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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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Services offered
Dog training package

Puppy training

Aggressive behavior modification

General obedience training

Therapy or service dog training

Dog size

Extra Small (1 - 15 lbs)

Small (16 - 25 lbs)

Medium (26 - 40 lbs)

Large (41 - 70 lbs)

Dog training type

Private lessons

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Reviews

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

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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.

Dog Training
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Liz M.

Feb 7, 2019

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Kristi is so patient and knowledgeable. She made sure I understood everything before she left. I have lots of literature and homework. Kristi is very thorough. My new rescue has never had any training and doesn't know how to function without a constant human companion. We have seen such an improvement in just 24 hrs that I know it won't be long before our fur babies get along, and Buffy learns to be a dog. Turns out we needed training as well. Kristi has been in constant contact to make sure all is going well. Such a blessing!

Details: 2 dogs • 2 - 10 years old • Extra Small (1 - 15 lbs) • Private dog training lessons • Aggressive behavior modification • The dog trainer travels to me

Dog Training
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Susie S.

Jun 20, 2020

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My husband and I really enjoyed working with Kristi. We liked that she came to our home so we could work with where we deal with our dogs everyday , not in a store or building. Kristi was calm, kind but firm with our dogs and was at our home for over 4 hours. Kristi is available for questions and concerns after the training and for follow up visits which we will be doing when our schedules permit. I would highly recommend Kristi. Susie & Rich

Details: 1 - 2 years old • Extra Small (1 - 15 lbs) • Private lessons • Aggressive behavior modification • Biting • Barking • Chewing • Leash pulling • Destructive behavior • My home, venue, etc.

Dog Training
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CONNIE H.

Aug 10, 2016

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So Amazing !!! After one visit my dog knew how to sit and lay on command. Kristi knows what she is doing and is an expert !! She really cares so much about my dog and helps me by answering all my questions. She is always open to providing help and has many solutions to any of my concerns with my dog. I could not have asked for a better person to train my new puppy and look forward to every class. I am so Happy to have found Kristi !!! She is wonderful and I would recommend her to anyone who wants to train their dog with kindness and understanding. It's truly amazing to watch. I plan to call her "The dog Whisper er" Call her you will be so happy that you did !!!!
Throw Me a Bone, LLC's reply
Oh my Connie, thank you for the glowing review! I must send a lot of the credit for your success back your way, because both you and Kiwi are wonderful students! I enjoy every session with the two of you, as well. Just so people understand, I should not be equated with "The Dog Whisperer" methods, which I totally disagree with and would never use. I am all about kind, gentle, force-free methods. :)
Dog Training
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Kira C.

Apr 30, 2017

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Dog Training
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