I know that for a fact, and it is reassuring.