Bell’s RRP Success Story —

Before Jenna, Bell would lunge and be very reactive towards any dog walking by as she was the bossy aussie on the street and she had to correct every dog that passed by. Bell also enjoys correcting the dogs on the other side of our house fence and when I would try to correct her or get her attention on me it was as if she couldn’t hear me (*didn’t care to hear me).

Now, walks are ENJOYABLE! Never thought I would feel that way when walking Bell. She can now pass dogs calmly and checks in with me to tell me she is afraid or unsure of the dog passing by without her feeling she has to be reactive or take charge of the situation herself.  In situations where passing the dog walking wasn’t ideal, I used to never be able to have her sit and watch a dog pass by without her being reactive and now she sits there calmly and lets the most reactive dog pass her by. Sometimes I joke what happened to my sassy girl?!

With the backyard fence if she hears the neighbor dogs barking she looks me and cries and comes over and sits versus running out charging the fence to correct the because she has learned the game where if the neighbors dogs bark and she offers me a “spin” or “wave” she gets a treat versus barking back at them. Jenna taught me how to make new people coming over to be a positive experience for Bell and to teach her to be less reactive when the door would open.

Her personality has done a complete 180 too and it's incredible how much she listens to me now. Most importantly - I can truly say Bell is SO much happier. She seems less stressed out and on edge all the time. Best part about it all is that Jenna taught me how to successfully utilize positive reinforcement training to accomplish these goals. Through Jenna, I learned the skills and confidence I needed to be successful so that Bell could be successful. I also feel I have grown closer to Bell and have a whole new relationship with her through everything I have learned.