We moved up to Warwick NY this past March with our two cats and two dogs.  Sammy (Tan and Black) was part of a litter of pups that were abandoned in the Bronx and saved by the ASPCA.  We adopted this handsome and sweet boy when he was 4 months old from Biscuits & Bath Upper East Side and he is now 1.5 years old.  Cha Cha was a stray found roaming the streets of Brooklyn and we adopted this precious little girl when she was 7 months old from Sugar Mutts Rescue she is now 1 year.

When we moved to Warwick we noticed that Cha Cha was incredibly fearful of strangers.  And that Sammy was becoming very territorial of both our property and the two of us.  Cha Cha would bark at a person she didn’t know continually and would run at them then turn away.  Sammy would bark at people we walked past during our walks for no reason.  When I walked both dogs on my own it was really difficult to control them (100 lbs of dog is tough to handle for one person) We weren’t sure what to do – and decided we should call upon a specialist in dog behavior to help.  Canine Case squad was recommended to us by a number of people including our vet.  So I called Shari and set up our very first appointment – which was a 2-hour behavioral consult and observation at our home.

Right away we noticed Shari’s confidence and leadership over our two dogs.  In that first two hours we learned more about a dogs mentality, history, and our role as pack leaders than we had learned ever before.  From this first session we were given a number of pack leadership tools that are alleviating both dog’s dominance and fear.  Her knowledge and ability to convey it to us was absolutely outstanding.  Her love for dogs is obvious and our dogs absolutely love Aunt Shari. 

We then decided to sign both dogs up to 5 weeks of obedience training.  Shari came to our home each week and spent 45 minutes to 1 hour with us on what we’ve deemed our daily training walk.  The dogs now heel when we walk, sit when a car is passing on command, will submit to a down position upon command and have great recall. 

All of this training takes work on the dog owners’ part – a lot of work.  However the results in seeing our two dogs develop into healthy, stable and happy dogs is well worth all of it.  We highly recommend Canine Case Squad to any dog owner for behavior or obedience training.  To be honest any dog owner regardless of their dog situation would benefit from the tools provided by Shari and Dan.

Barbara, Greg, Sammy and Cha Cha

Dan and Shari:

Shannon and I wanted to let you know how valuable we feel that your training has been for us. When we got Madrid, our Doberman puppy born in June 2008, we felt it would be very important for us to know how to work with her so that by the time she was full grown, she'd be well-behaved - no biting, aggression, dominance, out-of-control walks etc. Your training has given us the knowledge and skills to establish our family-pack where Madrid is learning her place and where we have a framework to address whatever behavior issues present themselves. Madrid is a very high-energy puppy and tests us constantly, but as we apply your direction we're seeing that she's responding to our lead: she amazes our friends with how long she's able to hold a 'stay' with all kinds of distractions (including treats placed on her paws!); she walks with us in a heel position on a consistent basis and when she does buck against it, we're able to restore order relatively quickly; and in all sorts of every day situations we're able to get her into a calm-submissive mindset where we can work with her as needed. We look forward to off-leash training in the future and would whole-heartedly recommend your services to everyone!

Warm regards,

Pat & Shannon M.

Hi Guys!
Tye continues to do very well.  We are slowly taking him off the Prozac and he hasn't had any negative behaviors. He approaches other dogs in a friendly manner and eagerly seeks attention from people.  Aside from making new friends at the Senior Residence, he recently accompanied me on a "rally" to fight for my health benefits at my place of employment.  Tye wore a placket and attracted much attention.  It's hard to believe that our neglected, abused, anxiety ridden Standard Poodle is now so calm and friendly.  Thank you for helping us to become a "pack" and teaching us how to be the "alpha" that Tye deserves since his rescue.  We will never forget our experience working with your "pack" and truly thank you for the wonderful family you have helped us to create.

THANK YOU

Ginny and Eric

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