When it comes to dogs this guy rocks it! He turned our very troubled little border collie around,…read moreand made him shine with strangers. With dogs with problem behavior John starts with home training sessions. If your dog needs a little extra jump start, he can do in home training at his place, which is phenomenal. After a few sessions it was clear that Chappy needed a complete makeover to ever conquer his fears, and anxieties, and he went off to Boot Camp for Errant Border Collie's at the Earle family home. After a week, Chappy came home a happy, healthy dog, with a complete new outlook on strangers, and my little guy has never looked back. My dog will now approach strangers in public, with his tail wagging and enjoy letting them love on him. This is a complete turn around from the dog that would greet attention from strangers, with barking and growling previously.
And then the fabulous thing is, once John teaches you enough to be at an intermediate level of handling your dog, you are invited to attend any of the multiple socialization classes he holds weekly, where you get to meet in a public place like a park, or a store, and walk and hang out John, and often his lovely family, with other dog owners and their dogs, and practice what you have learned while teaching your dog to be out in public, hanging out, not making a fuss, about the other dogs, or people, or any of the stimulation around them.
In attending classes I have met people whose dogs John has turned around, with every kind of problem, dogs with dog aggression, fear biters, separation anxiety, you name it. And they all say the same thing, "My dog went from being a problem to being a great dog to be around." And he is equally good with all breeds, I have seen him manage a young Pit Bull with dog aggression issues, who was in intensive home training with him, who walked right next to my dog on our walk during socialization class, without a peep. Then the cool thing is, after a while you will meet the owner at class, and John has trained them to handle their dogs, so that they are confident, comfortable and in control, and enjoying their pet with their new skills.
I have also met new puppy owners, and seen him train puppies, of people who are smart enough to get training on the front end before any problems develop. In particular, I had the chance to watch one Australian Shepherd go from an adorable little fluff ball, who was a handful, to an incredible, delightful, well trained, adult dog.
One last note, Chappy, and all of the dogs that I have seen at class that have worked with John for awhile, love, love, love him. My boy goes nuts when we get to training, and cannot wait to shower John with love and kisses~ which John returns. When you see him interact with dogs, there is no doubt, you are lucky enough to have found the trainer, with an incredible ability to connect with your dog, and the intuition to know what they need, and to work with them, and you to get the best out of life with your pet.
