Train One, Train Them All!

For the past few months we have been in the process of having Harley trained. We just completed our training with Leo. Leo is absolutely amazing! He is a miracle worker! This is the story of how we found Leo!
In September, we participated in a walk to raise money and help find a cure for diabetes. While we were there, I noticed a young lady with her dog. Normally I don't pay much attention to things like this, but we had just recently added Harley to our family atmosphere. As I watched her and her dog for some time, I leaned over and whispered to Adam, "do you think Harley will ever mind like that?" Adam could only roll his eyes at me. This dog was so well behaved. While in a crowd of several hundred people and chaos, he was so calm. His owner would give him soft short commands and he immediately responded to them. I was impressed!
When we got Harley he was about ten weeks old, and we had heard all the stories about the puppy stage. We were told that the earlier we had him neutered the more mellow and calm he would be. As soon as he hit the 16 week old stage, we called and set the appointment! Two days following the surgery he was back to his hyper energetic little self. There were many times Adam wondered what on earth was he thinking letting the girls get a puppy! It felt as if we had a two year old all over again. I was constantly having to watch what went in his mouth, potty training, and trying to prevent him from getting into trouble. We were told by several people that his excessive chewing would go away after his puppy teeth fell out. Well, yeah that didn't happen! After Makell's bike seat and helmet had been chewed into hundreds of little pieces, we knew we had to do something.
So at the walk, I ask this girl if she trained her dog or if someone else had? That's when she told me about Leo and her story. They had had three other trainers before Leo, and none of them could do anything with their dog. They were at the point of putting him down because they thought he would always be mean and unteachable. After hearing her story I couldn't believe I was walking with the same dog! I ended up talking to her throughout the whole walk. She gave me Leo's information, and I was ready to give him a call! The appointment was set and the training began!
That call was one of the best things we could have done! We have a totally different puppy now! He responds well to commands. As Harley went through the training, Adam and I had to learn as well. I think we learned more than the dog to be honest. There are times he listens better than the kids do! :) We are in the process of signing our kids up to go through the program as well! JK! We have great kids! Leo and his family are some of the nicest people we have ever met! They have become really good friends. The training comes with a Life Time Guarantee so there will be many more group training sessions in the future!