Follow The Leader K9

I’ve known Eric from Follow the leader k9 for years now. I’ve adopted a little deer headed Chihuahua name cinnamon about 6 years ago. She was skittish all the time and had really bad anxiety I couldn’t take her anywhere. Me being disabled with a rare skin condition I was hoping to get cinnamon approved to be a service dog. With some tips and tricks and watching FTLK9 videos on Instagram slowly but surely I was about to train cinnamon to be cool calm and collective. It took a lot of time and patience to get her to where I can take her anywhere and everywhere. With Eric’s help I can now take Get to the Santa Barbara bowl for shows places to eat the beach, camping. You name it she there by my side ask the time sitting on my lap as I’m on my wheelchair. I use to take cinnamon to the vet to get

Follow the Leader K9 has been an incredible gift to me & Mac. 6 months ago, when Mac came home for the first time, I was concerned that I had taken on a rescue dog that was too difficult, and I wouldn't be able to help him effectively. He was a LOT. Under three years old, and in the shelter for nearly a year, he had significant kennel anxiety, and little training or social skills with people or dogs. He jumped, he pulled, he nipped, he charged at birds and squirrels. Eric was referred to me, and he showed up at my home on Mac's second day home from the shelter. That initial session showed me that Mac could focus & listen, and learn how to behave differently. Working with Eric and the entire team is helping Mac grow into a social, happy dog that interacts with people and other pets. He i

Eric is incredible! I brought my Australian Cattle Dog to him for a board and train for 5 days to help with her fear of men and dog reactivity. It was my first time leaving her for a long period of time, which I was very nervous about, but Eric assured me that she would be okay. I feel silly for having worried because my dog thrived with Eric. He sent me lots of updates including photos and videos, and I could see her progressing each day. In one video she rolled over for him to rub her belly which she rarely does for anyone but me! My dog was having a blast while getting trained at the same time. Eric went above and beyond with my dog, not only helping solve the issues that I was concerned with, but also significantly improving her obedience. He taught her the “out” command in just those

I highly recommend Follow The Leader K9. Eric and his team are wonderful people, and the dog training is very professional. My dog’s behavior has transformed in just a few weeks. I spent a considerable amount of time researching online training programs for my 3 year old Doberman, and came to the conclusion that I didn’t know which method would be best for my dog. After an initial consultation with Eric, he explained what motivates my dog and how to leverage that, along with the appropriate methods and tools, to be successful with training. A key factor was establishing “house rules” so the dog learned how to be calm and relaxed, which made it possible to curb behaviors such as barking, chasing squirrels and leash pulling - and be ready to use his energy and focus on the training.

I cannot recommend Eric (and his team) enough! We took in a 70lb Husky foster with significant energy and reactionary issues, and the Follow the Leader team donated time and worked wonders with him. They gave us tools that completely changed our experience. He skillfully uncovered the amazing dog hiding beneath all those challenges. Eric's effective training techniques made all the difference, not just for our dog but for me as well. He truly helped transform our foster to uncover the true a "diamond in the ruff". Thanks to Eric (and his team), I am excited to continue fostering.