Salton and Michael were such a fabulous pair to work with, and I'm so excited to share their story! Michael with New Horizons contacted me to help him with his service dog, Salton, who was his new pup after Eagle, his service dog of several years had passed away. Salton seemed to be showing aggression towards small dogs, and is considerably larger than Eagle, so Michael was having a hard time handling him. I brought two small dogs in to work with Salton, since his beef was with smaller dogs, and we all went for a walk together.

The more Dog Training 411 blogs you read, the more you'll realize that I ALWAYS walk with the owner and dog(s) for the first session. Once the rules on the walk are clear and the dog moves forward in a proper, structured manor on the walk, everything else can come right. Michael hadn't had to work with a young and rambunctious dog in many years, so many things that I coached him on accomplishing were things he knew, but needed refreshing on. After a few sessions with me, and the help of Amy from Bark Avenue for socializing him during her Playcare service, Salton and Michael were able to communicate with one another clearly, and Salton's aggression towards other dogs completely went away.