Positive Paws LLC

We started seeing some leash reactivity in our vizsla who started barking at passing dogs which is something he never did before (currently 6 years old) and the main reason we brought him to Carla. When we brought him in she immediately pointed out the root of the issue was his worsening anxiety. Certain mannerisms with our dog we never thought of as signs of increased anxiety Carla picked up on and educated us about. We spent the next few weeks in private sessions with Carla, and saw a tremendous change in his behavior, not just the leash reactivity. More importantly, she trained us how to continue with his training and how to understand the signs of his anxiety. Another thing we loved about Carla was the positive reenforcement training. Don't hesitate to use Positive Paws, Carla is the best!

We got a new puppy, a Wheaten Terrier, and he possessed all the obnoxious puppy behaviors (mostly because we were doing all the wrong things!). We opted for private sessions with Carla at Positive Paws since are a family that has a lot of evening activities and parents that travel for work. The flexibility of private sessions was key for us! After 2 sessions we saw a HUGE difference in our puppies mannerisms and his behaviors continued to be refined through the remaining sessions. She gave us the tools to implement but we still had to do the work in order to have a well behaved puppy. Each session was ended with a recap and notes on what we covered so we can refer back to them for questions or clarifications. I cannot say enough great things about Carla and Positive Paws. If you have a puppy who possesses obnoxious puppy behaviors, don't delay and contact Positive Paws today! Your puppy will thank you and you will gain some sanity back!

Positive Paws is the only place to go for puppy training! Carla is laser focused and uses her extensive education to plan classes that are developmentally appropriate for the pup and allows for participation from the entire family. She gives tailored feedback to questions during class, but also takes calls between classes to help problem solve. If there are issues that are just not able to be resolved through classes she eagerly schedules home visits to do some on the job training for pouches and their people. We quickly grew to trust Carla and also used her for Puppy Boarding and were quite pleased when he came home with better manners than when he left! That Carla Whitaker knows her stuff!

I was dealing with an anxious, reactive, and dangerous dog and was looking for help. I've taken her to other trainers, and she has been thru behavior classes, but we got 100% more out of the 5 sessions with Carla Whitaker. I learned more than I thought possible about my dogs personality, abilities, and anxiety. My adorable dog is happier and calmer and so am I. I'm more confident because I was given the skills and knowledge needed to help my dog. Carla was able to explain everything in an easy to understand manner and was patient with both my dog and myself. If there was anything I didn't understand I felt comfortable asking more questions. My neighbors even commented on how much better my dog is behaving! Can't wait to go back to Positive Paws & Carla Whitaker to continue training with my other dogs!

Carla is an awesome dog trainer and person! My wife and I took over our dog who had a high level of anxiety and got defensive around new people/dogs after he was attacked in our neighborhood by a larger dog. We met with her for the consultation and she put together a plan to get our dog back to accepting new people and dogs. We did 5 private lessons, which Carla was very flexible in scheduling. Her experience is hard to beat and we learned more every lesson as our dog progressed. Our dog now once again accepts new people and doesn't assume every dog is out to murder him! We would definitely recommend!