Gulf Coast K9 Dog Training

I can’t even begin to express how much I love working with Jillian. She has taught me so much about not only my dog but myself. I searched for a few weeks looking for the right trainer for myself and for Freya. I met with multiple trainers and it just never felt right. Jillian is well trained and passionate about what she is doing. Freya was labeled as an aggressive dog and saved from death row. While we have been able to successfully transistion her to live with two cats and a dog, she is very nervous around other animals not in the home. Her nervousness, energy levels and lack of training (at the time) lead to an unstable behavior. Jillian helped me learn how to read her body language while also teaching Freya to trust me. Freya has made huge leaps in her training and I can’t wait to keep working with her in the future.

Our experience with Gulf Coast K9 was very positive. We liked and trusted Jillian immediately and so did our seven month old golden retriever puppy. He boarded for two weeks and we were amazed and pleased when he came home and walked calmly on his leash with no tugging, came when called, no longer jumped up on people, and stayed in place quietly when the doorbell rang. When Jillian came to our home for our follow up visit, Jasper was thrilled to see her.

I came to Jillian with a specific goal for my standard poodle and my expectations were surpassed. I wanted my dog to learn the proper behaviour for meeting and greeting people with or without dogs. I also wanted him to learn how to keep on walking calmly without pulling when passing a dog on the sidewalk. Jillian created a series of exercises for us to practice with her and on our own. She had dogs with her during our training sessions (whether at the Training School or at public parks where we met), so I could really practice how to help my dog understand what was expected of him. We are now doing much better and I have the proper tools to continue the training on my own. I would highly recommend the services of Gulf Coast K9 Dog Training. As a matter of fact, I will take more lessons with Jillian in a few months.

When I retired I bought a yellow Lab puppy at 9 weeks of age. This was my second Lab so I thought I was prepared, but this puppy was a handful! I took him to Puppy Kindergarten and had a few private lessons, but by the time he was 8 months old, he was out of my control.....pulling on the leash, jumping on people, counter surfing, etc. I felt like a total failure. Then I found Jillian & Joe and everything changed. I opted for the 2 week board and train. Thank goodness I did. He is now 15 months old, and we enjoy each other! One of the best things Jillian & Joe suggested was putting him "in place" on his cot. Luke and I both love it! He often puts himself on the cot, & then can't remember if I placed him there. He still won't get off until I say "break". People are amazed that he stays there. Luke is still an active, full of energy dog, but I can now handle all that energy!