Just a small note to tell you how Emmy is doing.  She is the Black Tri Aussie that you have been working with in New Cumberland.  She just got spayed a week ago.  So she was a little quite the last few days.. however, she is more and more herself each day.  She is doing very well.  As far as what you trained us to do with her, she has it going on.  She sits, stays, comes and even “high fives” us at times.. She is awesome.   You made a comment that she is about an 8 out of 10 in terms of her training thus far with what you taught us, but I believe now she is a 9 out of 10.. improving each time we work with her.

She is a much better dog when she is fully exercised.. your absolutely right below.  My Aussie is living proof.
The only other problem I would like to work on with her is barking at people when we go out for long walks,, I wouldn’t mind, but she uses her out of control “defensive” bark and it scares people.. haha.. imagine that?  I tell her No and pull up on her, but she keeps barking out of control at them..

Do you think Doggie Day Care twice a week may help with this??

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I appreciate contacting me so quickly. I will call you tomorrow or Monday to set up a time for a evaluation for Baron. I had just gotten done reading a letter from my sister in law from Buffalo telling me her Step Dad and his Wife had a dog that they were having problems with and the “Dog Whisperer” from Mt. Wolf took him for a month and he’s a new dog and easily managed. I was surprised then to see I had a e-mail from you my mail is backed up on here and I’m trying to catch up before I set up another computer. We may have another snow on Monday and everything will be delayed once again. My SUV is parked down in Brogue at a friends house who knows when I can bring it back with the parking issue on Philadelphia St.

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Hello I’d like to say I’m very pleased with the training romeo had today for his first session I was amazed how fast he learn the commands we did work with romeo today an for the most part he did great i will admit the training collar I wasn’t at first to keen about but wow it works an i know its safe for him again our family is blessed to be able to work with you and we are all looking forward to our next training with you.

I wanted to thank you for helping our family with Ella, our New f.  She will be 6 months old tomorrow and what a learning and growing experience this has been.  I was thinking of you today as the kids were doing their homework and Ella was peacefully in the same room chewing on one of her chewies patiently waiting for her to be done because then the playtime begins.  I was so thankful thinking how far we’ve all come and Greg and I know you played a huge role in it.  Because of your help through the grace of God, our lives are richer and even better.  Ella is such a blessing to us and you have been to.  Thank you.

Mealtimes are still somewhat challenging and lately she has been lunging at cars when walking–any suggestions?, but everyday living is so much better.  She is a joy to have and we love her.

Sincerely,

We picked up Duncan today at Jerry’s house.  We can tell he got very attached to Jerry in the time he has been with him, but we are pleased at how well he is doing his first day with us.  I think he may be missing Jerry a bit, but we are giving him lots of love and attention.  The ride home was a bit challenging.  We put Duncan in
the back seat of my car for the ride home and after traveling a few miles he decided he wanted to be up front with us.  He climbed up onto my lap and I thought he was going to lay down, but he kept getting up…….so we decided to pull over, get him back into the back seat and Dan crawled in the back seat with him.  He finally laid down after awhile and was trying to fall asleep, but wasn’t sure if he wanted to.  I think he was wondering where we were taking him.

When we got home, we left him out back to check out our yard.  The neighbor who lives one house away had her 3 dogs outside and they were running up and down the fenced yard barking and Duncan was running back and forth in our yard barking at them.  It was pretty hot, he ran up and down a few times and then decided he barked enough
and went and laid under our tree in the shade.  He seems to enjoy laying on our tile floor in the kitchen and hallway, and seems to like laying on the mat in front of our front door.  He hasn’t tried to climb up on our furniture yet, but does seem to like the his bolster bed on our living room floor.

We set up a crate in our living room and will put Duncan in there while we are away for the first week or so since he is in a new environment.  We asked Jerry about this, and he felt that he should do fine without being in the crate after a week or two.

He ate his Wellness Adult Breed dog food with no problem around 5:30 pm and we took him for a walk around 7:15 on the walking trail near our house and did well on his walk.  He seems tired out now and after a long day I’m sure he’ll sleep well.

Here are a few photos of Duncan.  I didn’t get any outside shots yet, but I’m sure I will have plenty in the next few days.

He is doing well. He’s much calmer and controlled. He has had some tiffs with me where he’s jumped up once and started to play bite me. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the shock collar on at that time so I layed him down on the ground on his side and layed with my knee on him until he settled down and realized I was in control. That’s only happened once. Other than that he’s been great. I really appreciate the work you put into him and the loss of skin too 🙂 Eli (my boyfriend) and I continue to work with him daily on the commands/training tips you gave me. I’m walking him every morning and evening. So he’s getting lots of exercise. Yesterday he went swimming in the Susquehanna too. Today he’s at Eli’s parents house playing with his best friend Ozzi, an American Bulldog.

Re: Puppy She’s doing really well.

Thank god the first 2 nights are over because she definitely made it known that being in her crate wasn’t her most favorite place. She’s doing amazing with the kids, and she’s only had 3 accidents in the house so far. She really takes to Joe, but now that he’s back to work I have a feeling she’s gonna be my sidekick now. She loves the snow and gets pissed off when she tries to bite it and it melts in her mouth. Lol. I haven’t posted any pictures yet because we were keeping her secret so no family would come bombard our home wanting to see her so she could get used to us first, but half of them know now so I can finally post some tomorrow! She has a big puppy bed and the kids like getting in it with her, so I’ll post some pictures of that! Obedience wise, she’s pretty receptive to what we say. I’ve been doing the loud ow and she stops biting right away and nuzzles me to make sure I’m OK. She likes chewing on the area rug so we just say no and give her one of her chew toys. I can tell already how much easier she is going to be to train then past dogs!

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I just wanted to let you know how AWESOME Vegas is doing! She has been home for 2 months now and things are going great! The weather has put a damper on getting her outside as much as I would like but, her and Dakota are pals. She has her moments that she tries to push him around but, we are all over it now. She sits/stays/comes for everything now. I had her tail amputated, she has a 4″ nub but, it has healed excellent AND… She no longer chases her tail or spins obsessively! WOO HOO!

I can’t possibly thank you enough for your help and guidance. Letting her stay with you was the best decision I have made! We spent $1,000’s over the past two years at the vet and the University of Penn on tests, blood work and medication etc. and all she needed was to be drug-free and have a little discipline in her life!

Ps. We can’t wait until spring so we can bring Vegas to play with the other dogs!

Greetings, my name is Ryan Machin.  I am a new K9 officer from the Springfield IL Police Department.  Last Monday, 28 Feb 11, I was assigned Arco.  First, I want to express my extreme pleasure in having been assigned as Arco’s handler.  Arco is a beautiful Malinois and the last week has been terrific.  I look forward to many years working and enjoying Arco’s company.  Arco is doing great and enjoying the training (as am I!!). I was curious to obtain Arco’s bloodline.  I would like to learn about his parents and litter mates.  I’m sure your a very busy man, but any and all information you might be able to provide about Arco’s history would be greatly appreciated.

He is doing very well, we are so pleased with him and how well he is adjusting to living with us. I am amazed everyday by his intelligence. Potty training was VERY easy. He has only had 2 or 3 accidents and we take blame for them — each time we did not take him outside quick enough when he was giving us cues that he needed to go out. He is awesome at sitting by the door and giving a little whine when he needs to go out..I have never seen an 8 week old puppy do that so quickly!

The first few times being in the kennel was not his favorite but he now goes in with no problems and will spent the entire night in there as well.

We have continued socializing him as Leslie started (and she obviously has done a great job with him). So far he has been introduced to children and a variety of different dogs — from a chihuahua to a large rottweiler. We have been careful to only expose him to well trained dogs so he does not get scared by them.

We couldn’t be more pleased, he is a great addition to our home.

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Just wanted to let you know that it’s been about 3 weeks now since we’very picked up our female Sidney. We are keeping our fingers crossed because everything is going so well. She was house trained in about a week and already knows some basic commands such as sit, down and come. She is such a pleasant dog with a great temperament. Her intelligence and attentiveness is remarkable. We’ve always had German Shepherds in the past and we are surprised by how much more advanced she is as a puppy compared to them. The biggest plus is that she gets along great with our cat. Her and our shephard are great buddies already

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Good day,

I’m compiling pictures as we speak, but yes, Kilo and Arko certified USPCA region 16 and we qualified for nationals.  Kilo and Arko’s team took team 2nd place.  Kilo took first place novice and a 3rd place medal.  Arko tied for 2nd, apprehension with gun fire.  I will send you pictures of Kilo and Arko very soon.  Thank you.
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