Best By Farr Dog Training

Our rescue dog Mason, who must have had an oppressive life before us, had a host of issues to overcome. Chris made remarkable differences in not only behavior but also trust in just a couple of weeks. Its obvious that Chris cares about the animals he trains. He is also a good trainer of owners too. He taught us a lot about training processes and how to follow up with Mason’s training when he returned. When Chris comes for follow-up visits, Mason runs to him enthusiastically. Well done Chris ! We highly recommend Best By Farr Dog Training

Chris’s work undoubtedly speaks for itself. Go check out the videos that he posts on his Facebook--he does this for all of this client dogs. What you can’t see in the videos, though, is how amazing Chris is at training the humans who bring their dogs to him not only to integrate the training that he puts into his client dogs, but also to be good leaders in the home and outside of it. Simon came to us emaciated from the Humane Society as an 8 month old, half-blind Doberman, who was picked up as a stray intact. He had just been neutered, was covered in mange, and was very scared of the world. Slowly over three months with us, he regained weight, the mange dissipated, his coat began to shine, and he became the bouncy, loving dog that we knew he was—but only with us. He was still terrified of EVERYTHING. When we first turned on our ceiling fans, he ran to the corner of our yard, leaned against our wall, and trembled from head to toe. Taking him out in public was a huge effort for all of us. We worked hard on our own to teach him how to sit, how to be in a house, how to not steal our shoes—but every time we tried to introduce him to the world or a public place, he was just downright scared. Luckily for us, Simon is not an aggressive dog. But he was miserable, and even though we have had our other dogs for almost 9 years, we didn’t know what we were doing. Simon is a special case because he missed the first 8 whole months of normal socialization, learning, and development. He was rude, uncoordinated, socially stupid, and scared. We know we needed professional help if we wanted a shot at helping him gain confidence and catch up on learning about the world. Poor Chris. Sending our dog to live with someone else for several weeks was not only a foreign concept to us, but it was scary. Like who is this guy? And where is our dog? And does he have his favorite toy? But when you meet Chris, you’ll understand that you are making the best decision for your dog and for your family. He is calm, knowledgeable, patient, kind, fair, and non-judgmental. He is a true, stable leader, and Simon really needed that—and frankly, so did we. Chris went to incredible lengths to teach Simon about the world. Simon went on boat rides, to the lake, to OHSO, Home Depot, a rodeo ground with livestock and 80 people, to parks, and more. Simon learned impressive obedience, but most impressive to us was how different this dog was when we picked him up and take him out. He is much calmer, more happy. He wags his little nub so much more. He is not scared of the world anymore. I am eternally grateful to Chris for this. But what I didn’t realize was how much work Chris puts into his clients even after your dog comes home. He has met with us once or twice a week for weeks ever since we picked Simon up to make sure that he is transitioning well and that he can help us learn to address things as they come up. He answers all our questions and never makes us feel stupid. As weird as it sounds, Chris is like a therapist to us as much as he is to Simon. He’s just a calm, smart, nice guy that you can trust. Our lives with Simon, and with the rest of our resident dog pack, is so much happier. I couldn’t possibly thank Chris enough for what he does, and I would 10/10 recommend him to anyone. Even if you are just going out of town and would like to have your dog come back happier and more balanced. And especially if you have a dog with special needs like we do. And I think one of my favorite things is every time Chris comes over to check on us, Simon’s little nub goes crazy with excitement to see his old friend.

My wife and I adopted a ~8-month-old Doberman named Simon who was previously a stray. To make things a little bit more complicated for him and us, Simon only has one eye. We did our best to integrate him with our other dogs and train him to the best of our abilities. However, that was only getting us so far. Simon is not only a super hyper puppy, he is also very fearful of the world around him. We sought out training through Best By Farr and we could not be happier with the results. At first, we were hesitant to let our Simon go for a few weeks, but the payoff has been amazing. Before training, Simon would pull like nothing else on a leash, was pretty mouthy, would not listen very well or look at us, and would react extremely fearful in front of other dogs and people (crying, jumping, running, or shying away from distractions). We could hardly bring him anywhere without him being very freaked out and constantly trying to leave. With Chris' help, Simon now knows a wide array of obedience commands and can handle a variety of distractions. He can hold obedience commands at a distance and will not let out of the commands unless verbally released from my wife or I. He is leash-broken and is a dream to walk now. He's the best dog to walk even compared to our other adult dogs. He can handle being in public better than I could have imagined. The transformation of Simon has been so amazing to see. Now, my wife and I are attending some follow-up sessions with Chris to make sure we are in control and know how to interact with Simon. These sessions have been enormously helpful. We collect our questions for Chris before our sessions and Chris has been thorough in answering all of them. I can't recommend Chris enough!! He is such a kind and composed person. Working with him has been amazing. We had a big unruly scaredy-cat dog on our hands. Chris helped mold him up to become a loving, happy, and confident member of our family. Thank you Chris!!!!!!!!