Canine Coaching Services LLC

We made the rookie mistake of deciding to add a third dog to our elderly twelve-year-old pack of two. We thought it would bring some energy back into our old-timers, bring out the motherly instinct in our older female and when the time comes, ease the inevitable transition of saying goodbye to our beloved existing dogs. Initially everything was unfolding well, aside from the occasional squabble. However, as our new girl reached her teenage months, things became heated and quickly evolved into frequent fighting to the point that we had to keep our youngest separated from the elderlies all of the time. This solved our problem but was far from an ideal long-term solution and did not match our original intent. We attempted to remedy with all manner of interventions including: professional in-home trainers, air horns (against professional advice) and bite-proof doggy attire. Needless to say we failed at each turn and resolved that we needed to seek out a more intense intervention, settle on separate living or find our puppy a new home. After some internet research we came across Valerie/Canine Coaching. After talking with her about her methodology and philosophy we signed up. Our puppy spent just a little over two weeks with Valerie. Valerie worked with her on basic obedience and “doggy manners,” of which our puppy had little. We visited at the one-week mark and progress was evident. Our puppy actually looked to people for permission, was safely interacting with other dogs and when told to stop an averse behavior she actually complied. At the conclusion of the program, Valerie delivered our puppy back to us and carefully reintroduced our puppy back to her pack. At the conclusion of the training, our puppy had lost none of her “spunk” and had a new, more polite and compliant demeanor. Valerie also trained us on her methods so we could continue the progress while we had a lot of traction and answered all of our many questions. A month into her return home, our puppy is again a functioning part of her pack. She seems to know her rank and when she tests limits we are able to easily correct the problem and return back to our new normal. Needless to say, the intervention has worked better than we could have expected based on our previous experiences and worth every penny. We would highly recommend Canine Coaching services if you are in a similar situation and are looking for a humane and affordable solution.