Run By Dogs

Run by dogs is an incredible experience. You notice the dogs are cared for very well. You get to meet dogs and see each one’s personality. Everyone is so kind and so willing to share their knowledge and positivity with you. For sure come here if you can. The one and only reason that I didn’t give a five star review is because we took a 50 minute drive to Run By Dogs and Dylan said there aren’t bathrooms for use. With the amount of $ being charged for the experience with dogs there should be bathroom use for customers.

kate is AMAZING and a miracle worker. I travelled a long way with my corgi who had a born fear of people and was turning aggressive. Run by Dogs found a way to make it so that I would no longer fear having to put my baby down! She went from biting to just laying down in situations where she's nervous. She did this all without turning my girl into a zombie. My baby is now more comfortable and not always afraid and that's still WHILE we're in the middle of rehabilitating / training her!

It’s been one year since my anxious and aggressive dog was brought to Kate and the transformation is truly amazing. We needed a board and train facility because I’d used 3 trainers before and they all confused me and contradicted each other and left me not knowing what to do when they weren’t there. He had deeply ingrained behaviors that he needed to be broken out of. Some of these behaviors he already had when I adopted him but I made them worse by not being the leader he needed me to be. It’s been a year of hard work for me, too, but Kate trained ME and my dog and has been there every time I’ve had a question. I know some people might not agree with the use of E-collars or prong collars but Kate is amazing at figuring out what is needed and problem-solving; my dog never needed the prong collar but I truly believe it was Kate’s knowledge and the E-collar that saved him, like a drug addict needs to hit rock bottom and go through withdrawal to get out of it. She constantly modified her techniques and thought of new ways to communicate with him since he’s deaf. He no longer makes chuffing sounds or fears approaching people, hasn’t tried to nip or bite anyone, he lets strangers pet him and even exposes his belly, his ears finally flop and he no longer has nightmares. He’s no longer anxious, just a happy well-behaved dog. The transformation has been amazing and worth the effort and money. I also used the E-collar to train him to stay in our yard so that saved me the cost of an invisible fence. Thank you, Kate, for denying the many people that advised he be euthanized, you truly saved his life and made it better.

My girlfriend and I had been dealing with our dog’s anxiety since we had adopted him. He had serious anxiety and leash aggression. He would tear apart kennels and we would avoid walking him in public, since it was too much to handle. We had hired a trainer previously, but her methods were, for lack of a better term, stupid an ineffectual. About a year later we came to Kate. Kate clearly loves working with her animals and was very patient with our dog (and us) during our training. Her methods are direct and effective. She helped give us the tools to work with our animal and we can now all go for stress free walks. Highly recommend.