At Whits End Dog Training

Matt with At Whits End Dog Training saved our lives!!! Matt is an outstanding trainer, and I would recommend him to anyone who needs help training their dogs. We adopted Doja in February of 2020 and had been searching for a puppy for months. Right after we got her the covid lockdown started and we were unable to socialize her properly. She spent 24/7 with my husband and I and became extremely protective. We had taken her to pet smart for their training course and they turned us away said Doja barked to much. We also took her to a trainer in Lansing that came recommended and it was a one hour training session and we were not given the tools we needed to deal with our dog, it may work for other dogs, but not ours. We needed training that was altered to the dog not general training. She became so fearful of the world and that fear turned into aggression. We were to the point we thought we were going to have to get rid of her because she was uncontrollable. She wouldn't walk properly on a leash, went from 0 to 100 if she saw another dog and she is so strong we could not control her. And with such a high energy level that we ran her 3-4x a day and she still was ready to go go go. Walks were out of the question and running her just wasn't enough. A very close friend of ours told me to call Candice and schedule a meet and greet with Matt. Candice and I were on the phone for 45 min and she reassured me that Matt could help us and they fit us into their schedule even though we live an hour away. Within the first 20min of meeting Matt he was able to teach us how to control this dog on a leash and we scheduled our 6 sessions. Throughout her sessions she has transformed into a completely different dog and we now have control over our dog thanks to Matt. She understands what we are asking of her now without us losing our patients or getting frustrated with the dog. She is super smart and will live out her happy life with us now. Thank you for all of your help Matt!

Duncan is a beautiful light Golden Retriever. He was not trained properly. My fault. With everything going on from Covid to family, I was not training my beautiful boy manners. I was referred to Matt and his wonderful family. Matt and Duncan bonded immediately and I knew this was what he needed. Matt is patient (I’m not sometimes)and loves animals. With his help and instructions over the last couple of months, Duncan has become a good citizen. LOL I can’t thank you all enough for loving and caring for Duncan like I do. I recommend anyone needing help to call on Matt and his Team.