(Nutrition)
Aspen
(Training)
"Shannon has been training my grand dog that’s a husky off and on since April. She’s the best, very patient, committed, and consistent. She is determined to get your dog to a place of total obedience. She will also love your dog like her own. She’s the only one I would trust with Aspen. Aspen also respects her very much." --- Alice
"my lovely baby Aspen (a siberian husky) has always loved to do her own thing and hardly listened to me. Before training with beyond obedience, I tried a trainer before, that wasn’t the best experience as Aspen was iffy about it. With Shannon, Aspen instantly respected her and listened. She’s been doing a great job not only helping train Aspen but giving great nutrition advice. For the longest time i’ve wanted Aspen to be off leash trained and didn’t think i’d ever get their because huskies are stubborn but with the right training we’re making huge progress and I’m loving it. HIGHLY RECOMMEND." --Caeley
When I started working with Charlie, she was literally dragging her owners down the street on their walks, constantly playing keep away from them in the house, jumping all over guests when they were sitting on the couch, getting UP on the kitchen counters, and even BROKE out a front window of the house trying to get to the mailman. Now they have peaceful walks, she can lay in place when company is over, and her owner is able to take her into his office and she lays in place, and is much calmer over all.
Here's what her owners have to say, "We underestimated the intelligence of a hybrid of two very intelligent breeds. Charlotte (Charlie) is everything we wanted in our new family member, except she was much smarter than we expected. We quickly learned that a smart dog can become a challenging dog without proper and consistent training. Some of her behaviors were tolerated bc she was a puppy, but then when we found ourselves putting her in our bedroom when we had company over, we knew we were in trouble. We started consistent walks with her but those were almost intolerable because of the pulling. She is very strong so controlling her was only producing frustration.
Enter Shannon of Beyond Obedience. In the course of 8 sessions, she taught my husband and I how to train Charlie, and use her intelligence to our advantage. As a working class dog, it was evident she needed a job or something to expend her energy. Shannon worked with Charlie (and us) to not only help us understand how important the little things are but how vital consistency is. Shannon helped us break through the wall of frustration to understanding, and we now have a dog we can walk with ease and take to the office to hang out with others." --Shane and Cori
(Training)
"We accidentally allowed our beloved family pup to get into a bad habit of pulling on the leash. Not only was it incredibly annoying, but beginning to get unsafe, esp. for my children to hold the leash. Shannon helped us out, and now I can not only feel safe about having my kids hold the leash, but everyone (including our pup) can thoroughly enjoy walks again!" --Taylor-Broooke
Pixie
(Training)
"I think all dogs need to have good manners. It makes for a wonderful relationship by all. Miss. Pixie has been a very good girl but needed a little extra help with some behaviors I was having trouble correcting. Shannon has helped us with pulling on walks, coming when called and placing when needed.
I highly recommend Shannon. She has been patient, kind and loving but firm with my pup." -- Debbie
(Training)
"We cannot recommend Shannon enough! Our dogs weren’t wild but they definitely didn’t listen and even after a few weeks with Shannon our girls are doing so much better! She is consistent with the dogs and us humans and it has made a huge difference. (<--After hourly sessions.) We have loved working with Shannon! Our dogs are entirely different pets now and it's been so wonderful. My favorite part of having well trained dogs is that you can do things without thinking about it - like answer the doorbell without being overwhelmed by 200 pounds of dog, or go on a walk without being pulled over when they see a bunny! Shannon has so much patience with both the humans and the dogs in our household and has made well trained dogs accessible with our schedule. Shannon is flexible to work at our pace ( I wasn't so excited about some of the rules that I now rely on when we first started) and takes the time to answer ALL the questions we've asked over the last several months. She truly loves our dogs as much as we do and we'd be lost without her!" (<---After Board and Train) --Liz
"I would highly recommend Shannon and her services for anyone looking for dietary/nutrition help for their best fur friends. She was so thorough, made sure I had step by step instructions, was quick to respond to communications, and even brought samples of foods to help with the early stages of transitioning to raw food.
I had a lot of varying concerns having a dog with IBD going from a prescription diet to raw food. Shannon addressed all of my concerns and helped guide me on what she felt would be safe in a timeline that worked with my busy life. Shannon made me feel at ease and safe transitioning to raw food while keeping this all within my budget. Nana and I could not be happier!" --Sarah