Your Mannerly Mutt

Upon bringing home our second Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy Rufus, we quickly learned he was going to be much different than our 9 year old Ridgeback Ginger. Ginger really needed NO training at all. She simply did what we asked her when we asked her to do it. We had some training tools under our belt from Ginger, however, within a week of having Rufus, we threw our hands in the air and were at a loss. I googled obedience trainers in Delaware County and Michelle’s site was the first to pop up. Just glancing at her site, I was impressed and called her right away. She was able to schedule us for 6 weeks of in home and one on one training within a week of my initial call to her! At first, we were very skeptical about clicker training, but quickly learned that this style of training is no joke! It’s safe, it’s humane and most important of all, it’s completely effective! She is extremely knowledgable in her field and is probably one of the most patient people I have ever met. She offers beginner, intermediate and CGC classes and in addition, offers Nose Work classes which Ginger loves! Michelle is always available by cell, text or email whenever I have a question or need advice. I would absolutely recommend her to ANYONE and Ginger and Rufus are in love with her! Rufus needs lots of training and structure every day but Michelle has given us the tools and skills to make our puppy boy the best «little» man he can be.

We got our very active lab mix puppy back in September and immediately began looking for a trainer. After reviewing a lot of trainers in the area, we chose Michelle due to her use of positive reinforcement training and a great phone conversation we had with her. Our dog is currently in the Canine Good Citizen class after successfully completing beginner and intermediate obedience classes. He has also done a six week nose work class with Michelle which he absolutely loved. We will continue to use Michelle’s services and refer her to our friends and family!