Pack Dynamics LLC

Sarah-Anne is dedicated to bridging the communication gap between the dog and owner. She helped me understand the needs of my dog, Dotty, and create a space for her to be relaxed, playful, and respect boundaries. My relationship with Dotty grew so much from our time with Sarah-Anne and Dotty's behavior improved drastically. Her methods are non traditional, effecitve, and all about understanding how dog's respond to how we interact with them. She cares deeply about both the owner, dog, and building a solid relationship between the two.

Before working with Sarah-Anne, walking in to our home was like walking into chaos. Our dogs Bear and Shadow, two pit bull-lab mixes, would jump up on anyone who walked in the door. We would try and “help” the situation by forcing them off but were only adding to the chaos. Implementing her rules changed their behavior immediately. They no longer jump up on people and when one of our friends came over she commented on how respected she felt, as a guest, that we were working hard to keep our dogs calm. A few weeks before our first session with Sarah-Anne, we realized that Shadow was stealing Bears food, which caused a lot of anxiety for Bear around dinnertime. He would walk away from his food because he was too nervous to eat. I’m happy to say that after implementing her rules about feeding for the last 3 months, he walks right up to his food bowl and gets excited at dinnertime now. I also have taken advantage of her personal coaching sessions, which has completely changed my relationship with Bear and Shadow. Before, their behavior would cause anxiety; any outing out into the world was loaded with stress and nerves. I just recently took Shadow to the vet and used some of the tools I was given, during our coaching sessions, to alleviate my stress. By the time we left, he was lying down for the vet and eating treats out of her hand!! It was amazing! Sarah-Anne’s program works and we are a living example of that!

Our labradoodle, Benji has been nothing short of transformed. My mom was skeptical he could be helped, and that his behavior was just part of his breeding and personality. We were wrong! Once we started implementing Sarah-Anne's system, the results came fast. He no longer lunges at or jumps on visitors, he no longer steals food from the counters and he never gets aggressive. It's so nice not to have to worry about how he will react or behave in a certain situation, because we now have the tools to help him be the best dog he can be. Working with Sarah-Anne's was the best decision we could ever make for Benji and our family. Thank you!

I have had dogs my entire life and I thought I knew a lot more than I did. I have so much appreciated the "human" training I've gotten from Sarah-Anne and I know my dog does also (he is a rescue). It was so effective and my dog quickly took to it, especially the barking and aggressive behavior towards other dogs. I really appreciate the low key and non confrontational methods with my dog. He responds a lot better to me now that I am communicating in his "pack" language. Its so nice to have a dog everyone enjoys and the complements just keep coming in!

Started training with Pack Dynamics as a last resort for our overly anxious and hyperactive dog. We had her on anxiety medication from the vet, but she would still bark all day while we were gone and loose it when people visited the house. We were able to quit the anxiety medication within the first week of training and she has continued to excel since. We can now leave her and she is calm and comfortable throughout the day, and when we get home. She is a different dog and we feel we can really enjoy her now and that she can fully enjoy her time with us. We appreciate the time and effort Sarah-Anne puts in and feel that she always goes above and beyond to make sure we understand the training and that everyone in our family feels comfortable implementing what she has taught us. We were thrilled that she was willing and excited to work with our young children as well. She understands family dynamics and is very comfortable working with all ages including our infant. Would absolutely recommend this training!