We were unable to walk our dog out in public without him barking at every person/dog. After being unsuccessful with other trainers, we decided to take a chance with Upstate Canine. We started with training him on leash and how to prevent him from reacting while on walks. After about two months, we went from him barking at every person passing on a walk to almost no issues at all. With our success with the on leash training, we decided to take the next steps to have our dog trained off leash. We now have a dog who is almost fully trained off leash so he has the opportunity to run around like every dog should. UCA has been able to help us make a complete 180 with our dog in less than a year giving our dog/us the confidence to bring him in public now.
Client Testimonial
Marigrace and the whole team at Upstate Canine are incredibly good at what they do, and passionate about it, too!
We brought our 2 year old pit bull Gonzo for a 3 week board and train to help get us all on the same communication path with our sweet and silly boy. He would get over-excited about everything and everyone he met, and we needed help to collectively as a whole family communicate clear expectations and calm behavior from Gonzo.
We missed him so much during boarding, but completely trusted them after a couple of very in-depth conversations with Marigrace, along with support from the rest of the team. We learned so much about our boy and the breed (our second pit bull pup). The very practical knowledge that she passed over to us was SO helpful in truly understanding Gonzo, what he did, and why. And that made all the difference in our relationship with our puppy dog. Bringing him home, he was so well-mannered and in tune with us. We’re so impressed with the progress they made with him!