When I first purchased our puppy my family and I were so excited. But that excitement didn't last long when we discovered how difficult puppies can really be. We were unprepared for the housebreaking, jumping, chewing, and general disruption a new dog can bring into a household. Little Angels Dog Training to the reccue! Mrs. Gonzalez was so professional and kind, (I think my husband and I needed more training than our dog!). Within a very short period of time, we had the dog of our dreams thanks to Little Angels. I would do it again a thousand times over. God Bless - Pastor Donna Lopez I called Katie at Little Angels Dog Training with a great deal of frustration and panic. One day, my 3 year old Australian Sheppard X, Indi, was not being a "little angel", in fact, I was convinced Indi had grown two little red horns ! Indi had seized an opportunity and got out of the yard, I had been attempting to catch her for over 2.5 hours! This included me chasing her as she chased a mini van with a dog inside. Fortunately, the man driving stopped when he saw me chasing him! With the help of his dog, we were able to catch Indi. Somewhere over her life, the word "come" meant let's play a game and of course, the game was only in play when she got out or was at dog park off leash. Nothing would get her to come back - not even steak or chicken! The tricks I resorted to catch her exceeded imagination. Katie and I discussed my problem on the phone and ways to correct her behavior. Everything sounded wonderful on the phone. When we met, I was very pleased with how Katie interacted with me and Indi. We did five sessions with Katie as well as daily "homework" . Since "come" meant play to Indi; Katie and I taught Indi a new word to recall her. I have tested Indi many times with a lot of distractions using the new recall word and every time she returns to me! Now, I am more than thrilled to say, Indi can walk with me off leash, she returns when called and has the same happy personality. In some ways, she seems happier than before as she has more freedom and the bond between her and I has strengthened. Thanks so much to Katie and Little Angels for helping me get my "little angel" back! - Suzie Powanda and Indi Little Angels Dog Training was the best thing I had done for my Shih Tzu Panda. I am not good with training dogs and had no idea how to go about training her. I enrolled my Panda in the Boarding School program and when we got her back she was not so hyper and she had learned new commands. She is a changed puppy. Thank you Katie for your help with our family puppy. - Nancy Endoso We wanted to thank you for helping Sierra make so much progress in such a short time. When we came to you, Sierra couldn’t focus on any command or task due to her focus on her ball (or Kong). Her newfound ability to take her mind off the toy complete any command is incredible. She can finally obey our commands, regardless of where the toy is. Rescuing a dog with an unknown history can be a scary endeavor. How will he/she behave around children, other dogs, or when left alone? Does he/she chew or dig? Is he/she house broken? These were just a few of the questions we were about to find out. We got lucky! Sierra (originally Beth) was a healthy black lab, although underfed and skittish from her prior experiences. While she had as much energy as any young Labrador Retriever (approximately 1 year old), she was good with children and ignored other animals, didn’t chew and was house broken. She was also a leash puller, hyper and only knew a few simple commands. She could fetch/retrieve a toy (ball or Kong) for hours at a time, she not listen to commands if her toy was insight. Worse, she would chase the toy into the street or other hazardous locations and not heed commands or warnings. While I was patient to work her on many of these problems, I needed help. I was fortunate enough to find Little Angel’s on the web, and began taking Sierra in for her lessons. Her behavior change was instantaneous (with Katie, and eventually with me). Sierra completed her training and we have continued to practice all we learned. Yes, we! As Sierra learned, so did Ana and I. From Katie we learned better training techniques than those we had previously used and were able to expand Sierra’s knowledge. We receive monthly emails from Little Angel’s giving us additional training tips and opportunities for additional training, in group lessons. A final note. Little Angel’s offers boarding to its graduates. If you love your dog as much as we do, you’ll be comforted to know that he/she is begin well taken care of in a house environment and not a kennel. The additional training they receive will help reinforce what they’ve learned. We have been especially appreciative of the emails we receive while we’re away letting us know Sierra is OK and having fun. - Ana and Joe Rudolf Our family waited a long time to get dogs. In September of last year we bought two lab puppies. While they were darling and fun, they grew quickly and we weren't prepared for what we had to do to train them. They were jumping on us, not minding, and basically just being "high energy labs". I was feeling very frustrated knew that we had to do something. I hired "Little Angles Dog Training" and it was the best thing I could have done. Katie has a passion for animals...and it shows. She came to our house, visited with us and in about a month she took both dogs to train at her home. When they returned, they were different dogs, same personalities, but they now were dogs that could blend into our family better. The whole situation has gone from frustrating to great. We LOVE our dogs and they now obey commands. I highly recommend "Little Angels Dog Training" as Katie not only trained them but kept in touch through the process and continues to keep in touch. -Lisa My name is Lauren and I took my dog Cash to be trained with Katie. When I dropped Cash off I was at my ropes end. I was either going to get rid of her or try this training as a last resort. It was expensive and I spent all of my Christmas money and I could not be happier now. It was worth every single penny. My dog Cash was aggressive towards other dogs, jumped on my friends, barked at the door, stole my other dogs food...the list goes on. Anyway, we left her to be boarded with Katie and when we got her back I cried because I was soooooo happy. I called her name and said come and she did it. I seriously was amazed! I said sit and she did it. She can now walk on a leash which at one time was scary! She is 70 lbs and used to drag me all around! She is trained on and off the leash and listens even when other dogs pass by. I know you might be thinking that's no great accomplishment getting a dog to walk on a leash but really Cash was a disaster!!! Katie will probably tell you she was the worst dog she's seen...but she was transformed through training. Now I can walk her every day without fear of being pulled into the street. We walk with my 6 month old baby, we play with the baby and it is totally safe! So what I am trying to say is Katie is an amazing trainer. She stands by her work and won't stop until the job is done. I am sure she would have just given me back my money and my crazy dog after she saw what she had to work with but she didn't. She stuck by Cash and then stuck by us as we learned how to reinforce the training. I can't say enough about Little Angels Dog Training and how amazing the dogs from their facility are. You won't be disappointed at all and you'll be telling all of your friends about it. Please know that I would never give such an amazing referral if it weren't really true. -Lauren Over 1,500 dogs trained - and lives changed! |
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| Testimonials The pictures throughout this page are just a small number of the dogs we've trained. These photos were taken while the dogs were going through Boarding School, either for Service work, or Pet obedience. My name is Cindy. My son is 9 and has cerebral palsy and Little Angels Service Dogs bred and trained our dog Maley. He works as a Mobility Assistance Dog and is like a living cane for my son! Maley is only 1 year old and is very well trained. He accompanies my son everywhere (school, church, movie theater). It is unbelievable how a dog can be trained to work this way. He has helped my son become much more independent and he has literally changed his life!! Cindy, from Hawaii Maley Working with Little Angels Dog Training was a very rewarding experience. Katie the director was very kind and helpful and definitely knew what she was talking about. And I don't think I could have ended up with a better dog. Katie guided me through the entire process with ease and the end result has been such a blessing. Julia, from Michigan (One year later) I definitely recommend Little Angels Dog Training to anyone looking for a service dog. Luke has been such a terrific dog and he helps me in so many ways I never imagined. He helps me regulate my activity level when we're out, he really helps facilitate positive social interactions with other people, he's a great distraction when I'm in distress, and just being able to pet him helps calm me down. I am so thankful for this beautiful dog and I love telling people about your organization. Thank you! Julia, from Michigan Julia and Luke I suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to the war. Before getting a service dog I was extremely paranoid, having difficulty in crowds and would never leave the house alone. I had to rely on my wife to guide me everywhere I went. Now I have Sedona, my service dog from Little Angels. Through Little Angels Service Dogs I have learned to work as a team with Sedona. Now she helps me with all my fears and troubles so that I can one day have a normal life. I definitely would recommend Little Angels for anyone looking for a service dog. Words can't express how much Sedona has changed my life. John, from California Sedona Thank you. A million times over thank you. Our service dog is indeed a Little Angel. In just 2 weeks, I already see how she is changing our lives and helping. Her specialized PTSD training is great. She is so smart and so ready. You have done such a great job. We have already recommended you to many friends and know we will send many more. Laura, from California Addie Max is doing great. He is an absolute life saver and helps me every day! I am the happiest girl in the world! Jenna, from Florida Max and Jenna Jesse has been busy since we returned home to Nebraska about a week and a half ago. He and Cole have been getting used to the routine of home life and school. Jesse greeted Cole's 3rd grade classmates last week and has been going to school with Cole for short periods of time since, so they can both get used to things there. Jesse is very calm when he's at school and we are seeing how beneficial he will be for Cole already. Jesse hangs out next to Cole by his desk and is there for Cole. The 3rd graders do a good job not distracting Jesse at school. I'm very impressed! We can't thank everyone enough who donated and volunteered at Cole-Fest and helped us out so we could get to San Diego to get Jesse! Cole loves Jesse and is already using his voice more. He is giving Jesse commands in a loud voice (for him) and I have twice seen him talking to Jesse for more than 20 minutes a time! Yesterday Cole was melting down in school after switching classrooms and he and Jesse went out to the hallway to be alone. Jesse got on Cole's lap and Cole focused on Jesse and in about 5 minutes he was happy and ready to go back into the classroom. It's early and there is a lot of work ahead, but we are very encouraged by what we are seeing so far! Jack, from Nebraska Cole and Jesse Both my husband and I are physicians, working 70 + hours/week .... We did not want to get an older dog, though were also realistic about not being able to do the training ourselves. Luckily, I found Little Angels online and went out to see them. We ended up getting a yellow Lab puppy through them. They kept our dog ("Sweetie") through the week and I would come get her on the weekends if I was off. That way, she was used to us and our home but was getting trained all week. When she was four months old we took her home full time. This ended up being a wonderful experience for the following reasons: 1) Sweetie really is the BEST dog. 2) She was fully crate trained. She truly loves her crate, which is such a relief. When we go to dinner, etc. she is very happy to hang out in there. 3) She knows all her basic commands. If we end up over-spoiling her and she "forgets" some, Little Angels does unlimited private lessons for us and doesn't charge us because we did the boarding school package. The lessons with Little Angels are always helpful, and very practical. Most of the time we end up needing the training, and not really the dog. 4) We never worry about going out of town because Sweetie LOVES Little Angels, and we always board her there. That way she gets a refresher on her training while we are out of town. 5) Sweetie is very well adjusted to being around other dogs/kids because of the environment there. To make a long story short, it was well worth the investment. We have a beautiful, well behaved dog. Sweetie is now 2 years old. Sincerely, Hannah, from California Sweetie (Pet) |
