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The Dog's Listener

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

4.1/5· 20 Google reviews

About The Dog's Listener

John comes into your home with over 30 years' experience and a 98% success rate in behavioral modification, specializing in extreme behaviors from aggression to Puppy Mill abuse. Service dog training, Specialized Puppy Sessions. Need not consider rehoming or putting down your dog. No dog is ever "unfixable". Free phone consultations from the expert.

Training & services

Training goals

  • Behavior consultation
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Behavior support

  • Aggression training
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Dog age

  • Puppies
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Customer reviews

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4.1
out of 520 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • walk 8
  • leash 5
  • bark 4
  • learned 4
  • aggressive 3
  • house 3

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20 collected reviews

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Sm S
5/5
Had some very dangerous walking issues with our German Shepherd, things like pulling into traffic, lunging and barking at other dogs, and constant never ending pulling, we could not walk him without fearing for our safety. He spent time with our dog, and explained everything he w…Read full reviewClose full review

Had some very dangerous walking issues with our German Shepherd, things like pulling into traffic, lunging and barking at other dogs, and constant never ending pulling, we could not walk him without fearing for our safety. He spent time with our dog, and explained everything he was doing in detail, and why he was doing it. The price we paid was very fair, and worth being able to walk our dog. The very next day I was able to walk him alone with significant improvement, and no fear, we even walked past another dog and he did not try to take me out. I was very unsure at first, but he basically saved my dog, in one session!

Angela Moulds
5/5

So glad I called the Dog’s Listener. We rescued a dog and because of what I learned from John I was able to correct bad behavior quickly.

M.J. Wester
5/5

Not only did John share solutions to my young dog's dog aggression, he also, in minutes, corrected greeting behaviors at the door and walking calmly on loose lead. He's a guru with dogs and a people person as well.

Alyssa Nix
5/5
John has worked with two of our family dogs and was very successful in teaching them not to jump on people, not bark uncontrollably and how to to walk on a leash. Our yellow lab learned everything he needed to know to be a good house/barn dog with one visit from John. Our new dog…Read full reviewClose full review

John has worked with two of our family dogs and was very successful in teaching them not to jump on people, not bark uncontrollably and how to to walk on a leash. Our yellow lab learned everything he needed to know to be a good house/barn dog with one visit from John. Our new dog, a Tibetan Terrier, is very timid and has high anxiety. John has been willing to take phone calls and answer texts after our initial training without charging us. Which has been extremely helpful since this dog requires very specific attention and techniques, as opposed to the lab. I find that these techniques and attitudes towards dogs work for me even with dogs I've just met. He has taught my family and I how to have a commanding presence that doesn't scare or harm the dogs. In turn, dogs show more respect for you.

Dale VT
5/5
Our dog was acting scarily aggressive to my wife. With a few hours of work, John gave us the tools to turn our dog completely around! Our dog is back to her loving self. John is the nicest guy you'll meet! Worth every penny. Fun fact: I've seen people whining about how John spen…Read full reviewClose full review

Our dog was acting scarily aggressive to my wife. With a few hours of work, John gave us the tools to turn our dog completely around! Our dog is back to her loving self. John is the nicest guy you'll meet! Worth every penny. Fun fact: I've seen people whining about how John spent a lot of time teaching how to walk your dog. It's a psychological tactic, to get the dog to respect you. It is an important part of the process. Since my wife has gained our dog's respect, it has shown throughout all contact with our dog. He also got it done in a single session, instead of luring us into a lifetime of ongoing training.

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