Hearth and Hounds, LLC

Susan came to our house to teach us how to work with our new, high energy dog. She explained everything really clearly, demonstrated what we should do, and was a great doggy role model for us! She allowed us practice the technique of modifying our dog's behavior using treats. She demonstrated how to use treats successfully during walks to keep the dog's attention. After the lesson, Susan sent us a detailed summary including great videos illustrating all the concepts and expected results. She's amazing! really really good! With just two lessons we saw positive changes in our new dog's behavior. We would highly recommend her!!

Susan is a phenomenal dog trainer. She worked with our 2 basset hounds, a breed that is notoriously difficult to train, and we have had great results. It was incredibly convenient to have Susan visit us in our home, which I believe produced better results than meeting at a dog school. She had a great rapport with our dogs and they were very responsive to her. We will continue to use Susan to train our pups.

I'd give 10 stars if I could. Susan has been so thorough and detailed from before we first met! She's asked all the right questions to help us handle how WE want to train OUR dog. No one size fits all approach! She comes prepared to each lesson with numerous tools to tackle our issue at hand for that day, and follows up with such an in depth email there's no way we could forget any part of what we learned. She has helped us realize/remember that she's really training us on how to train our dog in between sessions and helps us remember realistic expectations for our dogs progress. We've gone from a really chaotic/reactive dog that's difficult to walk or keep focused on us, to a dog that even just today checked in with us and self regulated to sniffing around another dog! We've only been wor

Bottom Line: Susan is excellent at what she does. If you want to better understand your dog(s) and how to work with them, give her a call. I recently had the pleasure of working with Susan to help me address some behavioral issues with my two dogs. I was impressed by her patience, friendliness, and enthusiasm throughout the entire process. Susan took the time to understand my dogs' unique personalities, and she tailored her approach accordingly. She also took the time to understand me and how I interacted with my dogs. She then offered clear and concise suggestions, modeled them for me, and then watched me practice them. One of the things I appreciated most about Susan was her ability to provide feedback in a constructive and supportive manner. She helped me to identify areas where I co

Is eager to help with any concerns. You can tell she enjoys what she does. Has great tips and follows up with video clips for you to watch after the class. Susan is great to work with.