Out N’ About Dog Training

I was so impressed with Julie. She was willing to do an on-​the-​spot phone consult with me after hearing I was trying to solve an issue with a dog rescued from Tijuana. It was immediately apparent that she is extremely knowledgeable and experienced. She also has a great way of explaining issues and what is behind how dogs behave. I wish I lived closer to her. If I did I would love to take advantage of her classes and other services. Her generosity, dedication and knowledge were exceptional so give her a call. Thanks Julie!

Julie is great. She helped us with our very anxious labradoodle who had crashed through a retractable screen door and then would hardly eat for several days afterward or come in his doggie door. She gave us several tips which we implemented and he is eating better and is much calmer. Thank you, Julie!

Julie Schmidt is the BEST dog trainer there is. I have a crazy lab who needed obedience classes when he was a puppy and some behavior modification training (leash pulling, self control in public places, manners with dogs at the park, etc). Every Time we have gone to Julie, things seem to always click between us and our dog and always get better. She understands dogs on another level. I recommend her to anyone who is having a little trouble with their dog. Don’t waste you money on a classes through Petco or Petsmart, Julie is the number 1 person for the job.

From the very first phone call with Julie I could tell that not only was she knowledgeable but personable as well. She is an excellent listener which led her to discern the myriad of factors that were contributing to the behavior issues of our two new rescue dogs. She is a natural teacher who involved our whole family in the training. She is a patient and very experienced trainer who is worth more than her very reasonable rates.

Took our newest pup to puppy pre-​K with Julie and it was great. We’ve trained many dogs, but it’s always nice to have a reminder course since we only do it every few years.
Julie’s classes have a nice balance of socialization and training time. We also appreciated how flexible she was re our technique. She didn’t make us switch to her exact way if we already had something that worked with our puppy, and more importantly, the other older members of our canine pack.

We found Julie via Posh Poodle dog grooming after bringing our new baby home and realizing that our dog was in no way prepared for the baby and we were in no way prepared to help our dog adjust.
Sleep-​deprived and overwhelmed we contacted Julie. She was able to give us some helpful tips during our phone consultation and then met with is for 4 sessions to work on our dogs behavior.
Julie is very friendly, knowledgable, and really understood the underlying causes to my dogs behavior (over excitement, anxiety, and fear) and worked on these issues. She used positive training methods such as treats and a Gentle Leader. We did sessions at our house, neighborhood, and a park to learn how to manage our dog in a variety of situations.
Julie showed me that with the right guidance my dog can be walked and can be calm and relaxed. After these training sessions I am very comfortable with my dog around my baby and walking my dog in situations where he may encounter another dog which was previously a big source of stress for him and I.
I have already recommended Julie to a friend and will definitely be using her for any follow up training needs!

We have a 9 year old male basset hound who used to be difficult to walk. It was stressful walking him and he was a barking nightmare around certain dogs. I decided to take 2 training sessions with Julie and the results were fantastic. She suggested using a gentle leader instead of a choke collar and a clicker when he behaves well. What a difference it makes. After the first session I was so impressed with the results from our training. My dog no longer pulls and actually sits down when I click. This is so helpful because when he sees another dog on our walks I click and he actually sits down and waits for a treat. My husband was also very impressed with how well behaved our dog is now on our walks. I’m so happy I found Julie to help with this training. What a difference it has made.

Very positive first encounter, and second and third…
Referred to us via Camp BowWow, our first trainer that was a real Human Being (not a book or TV) proved to be just the ticket! We are long time Basset Hound owners, (all rescues), who would have known you could get a Basset to listen?. Oscar & Mya are both year olds from different family’s. Julie’s instant mind set with the the two put us on a course of calm confidence. The result is two Mules that act like Quarter Horses. We are going to continue having Out N’ About involved in more advanced training (for us as well as the Hounds) over the next few years.
Thank you, Edwin and Karen Nutting

We love Julie! I contacted her in a panic after my newly-​adopted Bichion, Rue, nipped my daughter. Julie spent over 45 minutes on the phone with me assessing the situation and came to our house not long after that. She was very honest and realistic about Rue’s issues and correctly recognized resource guarding. She gave the whole family simple exercises to do with the dog for a week and talked to us about managing the problem vs changing Rue’s behavior. Over the course of three sessions, we addressed the main resource guarding problem and learned to accept Rue’s natural limitations. We now have a great family dog who runs with me three times a week and is a great friend to both kids. Without Julie, Rue would have been rehomed. We are so thankful for her positive training methods, her wonderful instruction, and her ability to diffuse an emotionally fraught situation. I can’t recommend her highly enough!

I recently finished 4 sessions with Julie for my dog that has some behavioral issues. He is just not a people person and has snapped at several people. While in some cases it’s difficult to change this unfortunate behavior, Julie will give you ways to keep your dog distracted and focused on your commands. As with any trainer, what you can accomplish in an hour is awesome, but it depends a great deal on the effort you put in as well on a daily basis. I really enjoyed our sessions. While my dog still has a lot of work to do, Julie gave me all the tools necessary to manage his issues and to continue working with him.
I did quite a bit of research trying to decide on a dog trainer that I could afford and am satisfied with what I got with Out n’ About. Thanks Julie!

Julie helped us with our two vizslas, Piper and Diesel. Piper is a rescue and is very skiddish and Diesel is very protective. Since working with Julie they have both come a long way in a short time. Piper is now approaching strangers and Diesel walks better on a leash and doesn’t pull. He’s also learning that strangers are ok and he doesn’t growl anymore. They still have some work to do but Julie put us on the right track and recognized our mistakes and showed us tips that have been working without the use of choke chains and other harsh methods. Her way of teaching using positive reinforcement has been helpful to us and the dogs. We would recommend Julie to anyone.

Be aware if you pay for lessons in advance, as there will be no refunds from her! I’m glad to see she has changed to positive reinforcement training as she did use a shock collar on my dog just a few years ago. She has converted her methods of training to more humane methods.

Julie was great!!!
We rescued a lab one year ago that did allright behaving for me but not the rest of the family. She came over to the house and observed everyone and how we interacted with Daisy. Then she set up a program for us that really helped everbody understand Daisy’s behaviors and work with them. Everything she did was done with positive rewards.
Daisy is now doing great with the whole family. Thank You so much!!!
I Have already recomended Julie to alot of friends and Family.

We adopted a loving rescue dog who had zero training. She barked at other dogs, yanked on the leash so we couldn’t enjoy walks, and constantly potty’d on the carpet. I was always a cat owner and never owned a dog before and needed some help. I called Julie Schmidt based on the great reviews I read online and am so glad I did.
Julie was personable, professional, and a great listener who responded to our needs. She personalized the training to fit within our family and our lifestyle. We have a 4 yo child, and Julie (who’s also a mom), was awesome with her and very attentive to her. She showed our daughter how to work (and play) with our dog as well.
We can now enjoy our dog even more, especially the almost daily walks I can now take her on. I highly recommend Julie for your dog training needs.

WOW! I had almost given up on being able to take my boy Leroy for a walk without him reacting to every dog he sees. He had been at another in-​kennel training program for 5 weeks with mixed results, so I decided to try one more time with a different trainer who incorporates a more positive approach. What a difference Julie’s techniques have made on our walks! I can honestly say that after the first training session with Julie and some homework practice, Leroy has been transformed into a different dog. I’ve also been transformed during our walks. The walks are calm and free of stress for the most part. The extreme dog-​to-​dog aggression Leroy once displayed upon sight of another dog has virtually vanished. If you are are looking for a dog trainer for your aggressive dog, I highly recommend Julie without any reservations.

Before we found Julie of Out N’ About Dog Training, our Weimeraner, Maxum, was more than we could handle. We adopted Maxum from someone whose job kept them too busy to meet the needs of such a high energy dog and, needless to say, the dog had socialization when we got him at 1.5 years of age. Trips to the dog park were stressful and, I’ll admit, a little embarrassing because Maxum barked at every dog or child there, played too aggressively for other owners’ liking and jumped up on everyone in site. Maxum is quite a smart dog naturally, but unfortunately his bad behavior overshadowed all of his other great qualities. One of our neighbors, who I’m sure was tired of being jumped on and barked at every time she came to our door, recommended Julie and her private dog classes. We had thought about dog training before but were too nervous to take Maxum to a class with so many other dogs, so the private lessons that Julie offers were just what we needed. Julie taught us what we needed to know to properly discipline and teach Maxum and now, after all of those classes, we have a wonderfully good natured dog. Julie is very professional, patient and very accommodating. Choosing Out N’ About Dog Training was a great decision for us and we can’t recommend their classes enough.

Julie is not only an excellent dog trainer, but she is personable, friendly, direct, and knowledgeable. I have a lot of experience with dogs since I have rescued them for the past 10 years, but Julie took it to a whole new level.
For those of you who are familiar with the awesome show «It’s Me or the Dog,» she’s a Victoria Stilwell Positively trainer! That means that she uses positive reinforcement to train dogs — no spike or shock collars, no yelling or pulling, no violent behavior towards your dog.
From the site: «Modern behavioral science has proven that forceful handling such as physical punishment, leash yanking, or making a dog submit by rolling it on its back is psychologically damaging for the dog and has potentially dangerous consequences for owners. Instead, the most successful modern training theories suggest that reinforcing good behavior with rewards while using constructive discipline is much more successful. Positive reinforcement (i.e., giving the dog a reward in the form of praise, play, food, toys, etc. when it responds and offers an action or a behavior that you like) has been shown to be the most effective way to train a dog because rewarding good behavior will increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated. Similarly, the use of constructive discipline (marking bad behavior by using vocal sounds to interrupt the behavior and refocus the dog onto something more positive, ‘time-​outs’ or simply ignoring the dog) ensures that the dog learns which behavior is linked to the negative consequences of the discipline and is therefore less likely to repeat the behavior.
You can even find Julie on Victoria’s website here:
My family’s dog, Cookie, was never socialized as a puppy. As a result, she tries to snap/​bite at people and other dogs. Taking her to the dog park or even the mall was impossible because she was a liability. Julie came to the rescue and came to our home for private training. She taught my family clicker training, positive reinforcement techniques, and took us out into public with Cookie to show us how to do everything correctly. She even brought her own little dog, Eddy, to help us out with socialization training!
She is $ 100 for the first lesson. In that lesson, you get some training and also get to learn her style. If you don’t like it, then that’s the end of the training. However, if you do like it, then that first lesson drops to $ 90 and you get 2 more lessons for $ 90. It’s pricey, but the lessons are extremely helpful for those of you with an anti-​social dog who may not benefit from a group class.

I am very thankful and fortunate to have taken puppy classes from Julie with Out N’ About Training! Our new dog is a very large breed, so excellent training was imperative to his development. The training techniques used were very effective and easy to implement both at home and in class. The ratio of dogs to instructors was great, with a lot of personal attention given to each dog’s individual needs. When we first started the class, my puppy was VERY timid, unsocial, and afraid of other dogs and new places. By the end of the series of classes he had improved tremendously, even wanting to play with the other dogs. We have seen such an improvement in our puppy… I know that this class will continue to benefit our family for many years to come.

Julie Schmidt means business and knows her stuff. She has classes for puppies up to 4 months of age. Her preference is to get them trained as early as possible. For older dogs she offers private, individual sessions. She has helped us twice now with issues such as our puppy jumping on people, general obedience and pulling on the leash. Her methods are gentle yet effective. Give her a try. You won’t be disappointed

We wanted to make sure that our new pup was trained from an early age since we knew she was going to be a large dog and it’s no fun when 55 lbs of energetic fur doesn’t behave. We tried the group courses at a local chain pet store and, while great for socialization & basic commands, weren’t satisfied with the results. After getting a referral from a former customer of Julie’s at a dog park we decided to give her a try.
Julie’s approach to training was very effective & we easily related to it. We liked that it was reward/​praise based (no punishment) and we got to meet at different locations of our choosing which proved to be both fun & effective. Consistency is critical to training a pup and we appreciated how Julie spent more time «fixing» us and not really our dog. Julie pointed out our inconsistencies, explained why she was confused and not following commands, and then showed us what we should be doing. We also appreciated how Julie was able to have a phone conference with us before the first session to discuss our pup and we were immediately able to make progress from day 1. This meant a lot to us because it showed the Julie valued our time & wanted to maximize the value of a private trainer. Julie also divided each lesson into focused areas so that we weren’t overwhelmed with «homework» and we were able to see incremental progress.
The results are amazing — we have a 6 month old pup that now behaves very well for her age. It was particularly beneficial that Julie focused on our issues and didn’t rely on a standardized program for every dog. We would highly recommend that anyone make the investment and start training with Julie. We still have to keep training (it’s never done) but Julie definitely gave us a toolkit for continued success!