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Our newly rescued Australian Cattle Dog, Oliver, became extremely fear reactive to strangers, especially those coming to our house. Nick helped us with private lessons at our home, and around town, showing us several training techniques and tools to improve his fearfulness, but also for basic obedience. Even had advice on nutrition! Our last session was being able to walk through town, manoeuvring through people and noises and patios, and Oliver was impressively calm and relaxed, able to sit, down and heel with a lot of distractions. I would highly recommend Nick, even for difficult dogs, as mine was pretty tough at the start. I will use him again for any further training I want to do.

Nick went above and beyond for our girl Indy during her 2 week B&T program. Not only did he train her to be a well rounded dog, he also loved and cared for her as if she were his own. Indy was a terrified 5 month old Belgian Malinois puppy when we adopted her. It was hard to take her to public places or go for walks without her becoming very reactive towards people and other dogs. Through lots of love and patience she finally began to come out of her shell - Nick was the icing on the cake. He took her training to a whole other level and now we have a very well behaved, calm, happy 10 month old puppy. She can now spend the rest of her life enjoying all the world has to offer instead of being terrified of it. Thank you Nick for giving us this new found freedom. Totally worth every penny!!!

Maverick completed a one week board and train with Nick recently and my only regret is not doing it sooner. He use to pull on walks, and jump on people, and react to other dogs, so I was always afraid to let him off leash. In one week, he learned to walk heel with no leash and is doing great with recall. I’ve been able to take him to the park to play with other dogs and have some fun. Even managed to have him join my family on a patio for lunch with no issues, which I never would have attempted before. So nice that he has learned some manners and I feel confident enough to bring him more places with us. He gets more exercise now, and is calmer and happier at home as a result. Can’t thank you enough, Nick!