The Confident K-9

Leslie is a truly outstanding dog trainer who creates confident, smart and thinking dogs. I sampled a variety of trainers before I met Leslie and nobody else I’ve met comes close to her positive attitude and the dedication she gave to my labrador (Walter) and me.
Leslie shared a number of articles and videos to review before our first session so that I would understand the «marker training» method which is popular. My dog and I were already off to a good start with this information and we had yet to have a first training session!
At our first session, she provided us the right «tools» for the job such as training collars and leashes. She always has these items (and more) with her at all times to make each session efficient and productive. When the time came to work with other dogs as distractions, Leslie had other dogs for us to work with. She is extremely organized and takes many notes during each session for when she provides a follow up email (typically within 24 hours) containing homework for the week, session notes as well as many excellent articles and videos relating to the session.
I have only praise for Leslie, her training methods and being a joy to work with. Her methods use positive reinforcement and the end result for Walter is that he is a very happy and extremely well behaved dog who also gets along with other dogs.
Leslie is a terrific choice for an experienced, well educated and passionate trainer in my opinion. Walter and I worked very hard on our homework, read the handouts, watched the videos and applied every suggestion she offered. I now have a wonderfully well-​behaved companion who thinks before he acts and I look forward to many years with my confident K-​9!