My Sidekick Dog Training

Working with Ash has been great! My pup Lucy is a mini schnauzer with all the sass and stubbornness you would expect. At about a year and a half old, she's full of energy, and as a COVID puppy, she didn't get quite as much socialization early on as we would have liked.When we started working with Ash, Lucy was very reactive - to people, other pets, squirrels, birds, trash blowing in the wind, you name it. It only took Ash a few sessions to see what was happening, recommend ways to reinforce non-reactive behavior, and help us get the practice down so we could work on it at home.After that, we started working on introducing Lucy to my partner's dog, who is quite a bit older and not interested in Lucy's energy. They'd had a few short meetings before - some good, some bad. Ash taught us a way to slowly introduce them that allows them to slowly adjust to being in close proximity without reacting.I would definitely recommend My Sidekick for your training!

Ash is a life saver!! We recently rescued a wonderful pit-mix who is super sweet but had some aggression issues. Ash educated us about how aggression is fear-based and how the best ways to help our pup is to learn to understand his body language so we can best meet his needs and regulate his nervous system. And I must say the results are stellar. It's a long process to help our pup overcome his past experiences, but very worth it.I feel so much more secure and confident with all the knowledge that I learned during our training sessions and my pup's behavior is noticeably better. He continues to improve day after day as I continue to practice what I learned from Ash.If you are at all on the fence about training, please give her a try! I wish more people knew about her.Thanks to Ash, my sweet dog is happy, safe and much less anxious and I feel very well equipped to understand his needs and take care of him!

Working with Ash was such a huge support for my pit mix, family, and I! I had never seen behaviors in my dog shift until I started working with them. I came to Ash with some pretty serious resource guarding behaviors in my dog. It happened to be at a time when I was trying to introduce my dog to a new dog and a new home. I was very nervous since my dog had bit another dog in the past, and was showing increasingly worse signs of aggression around food and resources. Ash's training techniques really worked. Through consistent positive reinforcement and counter-conditioning style training, after only a month and a half, my dog's behavior shifted. He went from getting very anxious around another dog and his food, to remaining mostly calm. And by the time we were done working with Ash, the dog I was very nervous to introduce my dog to, became my dog's new best friend. I literally let them sleep in the home together unaccompanied with absolutely no incident. It was such a noticeable shift, and totally changed me and my dog's experience. It also made me more hopeful about working on other behaviors with my dog. Ash is fun to work with, my dog fell in love with them, and they have been a huge source of support for all of us during this transition.

We learned so much from working with Ash, from the first consultation to the final email full of information and further training suggestions. Ash’s knowledge of dogs is so apparent and she gave us insights into our own reactive pup that have helped us immensely. Pickle is a work in progress but after weeks of training with Ash we feel we have the tools and insight to keep our training journey going and to understand her better than we ever have before. Ash was very thorough, helping us examine all aspects of Pickle’s daily experience to help us give her the best possible training outcome. She also helped us find a Vet that was better suited to Pickle’s disposition and would discuss behavioral medication with us. I’m so grateful to have met Ash, for the progress we’ve made and for her dedication to these sweet rescue animals.

Working with Ash has been a game changer for me and my partner after adopting our dog, Reuben! Once we brought him home, Reuben started exhibiting a number of fear-based aggressive behaviors that we were not aware of when we adopted him. Ash helped us immediately identify what triggered his behavior and how we could start to train those behaviors out with positive reinforcement, along with general tips on how to help him destress and settle down. Even after we finished our training sessions, Ash has continued to go above and beyond, helping us find the best resources for our particular dog (such as a fear-free groomer) and continuing to give advice when needed. We've seen such a huge difference in Reuben since training with Ash and are excited to see him continue to improve and trust us!

There are no words to explain how thankful we are for Ash. I found Ash Instagram when we were in a dire situation after bringing home our baby and our dog was struggling majorly. Ash responded immediately and called me.We had done training to prepare our dog but nothing prepared us for how she reacted to the baby. Ash immediately stepped up to help us with boarding. Ash listened to us cry, heard our concerns, and took the best care of our dog while she couldn’t be with us. It was truly the hardest thing we ever went through and we have no idea what we would have done without Ash. Ash helped us navigate our options and supported us along the way. We went to Ash to train with our dog and baby every week, and Ash truly went above and beyond for us and our dog. Without Ash’s training and support I am not sure what we would have done. We now have our dog back with us, thanks to Ash. If you are looking for a trainer, Ash is extremely knowledgeable, caring, and supportive. We are forever grateful for her.

My family has used Ash for our two fur babies. I can easily say that we would have had to re-house one of them if it weren’t for Ash. They are so patient, kind, and flexible to meet the needs of their dog (and human) clients. We’re now equipped with skills to help both dogs be successful, and help friends in family better understand our little weirdos. We’re so grateful for Ash and the MySidekickTraining community that we’ve been a part of!

We loved working with Ash! They were knowledgeable, patient, and non-judgmental, and really helped us understand our dog better. Working with Ash has taught us so much about what our dog is experiencing and how we can give her a richer, healthier life. I would absolutely recommend them for people with anxious and/or reactive dogs, especially if you're interested in a force-free approach.

We could not be more grateful for the vast improvements we've seen not only in our dogs' behavior but their quality of life since starting working with My Sidekick Dog Training. Ash focuses not only on training for desirable behaviors, but also on how your dog is feeling in situations and how to understand their boundaries to keep them comfortable and safe. One of our dogs has some genetic behavioral challenges and working with Ash has taken us from her not being able to stay below her threshold when seeing new people to her being able to have people come into our home and yard without any issue. Additionally, she has helped us get access to medical intervention when needed, and has acted as a sounding board in difficult situations we've been through. Ash is also highly involved in the rescue community, and is always raising her hand to help dogs and owners in need.