Barbara and Ron Coburn "Sascha" Standard Poodle
My husband and I think the off- leash program at Canine Academy is so fabulous and the trainers are geniuses! We have a Standard Poodle named Sascha and she was 7 1/2 months old when we sent her to the Off-Leash Program. She was a sweet, fun dog but here's what we had problems with before the training: She was very hard to take for a walk outside - she was always pulling on the leash and when she saw a squirrel she yanked the leash so hard that I felt my arm was going to come out of the socket! In order to get her to go to the bathroom, we had to walk her around our house - front yard, back yard, round and round until she finally decided to poop. Then every few days my husband had to get the pooper scooper and re-trace his steps to pick it all up - it was a pain in the neck. Another thing was that it seemed like we were always saying "No Sascha" - she would take things off of counters, steal socks, chew shoes, etc. When the grand-kids came over, she would jump on them because she was so excited and she would get really wild. She was adorable, we loved her but she was getting harder for us to control. It's now two weeks after the training and we are amazed EVERY DAY. She is such a pleasure to be with. Lisa told us how to get her to go to the bathroom in one spot and now it's like clockwork - she goes in the same spot every day. She is so well behaved but we are having so much fun with her. We take her outside without a leash (I was so afraid to do this the first time) and she loves to run and play with us. When the grand-kids come over she's so much calmer and we can always put her on her mat (we say the command "place") and she stays on her mat. She seems to be so much happier and wanting to please us and she is so lovable - we kiss her all day long. This is the greatest training program and we are so happy we did it - it makes having a dog a pleasure and so much fun!!!!!!
-Barbara and Ron Coburn