Geskatte 2020
Getuigskrifte
“Ek het Jey opgesoek nadat my hond, Angus, reaktiewe gedrag begin toon het. Angus het 'n drie weke raad en trein gedoen, en dit het 'n wêreld van verskil gemaak. Jey se passie, kennis en kundigheid met diere het haar die regte persoon vir die werk gemaak. Sy het vir Angus en ek die regte gereedskap gegee om seker te maak ek voel selfversekerd om sy opleiding by die huis voort te sit, terwyl ek steeds verseker het dat ek en Angus 'n ten volle verrykte lewe kan lei.”
- Charlee P. (Angus se ma)
“Ek voel so gelukkig om met Emerald Dog Training te kon werk. Ek het met die eienaar, Jey, verbind deur die redding waaruit ek my hond aangeneem het. Jey het baie geleenthede vir my gegee om by hulle aan te sluit vir sy opleidingsessies en bly 'n steunpilaar wanneer ek enige vrae het. Ek was en is NOG steeds baie beïndruk met die werk wat sy doen. Dit neem tyd en toewyding om die vaardighede en kommunikasie wat sy het, op te bou. Ek word voortdurend vertel hoe goed Panda is, en dit sou net nie gebeur het sonder Jeys se kennis en ervaring nie. Ek is baie dankbaar en vertel byna almal van Emerald Dog Training. 10 uit 10 sal weer doen!” - Vanessa S. (Panda se persoon)
"Eerstens wil ek sê Jey se werk met ons 95 lb-leiband-aggressiewe Great Pyrenees-mengsel was niks minder so merkwaardig nie (ek het ander afrigters probeer)! Haar oefenmetodes het nie net die lewenskwaliteit vir ons hond verander nie, maar my hele gesin se kwaliteit van die lewe. Marlo, nou 3, het haar lewe as 'n verdwaalde begin en is al in die gesig gestaar met veelvuldige terugkeer na die skuiling wat net daartoe gelei het dat sy meer gedragskwessies en onsekerhede ontwikkel. Gedurende die tyd voordat Jey ingegryp het, het Marlo net erger en erger geword, sy het na my begin sleep beweeg semi's, ander honde en voëls terwyl sy neuroties blaf/grom. Eendag kon sy my van my voete ruk en my oor 'n straat, 'n sypaadjie af, op iemand se oprit en na hul deur sleep net om by die ander hond op my maag uit te kom. Op daardie stadium was ek so bang om haar na buite te neem, dat dit Jey as 'n laaste hoop gekontak het. Ek was senuweeagtig omdat ek reeds met 'n ander afrigter belê was, en ek het haar begin glo gedrag kon nooit eerbiedig wees nie sed, maar seun was ek was verkeerd. Ons het Marlo ingeskryf vir die 3 weke raad en trein en dit was die naaste ding aan 'n wonderwerk. Jey het my gereelde opdaterings gegee sodat ek Marlo-vordering kon dophou. Nou is Marlo huis-soet-huis en ek hoef uiteindelik nie bang te wees om haar hanteerder te wees nie. Ek het vanaand vir haar in die middestad gestap, iets wat ons nog nooit kon doen nie, ons het ander honde en trokke raakgeloop en sy het my so trots gemaak! Bottomline, HUUR JEY!
NS Dit is 'n leerproses vir jou en die hond, so moenie dink jy hoef nie enige werk in te sit nie."
- Alexia P. (Marlo se ma)
"Tino is 'n baie reaktiewe hondjie. Voordat ek na Jey gekom het vir ingryping, het Tino se wêreld gekrimp omdat hy nie rondom ander honde vertrou kon word nie, selfs nie aan leiband nie. Jey het my die gereedskap en kennis gegee om dit om te keer. Sy is 'n talentvolle afrigter met 'n unieke vaardigheid om menslike en honde-gedrag af te breek op 'n manier wat my in staat gestel het om werklik die "hoekom" agter gehoorsaamheidsopleiding te verstaan. Ons grootste deurbrake het plaasgevind toe ek insig in Tino se brein kry en die wêreld deur sy oë sien Hoe meer ek verstaan, hoe meer is ek in staat om Jey se lesse na ons alledaagse lewe te veralgemeen, klein oorwinnings op te bou, my verhouding met Tino te verdiep en sy wêreld te verbreed. Ek beveel Jey sterk aan vir enige hondehanteerder, en veral vir reaktiewe honde." - Erica P. (Tino se ma)
"Ons (my hond, Louie en ek) is mal oor Jey. Van dag een af het Louie Jey erken as 'n selfversekerde pakleier en ek was getroos met Jey se daaglikse teksopdaterings oor Louie se vordering. My hond het op 'n aggressiewe pad begin kom, so ek het geteken hom vir instap en ses privaatlesse. Elke dollar werd, want Jey het my gehelp om 'n beter leier te wees, Louie gevorderde basiese beginsels opgelei (sit, af, hak, ens. maar met langer duur en beter fokus) en steeds van tyd tot tyd inklok. Duisend dankie aan Emerald Dog Training." Lani K. (Louie se ma)
"Jey het dadelik besef wat Olie nodig het vir sy opleiding en sy was reg aan die gang. Hy is nou 'n baie gelukkiger hondjie soos ek. Ons voel gelukkig om haar te vind en sal haar vir enigiemand aanbeveel." Bill C. (Olie se pa)
"Om met Jey te werk het lewensveranderend vir my man en ek! Ons het 'n senuweeagtige en bang hondenaam Eve in Nov 2020 aangeneem, en het probleme gehad met haar en my man se verhouding, hoe om sekere gedrag te hanteer, en om haar te kry om te eet Ons het voorheen saam met 'n paar ander afrigters gewerk en geen vordering gesien nie en dinge waarskynlik erger gemaak. Toe is ons Jey aanbeveel en het 'n 2 weke plank en oefen saam met Eve gedoen. Jey het ons elke dag op hoogte gehou van haar en Eve se vordering en het selfs vir ons video's gestuur. Toe Eve terugkom huis toe, was sy meer selfversekerd en het 'n paar basiese opleiding geleer, en sy eet eintlik nou maaltye! Net dat Eve op bevel kon sit, het ons regtig gehelp wanneer sy in sekere situasies paniekerig raak en het vir ons die boustene gegee om haar op te bou.Met Jey se raad en gereedskap kon my man en Eve van die grond af begin om hul verhouding te herbou, en sy begin meer ontspanne rondom hom optree.Wanneer ons vrae/bekommernisse het oor opleiding of gedrag Jey is altyd bereid om ons vinnig te bel en leiding aan te bied. Eve sal nog baie tyd en werk nodig hê, maar ons weet dat as daar iets opduik, ons Jey as 'n hulpbron het! Ons beveel haar sterk aan vir enigiemand!" Amber S. (Eve se ma)
"Ek het so baie dinge wat ek oor Jey kan sê, maar hier is die vinnige weergawe!! Ons het 'n wilde corgi (Gus) gehad wat meedoënloos aan die leiband getrek, gebyt en oor gaste gespring het. Hy was mal wild. Na die bord en oefen saam met Jey hy het oor 3 weke volmaak herroep (sou kom toe ek sê kom), spring nie meer op gaste nie, kan in 'n perfekte genesing loop (selfs wanneer ek my rolstoel gebruik) en trek nooit aan sy leiband nie. Gus het ook geleer 'n opdrag genaamd "plek" waar hy op sy hondebed bly en perfek bly. Hy eet ook nie nou skoene, sokkies of byt nie, so ons kan nie gelukkiger wees nie. Ons is mal oor Jey en sy het van ons Gus 'n droomhond gemaak. Jy sal absoluut nie spyt wees om saam met Jey te werk nie, sy is die heel beste.” Olivia C. (Gus se ma)
"Ek was gereed om my Engelse Bulldog, Jasper terug te gee aan die teler. Ek het nie die tyd of energie gehad wat nodig was om so 'n koppige, koppige seuntjie op te lei nie. Jey was my laaste hoop. Sy het ons nie in die steek gelaat nie. Jasper is so ons sal ons nou gedra dit is soos nag en dag. Ek beveel Jey sterk aan. Haar metodes werk en ek sal nie huiwer om weer van haar dienste gebruik te maak as ek nog 'n hardnekkige tenk van 'n hond het nie. Dankie Jey." Valarie W. (Jasper se ma)
"Jey het ekstra namens my gegee deur my hond op te lei om die loopplankmeul te gebruik en Jey moes my hond oplei om nooit uit te spring nie, want ek het my linkerbeen by my enkel gebreek, so ek het nie goeie balans nie. Dit is bereik plus baie ander maniere om my te help om my lieflike hond meer te geniet. Ek beveel Emerald Dog Training ten sterkste aan. My doelwitte is bereik en selfs oortref." - Peggy M. (Ginger se ma)
"Jey is AWESOME! Ons Duitse Herder-menghondjie was besig om buite beheer te raak. Aggressief, vreesbevange, onaangenaam. 3 weke saam met Jey en hy was 'n nuwe "man". 'n Plesier om saam te wees en in 'n venue te stap sonder angs Jey is ons afrigter en behoort joune te wees." Dan en Noelle P. (Archie se mense)
"Jey is 'n absoluut uitstaande honde-afrigter. Ek is een van vele wat 'n "pandemie-hondjie" by my huis gevoeg het en nie net het hy nie soveel sosialisering gekry as wat hy nodig gehad het nie, die arme ou het 'n baie slegte hond-ervaring by 'n plaaslike park wat 'n paar vreesgebaseerde gedragskwessies geskep het, maar iets so eenvoudig soos 'n stap baie baie stresvol vir ons albei gemaak het; konstante trekking en vreesbevange vir alles wettig oornag. Terwyl hy wou gaan stap, was hy dadelik gretig om dit oor te kry met en sou skrik vir elke klein dingetjie. Ek het deur die jare baie honde grootgemaak en opgelei (insluitend 'n great dane wat vroeg in 2020 geslaag het - dus 'n nuwe hondjie) maar dit was nuwe gebied en ek het hulp nodig gehad. Jey tot die redding!! Jey was en is awesome!! Sy ken haar rasse en haar metode werk. Al wat jy moet doen is om die proses te vertrou en te verstaan dat beide jy en jou hond leer en werk het om te doen. Jey sal vir jou en jou hond al die gereedskap gee nodig het, jy moet net leer, luister, doen en herhaal. C y en ek gaan voort om die opleidingsgrondslag wat deur Jey gelê is, te herbevestig en ek beveel haar, haar metodes en haar program sterk aan vir enigiemand wat huiwer." Sarah D. (Cy se ma)
"Toe ons die eerste keer ons oulike en snoesige hondjie huis toe gebring het, was ons dadelik verlief. Hy het ons gesin voltooi. Ons het hom ywerig na gehoorsaamheidsklasse geneem en sy nuwe opdragte godsdienstig beoefen. Tog, as eerste keer honde-eienaars, het ons gesukkel om ons te kanaliseer ons kleintjies moedswillige geaardheid en bekamp sy speelse hondjiebyt.Toe ons na Jey verwys is, was ons dankbaar vir die tyd wat sy geneem het om ons baie, baie vrae en bekommernisse te beantwoord, en die selfvertroue en no-nonsense honde-opleidingsfilosofie wat sy gehad het. Ons het die 3-week raad en trein en dit was 'n transformerende ervaring vir ons hondjie. Dit het ons die gereedskap en fondament gegee wat ons gesin nodig gehad het (hondjie ingesluit!) om te floreer!" - Karen K. (Pippin se ma)
"Jey is werklik ongelooflik! Sy is lief vir honde en dit wys in haar opleiding en reaksie op my lieflike hondjie, Chewie. Ek beveel Jey sterk aan vir die opleiding van hondjies hul broodnodige maniere en respek. - Karen K. (Chewy se ma)"
"Jey at Emerald Dog Training was a gift from the universe and the best investment we have made for our family to date. No joke. We loved our Australian Labradoodle puppy from the start but really struggled with managing his behavior. He is naturally bossy, needy and has strong FOMO (fear of missing out) which can be challending for a family that includes a young child. We took several training courses with other companies and while we would see a bit of improvement here and there, it was not cutting it. At 14 months old, we knew we needed to call on a solid trainer and training program to ensure our family AND family dog were happy and thriving under the same roof.
Our Tucker did the 21 day program (we lovingly called it "Puppy Bootcamp"). We got to visit him 1/week and were able to be trained as well to ensure a smooth and succesful transition back home. Tucker returned home a HUGE SUCCESS STORY! He still has his sweet, curious and loving mannerisms but with structure. He is very quick to drop anything in his mouth with an "OUT" and will even offer a sit. This was a focus area for us as he had the ability to resource guard odd, non-food items. Jey helped us discover that tug is his "love language" (he will do anything if tug is the reward or next activity). This has been a great help for a non-food motivated dog. And he also has learned that our youngest child is not his litter mate. Tucker now knows how to "play" safely with our son - a HUGE WIN. Honestly, I can go on and on with how happy we are. If you are on the fence, I encourage going for it. Invest in your future and the life of your family and dog. No regrets will be had." - Sarah H. (Tucker's mom)
"I was initially hesitant about agreeing to an board-and-train situation for my DeeJay, out of an unfounded concern that he would learn follow instructions from someone other than me.
This was so far from the experience! Given that DeeJay was a rescue with no formal training in his first 13 mos, it was so surprising to see his progress working with Jey in just two weeks. When we got together for my first leasson, so I could learn what DeeJay had learned, he was 180 degrees different on his end of the lead than before his lesson began.
Jey at Emerald was able to cut through all the noise you experience when you try to watch and read dog training guidance online. The lessons I received completely destroyed some myths I was holding onto about how dogs learn, and how much or little of what I say and do matters to DeeJay.
Now that DeeJay is home, and we continue putting the lessons we've learned into our daily routine - both around the house, and out on walks - he is clearly more confident in what I expect, and my arms, shoulders, back and neck are no longer sore from his previous habit of straining at the lead.
Just today (Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023) on a walk, we came upon two Spaniels on leads with their people, and it was all they could do to keep their dogs settled, quiet, and in control as DeeJay and I walked by, smiled and bid them a "good afternoon." When DeeJay's head turned in the direction of the growling dogs, a softly spoken "heel" snapped his focus back to the direction we were walking - for which he was well rewarded with praise." - Cary L. (Deejay's dad)
"Jey has been life-changing for our dog and our family! We have always loved our dog, Obi, and his goofiness. However, he didn't always show his loving demeanor as a pandemic puppy. He was often hesitant and fearful of new people, which presented us with challenging situations related to re-entering society during Covid-19 and life changes in our family requiring less aggression and more exposure to new people.
Emerald Dog Training is one of the best investments we have made, and we feel like we are enjoying our dog's personality more and having so much fun with his training, thanks to Jey's consistency and trust-building. We did the board and train services for three weeks and appreciated Jey's consistent and detailed updates. Our weekly meetings provided a smooth transition to begin to practice and implement training with Obi on a realistic timeline.
Walks with Obi are so much fun now, and though every day is a continuing practice, we feel well-equipped with the tools and knowledge we need to continue helping Obi with his anxiety and fears. All of this to say, what started as a tense introduction for Obi (he definitely showed some hesitancy in the beginning!), has now resulted in his calm and happy demeanor, especially when Jey is around. :-)
It has been reassuring to have Jey's help and advice throughout this process, as they have always been responsive, detailed, and consistent with Obi's training and communication with us.
If you are feeling hesitant, don't be! We are so grateful every day and excited to have met Jey and used Emerald Dog Training services for our pup." - Alejandra V. (Obi's mom)
"I recently adopted an older a dog with some surprise unwanted behaviors. Despite having dog experience and searching the “end of the Internet” for all the training advice I could find, I was still struggling and finally admitted I was not beat equipped to help my new dogbe successful on my own. I needed an in-person expert!
I’m so grateful we found Jey with Emerald DogTraining as she was able to help us set up a good training plan and gave fantastic feedback during our lessons that matched my dogsspecific issues to my abilities. Jey has given us both more confidence! I now have a whole new set of tools and skills that I can consistently use so my dog and I can be successful members of public society. We focused on appropriate & kind use of e-collar and prong for a loose leash walk and heel while ignoring distractions like other dogs and people either out in public or at my home.
Jey has made all the difference and allowed me to #1 keep my dog and others safe #2 have more fun with less stress so we can do more doggie activities I didn’t think were initially possible with my reactive pup. Now I’m not alone and have someone who understands us and is able offer custom support and advice." - Jessica A. (Panzer's mom)
"For our stubborn Corgi, Katsuki, it was like a night and day difference. After working with Jey, he came back with so many new skills! He learned so much with them, and has they have continued to help us work with him. Jey is reliable, knowledgable in all things dog training and, overall just a delightful person to work with. Cannot recommend them enough!" - Valdemar S. (Katsuki's dad)
"I run a dog rescue, primarily working with displaced dobermans who often are surrendered with some sort of behavioral issue. I originally met Jey at a dog sports seminar and we got to talking since she owned a doberman herself. Shortly after, a dog came into rescue named Crown who was immediately given up on by his original foster for leash reactivity to anything with wheels (cars, skateboards, bikes, motorcycles, scooters)! After realizing the severity, I knew that Crown would not be suitable in most foster homes, as well as adoptive homes given his fears/reactivity.
Crown went into a board and train with Jey who was super communicative with us along the way. She shared photos and videos and shortly after we get a video of Crown at a skate park! Bikes, skateboards and everything wheeling by with zero issue from Crown. This was a HUGE turnaround and by the time his board and train was over, she worked with his adopters to ensure they were educated on how to properly handle him and continue setting him up for success.
I then used Jey for my personal dog for obedience for private lessons. A little different than a board and train but my experience with her was just as top-notch as the previous experience with our foster. The way she communicates and tailors your dog's needs to EXACTLY what you want to address really set her apart from my other experiences with professional dog trainers.
Coming from someone who has done a board and train with a foster dog and private lessons with my personal dog, Jey @ Emerald Dog Training is an amazing trainer to have in your corner and set you and your dog up for great success." - Melani W. (Red's mom and President of The Doberman Rescue Pack