Sunshine School For Dogs LLC

I had the opportunity to work with SuAnn this summer as her intern. SuAnn uses a very comprehensive approach to dog training. She is extremely knowledgeable and experienced in what she does, and her daughter, Sarah, is very skilled as well!
If you decide to go with Sunshine School for Dogs, your puppy will learn obedience AND agility. SuAnn uses a very positive approach to training– she rewards dogs for good behavior instead of punishing them when they misbehave. This technique is much, much more effective and much better for your relationship with your puppy. Through the use of positive reinforcement, your puppy will begin to trust you and good behavior will follow.
Having helped with multiple classes and graduations, I can say with confidence that SuAnn is a dog whisperer if I’ve ever seen one! There wasn’t a single behavioral issue she couldn’t fix. During the first class, most of the puppies didn’t know a single command, but by the last class/​graduation, the young pups were flying through the agility course with ease, showing off new tricks, and obeying commands without any treats or extra incentive. Most of her canine students graduate to be AKC Certified Star Puppies or Canine Good Citizens.
If you are seeking a fun, friendly, and interactive class where you and your dog will receive individual attention, SuAnn’s class is the perfect choice. You and your puppy will learn invaluable skills, and your relationship will be strengthened along the way.

This review is long overdue! We finished our 8 week dog therapy class in April & we had a wonderful experience! Su Anne is the best at what she does… so knowledgeable, professional, & organized. She is a dog whisperer! My 4 year old dog, Millie (Labrador Retriever) is now certified as a therapy dog & we plan to start our volunteer this work with Gabriel’s Angels. We have a new puppy on the way & we will be signing that dog up for obedience school with her immediately!!! On top of the great experience, she makes it fun with all the personal touches from musical chairs with dogs to personalized graduation diploma! So much fun!!!

I simply cannot believe Terry R’s one star review for this magnificent school!
On the advice of a friend, we took our new pup to Sunshine School to learn obedience and stop a few bad habits. The school is owned and taught by Sue Anne, a wonderful, truly magical, caring women who is most certainly a dog whisperer.
Sue Ann’s back yard is a dog paradise, with an-​ever changing
obstacle course, toys and treats. She owns several spectacular,
show dogs and her young daughter, who also helped with the
training sessions, successfully showed and handled one of them
at the Westminster Kennel Club event in New York the year before.
The classes were small, 8 dogs in ours, extremely affordable and were held in the evening after work for 6 weeks, so I cannot speak about day sessions… and Sue Ann certainly cannot control the weather! The classes were full of individual lessons by Sue Ann, always correcting us in a kind, constructive way when we made mistakes working with our dog. THE PURPOSE WAS TO GET OUR PUP TO RESPOND TO US, NOT TO SUE ANN!
Yes there was an extensive. lesson book that was added to each week with fun training games and exercises even we could do at home to carry on what we learned at class… AND YES TERRY, YOU NEED TO DO HOMEWORK WITH YOUR PUPPY IF YOU EXPECT HIM TO REMEMBER WHAT HE LEARNED IN CLASS !!! The book also included great information and tips about taking care of our dog and helping him stay healthy and happy. I have leant the book to friends who were having problems with their dogs with reports back of great results.
On the night of our last class there was even a real, graduation ceremony with a doggie stage, special awards for each pup and pomp and circumstance playing in the background.
Bottom line; our little guy learned a whole lot and we did too.
Riley is very sad now that he isn’t going back to Sue Anne’s wonderful school to learn fun things with her and his classmates.
It seems what we have here in this negative review is an owner no one can ever please.
If you have a new pup and want to start him or her out right, I can’t think of a better, or more rewarding place to do it than Sunshine School for Dogs.

Sunshine school for dogs is the best! SueAnn is wonderful to work with. She is so helpful and patient with the dogs. I have seen such great improvements in my dogs’ behavior. I would recommended Sunshine School for Dogs to anyone!