Where do I start! My experience with Nat has been so wonderful, I can't praise her highly enough!
Nat arrived and immediately my dog Maple responded to her with such calm and attention I was totally shocked and impressed. Within 20 minutes Nat had Maple walking off the lead, responding to heaps of new commands and walking past houses where she would normally have barked at the dogs inside.
After I had been worrying that Maple might be difficult to control, Nat showed me where I had been going wrong. So many things you read about how to train dogs are entirely misguided once you take the dog's understanding of the situation into account - it was so interesting to learn how to communicate properly, in a way the dogs really understand.
Nat's love for dogs, and her deep understanding of their drives and behaviour is self evident. It was lovely to get to know her, to hear her stories, and to learn from her advice. $230 was a total bargain for the 4 hours Nat worked with us (we only stopped once the sun had set and it had started to rain!).
More than anything, its been so nice to have training advice from someone who so clearly loves the dogs she works with. All of the changes we now need to implement to improve Maple's behaviour are motivated by kindness and an appreciation for the loyal and intelligent friends that dogs are. I think that's such a lovely way of looking at it.
Nat, thanks so much for your help! I'm going to work hard to follow your recommendations, and I look forward to sending you some videos of Maple being extra calm, happy and 'bomb-proof' in the future!
I would recommend Nat in a heartbeat to anyone who loves their dog, wants to understand them better, and would like to end up with a happy, relaxed and well behaved pet as their companion.
Thanks Nat!