Dreamy Skies Dog Training

We reached out to Karen with Dreamy Skies for our dogs anxious, reactive behaviors. From the first consultation with Karen we’ve had her full support and encouragement through every step of our training process. She not only taught us the steps to train our dog but also shared her knowledge about dogs health and diet and how diet can be linked to behaviors. Karen not only has helped our pup but has helped us gain the confidence to train! We’ve learned so much from Karen and are grateful to have her as a trainer and as a friend! We recently were able to take our dog out in public and it was a great time for all. Everyone told us how great he was doing for being an anxious pup. Karen is always the first one I share our big wins with. She’ll always be your biggest cheerleader! We would recommend Karen to everyone!

We highly recommend Dreamy Skies!! Our 3 year old rescue dog, Sammi, had fear aggression and reactivity towards strangers and other dogs. We worked with Karen for 8 sessions over the past 6 months and we have seen a tremendous amount of improvement. The first time Karen met Sammi, she immediately noticed her high anxiety and she explained how this attributes to her aggression and reactivity. She showed us step-by-step methods to teach Sammi to be more relaxed and less anxious. It's incredible how much her anxiety has improved since we first started. As Karen explained to us in the beginning, this is a slow and steady process and we still have much more progress to make with Sammi. But we have all the tools and knowledge we need to allow her to succeed. This type of training is not quick and easy - it is important to do the work and stay consistent, but it is so worth it!! It truly does work! We have a much better relationship with Sammi and we're so grateful to Karen!

I reached out to Karen with a dog who had a lot of anxiety-based reactivity. We had worked with other trainers in the past, but basic obedience didn't help when my dog got overstimulated. Karen helped with shifting his mindset so that he wouldn't be anxious around his triggers. He still has some work to do, but he has gotten so much better: he used to be aggressive towards strangers coming into his home, but recently we had houseguests and he was amazing. Both the guests and my family kept talking about how calm and well-behaved he was. I highly recommend Dreamy Skies and Karen if you have a fearful or reactive dog and aren't having success with other trainers.

Karen is a miracle worker! Our dog is a rescue who had severe anxiety. We knew she needed more than just run of the mill big box store “training” to help her overcome the fear. Karen helped us understand what she needed even before the actual training started. This enabled us to change her environment and help her grow her confidence. This was so crucial! Our dog now walks on a leash, tells us when she needs to go out, coexists with our cats, doesn’t pee in the house, and has the confidence I was afraid she’d never develop. Without Karen, this would not have happened. Her love of dogs and deep understanding of their needs shines through every session. She has the flexibility and humor necessary to bring out the best in dogs. I honestly don’t know where we’d be without her.

We are SO grateful to Karen for her support of our journey with our reactive rescue dog!! What we loved most was her ability to break down long-term behavioral changes into manageable, short-term steps that each made sense on their own. I was initially skeptical about some of the strategies, but they really build on each other and create a comprehensive approach to building communication and trust with your dog. I (semi-jokingly?) call her my "dog therapist." The results have been incredible - our little guy who used to be afraid to leave the house and would bark his head off at children playing outside is now able to confidently go on walks, pay attention to us instead of stressors, and be his goofy self.