Service Dog Tutor

We are so glad to have found Jean. Her training expertise and true love for dogs comes through in every interaction. She’s patient and thoughtful while being methodical about her work. Jean reviewed each lesson with us in person, then provided homework and often sent supplementary helpful videos and literature to improve our technique. She checked in on us and ALWAYS put our pup’s physical and mental well being as a top priority. Jean is an engaging and caring trainer, and I recommend her for adults and teens seeking dog training for service and therapy related needs.

Five stars for Jean! My little dog and I just completed our fourth training session. She was just great with him and immediately identified several effective techniques that improved my dog's behavior. She also explained aspects of canine communication that helped me modify my actions to more effectively train my dog. Jean came to my house to work on specific issues related to charging the door after the doorbell rang, which produced a significant improvement. We also had some fun leash-training sessions outdoors and she also provided very useful handouts and video links. I now feel more confident and knowledgable about going forward on my own.

We have been training with Jean for the past six months with a combination of online and in-person classes. As I am in a wheelchair, our goals for our dog Nuka are to assist me in activities of daily living & accompany me into the community for companionship and mobility assistance. Jean has extensive experience working with clientele experiencing a wide range of disabilities and helping them to thrive in both residential settings and public spaces where a service dog accommodation truly equalizes their owner’s access to the community. At first I had my doubts that we could really train our dog with a remote instructor on zoom, but Jean’s a natural with digital tech; and she carefully structures our zoom training to reach a milestone at each session. At our in- person trainings we meet

I have a disability and my dog and I have been working with Jean on Service Dog task training. My dog, Crime fighter, is an obedience trained 9 yr old Golden Retriever who is smart, wants to please, wants to be with me, and responds well to having a job. All the elements were there but I didn't know how to proceed. I found Jean on an internet search and called her. She was immediately very helpful and very mindful of the potential demands of training on a 9 yr old dog, and suggested that I have my vet evaluate her joint health before we got started. She also invited me to a presentation/demonstration she was giving at a local hospital with her service dog Ranger. I knew immediately after the presentation that I wanted to work with Jean. Jean was very accommodating of my need for a specif

Jean has been a miracle worker with our two Siberian huskies. She trains not just the dogs but the owner too, which means that the dogs will remember their training with some prompts from the owner. Jean sends articles and practice homework which our pups love to do. She is a pleasure to work with and has helped our dogs to not only be a pleasure to be around, our girls have gained confidence while training them. Her instructions are clear, consistent and concise, so neither dog nor owner get confused. I can't recommend Jean highly enough! She is without a doubt the most effective and personable dog trainer I have worked with in 30 years of owning animals. If I could give six stars I would.