Toby, Terrier/Poodle

My greatest delight is in Terry Long’s training methods. Most of the dog training I have experienced has been negative. Terry’s methods are entirely positive. There are no loud noises, hitting with a paper, shouting, or shaming. Rather she praises and rewards the desired behavior and does not reward undesirable behavior. It has worked like magic with my dog.

Terry’s strengths are listening to the pet owners concerns, her vast knowledge about animal behavior and motivation, patience with both pets and pet owners, her calm assurance, and her positive attitude. She is highly professional and enormously skilled. Terry continues to keep her knowledge current through seminars, ongoing training, and reading. She is an amazing woman and an incredible trainer. I cannot recommend Terry Long highly enough in both the area of life/obedience training and agility.

Sue Nettleton

Rosebud, Portugese Water Dog

What a remarkable and gratifying experience to be taught the method of clicker training by Terry Long!!! Our 8-week-old puppy was headstrong and taking over the house. It was not being the enjoyable experience we had expected. Terry taught us how to solve all that annoying and destructive behavior that untrained pups and dogs are just going to do. Now we not only have a dog that is a well-mannered loving companion, but we have the tools and understanding to solve any future problems. The best part is that we can do this in a gentle way and at the same time be effective. That nasty choke chain is gone forever and our lovely dog is beyond all expectations as a family member.

Chris Duthie

Maggie, Standard Poodle

Thanks for being so good at what you do! We have a great pup thanks to your training. Awesome!!! “Terry, you are really the best!!!”

Estee Edwards

Ruby, Maltese

It had been many years since I had lived with a dog when Ruby Tallulah came into my life. Since she was a brand new puppy, I was apprehensive even about the most basic training methods I thought I remembered. I purchased several books but still didn't feel comfortable. I picked up Terry's business card at Go Dogs Go, a pet groomer, and talked to a friend of mine, Karen, about private lessons for Maggie, her dog, and Ruby. As it turns out, another friend of mine, Linda, knew Terry and recommended her highly. Karen and I called Terry and set up an interview. She was so cordial and easy to talk to that we immediately knew we would learn quite a bit from her. As the lessons progressed, we decided that it was Karen and I getting the training … our dogs knew what to do all along. I was most impressed with the manner in which the lessons are organized whereby one behavior builds on another. I learned that dogs like to learn new things as long as you make it fun for them. I enjoyed the experience, received very good instruction, but Ruby still laughs at me when I mess up.

Tish Bustos

Elvis, Yellow Lab

Elvis is a Lab, and he was a puppy … do we need to say another thing?! He was jumping all over visitors, he was chewing the house down, and he was unable to walk on a leash without ripping out our shoulders. With Terry's help, we used operant conditioning, and positive reinforcement with Elvis, and we modified our interactions and reactions with him as well. He is now 2 1/2, a trim 90 lbs, and we can leave him home alone (he only eats his bones or toys), he does not assault visitors (no matter how happy he is to see them), and we can successfully take him for pleasant walks. While we were training with Terry, we adopted a stray dog, Sydney, who was a young puppy with a lot of needs. She was very shy with strangers, and she was a very fearful dog. After working with Terry, we have learned to make what was fearful to her, friendly and fun. She is a much more outgoing dog, and very friendly as well.

Elizabeth Edwards

Katie, Chihauhau

Thank you so much for the session with you on Wednesday. I now have a much better understanding of the clicker. Your handouts are wonderful and your demo was fantastic. I especially thank you for the help with her barking. Katie thanks you too!

Beth Byrne

Lucky, Border Collie

We learned so much in seven weeks. The positive results we have seen using the clicker is far more advanced than our other dogs who went through the ‘old fashioned’ obedience classes. We see results faster using the clicker. It also helps with the confidence level of the dog.

Holly Sjogren