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I can’t rave enough about Kim Schiro. We contacted Kim when we brought home our 8 week old Tibetan Terrier and started basic obedience training with him at 9 weeks of age. We were both fortunate in that he is a very smart dog and learns quickly, but unfortunate in that he is a very smart dog who wanted to be in charge. In our private lessons with Kim, it was apparent that he performed training exercises within one or two prompts from her. The problem was getting him to obey us. Kim excelled in helping us gain control and demonstrating the “how’s” to deal with him when he was stubborn with us. (He knew that he couldn’t get away with misbehaving in front of Kim and she was never forceful in how she corrected him). Kim spent most of her time teaching my husband and me rather than the dog. She has considerable expertise and knowledge in both breed behavior and in specific dog temperament and tailors her training to accommodate both. We learned a lot from her, not only about the commands, but also in how to play with him and nutritional needs and training aids. The irony is that I am a psychologist with considerable experience in reward based training and thought training a dog would be a piece of cake. Boy, was I humbled when my clinical experience with people did not translate into training a puppy. Kim was very supportive and available both by phone, text, and email when we encountered difficulties. At our last training session, we went over what specific training will benefit him in the future. There is no doubt that we will continue training with Kim when he is ready for more advanced training. I recommend her to anyone as an excellent resource for those people who want to use reward based training rather than more punitive correction training.

Sue Yellen, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

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