Nutz About Mutz!

Murray is a rescue. Somewhere in his short life he must have been badly abused. He would not come near me or others. Over time,(3 years) he was better with women but still would not let me near him. I tried several trainers and THE dog whisperer with no success. Then came Jodie. Both Murray and I were trained and today we are very happy with each other. Jodie did what no other trainer could. She knows her business!

Andrea N.
Jody gave semi-​private lessons to my Standard Poodle Harley and my friend’s dog Bodie. Both dogs had very different personalities and I was so impressed how Jody was able to address the needs of both dogs, with patience, caring, and her immeasurable experience. One has to remember that it is not just training the dog but the owner as well, and Jody excels on explaining to owners correct methods of addressing their dogs.
I have also appreciated being able to call Jody when additional questions arise.
There are a lot of trainers out there and you will not be disappointed when you call Jody!

Jody Epstein at Nutz about Mutz is a fantastic dog trainer with exceptional skills, brilliant intuition, and an obvious, deep love of animals.
She’s a patient and caring trainer who understands that part of the process is training us humans, too — there’s no magic dog-​behavior wand that could possibly compare with dependable and consistent reinforcement of good behavior. We, the pet owners, need to do some work, too, but Jody will tell you exactly what to do, and help you and back you up every step of the way. She’ll even show you the best way to load peanut butter into a Kong!
I have seen Jody perform dog-​training miracles, and she once even successfully walked me through a quite difficult situation over the _​phone_​: calming down a friend’s absolutely frantic, brand-​new puppy, who I was puppy-​sitting for the afternoon. The puppy had terrible separation anxiety and was freaking out, howling and screaming, and trying to butt through my front door to get to his people who he knew must be on the other side! I was at a loss for what to do, because he was so upset he wouldn’t pay attention to me at all, and all of the howling was making me crazy. Over the pitiful wails and yowls, Jody kept me calm and helped me get the puppy distracted enough from his hyper-​focus to actually relax, stop screaming, walk on his leash, and seek out the treats she coached me to hide for him. By the time his people returned, he was dozing in my lap without a care in the world, worn out by the exercise and clever games Jody suggested to play with him. It would have been a very different, markedly less pleasant afternoon without her help!
Jody from NAM has also been of great assistance to my mom, helping keep her overweight (and shamelessly begging) beast on a realistic diet, and also helping her take the one who is terrified of the vet in for check-​ups.
Through everything, Jody has a positive attitude, professionalism, and patience to spare.
I cannot recommend the services of Nutz About Mutz highly enough.

Jodie was very able to train us humans, to help Morgan, our Jack Russell terrier, learn perfect behavior and how to greet new guests with ease! We highly recommend Jodi as being a superior trainer and understanding, patient and kind being.

Jodi at Nuts about Mutz was amazing with my puppy Willis.
Willis was a VERY hyper German Shepard puppy when Jodi came into our lives and with her help, training and advice we got him to use his German Shepard smarts for good!
Jodi’s knowledge of dog training, and in depth training system was very beneficial to not just Willis but me and Willis’s dad. We learned that the dog is not the only one who needs to be trained, its the owners as well.
I’ve followed what I learned from training Willis with my 2^nd dog as well, and it has been working very well.
Jodi is a great dog trainer. She has a genuine love of dogs and animals and is a incredibly sweet person. I highly recommend her for doggy training.