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Throw Me a Bone, LLC

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Throw Me a Bone, LLC is founded upon the Christian principles of honesty, excellence, commitment, diligence and kindness. I take a holistic approach to dog training by using gentle, force-free methods, as well as employing a relationship-based philosophy. Training should be an enjoyable experience for both you and your dog. Good leadership and clear communication will earn your dog's trust and respect and help them to feel secure. The best place for training to begin is in the home, where there are less distractions, triggers, and stressful, overwhelming situations. I bring my dog training expertise to you, where we can customize the process to meet your specific needs. I own two, wonderful shelter rescues, Kaiah and Oliver, who often assist me with those struggling with dog to dog reactivity. I am passionate about educating people and helping them to see the world through their dog's eyes. I would be honored to partner with you and your family. My desire is to make a genuine difference in this world, serving and encouraging people by means of dog training. Through God-given gifts and talents, I am privileged to have the opportunity to help improve and save lives. I enjoy working one-on-one with people and helping them better understand and communicate with their dogs, deepening their bond. It is so rewarding and truly blesses my heart when I see situations completely turn around with just one or two visits. The shelter dogs have a special place in my heart, as well, because they often have had a rough start to life and require a little more empathy and understanding. Dogs are very predictable beings (when you understand dog psychology), so the majority of my work is in educating people. In addition to being an animal lover, I am a people person and enjoy the social interaction.
Overview

Hired 111 times

1 employee

11 years in business

Business hours

SunClosedMon9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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2017

Services offered

Dog size

Extra Small (1 - 15 lbs)

Small (16 - 25 lbs)

Medium (26 - 40 lbs)

Large (41 - 70 lbs)

Dog training type

Private lessons

Doesn’t offer: Board and train

Dog training package

Puppy training

Aggressive behavior modification

General obedience training

Therapy or service dog training

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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, responsiveness, and work quality.

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Allison R.

Sep 2, 2020

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We reached out to Kristi after reading the many glowing reviews she had. One of the biggest issues we had with our rescue dog was that he was fearful of my husband and people in general. We struggled with training him and were looking for someone to train US just as much as our dog. 😊 Kristi was incredibly responsive from the moment we reached out. She gave us advice before she even came for the first session! Kristi clearly cares about dogs, is knowledgeable and is open to finding new ways to help. When our dog was too afraid to even come close to her for training, she brought in life size stuffed dogs to help our dog feel like he was “part of a pack”. We let him watch us pet the stuffed dogs, pretended to have them eat etc. It was amazing to watch how quickly our dog responded and started changing his behavior based on what he saw the other “dogs” doing! We would have never thought to do that if it hadn’t been for Kristi! She is awesome-we are so thankful we found her!

Details: 2 - 10 years old • Medium (26 - 40 lbs) • Private lessons • General obedience training • Leash pulling • Barking • Biting • Chewing • My home, venue, etc.

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Joseph S.

Mar 2, 2018

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Working with Kristi has been great, our dog (Rosie) saw immediate results. We had originally tried dog classes at a highly rated facility and thought we'd get more personal training sessions as a supplement to that. Those training sessions ended up being vastly more successful. Could not recommend more!
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Christine H.

Mar 18, 2017

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Kristi is great!! If you are looking for someone to help you with ANY kind of unwanted behaviors, simple training, intense training, basic commands....she's your girl! Kristi really understands dogs and how they think , which helped me understand dog mind. It's very helpful when trying to train your pup. She comes very prepared, is patient, and my little Bentley just loved her. She was able to get him to do things I've never seen before...it was very interesting to see. I was able to continue all the stuff she taught Bentley in just a short time. Dogs respond to her! My Bentley is a completely different dog...thank you Kristi!
Throw Me a Bone, LLC's reply
I appreciate the glowing review, Christine. It is my passion to help educate people so they may have the best possible relationship with their dog(s). Kudos to you, as well, because you had to follow through and put everything I suggested or demonstrated into practice. So glad Bentley is making progress and we were successful. He is a sweet boy, and I love him back! It has been a pleasure to get to know both of you, and I am happy you found/hired me on Thumbtack. Best wishes to all of you!
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Christine K.

Mar 5, 2018

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If we could give higher than 5 stars to Kristi we would. She is awesome! We could see improvement in Harley right away while Kristi was still training him, and showing us. She is so kind and caring. She taught us so many techniques to use, and she didn't make us feel like we were bad pet owners. We just have a puppy that has a lot of energy that needs rules and guidelines. We are looking forward to her coming back to keep us on track as well as Harley and teach us more techniques to having a well-behaved dog.

Details: 1 dog • 1 - 2 years old • Large (41 - 70 lbs) • Private dog training lessons • Aggressive behavior modification • Leash pulling • Biting • The dog trainer travels to me

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Bethany P.

Aug 6, 2017

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Kristi has been wonderful, offering valuable training for our new puppy along with practical tips for dealing with some issues that our older dog has as well. We appreciate her patience and dog training experience and would highly recommend her to anyone in the market for dog training!
Throw Me a Bone, LLC's reply
Thank you very much for the nice review. I have enjoyed working with you, Mike, Rogue (and Belle) during our training sessions. SO GLAD to reconnect with you and Mike via dog training. You are making wonderful progress with Rogue. Keep up the good work!
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