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Gail R. with Petra

Written by bethany in Uncategorized on March 10th, 2014

I faced getting my first “Own Dog” with trepidation. What about our old cat? what about the spiral stairs? Aggressive dogs, strange city noises, off-leash in Prospect Park?!! Sarah Westcott led us from Puppy-Prepping our home through Socializing, Family Manners, Beginning Agility and Tricks. We had a true ally every step of that journey. As my now 20-month-old Golden Retriever, Petra and I prep for our first Agility and Obedience trials we are eternally grateful to Sarah for such a solid foundation. We are the team we are because of her guidance.

Gail R. with Petra

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Jason F. with Bigi

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Katie C. with Meli

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We really loved giving Daphne the opportunity to do Recreational Agility every week. She has become a better listener (although not less talkative…) and more confident in her movements. She has the tendency to be insecure with walking on certain textures and things that don’t feel balanced, so seeing her conquer the raised walk-way, teeter-totter, and wobble board was great. Amanda was a great instructor and truly cared about our dog.

Tricia M. with Daphne

It was all really helpful – Cooper is working on not jumping up, recall, and not being sassy when we put on the harness 🙂 all of the exercises were helpful and we’ve already started working on them with him and are slowly seeing improvements!

Grace B. with Cooper

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