November 2008
My name is Amy and I am
27-years-old with Multiple Sclerosis and am 8½ months pregnant.
My husband Drew and I purchased
a puppy named Maggie, nearly 3 years ago. She started off small
and obedient but now weighs in at nearly 100lbs and doesn’t do
anything she doesn’t feel like doing. I am the main caretaker
and have never owned a dog before in m life! I’ve never been
taught how to properly deal with issues like barking, stealing
food, eating cat litter and garbage, jumping, not listening,
pulling when walking and so on. I was no longer enjoying my dog
in fact, I wanted my husband to get rid of her! So, last year I
decided I had enough of her antics and called in a trainer.
After spending $500 and being shown how to throw a bag of chain
on the floor to scare the dog into submission, and to say “bah”
we had enough! It did NOT work, the trainers weren’t interested
in helping us further and seeing as these were the only
techniques they offered, we were out $500 and still had a
misbehaved dog!
When we found out we were
pregnant early this year, these issues soon became very urgent
to fix! My husband did more research and found a company called
“Canine Correction”. We were very hesitant about inviting
someone else to the house to help because of the horrible
experience we had previously so when Roland and Erin came over
we were slightly reluctant to fully accept what they were saying
right off the hop. However, we listened to what they had to say
with open minds and as the night went on and Drew and I were
able to see with our own eyes the immediate improvement of
Maggie’s overall behaviour! It was crazy! She went from this
independent, “I’ll show you who’s boss” attitude to “I better
listen or else”. Our jaws were literally on the floor just
watching and listening to it happen. By the end of the night, we
knew this was going to work. Roland and Erin emphasized how our
gaining Maggie’s respect was KEY to the training and left us
with some homework. They said they would be back in two weeks to
see how it was going to and to show us more. They also let us
know if we had any questions of any sort we could reach them by
phone or email...every time we asked, they replied without
hesitation.
We worked with Maggie as much
as we could and the improvements were happening daily. Roland
and Erin came back, just as they said they would, two weeks
later, and showed us more. Respect IS the key and without
this information, we would still be at ground zero! Now I can
walk Maggie myself; she no longer patrols the windows; she no
longer barks at every little thing she thinks she hears; she
doesn’t jump; she listens to come, sit, stay, lay down and more.
She doesn’t eat food off the counter and is pretty much doing
what we want when we want her to...like I said,
it’s CRAZY! For the first time since we got her, I am really
enjoying my dog. Something I didn’t think I would be able to do.
Thank you!
Amy and Drew Grenier
Calgary, Alberta
May 2008
Our family was planning a
vacation when my husband and our very large German Shepherd got into
a very "heated" argument in the park and of course, the German
Shepherd won the battle. I was at my wit's end trying to figure out
what to do with our family pet who had suddenly decided he was the
boss! We didn't want to take him to our regular pet-sitters as they
had small children and we didn't know exactly what was wrong with
our beloved dog.
Googling around the internet
I called Canine Correction and ended up speaking directly with
Roland. That telephone conversation proved to be the best thing
that ever happened to our pet. I was extremely upset about my dog's
future and going on vacation was proving to be much too stressful!
Roland visited our home two
days before our scheduled vacation and spent some time with Gaelen
(our dog). My husband and myself could see Roland's experience and
professionalism with Gaelen immediately.
We went on vacation leaving
Gaelen in the care of Erin from Canine Correction. Erin stayed in
our home with Gaelen and our other pets. Upon returning it was
obvious from the moment we stepped through the door that Gaelen was
a much happier dog! Roland worked his "magic" and the true winner
was Gaelen. We will continue to have Roland train us to be better
dog handlers and I'm sure Gaelen will appreciate it!
I highly recommend
Canine Correction to
anyone, whether you have an aggressive German Shepherd who needs
some behaviour management or if you just want to go on vacation and
know your house and beloved pets are in the hands of truly
remarkable and professional pet-handlers.
Thank you so much Roland and
Erin, we truly appreciate all you have done for us and look forward
to working with you in the future.
Doug and Donna King
Calgary, Alberta
September 2007
When we adopted
Sammie the rescue basset hound, we knew we might need some help as
no one really knew her background. Sammie wasn’t a destructive dog
but did have some problems with barking, anxiety, and leash
training. As we were researching trainers with experience with
rescues, we kept coming across Roland’s name so we decided to get
his help. When it comes to Sammie, we feel this was one of the best
decisions we made as we saw results even after one training
session. Sammie now barks less when we leave the house and walks
better on a leash. As a bonus, we also have our another basset Cleo
walking properly on a leash (she was very pokey before) which has
turned our once frustrating walks into an enjoyable experience. We
can’t recommend Roland enough and fondly call him our ‘basset
whisperer’.
On a
scarier note, as part of our training with Roland, he advised us on
what to do in case of a dog attack. While we hoped we'd never have
to use his advice, an unlucky day came when a large, aggressive dog
attacked our two bassets. Because of Roland's training we were able
to fight off the attacking dog with no harm to us and our dogs. I
couldn't thank Roland enough for his advice.
Janet
Naclia and Brian Flynn
Calgary, Alberta
August 2007
We knew we
had to do something about our 5 year old German Shepard Rocco. He would
pull and growl intensely at anything or anyone that moved while we were
out walking him! It was very embarrassing when people would yell over
his misbehavior that we should do something about our dog! Not only
this, but he had serious aggression toward small children relating to a
bad experience he had when he was just a puppy.
We met with
Roland and he taught us how to teach our pooch. We noticed a huge
difference after the first session… we continue to follow his advice and
Rocco has now become part of our family and not the family with the dog
that no one wants to be around. We had a birthday party just a few short
weeks after meeting Roland and Rocco enjoyed himself in the backyard
with 10 ravaging screaming boys! Our baby girl just recently turned 5
months old, we are confident with Rocco and enjoy our family walks
without the stress of having to be embarrassed or told off because of
our Rocco’s misbehaviors.
Thank-you
Roland from us… however, if dogs could speak Rocco would give you great
gratitude for training his owners.
Lee, Amy &
Arayleah
Calgary, Alberta
December 2006
I just wanted to thank you again for the remarkable job/results that
you did with 'Matty' our 2 year old female AKITA. I could not put into
words the incredible transformation that we have seen, but I will
try....
Matty was
a perfect girl at home, but, and it is a BIG BUT, when we were out on
our walks we found that she was VERY dog aggressive and DID NOT respond
well to commands. With one 15 minute walk, you were not only able to
identify the problem, but, as well, give us the necessary tools
and exercises to rectify the problems permanently. As any AKITA owner
will tell you, you can never expect your AKITA to be completely passive
with other canines, but Matty's progress is UNBELIEVABLE. It is now a
pleasure to be out with her...We cannot thank you enough.
Worth the money ??? Every penny !!!
Maurice & Lucy Raymond
Calgary, Alberta
November 2006
FINALLY!!!!
Someone who actually gets into the minds of dogs and gets them to
do EXACTLY what you want them to do with very little effort.
Roland, I’m so pleased with what you did for my Rotti, Diesel,
and me as well, that I can’t thank you enough!
While
trying to walk Diesel, I came home feeling like he had just walked
(dragged) me. He had
aggression and lunging issues towards other dogs, people and especially
small kids. Rotti’s have
a bad enough reputation and to tell you the truth, I was afraid he was
going to hurt someone or another dog.
My friend and I wanted to walk our Rotti’s together and that
was impossible.
After
just 5 sessions, Diesel has turned into the perfect gentle dog.
He now waits until I go out the door before following, and on our
walk he stays right beside me. There is very little trace of the aggressive, snarling,
lunging dog he was before you helped us.
If
anyone is having issues with their dog, I HIGHLY recommend Roland at
Canine Correction. His
prices are excellent, he comes to your house and teaches your dog and
then teaches you. My friend
and I are now able to walk our male Rotti’s together, side by side and
even let them play together in the back yard with no worries they will
get into a fight.
I’ve
been told by several people on our walks how “WELL BEHAVED” my dog
is. That not only makes me
proud, but eternally grateful to Roland for giving me a true life-long
dog companion.
Thank
you so much for everything!
Laurie
Martten
Calgary, Alberta
