About Sensitive Dog
Sensitive Dog offers a unique approach to dog education and behavior training, focusing on a holistic and personalized learning experience. Their trainers, like Julie, provide direct and helpful guidance, offering tips and tricks for dog owners to continue working with their pets. The one-on-one consultations allow for specific questions and progress, and the in-person sessions help owners bond with their dogs. Sensitive Dog's expert coaching and modeling exercises have transformed many owners' experiences, leading to improved behaviors and a more confident approach to training. Customers praise the wealth of knowledge and personalized approach of the trainers. They highlight the ability to recognize the link between a dog's health and training, and to provide simple yet effective commands. Clients appreciate the educational approach, which helps them understand the reasons behind the training methods and prepares them to continue the training on their own. The sessions are described as packed with valuable information, and the trainers adapt to the unique needs and lifestyle of each client and their dogs. Many owners report significant improvements in their pets' behavior, demonstrating the effectiveness of the training techniques taught at Sensitive Dog.
I’m a long time dog owner and have had dogs with various temperaments. I’ve taken a lot of classes over the years from puppy classes, to reactive dog classes at Ahimsa in Ballard, to one-off courses like leash walking skills.
I adopted a 9 month old dog last year and was confident that I had enough experience that I could fill any gaps with a Google search and be fine.
5 months into ownership and I can’t get this dog trained to do anything (we’ve barely mastered sits, and no other basic commands). It’s taken almost that entire time to get her accustomed to wearing a collar and leash. When we see other dogs on our walk — dogs that may be blocks...read full review
Julie was great! We had styled figuring out how to work with our dog Porter on his reactivity with strangers. We'd gone to several group positive reinforcement only training centers but the guidance they gave didn't seem to help. Julie was great about listening and watching his behaviors, giving us an explanation of how to interpret them, and then helping us understand what corrections would make sense. Porter has made a ton of progress in a short time with her help now that we better understand what he needs.
Our 4-year-old small mixed-breed dog, Bodie, completed eight weeks of training with Julie Forbes, the owner of Sensitive Dog, and the experience has been truly transformative.
Bodie came to us as a rescue when he was about five months old. For the first year, he was so fearful that he would not even let us reach down to pet him, so formal training felt impossible until he had built enough trust with us. Over the next three and a half years, while we were focused on building our relationship with him, some difficult behaviors became increasingly hard to manage.
Bodie was fearful and reactive around most people. On leash, he reacted to bikes, skateboards,...read full review