Another 5 Star review!Lauren McFarlane reviewed
My Bark Avenue Academy — 5 star Sadie is 8 months old and she uses the lessons she learned at boot camp on a daily basis. She leaves claimed space, waits patiently, and is an expert at using the bells to go outside. Even when she forgets a lesson, such as nibbling when playing, she can be corrected with a single command. Cathie set us up so well to continue Sadie's training at home, and is always available to answers questions by email or provide additional advice as we continue to develop as owners. Now that Sadie is ready for obedience classes I am confident the foundation she gained at boot camp will serve her well. Everyone who meets Sadie is amazed that she is only 8 months old, as she is so well behaved. I have no doubt this is largely due to taking her Cathie's boot camp at such an early age. We have been so impressed with Sadie's progress and Cathie's support that we cannot recommend the boot camp enough. |
Wow... 3 more 5 Star reviews!!
Sydney Fairman reviewed My Bark Avenue Academy — 5 star
December 3 at 8:38pm · There isn't enough space here to describe what Cathie has done for us and our 2 year old goldendoodle Ryley. Not only did she conduct a private lesson with me the SAME DAY I called her but she provided the best training we've ever been exposed to. In 8 weeks short weeks, I've gone from an inexperienced dog owner to a confident leader with a very happy, obedient dog. The change in Ryley's happiness and confidence in new situations is enough to bring this dog Momma to tears. We are so grateful and look forward to the intermediate class in January. If you or anyone you know is looking for training for your dog, please look no further! Thank you Cathie.
December 3 at 8:38pm · There isn't enough space here to describe what Cathie has done for us and our 2 year old goldendoodle Ryley. Not only did she conduct a private lesson with me the SAME DAY I called her but she provided the best training we've ever been exposed to. In 8 weeks short weeks, I've gone from an inexperienced dog owner to a confident leader with a very happy, obedient dog. The change in Ryley's happiness and confidence in new situations is enough to bring this dog Momma to tears. We are so grateful and look forward to the intermediate class in January. If you or anyone you know is looking for training for your dog, please look no further! Thank you Cathie.
My Bark Avenue Academy "Puppy Boot Camp" just got another 5 star review! Thanks Elaine.
Elaine Ledwidge reviewed My Bark Avenue Academy — 5 star
Our 3 month old Golden puppy was lacking some manners and we were not sure how to tackle the training with 3 young kids under 10, we contacted Catherine. We had had two lessons so far with Catherine in Beginner classes and we had already noticed a difference in our puppy as well as ourselves when handling different situations.
When I found out about "puppy boot camp " it was an easy decision to make. Catherine is absolutely fabulous. She has a way with dogs that is amazing to watch. When we picked Sidney up she took her time demonstrating and answering any questions we had. Our children were encouraged to participate and Catherine took the time to show our kids how to lead our dog. We all felt when we were leaving that we would continue to have the support needed to raise a well behaved dog. Once home we continued to practice all Sidney's new commands and she is doing well, we honestly couldn't recommend her more! If your looking for a trainer, look no further Catherine is the best by far.
October , 2017
My husband & I picked up Mack from Puppy Boot Camp yesterday and are so pleased with the results. He waits at the door with the command "wait" and then goes through on the command "through". He also knows the word place. A couple of main issues we had with Mack were that we couldn't sit without him nipping at us or barking. That has stopped since we picked him up. He definitely is more well behaved. Cathy also gave us tips on how to deal with any bad behaviour that might start up. I also can't believe how good he is to walk with now. Thanks Cathy, you did a great job. I would highly recommend Cathy and her training.
October , 2017
My husband & I picked up Mack from Puppy Boot Camp yesterday and are so pleased with the results. He waits at the door with the command "wait" and then goes through on the command "through". He also knows the word place. A couple of main issues we had with Mack were that we couldn't sit without him nipping at us or barking. That has stopped since we picked him up. He definitely is more well behaved. Cathy also gave us tips on how to deal with any bad behaviour that might start up. I also can't believe how good he is to walk with now. Thanks Cathy, you did a great job. I would highly recommend Cathy and her training.
October , 2017
Marc Riopel reviewed My Bark Avenue Academy — 5 star
Catherine did an amazing job with Echo! It was difficult to leave her but as they say...short term pain for long term gain. We look forward to our upcoming obedience sessions. Thanks Catherine!
5 Star review - December 22, 2017
Brenda Adamson reviewed My Bark Avenue Academy — 5 star
We had Catherine work with Whiskey for a week in November. I've been/am ill so I'm late writing this thank you. The first few days home we wondered how successful the house training had been; but, it was us learning her signals vs her not "telling" us she needed outside. Since then we have not had even one "accident" in the house. She will even come from downstairs to me upstairs to let me know she needs out! And the one spot is working beautifully too. She seems to prefer to go on the wood chips in her run vs just anywhere. She's calmer and more alert to our commands. Because of all this we are now being able to give her more freedom outside. Well done Catherine. You accomplished in 1 week what we had spent 11 months attempting. Wish we'd found you sooner.
5 Star review - December 6, 2017
Becki Black-Walsh reviewed My Bark Avenue Academy — 5 star
Every dog owner needs this! I wish I didn't wait so long. Cathy will teach you how to become the owner your dog needs you to be. After the first lesson we started seeing positive changes in our dogs. The techniques are easy to learn and make a big difference. So glad we found My Bark Avenue
5 Star review - December 6, 2017
Sydney Fairman reviewed My Bark Avenue Academy — 5 star
· There isn't enough space here to describe what Cathie has done for us and our 2 year old goldendoodle Ryley. Not only did she conduct a private lesson with me the SAME DAY I called her but she provided the best training we've ever been exposed to. In 8 weeks short weeks, I've gone from an inexperienced dog owner to a confident leader with a very happy, obedient dog. The change in Ryley's happiness and confidence in new situations is enough to bring this dog Momma to tears. We are so grateful and look forward to the intermediate class in January. If you or anyone you know is looking for training for your dog, please look no further! Thank you Cathie.
5 Star review - December 3, 2017
Wanda Myers-Craig reviewed My Bark Avenue Academy — 5 star
12 hrs · The best decision we made for us and Mikey was to send him to puppy boot camp. He has learned so many commands, leave it, place, go, stop, crate, off, wait and ringing bells to go outside. He also spent 2 weeks boarding after his boot camp so it was 3 weeks before we picked him up as we were on vacation. YES he sure remembered me after all that time and was so excited when he saw me. Lots of love and licks. Lol. If you have a puppy, this boot camp is perfect, to get him where he will be the best puppy possible. We will continue working on what he has learned and can't thank you enough Cathie. We also loved seeing the videos, pics and updates as to how Mikey was doing.
5 Star review - September 24, 2017
Kylee Stewart reviewed My Bark Avenue Academy — 5 star
Well ladies and gentlemen. I could not think of someone better then My Bark Academy. I am currently in training with my two dogs and have been for about 6 weeks. Let me start off with I have a severely aggressive who previous trainers told me to euthanize, who is now so tolerant and getting use to new situations. I also have a young puppy who is leash trained, house training, respectful. All of these things are thanks to My Bark Academy. I work in the veterinary field. I have tried trainers, clicker training, you name it! But now, after suffering 6 years of having a terrible dog, just 6 weeks of training at My Bark Academy my dog can enjoy life ! He is now much calmer, much better on walks, much better with dogs. I would recommend My Bark Academy to every single person that I know. Thank you for saving my relationship. Thank you for saving my sanity. Thank you for saving my dog.
Well ladies and gentlemen. I could not think of someone better then My Bark Academy. I am currently in training with my two dogs and have been for about 6 weeks. Let me start off with I have a severely aggressive who previous trainers told me to euthanize, who is now so tolerant and getting use to new situations. I also have a young puppy who is leash trained, house training, respectful. All of these things are thanks to My Bark Academy. I work in the veterinary field. I have tried trainers, clicker training, you name it! But now, after suffering 6 years of having a terrible dog, just 6 weeks of training at My Bark Academy my dog can enjoy life ! He is now much calmer, much better on walks, much better with dogs. I would recommend My Bark Academy to every single person that I know. Thank you for saving my relationship. Thank you for saving my sanity. Thank you for saving my dog.
5 Star review - September , 2017
Angela Lang reviewed My Bark Avenue Academy — 5 star
Your training course not only helped us to understand our dog, but also helped to build our confidence. The results after 8 weeks were amazing.
Cathy and Cathie were patient, understanding, and knowledgeable and their hands on demonstrations showed us that - with practice - we could be the pack leaders our dog needed us to be. They trained the people as much or more than they did the pups and the results will be our everlasting reward.
I would highly recommend My Bark Avenue to anyone who needs help with their four legged furry family members.
Thank you both, you have made a huge difference and we will keep practising so that we can have a wonderful relationship with our dog.
5 Star review - July, 2017
Peggy Hay reviewed My Bark Avenue Academy — 5 star
We just completed a beginner class with our puppy Vino at My Bark Avenue. Cathie and her assistant Cathy were amazing. In eight short weeks our unmanageable puppy that we were trying to rehome was transformed into a dog that would was a pleasure to walk. It feels good walking the neighbourhood with Vino and hearing people compliment us on how well he is walking and behaving now. We highly recommend these dog trainers. Cathie had told me to just hang on until our first class. We are so happy that we listened to her. Thank you so much.
It is not only our puppy that was transformed in this class. All of the dogs in the class showed great improvement over the eight weeks.
We just completed a beginner class with our puppy Vino at My Bark Avenue. Cathie and her assistant Cathy were amazing. In eight short weeks our unmanageable puppy that we were trying to rehome was transformed into a dog that would was a pleasure to walk. It feels good walking the neighbourhood with Vino and hearing people compliment us on how well he is walking and behaving now. We highly recommend these dog trainers. Cathie had told me to just hang on until our first class. We are so happy that we listened to her. Thank you so much.
It is not only our puppy that was transformed in this class. All of the dogs in the class showed great improvement over the eight weeks.
5 Star review - July 26, 2017
Jess Smith reviewed My Bark Avenue Academy -- 5 star
Catherine has trained all three of my stubborn bulldogs . They are 7 going on8 now and still amazing . We went through 3 different trainers for my alpha before Catherine.
Catherine has trained all three of my stubborn bulldogs . They are 7 going on8 now and still amazing . We went through 3 different trainers for my alpha before Catherine.
5 Star review - July 26, 2017
Vikki Spencer Armstrong reviewed My Bark Avenue Academy — 5 star
We had a great experience taking several different courses through My Bark Avenue Academy - highly recommend.