Welcome to our new page dedicated to our students and their comments!
"Hey Betsy,
.... We have learned
a lot in your classes and Mogy is handling himself much better.
We went to Oakland for a 5K and half marathon race the kids were
entered in yesterday and we received several comments about how well
behaved Mogy was sitting beside us in the shade. He let 3 new people
pat him after a time adjusting. My husband was quite impressed with
his manners, he did need some correcting when a stranger would
first approach us, but with a couple quick [corrections] he would sit and let
us chat with them. I never thought we would be able to take him out
publicly without a muzzle. I thank you for all your help and attention
in classes.
Mogy and I will continue to work. I know he is still a work in progress; I mean we are a work in progress!
Thank you for sharing your expertise with us. You truly are a special animal person and dog lover.
Grateful Student,
Mogy's mom- Lisa McClintock"
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I have had dogs all of my life. I have taken formal obedience training in the
past but never with the positive results that I have had from “Back to
Basics”. I live on a main thoroughfare
with a supermarket parking lot right next door.
Because I have been able to establish the “obedient control” that Betsy
refers to (knowing that regardless of the distractions I will be able to call
my dogs to me and they will respond) my
dogs can enjoy being off lead in my side yard.
I do not have to rely on treats or any other form of rewards. Just my voice and the proper command are all
that I need. Thank you Betsy for
teaching me how to establish the trust and respect between dog and handler that
I now enjoy with my dogs. From Grace and Storm's Dad, Scott Trowbridge.
Happy Valentine's Day from Hailey, Henry, Paige, and Dory (Machias)
