My wife and I adopted our dog, Norma, in December 2017 and struggled for over a month to help her cope with separation anxiety. After a little early success, we had several major setbacks and frustrations and we still weren't able to leave her alone for even 15 minutes. We were frustrated and exhausted and Norma was suffering. It became too much for us to handle, so we contacted Charissa for help.
We booked a private lesson/initial consult with Charissa to see if it would be a good fit, and we were immediately impressed by the background research she did prior to our meeting. The fact that she took time to review our background info, training plan, notes, and videos prior to our first meeting allowed her to maximize our training session and teach us the skills we would need moving forward.
After the initial consult, Charissa followed up with a customized training plan designed to help us not only deal with the separation anxiety, but also included a more holistic approach to help Norma become a confident and happy dog in all areas. The training plan was extremely thorough and we had immediate success following Charissa's guidance.
Based on our positive experience with the initial training session, we also purchased an online coaching package so Charissa could help as we continued to work through the separation anxiety training. Charissa was just as attentive and professional for the online coaching as she was in person and she continued to provide helpful suggestions and advice as we worked through the program. During this time Charissa also provided us with tons of additional training and play tips that helped strengthen our bond with Norma and helped her to thrive in every way!
As a result of Charissa's efforts there is one very happy dog and two very relieved and grateful owners who are able to work normal schedules and even go out to dinner again!