Testimonial
I just wanted to say I spoke with the dog walker and she said Haylie is doing so well, she said she is like a different dog - not pulling or dragging down the street, she is enjoyable to walk. Same with (my 10 yr old daughter) Bella. I don't have to worry as much about her getting pulled into the street and Bella can take Haylie on longer walks. I think the combination of the harness and the
re-directing is helping Haylie. We thought we were going to have to give her away and now she is like a
new dog and we see a light at the end. I can have my 80 year old dad walk Haylie and not get dragged down the street! Finally! We still have work to do but she is doing so great. Thanks so much!
~ Val from Cape Elizabeth
Another HUGE thank you to you!!. We won the Advanced class with a 98!! She started to wander a bit going to the first sign and I thought oh crap. Then I said trust her when you call her back. Miracles she listened and kept listening. Thank you, thank you for all your help. We never could have gotten this far without you!
~ Sheryl from New Gloucester
Just wanted to drop you a line to thank you for the awesome class! Money well spent! You made it a fun, judgement free zone which meant the world to us and our girl. The continued support and caring you provide gave us hope. You made us feel like everything is doable and you’re always a phone call or text away. As a class we were all on the same boat and it felt good to know that we were all Team Addie, Pepper ,Ringo ,Lucy , Nina & Nash. You haven’t seen the last of us! : ) You will absolutely be our go to trainer and we’ll probably put Addie’s fur brother through a class next time around. I’m so glad we found you and will definitely be singing your praises any chance we get! : )
~ Laura from Standish
I signed my dog Corbin up for the Beginner Dog Training class and was amazed at how much he improved in just a six week course. From the first night I learned new things I could start implementing into our daily routine, and over time I saw him begin to focus and respond to commands better than he ever had before. The structure of Carolyn's training is such that both dog and owner are entertained but not overwhelmed, which was perfect for a pup as rowdy as mine! I am now much better equipped to train my dog on my own and would highly recommend the Beginner Dog Training course to anyone looking to improve their dog's behavior!
~ Mike from Portland
I am feeling much more optimistic after meeting with you. My daughter and her family came over yesterday afternoon and I practiced the Glance & Reward to keep him calm when they came into the house and then having him wait until we gave him permission to go say hello and it was amazing!! He is usually so excited and barking and crazy but he did really, really great!
~ Wendy from Lewiston
I always recommend you and your class to everyone I know with a puppy. I benefited so much, even more than 7 years later we used what we learned in puppy class.
~ Cindi from Portland
"After working with you for just one short hour gave me all kinds of confidence that we can work through this behavior with Oban. That's half the battle!”
~ Annette from Windham ME
"Really fun! Many thanks for all you do- you make my life with my dogs even better!"
~ Holly from Scarborough
Thank you so much for all your expertise you shared during the recent Beginner Dog Training class. We have experienced many different methods of training over the years, but this class was by far the best. Your techniques make so much sense and are extremely effective. The classes were a lot of fun and so quiet - it was a wonderful learning environment for the dogs. I appreciated the small class size which allowed you the opportunity to focus on specific issues.
~ Candice from Buxton
Marcus graduated from his Intermediate class yesterday. What a FANTASTIC class with Carolyn Lindsey Ross. Every class filled with such practical skills in the company of 7-8 other dogs and wonderful people. Love how Carolyn fills every class with a variety of fun ways to practice critical skills. I am certain that's why Marcus does SO well in public. It's one thing to practice skills at home and a whole different thing in public with so many dogs and people. Love how you individualize advice to each person in class Carolyn. So worth 3 hrs of driving for each class. Thanks so much and I look forward to more after a Wag It Camp break.
~ Rita from Winslow,ME
Thank you for the help, it was nice to hear from a professional. But also - instead of being anxious, nervous, or worried about her future, I can confidently work on molding all the desired qualities.
In just one session, she was really working on being more engaged with me...it was quite interesting to see her (later on) bring me other toys to see if I wanted to play...I see her engaging more with me now! All the dogs got involved and wanted to participate.
Now that I am less concerned about the growling and seeing how clever she is, my heart has opened.....I am learning to stay focused and also relax.
~ Holly from Gorham
By the way, when we left class on Tuesday, you mentioned that you were pleased to see me do a couple of tricks that you taught me. Bottom line is that you taught me just about everything other than
sit, down and heel! So, it's all your inspiration and expertise!
It's really fun, and we play with the tricks a lot. Bailey now expects to do a series of tricks for his morning slices of banana!! And we have fun walking down the street doing throughs, arounds, spins, front crosses and whatever else. I thank you and so does Bailey.
~ Lois from Portland
Who knew the real world benefits of training? Jem, a 1 yr old Australian Cattle Dog, and I have been playing Wag-It Games (Obstacles and Shadow Skill) with Carolyn for about 6 months.
Jem is an extremely physical dog and has always delighted in stealing gloves…sometimes with the hand still in it! Last winter this led to a lot of cold hands out on the x-country ski trails and a happy dog running just out of reach with the glove…but no longer.
It occurred to me that she should be bringing that glove back to me so I asked and, miracle of miracles, she did and now regularly brings whatever she snitches right back to us!
Add that to all of the other real world benefits – Jem totally cued in to us, awesome recall, calm, happy, obedient dog – along with just plain fun classes and we could not be happier that we found Carolyn and Dog Sense!
~ Pam from Dayton
I had never trained any dogs prior to joining the Beginner Class with my two year old dog. I figured that the dog and I would both have a terrible time and most likely be asked to leave the class as we both would be untrainable, what with the learning the commands, learning how to handle the dog on a leash the correct way, and having other dogs in the class.
I have to say that Carolyn’s training technique of humans is WONDERFUL and her technique with DOG IS EVEN BETTER! I learned so much from her on how to train myself and train my dog that working daily with my dog at home and weekly attendance at class was a pleasure.
I would recommend Carolyn’ classes to everyone who has a dog, no matter what age the human or dog happen to be.
~ Ron from Portland
Teaching her to relax on cue has been an invaluable tool. I'm so proud of the many changes I have seen in her over the past couple of months & will continue to strive for higher achievements with both of my dogs. Thank you so much for everything. You make learning simple & straightforward & explain yourself very well.
~ Angela from Hollis
Carolyn is great! She is so motivated and excited to help her human and animal students succeed. Leash walking is generally stress free and fun now that I've been taught how to make walking my dog into a game of training instead of pulling. Besides, like Carolyn says "It's a game to them."