Recently, I had a very pleasant opportunity to drop in on a former Ann Arbor dog training client whom I had worked with approximately 8 months prior. I was driving to a new client’s house and happened to drive pass Susan and her dog Honey, a yellow Labrador Retriever.  They were enjoying a pleasant spring walk together and Honey was happily walking right beside Susan with no pulling on the leash.  So I turned around and pulled up alongside them to tell Susan what a “wonderfully trained dog she had.”  : )
Eight months ago, Honey use to be dog to dog reactive and pull very hard on a leash. Through in home dog training sessions together, Susan learned how to desensitize Honey to other dogs, to train Honey to pay attention to her and how to walk nicely on a leash. In fact, Honey improved so much that she was able to walk along side my dogs Draco and Simone.
Now approximately 8 months later, she reports her dog continues to do well and it showed. Â Susan has been successful with Honey because of her commitment to working with her dog during and after training sessions. Â And, seeing the two of them being able to enjoy a walk together put a big smile on my face. It was a good day – running into them again.
