Training Program: Private Session
Hometown: Mystic, CT
Our beloved dog, Oliver, is a three-year-old Springer Spaniel.
His energy is endless, and he is just a big goof. However, Oliver has a strange guarding issue – he loves tissues and paper products!
At it’s worst, his guarding behaviors went too far, and he bit my husband, my mother, and me in the course of two years.
A big part of the story is that we have a toddler. As a family, we decided that Oliver needed help if he was to stay in the family. But, we simply had no idea what to do or where to begin.
We initially signed up for Private Session In-Home training with Brian.
The very first day Brian came to our home, we saw changes in Oliver. At the time, Ollie was taking medication for anxiety, but it didn’t seem to make much difference. He was very nervous at first but responded well to Brian.
After much discussion, it became clear that Ollie actually needed more help than we had anticipated or could provide for him ourselves. So we sent him to the Canine Behavior Training – Board & Train Program – for six weeks.
I was afraid that if we didn’t make this level of commitment to Ollie, he wouldn’t be able to stay in our home if we didn’t.
Ollie came back for a short visit after four weeks, and he was like a new dog! His permanent return two weeks later showed even more progress.
Oliver is a work in progress, and we continue to work with him every day. Brian’s techniques have proved very successful, and we couldn’t be happier.
He is now off his medication, still goofy, and we’re proud to have him as a member of our family.
Nick, Meredith, and Charlotte
Mystic, CT
Email: boltm77@yahoo.com
