Joe and Anne Williams "Riky" Lab/Pitbull Mix
Riky came into our lives in the summer of 2007. His mother was a black lab and his father was a white pit bull. Although he seemed extremely docile and listened to us most of the time, we felt that being part pit bull might lead to issues in the future. As he grew, he became extremely strong. Although he never just took off while on his leash, if he ever decided to, he could easily pull us down. He knew several commands: "sit", "stay", and "down", but "come" wasn't his strong suit. We had a good dog, but wanted a great dog and felt that the Canine Academy Off-Leash training was for us. The expense of the program and separation from Riky was an issue, but we finally decided that this was an investment worth making. We are so glad we did. From the day Riky came home he has been darn near perfect. We have five cats and we used to separate Riky from them with baby gates. Now we put him in a down stay and the cats walk right past him. We can let him out to do his business and when he's done we tell him to come and he runs, not walks, back into the house (no electric fence needed). We walk him around the neighborhood and he doesn't even need his leash. We have taken him to several of our friends houses and he behaves perfectly --even if they have dogs themselves. Everyone we meet, comments on how wonderful our dog behaves and we always tell them about Canine Academy.
Joe and Anne Williams Rochester Hills, MI