Purely Positive Dog Training

We have a very smart and strong-willed puppy and knew we needed personalized help with training. Susan was a life changer! During our first session, she helped us teach him key commands like "leave it" and "wait" and gave us helpful advice about managing his energy and toddler tantrums. We purchased three sessions and saw our puppy learn and grow so much with each additional session. Susan truly helped us establish a solid foundation of training for our puppy. I would highly recommend her and will absolutely use her services again!

We can’t say enough good things about Susan and Purely Positive Dog Training! When we first adopted our 2-year-old pitbull, I thought we could learn everything we needed from YouTube. But after a few months, our dog began guarding the house and even showing some aggression toward people on a few occasions. That’s when we knew we needed professional help—and contacting Purely Positive was the best decision we could have made. Susan has been absolutely incredible. Over the past four months, she’s helped us better understand our dog’s body language and given us the tools and training exercises we need to manage his reactivity. We’ve seen consistent progress, and our dog’s behavior continues to improve every day. My only regret is not reaching out to her sooner! What really sets Susan apart is how much she listens. She took the time to understand our concerns and goals and customized every session to fit our dog’s needs. Her expertise shines through in everything she does. The transformation we’ve seen has not only improved our dog’s quality of life but ours as well. Best of all, Susan’s approach is entirely based on positive reinforcement, desensitization, and counter-conditioning. As a result, all of the training we’ve been doing has strengthened our bond with our dog, built trust, and made communication so much easier. We’re so grateful for everything Susan has done for us —she’s truly the best!

5 stars are not enough for my experience working with Susan and Purely Positive Training. I adopted a Bassett/Spaniel mix a year ago with serious resource guarding issues and anxiety. After getting booted out of doggy daycare I signed him up for a month of boarding training (never did this before with dogs I've had over the years). It was a disaster, he returned more anxious than when he went. Vet visits and grooming required sedation and I became anxious about taking him out with my other dogs. At the suggestion of my vet and the rescue I contacted Susan. From the first session I felt more confident and hopeful. The dogs loved it when she came to train, and the anxious dog responded immediately to her. What's so effective is that after each session Susan sends a very detailed summary of each lesson (with videos) for you to practice. Today my anxious boy went to the vet with his "sisters" and not only was he taking treats from the vet he nearly attacked last time, but performed one of the tricks Susan taught him for the staff. This was such a great experience for everyone. What I've learned from working with Susan is that by working with your dog and a great trainer, your bond with even the most anxious dog will grow and the quality of life for both of you will be so much better!