testimonials

I would like to personally thank you and your staff for all you have taught us as well as our beloved Standard Poodle Puppies and New Brittany Girl.

We have been in Standard Poodles since 1964 and Brittanys 1959. We always had companion dogs as our family pets and only gave training a serious thought the last 7 years.

After begining a quality feeding program in 2001, being introduced to the wonderful products now available at the Scrap's Dog Company in Reno, NV we were checking into training and were refered to "Dog Training by PJ" at the Scrap's store on S. Virginia in Reno.

Soon after you began at your Canine Education Center, we began training with our first silver standard poodle, Beau and next our CAN CH Diamond Diva. Beau and CAN CH Diva were followed in our training endeavors with AM/CAN CHAMPION Pinafore Diamond Boulavardier and continued Education with CAN CH Diva where we used a trainer near our home in Susanville CA. We thought we would beneift from the close commute to Susanville at 17 miles VS Reno NV which is 70 miles from our home. We only attended 3 classes of the 6 in Susanville with the other trainer and never returned. We realized quickly we made a mistake with the enrollment in the new classes in our home town in California.

As we had a dream to have Conformation Champions in our Breeding program, you (PJ) always modified our instruction so we received the basics but also the extra effort was made to show us what a true conformation dog was to do in the ring. We never realized the benefit of having the Dog Training by PJ staff "On Call" for the extras not only during class but before and after.

We now have "Gone Home" as we call it and have our newest Bred by up and comers, in Obedience #1 at Dog Training by PJ, Marquis Diamond Code of Silence and Marquis Diamond Dancing Cloud 9. After Cody and Chloe complete their lesson we stay the next hour with Mich's MT- Thunder Mountain Fanci. Fanci is our newest Brittany pup and our first AKC Bench Brittany to be! Cody, Chloe and Fanci have done well and as a result of the correct instruction with the professionals at Dog Training by PJ. We are gonna be ready for competition in late 2007. We are Jazzed.

We feel so pleased with the class instruction and the benefits that we have gained by attending with our puppies, we will follow with our next 3 Standard Poodle Pups, Rose, Co Co and Gabrielle. We have also taken advantage of the seminars PJ has scheduled for her customers on the Raw Feeding process for Canines. We learned ALOT and appreciate the "Extras" we have been given.

Dog Training by PJ has been a great outing for us on Saturdays and our puppies love it. We have been made better at what we do as Breeders of our standard Poodles and Brittanys and pass this onto our puppies while they are in our home. We also feel strongly about our customers in NV and CA using "Dog Training by PJ" for their training with their new puppy and give our follow up literature in their puppy layettes.

Thank you PJ for all we have learned and for the help you have given us as Breeers and AKC Conformation Exhibitors. We appreciate you and your staff, recommending you very highly to all dog enthusiasts and thier new canine companions.

Brian and Susan Cook/ Helen Satterfield
Thunder Mountain Brittanys

Marquis Diamond Standard Poodles

I rescued a great dog who had been abused and suffered from anxiety. After a free consult with PJ at Scraps, she helped me understand my dog’s behaviors and explained to me what I should be doing. After enrolling my dog in PJ’s “Brilliant Buddy” class, positive behaviors were reinforced in a humane and gentle setting. PJ’s classes made all the difference in my dog’s personality and my enjoyment of him. Our next class is certification for pet therapy. Thanks PJ!

The classes my husband and I have taken our two dogs to have been of great benefit to all four of us. I started out taking our newest addition to the adoloscent class and liked it so much my husband decided to take our 8 year old Aussie. I have signed us up for the next level class, brilliant buddy, because it is such a positive experience.

Our dogs have bonded with us even more than before, they focus on us when we speak and they are much better behaved. The classes are fun and the dogs love them, who wouldn't love an hour of your owner's undivided attention, getting praise for one solid hour and getting treats the whole time!!

Pam and Larry Gullihur

"PJ has taught us how to really communicate with Frannie and has created a very pleasant learning experience. The methods used in class have had an extremely positive impact on Frannie and she has responded so much faster than we had ever hoped. We have learned that patience is key and we are very confident that as we continue to work with Frannie she will become the well trained and happy dog she was meant to be!"

-Katrina, Tim and Frannie

-Thanks PJ for all of your hard work and dedication. The dogs of Northern Nevada/Tahoe need you! See you Tuesday evening for the final class :)

Katrina A. Scoville

I had such success with PJ and her training my first puppy, a Bernese Mt. Dog that when I got another puppy several years later I immediately scheduled puppy kinder garden for my new Boxer puppy. By just taking the Puppy Kinder garden class I was able to learn the skills to teach my Bernese Mt. Dog all the basic commands, in addition she knows five commands all by sign language; no voice commands, plus one "game"...all by sign. Bernese Mt. Dogs and Boxers are completely different temperament, and PJ's tools were just as effective with both puppies.

PJ,

Just a note to let you know how very pleased I remain with the results from your training class five years later for my two labs!

I especially wanted to let you know that the training “sticks”! And as I’ve mentioned in the past, my FAVORITE lesson in the series was “wait”, or, as I call it, “hold on”. To this day, I can use that simple request to quiet the labs, hold them at a door/gate/entrance or the car and I use the request to ensure the safety of my 4-legged kids.

Additionally, my friends Callie and Alex, who also brought their labs (full sisters to my two dogs) to you also raved about you, the class and the effectiveness of the lessons.

Most of all, and the reason I chose DTBPJ, was your credentials and experience in the positive training methods you use. I’m grateful beyond words that you instructed ME about the outdated and INEFFECTIVE methods used by force-based “trainers” who use cruelty to bring a dog into “submission.” Dangerous techniques such as “twirling”, chocking, hitting and the like cause dogs to fear their owners and possibly turn them into fear biters. By contrast, the training methods taught by your and your trainers helped me build a relationship of trust with my labs and that trust remains with us today. My dogs are not anxious or fearful.

Fortunately, the tide is turning and force-based “training “is no longer seen as effective and “trainers” are seen as inhumane and ineffective. Positive methods that teach expectations and desired behaviors have been tangibly demonstrated to work. And YOU have been a HUGE part of that education effort and I’m deeply grateful.

Unique in your classes was the brief explanation of quality pet food! I was unaware that inferior ingredients such as corn, wheat, soy, preservatives such as BHA and BHT and color dyes were likely culprits of allergies, itching, ear infections, skin flaking and hot spots….all of which are known to lab owners! Because of that knowledge I was able to buy food that would actually nourish my labs and not just fill them up. Their coats, by the way, are like mink.

Finally, I appreciated the discounts you arranged at local pet business for the students in your class.

I’ve sent my friends and their pet/s to you for training and they have been equally pleased with the knowledge and results.

Keep up your EXCELLENT work! Your results community-wide have vastly improved the lives of so many pets and their people!

Elaine Lange.

We were first recommended to Dog Training by PJ from a dog supply retail owner who said she was "the best in town." We had recently moved to Reno and our youngest dog was having a very hard time adjusting. She was nervous to be in the city and had attempted to bite several strangers. I was terrified of having a dog that might bite someone.

In taking PJ's basic adolescent obedience course, not only did our dog learn basic commands, but she was also taught to interact with strangers. While she is not yet the "perfectly obedient" dog, she is a delight to have out in public and will follow basic commands when asked to do so.

We enjoyed our experience with PJ and her training techniques so much that I have signed up two of my dogs--including the one PJ worked with on her fear towards strangers issue--for the Rally O class and cannot wait for it to begin. I am constantly recommending Dog Training by PJ to anyone who has a dog, because owner communication and dog obedience is an ongoing, never ending process.

Sincerely,

Anne and Elisha Dillon-Thomas

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