The Balanced K-9

My family first reached out to The Balanced K-9 almost three years ago, in the winter of 2023. At the time, our one-year-old Shiba Inu had significant behavioral issues, such as resource guarding and biting. We signed him up for the eight-week program, and by the end of the training period, Pudding became more more obedient and his problems were corrected. Luciana and Chuck also taught us many tips on continuing to maintain his now-corrected behavior. His behavior was completely different, and now, almost three years later, Pudding continues to obey his commands and is very affectionate with our family. Since then, Pudding has returned to their care many times as a "Vacation Dog," so much so that we often joke that it is his second home! We are so thankful for Luciana, Chuck, and their entire team for all of their time and patience with Pudding!!

Chuck, Luciana and team are the best !!! My rottie was out of control but after 6 weeks with the Balanced k9 I have a dog that I can walk , entertain guests in my home without worrying, even a trip to the vet ! I can’t say enough about them all I know is that it is a pleasure to have a well behaved fur baby ! Thank you Balanced K 9 for also training me and giving me the tools to continue her training . ❤️

I adopted Atticus from what I thought was an extremely safe rescue group located in lower FF County. I took him home on a Thursday evening. Sunday morning I was rushing him to the emergency vet. He was diagnosed with Parvo. I’ve only had him for 2 days. He was so sick. He had to stay in ICU for days. Thank god they were able to save my Atticus. Unfortunately, because of the Parvo, I did not socialize him at all for at least 6 months. (His immune system) His behavior changed as he got older and bigger. The mailman, Amazon, a neighbor at the door or kids in the street playing set him off. Guarding became a real issue. Food. Neighbors on the other side of our fence. You name it, he didn’t like it and let it be known. We couldn’t have family over. He was in control and he knew it. I had never been in this position with a dog, and I have had a few, but he scared me. When he bit aggressively, the 2nd time, I was sure he (Atticus) was done. But We found you! I cannot say enough about all of you at The Balanced K-9. You truly saved my Atticus! Thank you for teaching all of us so much. We were so unsure that someone could help us when we first met with you. He has been home a month now and it is going great! He’s done a 180. We are back in control. No more outbursts with the door bell. It is incredible. It is definitely a work in progress but I am grateful that you all made that progress possible. You guys are the real deal and I would highly recommend your services!!! My home is peaceful again. Thank you. ❤️

Wow, Just Wow. We couldn't walk our dog on a leash. When he was on the leash, he would go crazy trying to get away. We saw an aggressive side of our dog and thought we were "working" things out with him. This was not the case, as things became much worse and I was seriously bitten more than once. We couldn't have family or friends over and if we did, he had to be outside while we were inside. We tried crate training, he would angrily lunge at the cage door in protest. We couldn't keep him away from the front window if someone drove or walked by. We have had dogs for 30 years +. We have never had problems like these before and after being bitten, we contemplated euthanizing him. As a last effort, we decided to check into training and let a professional tell us what we should do. We found The Balanced K9. We met with the owner and talked about the issues we were having. Everything was explained in detail. We felt comfortable with Chuck and his team so we signed on the dotted line. We found out what was causing our dog to be aggressive, we were kept in the loop every step of the way, with videos and texts daily. Atticus with his fears and also his guarding of food and toys, we initially signed him up for four weeks after the four weeks the owner reached out and suggested he stay two more weeks seeing the progress we were seeing we agreed.The last week of training we were asked to meet the owner at his home and we will see Atticus at this time during this visit it was very stressful for me not knowing what to expect we sat in his living room and Atticus was on his bed and we waited for Atticus to calm down for not seeing us for several weeks he was excited after he calmed down he was allow to greet us. At this time Chuck and Diego, who I can not say enough about, took us to the Bass Pro Shop and we walked Atticus throughout the store. Now mind you there were alot of people there and also dogs. Diego asked Atticus to place and lay down. He dropped the leash and walked away and Atticus laid there until Diego asked him to brake. I was beyond shocked we couldn't believe it was the same dog we dropped off a few weeks ago. At this point we knew Atticus was coming home the next weekend. My anxiety was going through the roof remember when Atticus turned he only turned on me not my wife so him coming home I was nervous. Chuck called a said he will be at the house at 3 Diego and Chuck showed up and stayed with us for hours going through everything that we needed basically it was our training they made the transition so relaxing they went thought different scenarios with Atticus to make sure we understood everything and I can tell you now Atticus is a complete 180 degrees from the day we dropped him off i can't say enough about The Balanced K9. They are extremely caring and professional. They turned a dog that I thought he would have to be euthanized to a total well behaved k9. I highly recommend The balanced k9 to train your dogs. Chuck, you, your wife and Diego are truly amazing. Thank you for everything that you have done for Atticus and I. Diego, you my friend are truly amazing and you have a gift with your craft. The work and time thst you dedicated to Atticus, I can never thank you enough. Thank you! As of yesterday my son came by and stayed for five hours with no issues. Atticus was a star. He enters the crate with no issues. The walks are wonderful. Thank you for giving Atticus a second chance!

I , Cindy Raney of Cindy Raney and Team Realtors, Fairfield County CT, we want to thank you, Balanced K-9 for taking a previously unruly and disruptive dog and turning her into a dog we can take anywhere. Here she is shopping with Mom one day after returning home from your comprehensive 4 week training session. Our “doodle” is perfectly happy now to walk anywhere, pay no attention to other people or other dogs and Mom can enjoy all the compliments which really should be directed to you, Chuck, and your training with your lead trainer who guided our Coco with kindness and love into this calm state. Overjoyed is the right accolade for our feeling of new lease in Life with this wonderful animal. We highly recommend you and the training which restores order to a household and total enjoyment of a previously difficult and obstreperous little tyrant on 4 adorable legs. And sent it with the photo of me and Coco and the one at Home Goods it would be amazing.