My Wonderful Dog

Elsa Larsen is a dream! She came to us, and worked step-​by-​step on individualized solutions to my dog’s specific challenges. I can really tell she knows her stuff: there was no behavior for which she she didn’t have at least one workable solution to offer. I really appreciate how she modifies the training for my dog and our lifestyle.
Also, she is personable, relaxed, funny, and kind. In a field where people-​social skills are sometimes eclipsed by animal-​skills, it was refreshing to have a responsive, warm, and professional trainer in my home.
I have a friend who has spent hundreds of dollars striking out with ineffective or intolerable trainers. Skip the search and go with Elsa! I was referred to her by the owner’s of a dog that could barely leave the house until they began working with Elsa. Now we pass each other in the neighborhood, proud of our dogs’ attentiveness and calm behavior.
I have a completely changed dog! And Elsa Larsen at My Wonderful Dog to thank for it!
Thanks Elsa! :)

Elsa was AMAZING — a few quick comments:
She was organized, punctual and followed through with every training with email comments summarizing «homework» and helpful hints. In a short time, she calmed our «savage beast» and made him comfortable around guests and friends, his recall improved exponentially, and she all did it calmly, firmly, and with his best interests as a priority.
Our rambunctious golden pup looked forward to seeing her every training session and he came away with skills and behavior that we could not have achieved without her help and direction. She is highly effective and a great teacher of dogs (and their owners!!). We have already recommended her to friends in need.

I met Elsa at the Pet Palooza expo in Somerville this summer, and we enlisted her help to work with Mouse, our 1 year old potcake rescue from the Turks & Caicos. Mouse is very anxious and barks at strangers, and Elsa helped us understand that her reaction was from fear, not just bad behavior, and we moved on from there to help her make positive associations with people and teach her commands to help her interact with strangers. We still have some work to do, but after 3 sessions with Elsa we feel prepared to make progress. The at-​home visits are super convenient, too. We are very happy we chose to work with Elsa!

We are very happy with the training and flexible service Elsa provided. We recently adopted a second dog who ended up being very anxious. Elsa was creative, patient, knowledgeable, and really helped our new pup with her training.
There are no magic bullets, but Elsa was an excellent resource to help us get started with how to deal with training and managing two dogs at once.