Here are a few words of praise from our customers. Scroll to the bottom to view a letter received from another satisfied client.
"Great class. Barb explains the world of a puppy. Thanks for the excellent instruction, good information and skills - very useful!!
"Lot's of fun, very helpful instructor."
"Everything was wonderful. I will recommend it to anyone looking to train their dog. Lots of personal attention, very informative and well structured. Barb is very energetic and you can tell she loves what she does (amazing!)"
"Barb kept everything at a level good for puppies and owners!! Lessons covered all aspects of puppyhood not just tricks. The handouts were excellent. Really good for reviewing because training doesn't stop when the classes do."
"We had problems that arose with our puppy and our special needs child. If it wasn't for Barb, we wouldn't still have our dog and because of her this pup is an important part of the family."
"I really liked the level of positivity - positive reinforcement and no choke chains!"
"I learned why dogs behave the way they do (psychology)"
"I liked how enjoyable it was to have a teacher as great as you and loved how you really explained everything clearly. Sad this is over"
"Once my dog and I received guidance, the bond got stronger and she did amazing. I noticed a huge difference"
LETTER FROM WELMOET POLS:
Training with the Pro...
If you have had dogs around over the past 60 years, you think you're not a newcomer to the canine world. You think you pretty well know about dogs.
I can assure you: not so!
Until you meet Barb Maja, you have only seen the outside and the motions of your beloved pets, but you have no clue about what makes the beasties tick.
At least, that was my experience.
Not until you see Barb work with dogs, see her demonstrations and listen to her explanations, watch her during training and try out for yourself to apply the actions she recommends, do you get a slight peek into the animal world of dogs.
Whereas you always thought that Fido and you were so close, he seemed almost human. "Oh, he understands me so well, he hears everything I say. It is as if he can read my mind!" you brag.
In the meantime you stand knee-deep in a sea of writhing, jumping furry friends who bark up a storm that shatters your eardrums while you are trying to reach the front door, summoned by a visitor who rang your doorbell, indicating he or she wants to see you.
You yell, push, shove, holler "QUIET!!" and feel somewhat flustered when you have finally managed to fight your way to the front ranks.
In this case Barb would quietly thank your dogs for letting her know that the doorbell rang and then say something like: "Okay, I've heard it. Now you can let me take over. Enough barking."
The dogs would probably sit down at a respectful distance and wait quietly to see what kind of fun may or may not unfold.
"You see, the house is yours, not your dog's and the visitor came to see you, not your dog. So you can handle this situation and he doesn't have to interfere." Aaaahhh...
In the not so distant past we had called for Barb's help in assessing a large young dog that might or might not have to be put down because it had allegedly attacked a small child.
The dog was a rescue case, a magnificent animal in his prime, that aside from the episode with the child appeared to be friendly enough.
Barb had told us to put our own dog, a beagle, and this dog she came to look at, in the kennel until she arrived.
Soon after she drove into our yard she gave the go-ahead to let the dogs out. After the necessary scuffle which she cleverly ignored she started to work with the dog.
My mouth fell open in awe. I was fascinated. Her approach was something I had never witnessed before.
Not only did the 'rescue dog' obey her unfailingly (he had not been trained at all before that, we knew this from his history), but even our 5 year old beagle, a happy-go-lucky nose on four legs with a stomach attached to that nose, paid attention and clearly enjoyed the training session. Our beagle, Mr. Disobedience himself! How did she do that?!
The secret lies, according to me , in the common sense that Barb makes. So simple and clear, when she explains what she is doing, what we should watch for while she is doing it. I couldn't believe that I had never noticed these things before.
A dog is an animal, not a human, but these two different species can get along very well, as long as the human tries to "think" in dog language.
When we anxiously asked what she thought of the dog she smiled with a big grin: "He's a good dog. He has bad manners. Your beagle too. Nothing that good training cannot cure..."
Welmoet Pols, Olds AB
We would love to hear from you!! Please tell us about the class you attended. Please email us with any feedback to: rbmaja@shaw.ca. THANKS!!
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