Lori Anne's School of Canine Communication

" I met Lori when she was working at a local daycare facility.

At the time, I had a 7-year-old dog and a new puppy that attended daycare.

Over the past three years, both dogs have needed training for different issues. The older dog needed work on proper leash manners, and the puppy had to have instructions for obeying commands. Lori has worked with me on both issues.

She has guided me on how to convey my instructions effectively to the dogs by using verbal and nonverbal commands. I realized by not understanding how my dogs communicate, I was being very unclear as to what I needed from them.

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 Lori opened up a whole new path of communication for us. It is much easier to communicate with your dog as you begin to understand the way your dog thinks. When you can effectively convey what is expected of them it strengthens the bond between you and your dog.

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 Now that I understand how to communicate, the puppy has developed into a well-mannered adult, and I can easily walk both large dogs at the same time!

Both dogs adore Lori, and that is also an important component to me. I would highly recommend Lori's expertise and patient help to anyone looking for successful results while producing a loving rapport with their dog."

Henry, Debbie & Abby

"We adopted Sadie, a strong-willed and smart Labradoodle/Goldendoodle in April 2019.

 She is super friendly, mischievous, energetic, stubborn, and very interested in stealing our shoes, socks, kitchen `towels, etc. 

She was not very interested in listening to our guidance. We took her to a series of puppy and dog training classes for most of 2019 and quickly realized that we needed something more than a praise and snack/rewards approach. 

 We needed help in understanding what her motivators were, her games, and what she wanted from us. 

With our frustration evident, a neighbor gave us Lori’s contact information, and we got in touch. 

 When Lori showed up, it was obvious that she could communicate with Sadie in a way that we had not been able to. 

 She immediately got results and gave us strategies for getting Sadie to drop things when requested and leave other items alone. 

 (This was done with some sessions working together with us and some times where Lori took Sadie for individual training or work with another dog.)

 The result has been less chewing, more control by us, an improvement in her loose leash walking behavior, and better interactions with other dogs. 

 Sadie is still quite stubborn and resists coming when called. But we love her and look forward to further progress with Lori’s help."

Larry, Joan & Sadie

"I met Lori through a previous dogsitter.

Lori came to our house to meet our dogs, Ian and Effie Sue (pictured), and I was impressed with her confidence in handling Effie, who can be an anxious hot mess of a thing.

Lori also seemed to truly "get" Ian, who was a curmudgeonly old soul.

Lori told us about "canine communication," and my first impression was, "Oh dear. She's going to tell me some New Agey nonsense about how to communicate with my dog on a deeper level."

Thankfully, that did not happen, and Lori's approach to communication was practical and easy to implement. 

Effie Sue is a pretty insecure dog.

She has lacked confidence since she was a puppy, and it has been a lifelong struggle to deal with the annoying habits borne out of her lack of confidence.

After implementing some of Lori's suggestions, though, Effie is a bit calmer on pack walks and when meeting new dogs,

and she is less barky at the front window, which was her most annoying bad habit. 

I am more mindful of what I do to cause ES to react to things.

For instance, Lori pointed out that often when there is a noise outside, I look up from what I am doing or I look out the window without even thinking about it.

This then tips ES off and the barking begins.

By ignoring more outside sounds -- even if it is package delivery, etc. - I can help ES react less.

Also, by drawing her away from the window to do a trick or get a belly rub, I can break the habit in a way that doesn't up the anxiety or insecurity ES feels.

Lori was instrumental in helping us problem-solve the "barking dog at the front window" issue. 

I highly recommend Lori.

I think she has a solid understanding of dog behavior, but even more so, Lori sees the whole picture, the broader context, and helps pet owners put the pieces we can't see on our own together in ways that benefit dog and human."

Effie Sue, Rob & Meghan (not pictured)

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