Calm Canine Academy

I can't say enough positive things about Karishma and her team. We have been working with them for almost a year and they have taught us so much about our new puppy. Without them I don't think we would have survived the first year as puppy owners. We saw real results that were super useful. It was also really fun to learn about how our dog communicates with us. I really think of it as it's training for the humans to learn more about their dog. Will continue to use their services!!

While our dog was not a "pandemic puppy" she has had the unfortunate experience of spending almost her first full year of life in quarantine and thus lacks the confidence and social skills we want her to have to be successful. Initially was skeptical that a digital format wouldn't offer much value, having only ever trained in person, both group and 1-1 training. That said, I'm sure i'm not alone in the experience of having the trainer cue and support your dog in a behavior in class, only to feel miserably lost at home. I have to say I am TOTALLY sold on the incredible value that Calm Canine Academy offers! The digital format worked great, in fact, I think it was better than in person. In-person means other people energy, totally confident and competent trainers, not to mention dog energy and smells that are distracting. Doing the training in our home really allowed Willow to be comfortable. Karishma did an awesome job in "god mode" watching, making observations, and providing feedback on what she saw. It was clear that she's done her homework on both dogs AND humans and could pick up on even the smallest body language communications over zoom. She was also HILARIOUS - I felt like I was watching a Netflix documentary... I'm so hooked that I immediately signed up for some digital 1-1 training because I feel confident she can help me work to support my wonderful dog with some behaviors that are holding her back. 100% recommend!

I cannot recommend them anymore!! I have been working with Calm Canine on some issues I have had with my dog on Zoom and Nicole is by far the best trainer I have ever worked with. She got to the root cause of the issues and explained them to me clearly. Then wrote a plan, which she sent to me to follow for my dog training issues. My dog has now finally stopped peeing in the house and I am over the moon!!!

We were skeptical of doing puppy classes over Zoom, but they’ve been so helpful in getting us through the first three months of puppy parenthood! The WhatsApp group is a super helpful tool that we use to ask questions after little problems might arise here or there, and Karishma and Nicole always share really helpful resources that help meet us where we’re at in our training. We’re really looking forward to continuing group Zoom lessons through the adolescent masterclass!