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Tracy Cheungvia Google

il y a plus de 5 ans

This review has been a long time coming. We've wanted to work with Courtney since 2019. Our dog has anxiety & noise sensitivity issues and we wanted to help her build confidence. I emailed Courtney back in October for a consultation. They responded quickly with dates and times, I booked a consultation in 11/8/2019. When it came time to our appointment, we had to be rescheduled multiple times due to whatever issue Courtney had. We didn't think much at the time, but this should've been a HUGE red flag. We ended up seeing her on 11/16/2019. Following that, we paid $310 for 4 packs of 30 min lessons on 12/16/2019. We scheduled 4 lessons around the end of January to February. We had to reschedule our lessons due to their dog passing away and health reason (totally unfortunate situation). However, in February, they said they would refund our money once Courtney recovered. We waited until March before we contacted them due to her health reason. Courtney responded via text message once on 03/6/2020 and they responded once through email on 04/5/2020 about how refunds are being worked on. They never responded again. We've emailed & texted multiple times. I really didn't want to write this bad review about a small business, but it's really unfair to take our money, not provide sessions, tell us they'll refund us, and then disappear when it comes time for refunds. All we wanted was for our dog is build confidence and now we're left with nothing. We have been waiting since February 2020 for our refund and it is currently August 2020. I have slowly come to terms that they scammed us, but I want to prevent this situation from happening to someone else. I would give Courtney 0 stars if I could. Please take your business elsewhere, there are other trainers who are more reliable all over the bay area. Don't make the same mistake we did.

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Anna Jaye Goellnervia Google

il y a environ 6 ans

Courtney is amazingly knowledgeable and thoughtful in her teaching. She is also SO patient (we have a pug puppy and he requires a lot of patience imo). The directions she gave were so useful for everyday life with our little guy. She asked questions I would never have thought of that helped our guy to have a happy puppy life with a good foundation for being a good boy in adulthood. Highly recommend and am so thankful we got to work with Courtney.

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Jessica Jarversvia Google

il y a plus de 6 ans

Originally posted on Yelp and wanted to post here too: Courtney’s experience and wisdom has been so invaluable in helping our fearful dog, and even more than that, it’s helped US become more understanding, patient, and knowledgable dog parents. Before we reached out to Courtney, our 2 year old pitbull mix had been showing increasing amounts of stress for several weeks, and we couldn’t figure out why. Naturally wary of strangers (although very sweet and loving with friends), our pup would growl or bark at people more often than she used to, and even occasionally lunge. It wasn’t until after our dog gave a good scare to a child on a scooter that we realized we needed a trainer to help us manage and understand. From the get-go Courtney was able to give us answers and insights to the onslaught of questions we had for her. Along with her many years of practical experience training dogs, she was also able to talk about some of the common understandings of how dogs’ minds work and develop, and reasons they may react poorly in certain situations. It certainly helped us be more patient and less anxious when taking our dog out, which in turn reduced our dog’s stress. Courtney’s positive reinforcement training methods helped us build a stronger relationship with our pup, and our dog quickly learned to love every visit with Courtney. Now, our dog trusts us more to handle the situations she finds scary (instead of feeling a need to take care of it herself by barking), and we in turn know what signs to look out for if she’s feeling uncomfortable so we can give her the distance she needs as soon as she needs it. On top of all this, Courtney’s professionalism is amazing. She’s communicative and patient even when we ask the same type of question multiple times. Somehow she remembers everything we’d done in prior lessons (even if it’s been over a month since we’d last seen her) so that we feel like we’re making steps forward every time. Her partner Diana is super responsive and helpful every time we’ve needed to shift meetings. It’s just been a really great experience. The training takes time, and our dog is still wary, but there’s no such thing as miracle quick fixes when it comes to effective behavior training. Our dog has progressed so far within just a few months, and while I know there will be set-backs, Courtney’s training is making real lasting impressions, and it’s empowered us to no end. We plan to continue training with Courtney and would recommend her in a heartbeat.

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Robyn Suhlingvia Google

il y a environ 7 ans

Courtney est la meilleure ! Lorsque nous avons rencontré Courtney pour la première fois, je voulais vraiment croire que l'entraînement basé uniquement sur le renforcement positif fonctionnerait, mais j'étais sceptique au début. Quatre mois plus tard, nous sommes TELLEMENT HEUREUX d'être restés avec Courtney. Elle nous a aidés à comprendre comment pense notre chien et a complètement remodelé notre façon d'interagir avec notre chien (et avec tous les chiens). Nous avons vu des résultats incroyables dans la confiance, le bonheur et l'obéissance de notre chien. Je suis tellement soulagé que nous n'ayons pas choisi un autre entraîneur et que nous soyons restés avec Courtney ! ELLE VAUT CHAQUE CENTIME ! Vous allez obtenir des résultats durables pour votre investissement !

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Brittnee Jonesvia Google

il y a environ 7 ans

Courtney est incroyablement douée pour enseigner des compétences sans vous faire sentir comme un échec ou comme si vous faisiez les choses mal. Mon chien l’adore et elle l’adore aussi, même s'il a grogné et sauté sur elle la première fois que nous sommes entrés, ce qui témoigne de nos progrès ! Elle s’est couchée sur le trottoir à un coin de rue dans West Oakland pour que mon chien se sente à l’aise. Je recommande vivement Courtney pour une formation basée sur le renforcement positif, en particulier pour nos chiens difficiles à gérer, notamment les races de type bully telles que les pitbulls.