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September 2023 by SteveandJamie Doyle
Leah is the best! Our puppy, Willow, is completely obsessed with her. We started working with Leah in March when Willow was 5 months old and the two have been best girlfriends ever since (at least according to Willow). We love the combination of Private Lessons and Train & Play Sessions. Leah is kind, patient and thoughtful. She is flexible when it comes to training locations and always focuses on the needs of the dogs (and their humans). Not only is Leah wonderful, but she has the world’s most scrumptious assistant. We are all smitten with Keno ? ?
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August 2023 by Jaime Schulz
Leah has been my go-to professional for several years now, for both my foster dogs and personal dog. The knowledge and experience she brings to the table has made an incredible difference for my animals, and I can't recommend her highly enough! She stays up to date on the best practices and approaches in her field, her communication is clear and responsive, and the time and effort she puts into her work is evident in the improvement I've seen in my dogs. Best part? My dogs love her. I mean LOVE her. When you entrust someone to work with your pet, there is no better feeling than seeing them absolutely light up in their presence.☺️ I could not be happier with her services!!
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July 2023 by shelby peck
I could not be more pleased with the outcome of Leah's service in training my two year old rescue mix dog. Leah's patience and obvious understanding and affection for dogs is a quality that stands out. In addition, her patience and understanding of myself as an owner was equally effective. Leah has provided me with the tools and strategies which have transfromed the behaviors that I previously struggled with with my dog. The experience overall has exceeded my expectations and I would recommend her to anyone. Leah is wonderful!!
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July 2023 by Kayla Marie Emmi
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! I have been working with Leah for since December from day care training to private lessons with her in our home and out in the community. Leah is the sweetest person ever and truly cares for your pup! I’ve seen such improvements over time that have truly helped our puppy and us be able to do a lot more things! Leah’s approach is truly amazing you won’t be disappointed! You also get papers and videos to look back on! Of course your pup will make a new friend with her dog Keno who helps train/work with your pup as well?
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February 2023 by Sarah Compter
Leah is a tremendously kind and confident trainer! We live in Rochester, so Leah has graciously worked with us via video on most occasions. We've had our dog for about a year; we started with the typical "puppy" training but have also followed up with efforts to reduce nervousness and barking. Leah's strategies are very effective, when the humans put in the work ;)
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January 2023 by Sarah Sicignano
Leah is the best! Dogs absolutely love her and she truly understands and loves all dogs. Her positive, individualized approach to training has helped me with all 3 of my crazy dogs. She has trained me and my dogs on basic obedience and manners, recall, leash walking, as well as issues with reactivity, jumping, and destructive behaviors. If you are looking for a dog trainer, I highly recommend you use Leah!
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January 2023 by Sidney Dobbins
Leah has given me the advice, guidance, and tools I need to empower my very anxious and timid dog, Donnie. His lack of confidence has made it a very tough process in regards to training, meeting new people, taking in new environments, etc. I am so happy I found Leah to help. This is her niche…working with dogs to give them the confidence to get more comfortable interacting with the outside world and become more comfortable in their own skin. She has a tremendous depth of knowledge with extensive experience in a wide range of training and behavioral situations. She teaches so much more than just sit and stay and educates owners about dogs and proper dog ownership. I am now moving to a different state, but still have the opportunity to do zoom sessions and get help via text with Leah. I am so thankful for this experience and knowledge, day training has been such a huge help and we will forever be thankful for being recommended to The Pawsitive Center for Dogs.The only thing I will regret is not having more time with Leah.
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August 2022 by Heidi Morton
Leah has been nothing short of amazing! Our 6 month old puppy has learned so much. Her Play & Train sessions with Finn are awesome and he enjoys learning with her. He is confident now in all types of situations, he listens well, he is happy and thriving. Leah has trained us to train him! She is patient with both dogs and humans alike. Her videos make following up with lessons so much easier to understand. We can’t say enough about her!
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August 2022 by Jessica Wiestner
Leah is amazing! She genuinely loves the dogs and it shows through her training! My two loved training days and working with Leah and Keno. She’s knowledgeable, patient, accommodating, and caring. Keno is just the best dog to help dogs gain confidence with being around other dogs. Highly recommend The Pawsitive Center for Dogs for all training needs!
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February 2022 by Bethany Wentovich
I rescued my puppy Luna in Oct of 2020. Luna had never been walked regularly on a leash. When we first got her I used to dread taking her on a walk. She would pull, zigzag try to go after other dogs. She also would jump on us and anyone that came to our house. She really needed some obedience training. I started looking at reviews online of different dog trainers and I found Leah. She is absolutely amazing! Luna LOVES Leah and that shows you Leah is amazing at what she does. She trains with positive reinforcement and has helped Luna tremendously. I would absolutely recommend Leah if you are looking for a dog trainer!!
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January 2022 by Lori Arigo
My puppy needed some work with his manners and confidence. So I consulted with Leah and we worked with her. She was excellent. She was very responsive and helpful, any problem that came up she would troubleshoot with me. As a result of working with Leah my dog has gained a lot of confidence, better mannered, and just a overall better dog. As his owner I also learned a lot from working with Leah. Having her working dog Keno at some lessons was also very valuable and helpful. I highly recommend Leah as a dog trainer. She is excellent!! Leah is also very easy to work with. Both my dog and I enjoyed our time with her.
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June 2021 by Caitlin Albright
Leah is the best! She’s helped me with both of my dogs over the last few years. They respond so well to her positive reinforcement training and she really takes the time to get to know them and create a training plan. My one dog needed a ton of help with basic training when we first adopted him and later on with his non existent leash manners. I now get compliments from strangers about how great he is. My other dog has been making progress with leash and dog reactivity and it’s been amazing to see her build confidence. It’s clear Leah loves what she does and my dogs love working with her too.
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June 2021 by Taylor Sorice
Leah is AMAZING. I have the classic “quarantine puppy”- unsure of new places and people, and overall extremely unconfident to the point where we couldn’t walk past another dog or human on the sidewalk (impossible when we live in downtown Syracuse). My dog is mainly cattle-dog: high drive, high energy, and his nerves made me think more than once about giving him to someone who could better handle him. IN COMES LEAH. She was able to enter my apartment on the first visit, and by the end of it had Goose fetching his ball for her. Third visit? He was letting her pet him and was playing on agility equipment. He found his first friend in her dog Keno (who has been an invaluable asset throughout training) and now is able to walk past people and meet other dogs on my terms. He’s so much more comfortable, and I’m so much more confident in handling him. Lately we’ve been walking past people who compliment me on how well he’s trained, and I give most of the credit to Leah (and the rest to Goose).I would recommend Leah to anyone who wants to train their dog positively, and is willing to put the time and effort into doing so. Goose and I still have our moments, but Leah is always just a text of support away, and I’m so incredibly grateful for that.
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May 2021 by Taylor Sorice
Leah is AMAZING. I have the classic “quarantine puppy”- unsure of new places and people, and overall extremely unconfident to the point where we couldn’t walk past another dog or human on the sidewalk (impossible when we live in downtown Syracuse). My dog is mainly cattle-dog: high drive, high energy, and his nerves made me think more than once about giving him to someone who could better handle him. IN COMES LEAH. She was able to enter my apartment on the first visit, and by
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March 2021 by Meghan Klawonn
The difference we saw in our two dogs after working with Leah was incredible. Our dogs had difficulty with people coming into our house, and after working with them in training sessions with Leah they are now much more comfortable with new people coming into the home, and have better manners with greeting people that they do know as well. Leah is very patient and good at communicating, very quick to respond to questions. She helped us prepare the dogs for our son to be born as well and they are now very well behaved and gentle with our baby. I would recommend her as a trainer to any family or friends.
