In Tune Dog Training

Nancy did amazing work with our puppy! As first-​time puppy parents we were concerned about training and socializing our puppy properly. Nancy’s guidance and support made all of the difference in the world! She has a wealth of information about properly training a dog and I always felt like her guidance was very personalized to the experience we had raising our puppy given our dog’s specific temperament and quirks. Nancy is great to work with in every way and treated our dog so well. Our dog gets so excited whenever she sees her! We plan to train with Nancy in the future and would recommend her to anyone looking for a professional trainer!

Nancy is amazing! Our family just finished the Puppy class and we have learned so much! For example; using positive reinforcement when he is barking has helped our Pup get along better with the neighbors! This is only one of the many things we have put to action — that really, really works!
Definitely recommending her class to everyone we know.
Looking forward to our Pup level 2 class to start soon!

We rescued a puppy from a shelter, she was 5 months old and super shy! So shy, she wouldn’t even hang out with my husband and I. She was afraid of anything and everything which was pretty challenging. I called Nancy 2 days after we got her and she came over that night to help us. We were pretty desperate since our new puppy was barely eating and just looked really sad. We noticed an immediate difference after Nancy’s first visit. Nancy is very knowledgable and our puppy responded to her right away. After Nancy left, we started to use the tools we learned to get her to trust us and the world around her a bit more. We then enrolled our puppy in Nancy’s puppy training and also attended 2 of her puppy socials each week. That was 8 weeks ago and our puppy is like a completely different dog! She is so much fun, so lovable with my husband and I and playful with other dogs and she is getting comfortable with other people as well. Nancy is fantastic and I would highly recommend her to anyone I know! We are already enrolled in the next training class. Couldn’t be happier with the results!

Soo it’s been several weeks since I got this Unilocal deal. I have to say I am more than happy about my outcome. just 1 session and my baby is a new pooch! My baby is a recent rescue, so her personality is new to me. Our walks have been me being pulled down the street and frustrated. After 1 session with nancy and this is no longer the case. My walks are soo much more delightful now! She still has her moments but nancy taught me some really great tools to keep the situation from going bad to worse. Hard pullers are sorta frustrating to train, but over time my baby has improved soo much. whenever we walk past her trigger I.e. a jogger, a walker, even another dog; my babys reaction used to be to lunge and pull. now she turns and looks at me for direction! Wow!
Nancy is absolutely wonderful and soo patient, and full of knowledge. She is very thorough and answered all of my questions and concerns. She has been very helpful through emails and what nots if I have concerns about my training and very informative. This is a plus. Most people take your money and you’re on your own.
I can not believe how well my baby has been doing. She still has some issues in other areas (like recall, off and drop it) and I will definitely be saving my $$ for future services. Definitely do yourselves and your furbaby a favor and give nancy a call.

Nancy is awesome. She’s super patient and of course a really good trainer/​coach. I bought the Unilocal deal because after 3 years of having Mackie (the German shepherd), it was time for some formal training. He knows the basic sit, lay, shake… But my problem was my family and I would have to trick him into going into his room when we would go to out or go to bed. Well he’s been outsmarting us lately. Shame on us for not properly training him sooner.
Nancy started off by getting the low down and gave some pretty amazing advice. One piece of advice was to change the dog food. My parents had been feeding Mackie… dare I say it… PEDIGREE for years (it’s cheap at costco). She told us, «finish off what u have, but change it to a brand that’s more natural with meat as it’s first ingredient». Apparently, pedigree is full of CRAP that can lead to hyperactivity. Oh yeah and we were overfeeding him. Now couple that with the fact that everyone is too busy to walk him regularly… Well, that just makes things worse. So, I left the house to buy new dog food immediately. It’s been 24hours and I feel like I have a totally different dog. He’s less hyper and more apt to listen.
Nancy showed me how to re-​crate train Mackie. While he wasn’t having it while she was there, he eventually got more comfortable with it. Today, he doesn’t mind going in his crate.
She taught me how to walk my 80 pounder without a prong collar. So far, it’s been quite helpful and I’m sure, better for him. Now, he’s even sitting at the corner of the crosswalk before it’s time to cross.
Our home is not the cleanest at this time due to special circumstances… But, Nancy did not judge. Although I felt embarrassed she maintained to make me feel comfortable. She is very professional and understanding and I greatly appreciate that.

Nancy is phenomenal trainer and I couldn’t be happy with her services and training she had provided for my Frenchie Kobe. When I first met Nancy I was instantly impressed with her professionalism and keen sense of detail. She has a very calm demeanor and bright presence.
Kobe was having some issues with separation anxiety and being home by himself. It only took one session with Nancy for Kobe to feel confident to stay home. Nancy showed me methods to make Kobe feel strong and comfortable. After the training, I notice Kobe was a different dog and a shift happened. Now I can leave the house without any worries or concerns.
Overall Nancy has a gentle touch and training style that would makes your dog simply love her! She is now walking Kobe three days a week and Kobe welcomes her with open paws and excitement. Nancy sends videos and tons of pictures of their walks together. As a pet owner you can feel secure and know that your pet is being care for 110%.
I highly recommend Nancy to anyone who is looking for a a top notch trainer and walker.

Nancy was our trainer for an agility class a couple of months ago. Our dog is a bit fear aggressive but loves to learn and needs stimulation – Nancy understood his peccadilloes right away, and through positive reinforcement techniques made him feel safe and comfortable. Throughout the training, her instructions were always clear. I also appreciated how she explained dog behavior at various opportunities. She demonstrated that she really knows her stuff. Her little Staffie Petunia is a doll too. We all had a great time and I’d highly recommend Nancy.

I trained with Nancy in an Agility class with a very shy rescue dog I had just gotten. We had so much fun and my dog blossomed under Nancy’s patient and gentle guidance. She is a great trainer and was good at dealing with the various issues that come up when a group of dogs gets together in a very stimulating environment. Everyone was working at a different level and she was good at keeping all of us challenged. Tough job! I really enjoyed working with her.

Nancy is great! and super patient! I have a very energetic & strong 55lb 3.5 year old dog that gets very excited to meet people and will jump/​tackle them and I’m sure poor Nancy had a few bruises after our sessions. I’d taken my dog to a couple different group classes when she was younger and we’d gotten the basics down of sit, stay, etc, but never real got a way to deal with her excitement & jumping issues. The past trainers have always recommended a correction (prong) collar because of her strength, which I reluctantly used. I’ve found the correction collars worked minimally on walks and I was still fighting her pulling. A month and half ago we had 2 private sessions with Nancy, while we are still working on things there have been vast improvements! Using the methods Nancy taught us and a lot of patients I’ve gotten my dog’s excitement to manageable levels, the jumping is rapidly decreasing and I’ve gotten rid of the correction collar while stopping the pulling and now I have my dog’s attention easily throughout walks. During the sessions not only did we work on the problems I pointed out but Nancy also brought to my attention other ways to change my dog’s behavior that have made my life (and walks) much easier. I was amazed about how much we went over in 2 sessions and how much change we’ve been able to accomplish. I LOVE the fact that she used only positive reinforcement and patients– I’d heard before that some amount of negative training was needed for my dog because of her exuberance but I’m getting much better results and more automatic behaviors with Nancy’s positive methods. Also my dog now loves to be trained since almost everything involves treats and a game.
Besides Nancy’s great training abilities she’s also really pleasant and nice to work with! She also seems to really love dogs, which would seem like a job requirement but with other trainers I have not gotten that impression. We’ll definitely be taking a group class with her in the near future.

I found In Tune K9’s via a Craigslist ad. I checked Unilocal and saw some positive feedback for Nancy and decided to give her a call. I am very glad I did.
We recently rescued a mostly blind yellow Labrador, Hunter, who has PRA. He is/​was very high on energy and very low on manners and discipline. He was getting comfortable enough in our house that he was starting to counter surf (I put a funny video of that on youtube btw) and my poor wife was starting to go crazy. Due to his very limited vision I was very nervous about taking him to group lessons in a ‘school’ environment (plus he would never be able to pay attention with all the other dogs around). I needed a trainer that could come to us, and do the training sessions during the daytime as that is when Hunter’s vision is best. Nancy was very helpful on the phone, hearing my needs and desires and she agreed to come meet Hunter, even though she hadn’t worked with a blind/​near blind dog before. The evaluation went great and Nancy felt very confident that she could help Hunter (and us!). We signed up for a month of lessons (which are priced very well).
We have completed several weeks of training sessions with Nancy. Hunter is showing great progress. Nancy is patient, and only uses positive reinforcement when training. Her knowledge is extensive, and we have not been able to stump her with a question yet. Nancy has not only taught him how to be a better dog, but has taught us how to be better dog owners. We still have plenty of work to do, but I am very glad we met Nancy and hired her to help us with Hunter. I would not hesitate for a second to refer In Tune K9s and Nancy to my friends, or someone reading this on Unilocal

I want to start this review with a disclaimer.
I don’t have a dog.
So why in the world am I reviewing pet training service? Simple, I know the owner, Nancy, for years now. We met each other working at an optometrist’s office together. And remained close friends since. In fact, we started volunteering at the Humane Society together. Sadly, I had to drop out due to outside forces, but Nancy kept at it.
She was always a great coworker, with a strong work ethic. But seeing her volunteer at the Humane Society, well, it was obvious she had found her passion. After she adopted Petunia, she had some struggles but remained committed. She kept at it and was always seeking new ways to make life better for Petunia, not just easier for herself. Just through the casual conversations we have had on the topic, I could tell she was learning so much.
So no, I have not hired Nancy to train my imaginary puppy (which I’ve had for years now), but I was with her through the beginning stages of her own training and have seen her training. She is patient, firm, and loving, exactly what a dog trainer should be.

I recently completed a training course with Nancy. She is amazing! We (my dog, Stella and I) learned so much from her. Stella lacked doggy manners. Well, not anymore :) She and I are now confident and polite, no matter where we are. Since most of Nancy’s training was actually training me, I’ve learned how to better handle Stella. She was always accessible and responsive, even to my many emails and questions before or after our sessions. It’s very clear upon meeting her that she’s very passionate for what she does; she truly cares for the dogs and how to help their owners. She makes training fun. Even though our training is over, she is still there for me with any questions that may come up.