Rocket Science Training and Behavior Solutions

We are forever grateful to Bethany for helping our anxious rescue, Maxwell, learn to calm down, focus, and build confidence! Maxwell is a different dog than the one we brought home from a local shelter on New Year’s Eve of 2020. Maxwell was about 14 months then, had been through several shelters, foster groups, and a failed adoption; along the way, he got separated from two siblings. (He now has an older, adoring mate.) Within his first weeks at our house, he had broken and escaped two Kong metal crates and eaten through multiple leashes and collars. When we walked him at our favorite parks, he was reactive to other dogs—so much so that I refused to ever take him to a park again after he nearly got away from me one day. Every walk was a miserable, stressful experience—even the walks on our street. Bethany started working with him in August of that year. Having had cats most of my life, I never understood the power of the simple commands of sit, stay, relax, place, etc., until I met Bethany and watched her begin to transform Maxwell. I now marvel at how these simple commands help our boy calm down when he’s stressed, how he is becoming less reactive to external stressors, and how fast he calms down now when he’s excited, vs. how long it took him last year and the year before. Last year, we got 2 new sets of neighbors with dogs, and Maxwell was stressed much of the year, but thanks to some training sessions with one of the neighbors he has calmed down and we have been enjoying calm, fun, long walks on our street and nearby road. This spring, he doesn’t bark and go nuts when he hears the other dogs. We are now back to training at a busy park, and we look forward to more progress in the months ahead. Our sessions are always fun and rewarding experiences for Maxwell and for all. He absolutely loves every session!