We just recently brought our dog home from 4 weeks of boarded training. We are absolutely thrilled with the results achieved at Spirited K9. The hardest part of the experience is leaving your dog for 4 weeks not knowing what to expect. As you can imagine, the first week is tough. When we arrived after one week to see and train with our dog, all fears and reservations were put to rest. It was overwhelmingly obvious that Maureen has a passion for training and a love of working with dogs. She interacted with our dog as if it were her own. Nothing but care, love and affection while providing effective training. We continued to see this each week as we trained with her. Maureen... read full review
September 2023
I was on the verge of rehoming my German Shepherd mix puppy because of behavioral issues. She is very smart and I had done a lot of training using positive reinforcement and leash pressure corrections. She could do a lot of tricks and follow commands...until she would (sometimes) decide not to, and lunge and bite at me. She was also aggressive toward certain people in my family and more rarely toward strangers. I had decided I couldn't live with the situation and talked to Nate Schoemer, whose you tube videos I had been using for training. He said I may need to use a prong collar or shock collar to correct the behavior. I wouldn't have used these more severe... read full review
December 2022
Lucy and Humphrey both English Bill Terriers are known for being stubborn. Maureen had them standing at attention and following commands after their stay. We are grateful and pleased.
We just recently brought our dog home from 4 weeks of boarded training. We are absolutely thrilled with the results achieved at Spirited K9. The hardest part of the experience is leaving your dog for 4 weeks not knowing what to expect. As you can imagine, the first week is tough. When we arrived after one week to see and train with our dog, all fears and reservations were put to rest. It was overwhelmingly obvious that Maureen has a passion for training and a love of working with dogs. She interacted with our dog as if it were her own. Nothing but care, love and affection while providing effective training. We continued to see this each week as we trained with her. Maureen... read full review
I was on the verge of rehoming my German Shepherd mix puppy because of behavioral issues. She is very smart and I had done a lot of training using positive reinforcement and leash pressure corrections. She could do a lot of tricks and follow commands...until she would (sometimes) decide not to, and lunge and bite at me. She was also aggressive toward certain people in my family and more rarely toward strangers. I had decided I couldn't live with the situation and talked to Nate Schoemer, whose you tube videos I had been using for training. He said I may need to use a prong collar or shock collar to correct the behavior. I wouldn't have used these more severe... read full review
Lucy and Humphrey both English Bill Terriers are known for being stubborn. Maureen had them standing at attention and following commands after their stay. We are grateful and pleased.