Faithful Dog K9 Training

I have a 3 — dog pack, with my alpha dog being a nervous, excitable dog who quickly escalates to agression. We saw a drastic improvement in our alpha within 1 session, and I loved that Alicia focused on helping us see the triggers for the whole pack and what we should do to correct them. I’ll continue to use her until I move, and I highly recommend her to others!

I contacted Alicia because our dog had been displaying nervous/​fearful aggression towards our newly walking toddler. Copper has always been nervous, but now that it was in the direction of our little one, we had to get a handle on the situation. His hackles would raise, he’d growl and bear his teeth toward our son, and would walk circles trying to herd him. Copper Dog was a part of our family; I was not willing to take him to a shelter just because of his behavior; as pet owners our family made a commitment to do what’s best for him. Behavior’s can be modified with a little work and a lot of patience. I knew it was my responsibility as his owner to find him help… and that was in the form of Alicia.
After taking a tour of her training area and letting her meet Copper, Alicia and I agreed that the best way to reform his behavior was to do a board and train for a few weeks. Our family would miss him, but we knew our time apart would give him the tools he needed to become a participatory member of our family again. She also gave me great advice on how to implement a new mindset of raising and training our dogs. While Copper was away, I used the suggested techniques to work with our other dog Cole who was easier to practice with at home. Alicia sent me photos/​video updates on Copper’s progress and offered advice regarding any at home training I had been practicing while Copper was away. She helped me feel empowered in my ability to become «the pack leader».
When Copper returned home, Alicia gave my family a training session to help him integrate back into our household. She gave us tips on to help him deal with his anxiety and stop any aggressive behaviors. She never rushed us and made our time count. We also got a great lesson on how to walk the dogs (I had been practicing with my other dog Cole, but she helped me tweak a few things).
It has been a month since Copper’s return home and I have nothing, but happy things to report on his progress. His anxiety levels are way down and he’s easier to put in a calm state when anxious. He no longer growls aggressively at our toddler, maybe a few «wooooo wooo’s», but I now know how to stop that quickly.
We’ve caught Copper becoming more trusting of our toddler, sometimes catching a tail wagging sniff in passing while our little one is playing with their toys. Copper now calmly sleeps while our little guy is making noises that used to startle him. I’m proud to say that I’ve also become pretty proficient at walking two 65 lb.+ dogs along with a Bob jogging stroller. It’s actually a pretty cool feeling! I think the walks help Copper and Cole bond with our toddler too!
I know this is just skimming all the great changes that have taken place, but I think you get the point… Alicia did a great thing for this household. If you are willing to: give your pet a second chance, put the time in to change your own mindset, and continue to use those tools post training, you could have a success story similar to ours.
BTW-​She offer’s a military discount! We appreciated that so very much.

Last summer, we rescued a 6 month old Husky from a local shelter. She had terrible separation anxiety: we couldn’t leave her alone for fear that she would hurt herself, whether inside a crate or in a supposedly safe spot in the house. As soon as we left, she would try to eat through any barriers to come find us. Alicia helped us work miracles. After a few sessions, our dog transformed from a hot mess into a relaxed, happy-​go-​lucky pup. She now loves her crate, and we can go to the grocery store without fear for her safety. Alicia also helped us address other annoying but less troubling problems we were having, such as pulling on the leash, digging in the yard, and eating the kids’ toys.
Alicia took her time with us and never rushed our sessions. She tailored each session to our specific problems, and taught us to provide the leadership that our dog needed. I have worked with other trainers before for other dogs, and Alicia’s philosophies and techniques are so much better than traditional dog training. She taught us to notice the subtle signs our dog was giving before she misbehaved so that things were not allowed to escalate We are so happy with the results that we plan to enlist her help in finding a companion for our husky this spring.
I have also boarded our pup with Alicia when we went away for the weekend. It gave me great peace of mind to know that our dog was being well looked after. She got plenty of exercise and got to socialize with other dogs. I can’t say enough good things about Alicia.

Less than a week ago I adopted a small poodle/​terrier mix who seemed so sweet and non-​aggressive, but quickly became territorial of our home. I saw the reviews here and decided to call Alicia. She spent a great deal of time on the phone with me, asking questions and giving advice. I immediately felt comfortable that she knew what she was talking about, so we made an appointment for this morning. Alicia is AMAZING! I feel one hundred percent better already. I thought I needed the dog whisperer, but it was Alicia that I needed. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone who wants a well-​behaved dog!

Alicia from Faithful Dog K9 Training is used by SPOT rescue and others because she is a fantastic trainer who teaches you techniques to bring out the best in your dog! She uses a hands-​on approach and gives you very clear directions. She has turned dogs that were dog reactive into balanced dogs. She also uses strategies to help dogs transition to a new home. She calms dogs who have been in a shelter environment and teaches them to relax by showing them where they rank in the pack. She teaches the dogs what is expected from them. Alicia is great with dog owners because she teaches you leadership skills. The volunteers at the rescue love her because she has given dogs a second chance. Alicia is great to work with because she is very skilled, down-​to-​earth, practical, funny, very nice and her mid-​western upbringing is apparent. She grew up training horses and dogs and she has a lot of experience and a quiet confidence that is reassuring. We all recommend all her! We appreciate all she has done for SPOT and countless other dogs!

Alicia is an incredibly gifted and talented dog behaviorist. In one visit, Alicia completely changed my life by showing me how to turn the timid, anxiety-​ridden rescue dog I am fostering into a calm, submissive, happy dog. Alicia gave clear direction and took her time to show me how to properly do corrections. She had incredibly insight into my dogs and how best to work with them as individuals. Before Alicia left she made sure that all the dogs were in the «right state of mind» and made sure I understood how to continue to reinforce that calm, submissive mindset. There was definitely homework to be done however because the results were so obvious, it was encouraging and helped me to keep pushing on. Alicia has a depth of understanding of dog behavior and what it means, why they do it and how to effectively change the behavior into something positive for everyone. Not only did my dogs learn how to become more calm and submissive, I learned how to be more calm and dominant. Learning how to control my own energy and environment has created amazingly positive results in my own life. Any person and dog who spends time learning from Alicia will be forever changed for the better. She is truly one of the great blessings that has come my way!

We have been looking for someone to help us with our dog. He was very hyper active, and didn’t listen. It became very important that we get him help due to my health issues. I found Alicia and sent her an email, she was very quick to respond we made an appointment for her to come to our home. She spent a lot of time with him and helped educate us further. He is 100% better than he was. I am so thankful I can now safely walk him with out being worried I’d be drug or he’d run after something. I RECOMMEND her to any one.!!

I have always been a bit skeptical of dog training. Growing up, we always had dogs and none of them ever needed professional help. Well now that I’m all grown up with my own family, including two rambunctious dogs, I found myself needing help with a few of their less-​than-​desireable behaviors.
So I, on a whim, contacted Alicia to inquire about scheduling a session with her. Immediately she was asking me questions about my dogs, and I like to think that she was already thinking about how to help me before she was even here. She touched base with me several times over the next few days and I, personally appreciate people who value other peoples time so I was happy when she let me know when she was on her way etc. She arrived on time and we immediately dove into my dogs. I was worried that my dogs would be too much, as they get overly excited at every chance, but she handled them better than I could have asked for.
What I really liked about Alicia’s approach was how straight forward she was. She pointed out really simple things that I needed to change and suggested things that I would have never thought about.
Although it hasn’t been long enough to give a review about how my dogs have improved, I am really confident that if I keep up with the suggestions that she made I will be able to achieve the goals I set.