What’s Up Dog?

Artemis and I love our appointments with Sara. She’s as good at teaching me as Artemis (6 month Doberman pup). We look forward to learning new things and Sara’s gentle ways of teaching every week. We go home and practice the new lessons until the next appointment.
This batch of sessions was my birthday present to myself. We plan to get another batch of sessions for our Christmas present.
Sara is great. I highly recommend her. My Doberman puppy Artemis is so well behaved. We go out regularly to restaurants and the beach. Artemis lays calmly at the table while we eat thanks to what we’ve learned from Sara. People constantly compliment Artemis amazing manners.

My pooch and I have been working with Sara for 3 weeks (with 4 more visits scheduled). As someone who is new to dog land, I am grateful to work with Sara, who has been so good at interpreting my dog’s language for me.
I adopted Miss Betty from OAS. She got progressively more fearful in her 2 months with us and ultimately wouldn’t leave our yard anymore. I didn’t know how to help her and the situation was untenable for both Betty and me. Although Betty still has a long way to go on her path to confidence and happy walking, I see steady improvement each week. Instead of dismay, I am feeling hopeful and more patient with my nervous gal.
I have found Sara to be professional, kind, clear, communicative. She has been punctual to our appointments and responsive to a couple mid-​week questions. I am looking forward to the rest of our training sessions!

Very disappointed that we got a no show for our appointment this morning. I scheduled it weeks in advance and got a confirmation email that we were on the calendar. VERY unprofessional and poor business practices from this company. My mom even took a day off from work to be present for the training.
I would not recommend this company to ANYONE who is looking for a professional to train their dog. You will get stuck looking for a new trainer after waiting weeks for your appointment. Not only did Sara not show, we got no email or phone call telling us they wouldn’t be coming. WE called and emailed and still haven’t heard back.
ONLY GETTING ONE STAR BECAUSE Unilocal WON’T ALLOW YOU TO POST WITHOUT ONE.

I can’t rave about Sara enough! She has been working with us and our adolescent pitbull for the last few months and it has made a huge difference. We are MUCH more comfortable reading our dog’s cues and helping him through stressful situations. That has made all of us much more calm and confident! Sara obviously knows her stuff and very importantly for us, feels comfortable with pitbulls. Her experience has been invaluable to us.

I was disappointed! I did not get the professionalism I expected after I scheduled an appointment with Sara a month in advance as she was not available! I patiently waited for the day of the appointment, in fact, I took time off from work to accommodate this appointment. Unfortunately, 45 minutes before the appointment Sara emails INSTEAD OF CALLING to cancel the appointment because of «personal» issue she had!
Unbelievable! I found another trainer who was available the same week I called… I wish I had never wasted my time waiting for Sara to come to my house.
If I made an appointment a month ago I expect you to show up otherwise you should try to resolve the situation by sending someone else as this was the trainer’s fault that my dog didn’t get help!!!
Her website perceives her as professional but I didn’t experience that at all… Here’s a word of advice… try calling the person who is willing to pay for your services instead of emailing…
I recommend using Bark Busters, I had Don Welsh come out and help us!

We recently moved to the area with our rescue dog, and knew we would want to start fresh on our work with him around fear of new people a being territorial. Thank goodness we found Sara and the What’s Up Dog team!
Sara is truly an expert in dog training and behavior. She provided us with an amazing initial assessment that opened our eyes. We were given tools, tricks and resources that began working for us the very first day. Since then, we have learned so much and are able to enjoy our beloved dog even more than ever before.
Training sessions are super informative and great value for the money. Sara is a find!

A couple months ago Sara gave Buffy and I some training and advice about living with another dog – a first for Buffy, an 11 year old pit bull who has always been the only dog in the house.
After one session with Buffy and a very thorough training with me, Sara gave me the tools and confidence to work with Buffy and Mylie together. I followed Sara’s advice to a the T and now the dogs and the house are tranquil and cozy. Buffy still doesn’t want to be Mylie’s best friend, but not only is it a non issue when Mylie comes home, Buffy lets her in the bedroom and even on the bed where they blissfully nap in between walks and time in the back yard together. They have even been seen together on the couch.
Now it’s time for Sara to tackle Buffy’s barking at the dryer buzzer. :)

Sara has been a fantastic help with our recently adopted black lab. He was obviously undersocialized and nervous around other dogs. Her vast experience working with challenging dogs has really helped us understand how we can help our «Q» overcome his fears. Sara obviously loves what she does and is incredibly patient and helpful. She is tolls a sense of confidence in the dog and their owners. We have already seen a noticable improvement in his reactions towards other dogs and we feel much more comfortable walking him.

We love Sara! She has really helped us and our dog, Franklin with walks and becoming less reactive to other dogs. Her reward based training techniques really work, and while it has not been easy, we have absolutely seen amazing benefits from the work we have put in.
Sara has a great rapport with dogs. We have been so amazed with her ability to understand the behavioral psychology behind Franklin’s reactions (read: fear!) when to us, and others, it looks like anger or aggression.
We tried several other trainers and they just didn’t have what we needed. Sara is excellent and passionate about her job and is especially knowledgeable about pit bulls. She helped us recognized what we were doing to reinforce Franklin’s behavior and what we need to do to change that. Practice, practice, practice!
She also puts an emphasis on training being fun for you and the pooch. Because really, you’re not going to want to do it if it seems like a chore.

Sara was great with our Boston Terrier, Wally. She is very hands on, helpful, encouraging and kind. She is patient with new puppy parents since we too are learning. I would recommend Sara to anyone who is looking for training! Even months after our training session, I still email Sara with questions about Wally.

Sugar and I had our first training session with Sara today and we loved it! Sugar just adored Sara and treats.
Sara has been great to get a hold of via email and she was on time for our appointment. I like her training style and tips… she explains everything clearly shows you what you need to do and writes out a plan so you remember what you need to do training wise before the next visit.
I’ve signed up for 4 personal training sessions and I’m sure Sugar will be wonderfully behaved in not time!