Ashley A. & “Kai”
New Market, NH
Kai’s Success Story —
When I reached out to you, Jenna, I was at my lowest. I was constantly in tears, in constant anxiety and stress. I was completely second-guessing myself and my ability to help Kai. I was truly at my wits end.
I decided, initially, to join the RRP because Kai's reactivity was very overwhelming and intense. And I knew what I needed to do, but I was second-guessing my own ability to help him. And I had been watching your videos for a little while at that point. And I felt really comfortable that you knew your stuff, you were thorough, and fair. And that I could trust you with our journey.
After going through the program and committing to a particular training protocol, I find that I feel overall, generally, less anxious. I went from feeling anxious 24/7 to feeling anxious only sometimes. And I find that now that that's the case, I don't resent Kai or think, so much, about the fact that I might have to give him back because I can't handle him or help him. Now I can just enjoy walks and being with him (of course, he has his rough days/moments too that stress me out lol) and worry less. I can be happy to see the way he walks actually looks more calm and happy, not always looking for a threat or always hyper-alert.
My biggest takeaway from the RRP was that I wasn't alone, things could get better, and I COULD do it. The RRP gave me such a great support team of people who really could understand, and gave me the strength to keep going even when I felt like I didn't have any left.
I really loved the worksheets and logs. Particularly the treat value log and the Enrichment log. It really helped me focus on ALL different types of enrichment and see just how much overall, I was giving him. And it gave me some great ideas for new enrichment to try with him.
I would most definitely recommend. I have talked to friends and family about you and your program, already; talking about how much better it was working with you than the other trainer I had, and how much more I have accomplished with your support, than I had before.
Between your knowledge, guidance, feedback, and the support of fellow Rover pawrents, everything turned around. I had hope again. I had direction. And I began to see improvements that I'd been hoping for all along.
Now, OTHER PEOPLE are coming up to me commenting on how THEY see a positive difference in Kai and his behavior. And it makes me want to cry happy tears. He's come such a long way and you gave me the strength and help to help HIM get here. I will always be grateful for that.