What Our Students Say
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"The Canine Connection is the place to train your dog
if you want to have fun, learn, and teach all at the same
time. It was great to learn about positive reinforcement rather
than negative approaches. I can't wait to continue with the
next class! Thank you Sarah!"
-- Quinn Mendez (Molly's person)
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"I've been through two other dog training programs with
my previous dog and always got frustrated and angry when commands
and behaviors didn't turn out the way I wanted them to. At
the Canine Connection training center my puppy, Maddi, and
I are learning together. It's a positive reinforcement program
that has enhanced my patience and control. Maddi is responding
to the training and showing carryover. She is also enjoying
the socialization with other puppies. This is a program I
would recommend to any dog lover."
-- Brenda Logan (Maddi's person)
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"Obie learned to heel amazingly fast, and likes it!"
-- Valerie Miller (Obie's person) |
"The positive approach to obedience training works well
- I've been telling friends how pleased I am with Sarah's
classes."
-- Patty Arena (Bella's person)
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"My Yorkie, Xena, learned how to learn. And I was given
the tools to teach her in a very exciting way. This way of
learning for pets is just plain ol' fun for them. They learned
quickly and respond well to this method! I'm so glad I found
Sarah and The Canine Connection!
"P.S. It's not just fun for the pet, it's fun for whoever
is training the pet too!"
-- Sunny Clumpus (Xena's person) |
"At The Canine Connection you learn how to relate to
your dog on their level - with love, kind and firm limit-setting,
mutual respect, and a whopping dose of humor!"
-- Laurie Hammond (Shadow's person) |
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"The training sessions with Sarah were great fun for
all of us! Her positive training methods quickly built a bond
of trust and friendship between us and our new puppy, who
went from being somewhat shy and cautious to being confident
and comfortable with new people and new situations. I think
there's no better method for teaching a dog of ANY temperament
to be a happy and obedient and appreciated member of your
family."
-- Colleen DeLaney (Cameron and Kyle's
person)
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"Sarah was a godsend when a stray from the park came
to live with my dog Ben and me. Jerry didn't know very much
about life in a house. Sarah quickly helped him to settle
in, and soon had him sitting and acting calm (instead of jumping
on people and the counters). She understands dogs and can
see the world through their eyes. The approaches she takes
really work and make life fun and rewarding for both dog and
owner."
-- Carol Hendrick (Ben and Jerry's Person)
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"The class was a wonderful way to improve our relationships
with both our dogs. They now listen! Thank you, Sarah."
-- Jodi and Christopher Roebuck (Kirby
and Cooper's people) |
"Sarah and I became friends when my 15-year old dog, Scottie,
was very ill and I was having to make the decision of putting him
down. Sarah was a great comfort to me at that time. After Scottie
was gone I was devastated. My daughter called from Southern California
to tell me she had found a stray dog but that she could not find
her a home. Sight unseen, I accepted immediately and my daughter
brought this funny little dog up to me on my birthday in November.
At first it was all love and fun. Then we discovered that Midge
was 90% love and 10% aggressiveness (my estimates). We had another
dog (Holly) in our home and Midge decided that Holly should go and
she should be an only dog. Sarah had told me that she would help
when I accepted Midge and it was not long before I was on her doorstep
pleading HELP!
"With Sarah's help and encouragement, we are currently working
on a behavior modification program. Without this help, I probably
would have had to make another difficult decision - this one regarding
Midge's future with our family. We still have a way to go, but with
Sarah's assistance, I am confident that Midge will be fully integrated
into our family."
-- Shirley Claflin (Midge's Person)
"My experience with Sarah Richardson as a trainer was a wonderful
blessing. It can best be explained by my two furkids Bailey, my
sheltie and Guinness, my border collie rescue.
"When I first adopted Guinness from the shelter he was all
skin and bones with his fur falling out...but oh so cute and lovable...
And oh so bad. Nothing meant anything to him... NO manners, Dennis
the Menace in canine form...
"He was a typical border collie, chasing after anything that
moved...not recalling...even herding me with bruises and blood...but
hey he was still such a sweet guy... Enter Sarah Richardson... I
brought Guinness to her class and he was magically transformed....
"She worked with me too, encouraging me all the way... Because
of the thoroughness of her teaching, I myself am interested in dog
training... She always told me that dog training is not only about
dogs but about teaching people too... And she is right... By the
end of her classes, (because I so enjoyed them, I took it twice),
Guinness was amazing, he could sit with distractions, stay, etc.
One could not imagine that he was the same dog that I had adopted
from the pound... But there he was, a big black and white ball of
fur dyanamo that was under control... Thank you Sarah.
"Bailey (my sheltie) also went to her classes, and I believe
that this was the first step in him loosening the chains of being
shy. Today Bailey and Guinness are working at agility and obedience
titles...
"Sarah's classes started them off on the right paw, and foot
in my case. Any person would be blessed to have her as a trainer
because your relationship with your dog can only progress to true
friendship when you can communicate to him/her in that great art
of positive reinforcement dog training."
-- Christine Johnson (Guinness and Bailey's
Person)
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"Wow!! Things have surely changed for the better since
I first started obedience training my dogs in the 70's. The
'training style of the era' that I encountered back then was
choke collar jerking, forcing one's dog into position, and
drill, drill, drill until the dog was bored with it all. After
those sessions, I was stressed, and my dog was as well.
"However, the positive training methods Sarah teaches
offer effective, pleasant results. Her class is fun! It was
delightful and so informative in regards to positive training.
One learns how the animal thinks, and while desired results
may take a little longer, the trust one earns from one's dog
is well worth the added time and patience required."
-- Joy Robinson (Rugby's Person) |
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