“If you're looking for a dog trainer or boarder in Santa Barbara, Follow the Leader is the absolute best and will completely change how you interact with your dog! We first met Eric when we were searching for a trainer who worked with foster dogs. Eric immediately understood our foster and helped us understand all of the behaviors that we had been naively reinforcing. After seeing the incredible results that we had with our foster (who was adopted shortly after Eric fully trained him!), we signed our dog, Roscoe, up for training and boarding with Eric. We had worked with two other trainers in Santa Barbara before to varying degrees of success, but Roscoe remained anxious, unable to handle change, difficult to manage on leash, and reactive to motorcycles and buses. We had resigned ourselves to building a routine around these behaviors, but Eric showed us why this wasn't helping anyone and how we could better communicate with Roscoe to have the fully trained dog we had only dreamed of. Roscoe is now calm around distractions and off-leash trained, and we understand how to communicate with him so that he understands our expectations. Our lives are so much calmer, quieter, and easier, all thanks to the amazing FTL crew. We also now have a trustworthy and loving place to send Roscoe when we travel and know that he'll come back with in the right mindset. The magic that happens with FTL is undeniable and will make you question why it took you so long to start training.“
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“If you're looking for a dog trainer or boarder in Santa Barbara, Follow the Leader is the absolute best and will completely change how you interact with your dog! We first met Eric when we were searching for a trainer who worked with foster dogs. Eric immediately understood our foster and helped us understand all of the behaviors that we had been naively reinforcing. After seeing the incredible results that we had with our foster (who was adopted shortly after Eric fully trained him!), we signed our dog, Roscoe, up for training and boarding with Eric. We had worked with two other trainers in Santa Barbara before to varying degrees of success, but Roscoe remained anxious, unable to handle change, difficult to manage on leash, and reactive to motorcycles and buses. We had resigned ourselves to building a routine around these behaviors, but Eric showed us why this wasn't helping anyone and how we could better communicate with Roscoe to have the fully trained dog we had only dreamed of. Roscoe is now calm around distractions and off-leash trained, and we understand how to communicate with him so that he understands our expectations. Our lives are so much calmer, quieter, and easier, all thanks to the amazing FTL crew. We also now have a trustworthy and loving place to send Roscoe when we travel and know that he'll come back with in the right mindset. The magic that happens with FTL is undeniable and will make you question why it took you so long to start training.“