The Life of Riley

Wendy is an exceptional dog trainer. She worked with my two rescue dogs, Barack (2M) and Reyna (4F). I sought out Wendy for a few reasons: (1) Barack was having behavioral difficulties: he did not feel confident in his own skin, he would sometimes snap at his sister Reyna. (2) Both of my dogs pulled me on walks, making it impossible to walk them together. (3) Both of my dogs needed manners polishing: not jumping on visitors, barking less at passersby, etc. Wendy interacted well with Barack and Reyna. They loved meeting her and trusted her right away. She taught us basic drills to build their confidence before moving to more difficult lessons. She helped me identify the triggers for Barack’s anxiety, which helped us mitigate his flashes of aggression. She accompanied us on training walks and after following her advice, now I can walk both dogs together. Today we went on a two-mile walk and before working with Wendy, that would have been totally impossible. My family has noticed and complimented how little my dogs pull the leash. Wendy is also a consummate professional. She sends training notes after sessions to help you continue the work you do in session. She promptly responds to messages. It was never difficult to schedule a session. I bought a package of sessions online in one quick, secure transaction. The best thing about working with Wendy is her deep affection for dogs. She thinks about training from their perspective. She never recommends punishment or other coercive methods. She lets your dog be themselves and then targets and reinforces good behavior. She comes prepared with high-value treats. She suggests strategies for keeping the dogs entertained throughout the day: frozen kongs, puzzle toys, more walks to give their curiosity full reign. She cares that dogs lead happy, full lives and at the end of the day, that is what training is all about.

Wendy is an excellent trainer. She has a vast knowledge of dogs and their ability to understand humans and provides that knowledge in all of the sessions. I have learned so much about the benefits of positive reinforcement with my dog and our training. Mila has already made great strides in her learning and is doing so good! I would highly recommend Wendy to anyone wanting to learn more about training! Training is 100% about you learning about HOW to communicate with your dog and how they learn which provides YOU with the correct foundation to begin the training process! Wendy is the best leader in helping you along the way!

We have a 6 month old goldendoodle puppy who was jumping biting charging at us and very unruly would not walk on the leash we were at our wits end until we met Miss Wendy Taylor Bootsy, immediately responded to Wendy her gentle demeanor and she gave us many helpful hints and tips 2 work with Bootsy!! Now we have a completely different and loving companion puppy who walks on the leash and response to our commands and stays in the crate and does not jump or bite us but loves us as we so wanted in the beginning. We have never known anyone like Wendy and the care and love she has for the animals all animals not only dogs we would highly recommend her to anyone who needs training for their pets! My husband and I have been married 4 49 years and we have always had dogs ,but this dog has been the biggest challenge we have ever faced, without Wendy's help we would not have been able to have kept Bootsy !!