Dritte, a rescued German Shepherd

Dritte, a rescued German Shepherd

Dritte was approximately 3 years old when we rescued her. She had a number of bad gashes in her belly where she had been attacked by dogs. We did not realize when we brought her home that she was terrified of other dogs and when she felt threatened in any way, that...
Samson, a German Shepherd

Samson, a German Shepherd

Samson came to Tod for a board and train after two failed group classes and after re-cooperating from elbow dysplasia surgery. I heard about how wonderful Tod was from a woman at a birthday party, but after reading that he used the e-collar, I was afraid to utilize...
Maggie, Written off by Another Trainer

Maggie, Written off by Another Trainer

I wanted to update you on how things are going with our Maggie. One word: GREAT! She is doing so wonderfully in our family!! It is hard to believe our previous trainer advised us to return her to the Humane Society due to her “dangerous behavior”. Our...
Duncan, a 75 lb rhodesian ridgeback cross

Duncan, a 75 lb rhodesian ridgeback cross

Since one never knows what type of temperament an adopted dog will have, we were extremely surprised to find out the shy, mild-mannered dog we had to pull out of the Humane Society kennel turned out to be a whirling dervish who did nothing we asked him to do. He ate...
Roxie, an Australian Shepherd

Roxie, an Australian Shepherd

After we lost our first dog, Addie, we were fortunate to find Roxie and bring her home with us. Addie was a fabulous, smart girl, but we spoiled her and never made her mind. We were determined that we would do a much better job of socializing and training Roxie. Our...
Sara was afraid of everything

Sara was afraid of everything

To most people seeing a picture of a dog standing relaxed amoung a crowd of people and other dogs may not be impressive but if they a had seen poor Sara earlier this year they would be amazed. I know I am. Sara was terrified of strangers, unknown dogs, new places,...