Lucid K9 Training

Madison is the third trainer we worked with for our high-energy field lab, Roxy, and we feel like we finally found the perfect fit for us and for Roxy. Our past training experience included a 4-week board and train where the trainer used an e collar as positive punishment with increasingly high shocks in response to undesired behaviors. Roxy didn't come home from that training as a more controlled version of herself and we never felt good about using the e collar in that way. Madison worked with us at our house, helping us get back to basics and taught us how to communicate with Roxy through leash pressure, appropriately-timed verbal feedback, and food rewards. Madison quickly understood Roxy, figured out the methods she was most responsive to, and helped us be more thoughtful in our interactions. It finally feels like we're speaking the same language! We did, ultimately, incorporate the e collar back into our training--but at the lowest possible setting for Roxy--and it feels like a much more gentle way to give her reminders. Madison is patient, straightforward, and has a gift for thoughtful and individualized training. She helped us set realistic expectations and fit training into our busy lives. I recommend her to everyone I know who has a new puppy.

Grace Howarth