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March 2024 by Pauline Eadie
Sophie is the Mary Poppins of dogs! We rescued a SUPER ENERGETIC JUMPING HOUND puppy and we needed help. We reached out to Sophie & she offered some advice even before our first session. In our first session she had our puppy under control in under five minutes! We included our entire family in all the sessions. We all listened to Sophie’s training advice and reasoning behind it. It was a very lovely experience and we are forever grateful to Sophie for helping us. ??
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March 2024 by Cortney
Five stars for Sophie who helped tame our two rescue pups, Sausage and Bacon. They came with quite a bit of anxiety and bad habits and Sophie was wonderfully patient with both. Highly recommend!
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March 2024 by William Anthony
Sophie is the best dog trainer I can imagine. She knows dogs—and their owners! she uses the time extremely well and covers all the bases in a full hour. her training manual with its tips on useful products is an invaluable asset. now it’s up to us to continue to practice her dog-sensitive (kind) approach to puppy training. I was a teacher for almost two decades and I recognize excellent teachers. Sophie could easily have her own podcast show. highly recommend!!
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March 2024 by Joe Tippins
Sophie is fantastic! Before we adopted our puppy I'd inquired into Sophie's training services and she offered great advice on things to consider when meeting a puppy and bringing them home. In addition, Sophie is incredibly responsive. Within 2 days of brining our puppy home we'd scheduled a training session with Sophie at our house and it went incredibly well. Sophie spends as much time training the owners as she does the pups and explains what motivates puppies, what scares puppies, etc very well. Lastly, following our training session I had a couple follow-up questions that I emailed her and she responded within the hour and gave great, detailed advice. I highly recommend Sophie!
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March 2024 by Sari Kadison-Shapiro
Sophie is a wonderful and effective trainer. (I’ve had several). She showed us how to use the Halti, which is more substantial than the Gentle Leader. It’s also a bit more complicated. And, for the first time ever, my 110 lb Lab did not pull! He walked with us like a dream! It was like magic. Sophie was very up and positive and really seemed to like my dog, despite her being around the same weight (!). She had treats and toys we had never seen before, and she sent links to them afterwards. My husband said that TINO thought the circus had come to town.I really cannot recommend her enough!
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March 2024 by Tim Benton
Sophie is truly a miracle worker. Our three legged rescue needed help getting on a ramp to be able to get into our car. After an hour working with Sophie, he is an expert at going up and down the ramp. Highly recommend!
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March 2024 by Erica Smith
Sophie is very effective at training the (family) trainers! We have learned so much to help our now 14 wk old Portuguese Water Dog Marlee! After 3 sessions, she has a solid foundation for basic commands and some recall. You can learn as much as you want with Sophie. Sophie will help you have a great relationship with your dog if you are a willing student. She really is a puppy whisperer. I highly recommend. We will use her again for off lead training. Thank you Sophie!
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March 2024 by Kyle Griffee
Sophie is absolutely amazing! I contacted her for help with my dog’s anxiety, and in the first session she taught me new skills and methods for training that gave instant results. I can’t wait for our next session!
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March 2024 by Mike Meyers
Sophie is so much more than a dog trainer. She's a dog behaviorist. And possibly, a mentalist! She got into my dog's head and figured out a kind, gentle and permanent way to teach her to stop thinking every stick and toy in the universe belonged to HER! Hire Sophie. She'll be the last trainer you'll ever need!
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March 2024 by Alex G
Sophie is great! I recently adopted a dog who is anxious around kids. I have little cousins 6-9 that come to visit every now and then. She gave me techniques to help correct his behavior as well as how to calm him down when he gets a bit overwhelmed, and my dog has been responding well. She is very informative and patient would recommend.
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March 2024 by Corrie Gustman
Sophie was fantastic and a pleasure to work with. She is extremely knowledgeable, encouraging and provided us with many helpful tools and tips to set our dog Lady up for success!
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March 2024 by Amy Sergesketter
Sophie is a phenomenal dog trainer. Peanut is a rescue puppy from California. Sophie immediately bonded with Peanut and had her doing things that I had no idea she could do! Sophie was extremely open about what Peanut needed to work on along with providing helpful tips on how to conquer the negative behaviors. I can’t recommend Sophie enough. She is a gem and I will use her if I ever get another dog.
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March 2024 by Laura Clendenan
Sophie is a wonderful trainer! She taught us things to work on with our dog to help improve recall, barking and jumping. She also gave us ideas to keep him stimulated throughout the day. She is kind and direct, and our dog responded very positively to her and her techniques!
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February 2024 by Melissa Cohen
Sophie is wonderful. She arrived with s Mary Poppins Bag full of toys and tricks of the trade. My dog related to her immediately. Her techniques were effective and brilliant. I'm thrilled we had her.
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February 2024 by Lizabeth Cucco
Sophie helped us train our new puppy. She provided suggestions for toys, treats, beds and mats. Sophie readily answered all questions and gave us the tools to train our golden retriever to be a well-behaved dog. Through Sophie's ministrations and our practicing between lessons, Biscuit is learning patience, to leave food, sit on a mat and come when called.