My Clever Canine

Words cannot express how grateful I am to have met Caz and I highly recommend her! I had been through two other trainers to address Blue’s fear based people aggression issues and I was feeling extremely helpless and hopeless that we would ever be able to move past them. At the initial evaluation, Caz spent nearly 3 hours with us, assessing Blue (and me to be fair 😉) and, despite Blue lunging at her a few times, she had Blue following her every command by the end of it. She had a list of recommendations for us to enact immediately to get on the road to recovery and also recommended a 3 week Board and Train to reset us both. As hard as it was to drop Blue off that first day, I had the utmost trust that Caz only had Blue’s best interest at heart, even with all the lunging 🤦🏻‍♀️, and I knew she would take amazing care of her. Caz kept me extremely updated on her progress, sending pics like the one below along with training videos that I could reference to stay on track once Blue came home. By the time I picked up Blue from her Board & Train, she had gained so many new skills, an immense amount of confidence, and a great love for Caz! We have come so far in such a short time and are looking forward to even better days ahead all because of Caz’s incredible training, guidance, and friendship!

I’m long overdue in writing this review, but Caz is the best! We worked with a few different dog trainers in the city but nothing clicked until we found My Clever Canine. Our dog James can be dog selective and struggles with impulse control. He was welcomed with open arms and we have made huge strides in our training since working with her. Caz treats James like family and there is no one else I trust more with his care. James is now so much better behaved and we can do activities that we didn’t think were possible before finding Caz. We (and James!) are so happy to have found her!

Your furry friend could not be in better hands with Caz. We wanted to address some behavioral issues with our puppy, so we met with Caz to discuss how to this could be accomplished. Right away we could see how passionate and knowledgeable she is about dogs. We signed our dog up for the two week training program and not only did she do an excellent job at addressing our concerns but followed up with how-to videos and in person sessions to teach us how to interact with our puppy. I was somewhat sad when the program was over because my puppy absolutely loved her! I highly recommend My Clever Canine, it’s definitely worth it!

We’ve been struggling with dog / leash reactivity with our dog for years, but we were unsure how to work on this as she was too unpredictable to expose to other dogs or bring to a doggy daycare or group class. We recently noticed great improvement in our friends’ reactive dogs, and they told us about Caz at My Clever Canine. Caz specializes in working with reactive dogs and doesn’t shy away from cases that other trainers might write off as too difficult. She takes the time to understand your dog’s behavior, motivation, and needs, and teaches both your dog and you appropriate ways to respond. Over the two weeks of training, our dog made huge strides, going from being crated in class to being able to sit calmly in place around her fellow classmates. (We were so impressed!) Her response to commands improved significantly and going on walks is now a pleasure instead of a power struggle. Caz is very patient but firm, which is just what our dog (and we!) needed. We still have more work to do, but we look forward to being able to drop her off with Caz at daycare in the future!