Satisfied Dog Parents. Happier Dogs.

My sessions with Ashley have made a big difference in my daily life with our dog, Logan. With Ashley's help, I achieved my goal of living harmoniously with Logan, plus experiencing more pleasure walking him. Logan is a boxer/ bull mastiff mix and quite a handsome, powerful, mischievous character. I chose private lessons with Ashley as I was at my wit's end. 

I had previously attended a seven week group puppy training class with another dog trainer that was frustrating for both Logan and I. We didn't progress very far as I couldn't control Logan. But I wasn't ready to give up. Logan came into my home unexpectedly and I was determined to try to learn how to handle him. 

Right from the start Ashley asked the right questions and listened to my issues and needs. She cared about us and that came through in her helpful comments and suggestions. Her approach to provide training sessions in our yard, in our house and walking on our neighbourhood streets was just what we needed. Ashley worked closely with us and every session yielded immediate improvements. Of course, the most important change was with me. I had an underlying fear of large dogs and that likely contributed to me not behaving in an assertive manner with Logan. I also didn't know what to do since the techniques from the puppy class failed to help me get Logan to listen to me. 

The sessions with Ashley, increased my confidence and helped me to gain Logan's respect as she showed me appropriate methods to stop his jumping, mouthing and pulling behaviours. Through the training sessions, I realized that as I gained confidence and relaxed, I also showed more affection towards Logan. I actually had a woman cross St Anne's Rd to see Logan and comment on how much love she could see between us as we walked. Of course life with Logan or with anyone, human or animal, is not perfect every day, but I now feel relaxed and happy to have Logan as part of the family.

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Janet C. and Logan

Janet C. & Logan

Our family got our first dog, a Golden Retriever, last summer. It was a steep learning curve as Bailey was only 8 weeks old when we got her and she has a very dominant nature. We didn’t realize how much training was involved to get our puppy to be a polite and well-behaved dog that everyone enjoys being around. Many times we were exasperated and frustrated. We knew we needed help and so we hired Ashley Reid as our trainer. She came highly recommended, and didn’t let us down. The idea of having a trainer come to our house and go on walks with us and work with Bailey in the yard and all the places we normally took her was much preferred to an obedience class in some building elsewhere. Bailey behaved quite well indoors but got over-excited outdoors and on walks and was difficult to handle so it was useful to actually work with her outdoors when needed. It was also great that our children could participate in some of the sessions so we could all be doing the same things with Bailey, as consistency is key. Ashley worked with us on whatever we told her the main problem of the moment was. She followed up each training session with a detailed e-mail about things to work on (homework) until our next session. We posted these on our frig so the entire family knew what to do with Bailey. Ashley is extremely knowledgeable about all types of dogs, very patient and a good listener. She is passionate and caring about dogs and about helping owners understand and enjoy their dogs more than they already do. Her techniques were simple and easy to implement since we were more than willing to put in the time required. After only four sessions virtually all the difficult behaviours and problems we were experiencing with Bailey were solved, or at least we knew exactly what to do if they were to crop up again. We are extremely glad we hired Ashley to help us to train our dog and you will be too.
Darlene & Don and Bailey

Darlene, Don & Bailey

Ashley is a wonderful dog training teacher, her positive reinforcement training worked wonderfully for the dogs and owners. She gave all of us great tips that worked well with all of our different dog personalities . I really appreciated Ashley's willingness to help after class with some issue that we had with our dog .
Thanks Ashley for everything .

Kim & Izzy