Beyond Obedience, LLC

Highly skilled and knowledgeable trainer. Kirstin was organized, thorough, and easy to work with. When we reached out to Kirstin, we were extremely concerned with our dogs reactive behavior. She was able to consult us not only on training that helped us communicate better with our dog, she also was very helpful in discussing veterinary care and medications. We ultimately uncovered that pain and anxiety was a root cause of her behavior. Kirstin was extremely helpful in guiding us on the right path to getting our pups behavior and pain management in a much better position after just 3 sessions. Definitely would recommend Kirstin.

Working with Kirstin on training our Cattle Dog has been beyond exceptional. We had tried other trainers prior to her including a two week immersion training, and all of the prior trainings yielded little results. Her personal training approach has helped us go from having stressful daily walks with our dogs to experiencing more freedom. She has taught us and our dog how to go from avoiding high anxiety situations, to making them a positive experience for ourselves and other people. We went from avoiding walks on the road to being able to take my dog on runs with me. She goes beyond just hands on training, providing very thorough follow up on our sessions as well as working closely with our vet to make sure our dog is well balanced in his health. We couldn’t be happier with Kirstin and are

We contacted Kirsten about aggressive behavior we were experiencing with our new rescue dog. After following her advise, Rudy is like a new dog. She now accepts strangers much more readily. She seems much less anxious. We are very happy with our results.

Kirsten took the time to really understand our unique needs of our family and our dog's unique challenges. She helps us identify strategies that set us all up for success. She is knowledgeable, patient, thorough and a pleasure to work with. Highly recommend her services as does our vet! Paula and Mike Morgen

We relied on Kirstin of Beyond Obedience to help us prepare for and adjust to welcoming an 8-week-old Doberman puppy into our home. The guidance, resources, tools, support, and validation she provided was key to helping our family adjust. Her methods are evidence-based, humane, and have helped me develop a positive, team-based relationship with my dog. One of the most helpful things she did, though, was just normalize and validate how difficult new puppies can be - and that I wasn't failing as a dog-mom. The information she shared about dog development was crucial to helping me and my husband understand and work with the pup instead of against him. We are grateful for Kirstin's expertise, wisdom, kindness, patience, and above all, her natural gifts for working with animals and their people