Josie – The scared and unsocialized dog

Cindy has become like a member of our family; we feel so lucky we found her. When we first adopted Josie a year ago, from the San Francisco ASPCA, she was a scared and unsocialized dog from her time on the streets. Her excitement and fear of other dogs frequently manifested by whining and running up to other dogs making them uncomfortable. Despite Josie’s clear interest in other dogs, she was unable to play with other dogs without scaring them with her off-putting approach. Then we found Cindy. Under Cindy’s training, she has been transformed into a totally new dog. Now, she is much more relaxed and well-behaved. She is able to make friends with our friend’s dogs and play with new dogs. She’s even become more loving and affectionate with people, instead of moving away when anyone tries to caress her. She has completely come into her own and become a more balanced dog.

We can’t thank Cindy enough for the changes she’s helped us implement in our handling of Josie to allow her to grow and succeed. Cindy is thoughtful, caring and extremely effective. She spent a lot her energy not to only train Josie, but to train us in how to be better leaders for Josie. Cindy has changed our lives, and we cannot recommend her highly enough, particularly for those families adopting rescue dogs.