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Thank you for all your help! I hope that this testimonial could express my gratitude and inform others of what a good training could do for a dog's life. I have a 3yearold Coton who is cautious and fearful of everything new, and this is his first time moving to a smaller studio apartment in the city from a one-bedroom in the outskirts of the city. He was completely fine being alone in his old home, but after an hour of being away, I came back to an anxious panting dog, and a chewed front door. I tried every advice that the Internet would give me like teaching him to stay, ignoring him before leaving out the door, but he doesn't seem to be getting any better. I was completely lost at this point so I reached out to a CSAT trainer, and Tina came to my rescue. After agreeing to commit to training and getting introduced via telephone, we had our first video call. From there, she assessed the severity of my dog's anxiety and made a step-by-step exercise for me to do. Every week, we would video call so Tina can assess how he's behaving to the exercise. It was so helpful to have someone who has more experience to guide you on what to do next, and be there to answer all your questions. One thing that I got from all this is that you have to go at the dog's pace. If 5 minutes is a lot for your dog to be away from you, just like it was for mine, then 15 minutes without a single whine, howl or pacing within a month's training is a total success. I can never thank Tina enough to help me go through this journey, and surely the journey will still continue from here. There is hope for every dog out there dealing with separation anxiety! --Royce's guardian in MA |
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I can't thank you enough for your help over the past 3 weeks. You have not only given me hope but the tools to continue with Max's training. Without your expertise and guidance I know we wouldn't have made it to 12 minutes so quickly. I have already started to craft our first mission on our own and am confident that I will be able to share our continued success with you in the near future.
Again thank you so much, I will be forever grateful. --Max's guardian in CA |
"Before we worked with Tina, I would whine, howl and bark when left
alone. Now I can relax and catch up on my beauty sleep! :)"
--Bernice in CA
alone. Now I can relax and catch up on my beauty sleep! :)"
--Bernice in CA
We really never thought we’d get this far. Knowing you had been through this with your own dog and came out on the other side helped us trust in the process. Now Harvey is a more normal, happy dog and we are saving money on day care. So many people wanted us to rush it and didn’t understand why we were taking it so slowly...I’m glad we didn’t listen to them. :)
--Harvey's guardians in Washington D.C.
--Harvey's guardians in Washington D.C.
Not being able to go out with friends or even go on dates with my boyfriend took a toll on our relationship. Not to mention the financial toll, training and taking her to a sitter 5 days a week took a huge chunk out of our savings. The mental toll was so bad that I had to go seek out others who were going through the same thing, especially during the regressions. But through this time Tina’s help remained unwavering and we were able to maintain a consistent training schedule. It was absolutely satisfying seeing Luna progress every single day. These daily training sessions became a part of our lives. Dropping her off and picking her up from the sitter became routine. And slowly but surely we were able to get our lives back. At 3 months after consistent training, we were able to get her from 1 second to over 3 hours!! We could finally go on dates again! We can finally spend time with our friends and family together again! The sitter became a treat for Luna rather than a necessity. It’s such an amazing feeling and I’m so thankful for our vet, and for Tina’s help, our sitter, as well as friends and family whose help we could not have done without.
--Luna's guardian in CA
--Luna's guardian in CA
We lost Anya our Australian Cattle Dog at the age of 16½ in July of 2019. It took us half a year to get over her loss, but we already knew life was better with a dog. We were determined to adopt another four-legged family member, preferably another blue heeler. My wife finally found one at the San Diego Humane Society. The one-year-old puppy had been picked up as a stray without a chip or any other identification. When we first met him he was extremely shy but we both liked him immediately. We adopted him after deciding he was definitely a keeper. So that's what we named him; Keeper.
Keeper has overcome his shyness, at least with us, and is a very loving little guy. He is still very shy with other people and is easily spooked. But the biggest problem we had with him was his overwhelming separation anxiety. This is probably an artifact of him being left on the street, frightened and alone. We asked the trainer at the Humane Society if she had any recommendations and she suggested we call Tina at Doggy Einsteins Training. We're very happy we did! We signed up for Tina's four-week training session in which she taught us techniques for overcoming Keeper's anxiety. Tina is an expert in this specialty and her proven methods really work. Keeper has improved significantly under Tina's program and we have learned the things we need to do to continue his progress. Tina is extremely knowledgeable and very friendly and easy to work with and we have enjoyed and profited from her training course. We recommend it highly to anyone having a similar problem with their new furry family member.
--Keeper's guardians in San Diego, CA
Keeper has overcome his shyness, at least with us, and is a very loving little guy. He is still very shy with other people and is easily spooked. But the biggest problem we had with him was his overwhelming separation anxiety. This is probably an artifact of him being left on the street, frightened and alone. We asked the trainer at the Humane Society if she had any recommendations and she suggested we call Tina at Doggy Einsteins Training. We're very happy we did! We signed up for Tina's four-week training session in which she taught us techniques for overcoming Keeper's anxiety. Tina is an expert in this specialty and her proven methods really work. Keeper has improved significantly under Tina's program and we have learned the things we need to do to continue his progress. Tina is extremely knowledgeable and very friendly and easy to work with and we have enjoyed and profited from her training course. We recommend it highly to anyone having a similar problem with their new furry family member.
--Keeper's guardians in San Diego, CA
I cannot recommend Tina enough for separation anxiety training! I rescued my dog, Leo, in January 2021 when he was 11 months old. At that time, Leo would panic if I closed the door or put a doggy gate between us. During our first consultation with Tina, I was able to leave Leo alone for no more than 90 seconds before he reached his panic threshold.
I worked with Tina nearly every day for 2 months. I formally started Leo's training in March 2021 and concluded in May 2021. By the end of these 2 months, I was able to leave Leo alone comfortably for 45 minutes. This was huge progress! Fast forward to early August 2021 and I can leave Leo for 2 hours (I built on the training program that we had started with Tina.) I can take him to doggy daycare when called into the office, and I have even boarded him. None of this felt possible before I started training with Tina.
On a personal note, Tina is an incredibly gifted, patient, and compassionate person who has a passion both for helping people and their four-legged best friends. She showed me empathy and support over the 8 weeks that I worked with her, and helped me set a solid foundation for my anxious pup. Leo is still growing his confidence, but I fully trust that he now knows I will always come back for him.
--Leo's guardian in CA
I worked with Tina nearly every day for 2 months. I formally started Leo's training in March 2021 and concluded in May 2021. By the end of these 2 months, I was able to leave Leo alone comfortably for 45 minutes. This was huge progress! Fast forward to early August 2021 and I can leave Leo for 2 hours (I built on the training program that we had started with Tina.) I can take him to doggy daycare when called into the office, and I have even boarded him. None of this felt possible before I started training with Tina.
On a personal note, Tina is an incredibly gifted, patient, and compassionate person who has a passion both for helping people and their four-legged best friends. She showed me empathy and support over the 8 weeks that I worked with her, and helped me set a solid foundation for my anxious pup. Leo is still growing his confidence, but I fully trust that he now knows I will always come back for him.
--Leo's guardian in CA
Our dog, Lucy, is a rescue who had severe separation anxiety issues the day she came home with us. We couldn’t make it ten seconds to the end of the hallway in our apartment building before the barking and crying started. We tried to address the issue ourselves with various online guides and in-person trainers, but did not make any real progress. After working with Tina, we are now at a point where we can leave Lucy at home for hours at a time or just a walk through the neighborhood without worrying about the stress it puts on her (or our neighbors). It has brought us so much peace of mind to know that we can leave the house for emergencies or just to grab groceries without worrying about how much stress it is putting on Lucy. She has gone from instantly frantic about us leaving to totally relaxed (and even takes naps, which is something we never thought would happen with us out of the house).
We thought that Lucy’s separation anxiety was an unsolvable problem, but Tina’s training worked. The program was easy to follow, and Tina was always compassionate and responsive to Lucy’s progress and our concerns. We cannot recommend her enough!
--Lucy's Guardians in San Francisco, CA
We thought that Lucy’s separation anxiety was an unsolvable problem, but Tina’s training worked. The program was easy to follow, and Tina was always compassionate and responsive to Lucy’s progress and our concerns. We cannot recommend her enough!
--Lucy's Guardians in San Francisco, CA