Shenandoah K9

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Introduction: ShenandoahK9 uses a mixture of training methods and tools in a rural location on a daily basis , providing structure and guidance to young and older dogs both. Love and compassion mixed with boundaries and discipline. The work is awesome. How can you not love working with dogs?? :) And I love connecting people to dogs and teaching them the communication that's important between them and their dogs.

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Meghan C.

Feb 20, 2014

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Eduard N.

Apr 5, 2014

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Lena e.

Nov 16, 2015

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Lena, Thank you for the stars!

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Andrea S.

Mar 24, 2013

We rescued a 3 year old male Mastiff Bully mix who had a rough start to life, being tied to a tree just being used as a stud. When we rescued him he had no manners, was jumping on everyone, and would only listen to my boyfriend. We signed Caruso up for the 6 week course and by the 2nd class we had a totally different dog on our hands. By the end of the 6 weeks Caruso has mastered all the basic commands now using words only. He also places, stays on commmand, no longer pulls me around on the leash, and finally has overcome his fear of jumping in the cars, but by far the most important of all he is finally listening to me and not just my boyfriend. Dana is VERY knowledgeable and what we love about him is that he doesn't try and shove everything on you or make you feel like you know nothing. Dana listens to your concerns and problems and addresses what you need help with, he doesn't just teach fillers. He taught us the importance of positive reward training and how to handle unwanted behavior. We will be using Dana's services again here soon in the future for our newest addition to the family. Very Highly Recommended !!!

Lindsey S.

Oct 8, 2015

We have a high energy (often labeled crazy) boxer. He is incredibly loving, but we had rescued him and he was not obedient and difficult to get under control. He would jump on people to greet them, run away from us when we tried to get him, and not listen to any commands. We had worked to train him, but obviously did not know what we were doing. He seemed to be getting worse. We had a boxer before that was also high energy, but not nearly as difficult to get to behave. We took Bennett to meet Dana after we had discussed problem behaviors and desired outcomes. Dana was very understanding and listened to our concerns. Bennett ended up needing an extra week for Dana to feel comfortable sending him back to us. He did not charge us for the week, he just wanted to be confident that Bennett was coming back in a way that made his work and our continued training stick with him. Dana took great care of B, constantly sent us pictures and updates. It was important to me that our dog be handled by someone that truly loves and cares for animals. Dana did not see Bennett's behavior as "bad" or requiring discipline, instead there is need to establish boundaries and behaviors so that both the owner and dog are more comfortable and in control. Bennett is still high energy, he is a boxer, but he is able to meet people now without jumping on them, listen to direction, and ultimately, he is just happier and less anxious. We have recommended Dana to several of our friends. If we ever decide to get another dog, we plan to send them both back to Dana.

Shenandoah K9's reply

Lindsey! That was an awesome of you. Thank you so much. I'm humbled by your words. We miss Bennett like crazy around here. We talked about him often when referring to the good kind of boxer, but, you guys were awesome too. It's always a two-way street. Owners need to be learn to be good handlers just as much as dogs need to learn how to be good dogs. If you guys are ever in the area, please stop by!

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What types of customers have you worked with?
Basic Obedience and Refresher work. Puppy Bootcamp is a focused class where, while boarded at my facility, I have access to your dog for 4-6 weeks to give them consistent and constant training. When they leave, they have a whole new way of looking at their families! And you have an obedient pup!
What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
Be selective. Shop around for what you want in a trainer. Not all trainers train the SAME! Be open and honest with where to place fault, and what you're looking to accomplish. Most of what we do (good and bad) with our dogs is what we have to look at when we decided to "fix" things with training. If you are open and honest with your trainers, you'll get a better return from the training.