We brought our 1 year old Morkie to the Canine Academy for training and we certainly are glad we did! Sophie suffered from extreme separation anxiety and we hoped they could help us find a way to calm her. She is doing extremely well and is completely relaxed when we leave and return. Sophie also sleeps restfully in her crate and even makes her way into the crate at bedtime on her own without any commands. Before her training we had great difficulty getting her into the crate much less resting comfortably.
Sophie walks beautifully on a leash without pulling and when commanded heels like a champ. She does very well off leash as well, staying, sitting, coming, she has a new found confidence. Sophie also will stay on her "place" when commanded and will stay until released. She has stayed as long as an hour while we had a plumber working in our kitchen and she stays on her place each time someone comes to our door and will not leave until commanded. It is a wonderful feeling knowing we don't have to worry about her jumping on guests as they enter our home.
Lisa's owner's training sessions were a valuable transition from the Academy to our home. During the 3 sessions, we were able to practice working with Sophie under Lisa's tutelage. We confidently learned the commands in realistic situations out in public and gained an understanding of the new commands. Lisa makes herself available after your dog returns home by promptly answering emails with questions you may have once you are on your own working with your dog.
I would recommend the Canine Academy to anyone who would like to improve their dog's behavior in a calm, orderly, clean and caring environment.
Jan Petcoff