We decided on Sit Means Sit because our dog was very reactive to other animals. We did a three week day train program with Josh, and after the first session she had significant improvement on not only reactivity but focus and increased obedience skills. Josh was always helpful and during the dedicated time to work under supervision he always gave us tips and pointed out the little things that we did as owners that were more counterproductive or reinforced the behavior we did not want our dog to do. The owner Mike had also given us an extra training session to work on exposure to other dogs working around her before transitional classes. Everyone was incredibly helpful and positive. Our dog was previously surrendered to a shelter for her reactivity and negative response to other training sessions with her previous owners,but seeing her happy to work on training and go to her program really shows how their positive approach can make all the difference. Training is done in a controlled way and helps build confidence in the dog and owner. No question is a silly question when trying to help your dog be better in their journey and the trainers are always happy to answer them in sessions or if they pop up while working outside of them. Would highly recommend for animal reactive dogs, especially since they are one of the very few places I have found in my search for training that does not throw the dog in the middle of a dog park or other high stress and uncontrolled situations.
-Shae P.