Duchess, the Schnauzer

We had one of our other dogs trained by Well Mannered Dog Training Charleston, so when we got a puppy as a companion dog for our dog that was going blind we knew we wanted to have Well Mannered Dog Training take care of it. Our miniature schnauzer Duchess was in major need to have some training, we were having housebreaking issues, she would jump and play bite, pull you down the street on her leash and get into everything. We knew we needed help and quick.

Well Mannered Dog Training sent Tanya as our trainer, she was able to give us the advice that we needed and make us realize how important practice was if Duchess was going to learn everything she needed to. Since training she has gotten so much better, she still has her stubborn moments but now we know how to deal with them and let her know we mean business. She is a better dog for sure, housebreaking is going great and jumping is so much better, she walks like a lady on the leash, no biting on it or anything. Tanya gave us to the tools to let her know we are the bosses and she needs to listen when we tell her to do something. It did take work though, lots of practice and consistency.

We want to thank Well Mannered Dog Training and Tanya for coming to the rescue and showing us the proper way to handle things, it wasn’t always easy but the in end we got a well mannered dog that we enjoy being around and we are grateful. We would recommend Well Mannered Dog Training to anyone who wants to see results and make their dog a better dog.

Thanks a lot!

Once again, Well Mannered Dog Training, has helped me pull together our little canine family. About five years ago, I adopted an abused and untrained Beagle, Copper. He was completely untrained at 7 months old when he was thrust on me and I had no idea how to deal with his incessant chewing, howling and generally destructive behavior. I couldn’t even walk him on a leash because he would go crazy if he saw another dog, cat, human or insect for that matter. I called Well Mannered Dog Training and 6 weeks later, I had the best trained dog on the block, literally.

Fast Forward 5 years and Copper is doing wonderfully. Unfortunately he had developed a few unexpected behavioral issues because of changes in our life. My girlfriend moved in with a new dog, my two roommates that copper grew up with moved out and we adopted a 3rd dog all within a year. I was feeling pretty overwhelmed too. As a result Copper developed a unique aggression problem with two main components:

1. He had a propensity to snap at peoples’ faces only when they woke him up. It seems easily solved by avoiding the sleeping dog, but biting must be taken very seriously, especially when his target is a face.

2. He was aggressive/violent to the new dog whenever she came anywhere near him.

My girlfriend and I, even after reading a number of books, had no idea how to work Copper through these unusual behaviors. We called Well Mannered Dog Training Charleston and Allison came to our rescue.

In-home training cannot be beat. We needed to be able to recreate the situations where Copper would become irritated and we knew that we would not be able to recreate this behavior at a pet store or field somewhere with a dozen other dogs. Allison was able to customize a program and worked with us weekly. I’m happy to report that not only has Copper not bitten anyone, he and our newest dog are the absolute best of friends.

Once again, Well Mannered Dog Training has brought our family back together. I strongly and confidently recommend their specialized training and professionalism to anyone. Whether you need to teach a dog to sit and stay or have more unique challenges, call Well Mannered Dog Training.

Tank was a nuisance. The fact that he was a 95 lb pit bull x lab nuisance made him a BIG problem. Tank had severe separation anxiety, doggy paranoia, and other social problems. This led him to howl in his crate when we were living in an apartment, bust out of his crate, and tear apart everything in sight… $45 Rainbow flip flops, $180 digital camera, gift bags, etc.

When we took him out the mere sight of a dog sent him to growling, shivering, hackles standing up and others looked down upon behavior. When I knew I could afford it I called Allison at Well Mannered Dog Training Charleston desperate for help. I had seen the work of this company before from my parent’s dog in Charlotte, NC and knew if anyone could help me this company could. Tank fortunately had lots of at home obedience training from an unemployed mom and that of course was very helpful. We purchased the All American Package and went to work.

I love this company because they don’t just keep you at home.

My biggest problem with Tank was going for a walk with the possibility of seeing another dog and being embarrassed by his behavior. She brought another trainer’s dog and we worked with her when we discovered that Tank really just didn’t know how to react to other dogs. With this new information I purchased a muzzle and went to a few group classes at Hampton Park, went to visits to the dog park, went to another trainer’s house who had large dogs for Tank to work with, and even went to another house call with other clients who had dysfunctional dogs. This did wonders for him.

Although I know now that Tank might never be a dog park dog, I know that he CAN have doggy friends with a little bit of work. I have now since moved back to Rock Hill, SC and the work with Tank is never ending. We don’t go to dog parks any more but his agreeable behavior has led us to add to our 4 legged family. We now have Scarlett, his little sister, a 1/4 pit bull, a 1/4 boxer, and 1/2 German lab mix. Our cousin also has 2 of her brothers and Jacob’s (my husband) brother has a 6 month old pit bull and we have a whole herd of friends for Tank now!
Thank you sooo much!

Chloe, the Shih Tzu

We have had our puppy since she was 6 weeks old and even at that young age we realized that she was definitely running our house. We decided that we needed someone to come in and show us the proper way of dealing with her issues. Chloe had housebreaking issues among other things and so we decided to hire Well Mannered Dog Training Charleston to help us out. We knew it would be difficult, not only did Chloe have issues but so did we, my husband struggles with a brain injury and so remembering things can be hard for him, so we knew we needed one on one attention.

Well Mannered Dog Training sent us Tanya, right away Chloe knew who the boss was now!! Tanya explained some of her behaviors to us and gave us some solutions to the issues we were having. Now we are on our way to being in control of Chloe, I can’t say that it was easy, there was practice involved and making sure that Chloe knew who was boss and to be honest we still struggle with this on a daily basis, but we can see that with much needed practice Chloe is on her way to being a better dog.

One of the commands she is great at is place, she runs over to her bed like a wild child, she loves that command. We enjoy watching how Tanya handles her and how they interact together. We found out getting a better dog is hard work, but if you can stick with it and try to follow the advice given that it is possible.

We will continue to work with Chloe and are grateful for all the advice and help and would recommend Tanya and Well Mannered Dog Training in a heartbeat. But we won’t say it doesn’t take practice and dedication, it does!! But with the right tools the results are wonderful and we now enjoy our Chloe that much more. Thanks for all you help!