I decided to look into obedience training and found Kindred Souls from the recommendations of many of my neighbors. We had had Patches for 10 months at this time and I thought it might be too late. I remember calling and talking to Pete and asking him if there was any hope for Patches and he assured me it was never too late to train a dog.

I was very excited to get to our first class, I learned so much about the way I was confusing the dog and I felt very confident on the exercises we would be doing for homework. I was determined to have a well behaved dog. The first night we did our homework was a disaster. Patches had been a rescue and did not like to be picked up or touched on his legs. As I started the doggie sit ups he growled ferociously at me and bit me. I was scared to try it again. I didn’t know what to do so I called Pete and he told me to stop training and immediately gave me a couple of alternatives to try the next day. I followed all of his advice and it worked out perfectly. I am so proud of Patches and the progress he has made. Recently we were bringing groceries into the house and Patches slipped out and started running away without a leash. I immediately yelled the order “Patches Down” and he dropped to the ground. Now when a dog is walking by I can give him the down command until he settles down so my house is no longer being destroyed.

I am so happy with our choice of Kindred Souls because everyone there really knows what they’re talking about and cares about the dogs.

Thanks,

Karen Ortley