Acadia Canine Academy

Thank you very much Shelly & Michael for the time you took to post a review for our services to both of you and Pixelberry. We take a lot of joy in what we do for others so that they may have joy with their furry friends in a world around us that may not be so easy to navigate due to others failures to be in touch with reality, whom in turn create uncomfortability unnecessarily for people such as you. Anytime you need help, please call upon us. We are here for you!

Thank you for the kind words Cindy. As I tell all of my clients, for the lifetime of their dog, I am only a phone call away. Feel free to call and your Garrett is alwYs welcome to board in his second home. We now have a wonderfully big facility in Kingston, New York and welcome our furry friends for the upcoming Holidays. Huge turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas. All our love!!!

When experts in their field of choice interact, it's apparently evident to each other what is undeniable, similar to the law of gravity being undeniable. They recognize and respect each other for their expertise and they meet on common ground of sharing similar values. The world would be a much happier place for all if this occurrence was more common. Thanks for being who you are Steve!

With more than 30 years of dog training experience, it was an honor and privilege to have a dog with such a debilitating disability and be tasked with unraveling what likely was the origin of Wolf's disability. And, what was going to be the path to assisting this dog in integrating into a pack and managing the pack appropriately. Wolf was highly defensive with other dogs, which led me to believe that it may have been likely that his disability was caused by a vicious bite from another dog at a very young age. It was a wonderful experience for me to see the process unfold beginning with using my 13 week old Dutch Shepherd puppy Achilles. They became best friends and that was how the process.of rehabilitation of trust began for Wolf. It was amazing how my other dogs investigated his stump with sincere curiosity and then accepted him as if a survivor of whatever it was that caused his disability. My own dog accommodated him into the pack in such a wonderful way with building Wolf's trust and confidence. Training and working with Wolf's was an absolute highlight of my career for which I will be forever grateful. If I only had the time to do a fundraiser for a prosthetic leg for Wolf's, I would love to do it to help him have longevity with his remaining hind leg and a better quality of life. I could not imagine a more noble cause for a fundraiser. Thank you so much to Wolf's owners for being the caring and loving persons they absolutely are for opening their lives up to Wolf's and making the investment of their time, money, and love. Whatever we can do for Wolf's going forward will be proportional to what others who step forward and offer to help financially with getting Wolf's fitted with a prosthetic leg. I know how many people visit my website and read our reviews which is huge. What do you say folks? Christmas is coming! Let's put some focus on Santa bring some new joy for Wolf.

Pippin was a great experience to work with as was his owners in creating a civil animal that would not resource guard and bite his owners. Behavior modification was the key for success with Pippin and his owners. In the end, I felt we were very successful in creating a happy family. Not any dog trainer can do what we do. We are in the business of creating joy and appreciated another opportunity to practice it with Pippin and his courageous pack leaders.