Sit Means Sit Dog Training Madison

Amazing experience with one on one training. From day one with our consultation with Mike our dog’s needs were assessed and respected. Brenna was our main trainer through our 4 weeks of one on one. She is fantastic and super knowledgeable. We have a blue heeler puppy and I have been so impressed with her progress through the training as well as my education around animal instinct and behavior. Our pup tends to be reactive and had major confidence issues. This team is great at making the training easy to hear, digest and implement. I am so impressed and can’t recommend Sit Means Sit enough. And most of all our dog is happy, adjusted and learning to be well socialized. The work is on me now. We can’t wait to see the long term results.

Sit Means Sit was new territory for us, but the team of Mike & Brenna & Josh made it SO very user friendly & comfortable & enjoyable...they were all EXCELLENT with our dog, & very well versed. Furthermore, they all made the classes practical & real-life, which we very much appreciate. Looking forward to further classes with Sit Means Sit...their program proves to be a win-win for dog owners & beloved pups as well! :)

Accidentally deleted my first so going to try to rewrite it. Going to put this into three parts. First off, our experience as clients, which was really good. Throughout the process we felt listened to and our concerns were heard and thoughtfully addressed. This sounds very basic, but when done well it is invaluable. During the training we were given homework and exercises which really helped us get trained (and yes we needed it too!). Our questions were always addressed in each session. Both me and my wife felt really happy with the training session. Secondly I want to address what our dog Mitch got out of the training. Our dog Mitch is a GSD/Aus Shepard mix. He struggled mostly with anxiety and kind of just in general hyperness that presented mostly when on walks but also just kind of in general. His walking has improved at least a million times over. Even after just the first week we noticed his walking and his demeanor during walks get much better. He is so much more relaxed and comfortable now that he can see another dog and walk past it without getting worked up. Three weeks in and it has just continued to improve. I am so happy to watch him just sniff and walk without getting so worked up. The last thing I want to mention is the training collars. I have to admit this was something that I had no experience with and it did give me some reservations. In our initial discussion we talked about the collars and how they are used which really helped. Overall I was just concerned how Mitch would react to having and using the collars. After three weeks of daily work I can say that he never once has cared even the slightest bit about wearing the collar, which I was so happy to see. We worked with: Mike (initial discussion), Brenna and Josh (training) and I would not hesitate to recommend working with any of them, they were all excellent. My wife and I want to thank you so much for helping us get trained up to do this. Mitch also wants to thank all of you, even Josh who made him work so hard :) . Thanks!

I would recommend Sit Means Sit expecially for a dog like mine which began showing reactivity as a puppy. We really wanted a dog that we could take with us camping, breweries, and other dog friendly places. We are not 100% there yet, but the changes in our dogs behaviour have been huge. The group classes are great for us, which are included. They expose my dog to several other dogs. I am also able to get continued advice from the trainer (Josh). I am sure anyone reading this review knows this, but if not this training does use ecollars. I was not a big fan of this before the training. I am now 100% in agreement with this approach. The sensation I use on my dog is often so light, I am not able to feel it. It gives him a cue instantly which allows him to learn a behavior quickly. His recall is also excelent when on the collar and is becoming really good off it. We were even able to get him to come to us after he got into a scuffle with a Racoon.