Miracle Worker
“If Hollywood ever makes a remake of the movie titled "The Miracle Worker", it most assuredly should be starring YOU!
Here's why: We adopted a beautiful black, one year old, pure Labrador retriever from the Humane Society last month. We were told by the counselor that this dog was extremely active and aggressive and would require intensive exercise and handling. The counselor then inquired as to whether my wife and I, both over sixty, felt we could handle this dog. Both my wife and I poo-pooed those admonitions and we had no doubts that we could handle him. HOW WRONG WE WERE! We took him home and…. he immediately became the active, aggressive animal that the counselor had warned us about. In addition to accidentally knocking my wife down on several occasions, he chewed everything in sight, kept jumping on people, and acted like what he really was - a one year old 66 pound puppy.
We were ready to give Max back to the Humane Society, but you suggested that you would take Max to your home for one week to be intensively trained by you. I was personally not convinced that you could really do anything on a long lasting basis in only seven days. In fact, while he was away at training, I called the HS to find out what days they received animals for return. However, you returned Max to us on Saturday, May 5, and it is almost impossible to believe that this is the same animal that left our home ONLY 7 DAYS AGO! The miracle is that we now have a wonderful, obedient, controlled dog that is exactly what we had hoped and envisioned he would be when we adopted him. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Jason!”
Kindest regards,
Shirley & Stan S. |
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Max
 Max was eight weeks old when he came to live with us. He was from a large litter and one of the last puppies to leave his mom. Max was a curious puppy. He had to check out every stone, stick and person in his community. But one day on a walk one day he was chased and bitten by a large Newfoundland. The wounds healed but he became increasingly sensitive to new places, people and was scared of any dog he encountered.
After a distressful visit to his vet, we were informed that he had fear aggression and they recommended we contact a professional trainer. We tried working with a couple of trainers but were not successful unless we had a pocketful of treats. Max did not respond well to this type of training so we looked for another program. Luckily we found Canine Dimensions.
Maryanne came to our home, explained the program, answered our questions and took Max for a walk. I was absolutely shocked when I saw Max and Maryanne coming up the street looking like the best behaved dog and confident master in the world. We followed Maryanne's directions, read the workbook many times, followed Maryanne's handling techniques and Max became less frightened and more secure.
Max now has a friend named Sparky (golden retriever) who walks and plays with him often. He no longer barks as if he is going to attack, he meets people with his tail wagging and finds the world is not so scary after all. I cannot thank Maryanne and Canine Dimensions enough for the direction, information and training they provided for both Max and our family.
I have received the best instructions and training that is available. We thank you Maryanne! Max says "Life is Good!" Sharon W., Middlebury, VT |