A Hound About Town

I have nothing but good things to say about Heather. I am the proud owner of an almost 2 year old miniature beagle named Oliver. I knew when I chose to get a beagle I was signing myself up for some extra work because of their high energy and propensity for being «vocal» as Heather puts it, but I thought I was up for the challenge. Well, a year and a half later, even after two full courses of training at Puppy Prep, Oliver was ruling the roost and I was at my wits end. I couldn’t even make a phone call without him howling incessantly in the background demanding my attention.
Even after the first appointment with Heather I started to see improvements in his behavior. And now, after only 5 sessions together, the phone howling is gone, he is fully crate trained, and his overall behavior and obedience has improved dramatically. I never imagined that I could have such a good dog! And I owe that all to Heather.
She is great at making the most of the training sessions, but even more importantly, follows up to make sure that everything is going well and is always available to answer questions or make adjustments in the training when necessary. She has a ton of different training techniques under her belt and if one doesn’t seem to be working she is not shy about just moving on to the next idea until she finds something that works.
I am so thankful to have had the chance to get to know Heather and have her whip my little monster into shape. It was worth every penny and then some…

Heather is absolutely fantastic! We initially hired her to temporarily walk our puppy who was on hiatus from Puppy Prep when she had giardia. But LuLu responded so positively, so immediately, that we continue to see Heather 2 – 3 times per week. Heather is a wonderful friend and teacher to our Lou and we owe much of LuLu’s good behavior to all of Heather’s positive reinforcement and guidance.
We have experienced some terrible «private training» in this city, and we can guarantee you that Heather’s prices are very competitive and her manner and success is first rate. She’s flexible, punctual, kind, friendly and energetic. We feel so lucky to have her !

Disclaimer #1: Heather (owner) is a good friend of mine. (To her credit, she did not ask me to post a review. I decided to do this on my own.) Disclaimer #2: I don’t actually have any pets.
That being said, I have helped Heather with dog training at least 10 times and I am amazed at her technique, knowledge, attention to detail, patience, organizational skills, efficiency and effectiveness. When she asked me to «play a stranger» to skittish dogs, she has the game plans down to a tee, including what side of the park may or may not have foot traffic or sunlight. She is prepared for almost anything and can come up with another game plan for anything else that comes up. She is amazing with animals and with logistics. She even taught her own dog how to say «I love you» (which, by the way, is the cutest dog trick I’ve ever seen in my life).
Anyway, enough gushing: if you want a dog trainer or dog walker who can take care of any situation, Heather is your gal.