COAST DOGS Training By Dawn Bennett

I’m thrilled with the Walk and Train session my pup, Rusty, has had with Dawn. I work full time and knew I would need help getting my new pup off to a good start. He was 13 weeks old when I got him and I jumped right into the 5 day/4 week session offering since I know consistency with training is key and I have limited time to dedicate to it. Rusty is normally a bit shy with people but took to Dawn immediately. Dawn worked hard to train Rusty and me (yes I needed training too). The videos she took of working with Rusty continue to be helpful when I feel uncertain about handling a command. I’m sure Rusty and I would not be in the positive state we are in with our training without these sessions. I had watched so may videos but reality of training is not like the videos. New pups are exhausting and i felt I had a great partner with Dawn as she trained and help socialize him. If you are on the fence about training, I say go for it. You will not be sorry. In my opinion it was worth every penny. It was so valuable that I’m going to continue with Dawn two days a week as I get better with training consistency on my part.

We got a little black lab, (Claire), just before Christmas. We were so happy with our new addition, were....... This little devil brought us to a new reality. We had our hands full. Countless accidents, biting, chewing, digging and soooo much more. Dawn was referred to us by a friend that I passed by downtown. She had remarkable things to say about Dawn and insisted I take her number, so I did. I made an appointment with Coast Dogs. Dawn asked me many questions over the phone and then we set an appointment. She arrived on time and we almost immediately hit it off. Shes not only good with dogs but good with people too. In essence she is training us just as much as the adorable little evil puppy, (Claire), we have. Dawn Straightened us out first, then went to work on Claire. She gave us a lot of homework, which we didn't complete at a rapid pace but we made great advances immediately. We had Coast Dogs come back a couple of weeks later and had another lesson. We worked on bell training, which has been a game changer, not nearly as many accidents but still a few because it is a puppy !! Overall I couldn't be happier with the level of professionalism, and I recommend her company to everyone I know or see. THANK YOU COAST DOGS TRAINING AND DAWN !!! Jeff and Dawn, oh and Claire

When I first got my 3 month old cavalier I had no idea of how to train her. I did read many books prior to her arrival at our home but was having real difficulty to get her to understand. Fortunately for me my good friend Dawn Bennett is a trainer and started teaching me the how to by phone. Often Dawn would come by my home and what looked like playing, Dawn was actually teaching her as I observed. In what seemed like a nanosecond she had my Sadie sitting for a brief time. She tested her loud noise reaction, and taught her to take treats that to Sadie, was a total stranger. I was so impressed! I jumped into serveral of her group classes which was her first socialization. We learned how to politely walk on a leash as well as doing yoga messages to calm and build trust between owner and puppy. I cannot say enough how much learning (for both of us) and how much I was able to take away with me with my continued training of my Sadie. Thanks again Dawn, you obviously know your stuff! ❤️😌