"Breed: Great Pyrenees Rottweiler mix Age: 3 years (started training with Sara as a puppy) Issues: Reactivity and obedience training seemed hopeless; lacked confidence with him in public. We did a board and train with Sara when he was a puppy, and he returned home a transformed dog! However, shortly after, we had to leave the country and left him with my father, whose dog is not well-behaved. Upon returning home after a month, he had reverted to old habits and picked up new ones. We knew there might be some regression, but didn't expect it to be this bad. We couldn't walk him during busy hours in the neighborhood. If we saw another dog approaching, we had to turn and go the other way. He would lunge and bark, almost pulling us to the ground. Fortunately, we found Sara again, and our faith was restored. Working with Sara, we realized it wasn't just the dog needing training, but us as handlers too (like us tensing up when seeing other dogs). Now, after hard work and putting in the effort and time he ignores other dogs on walks, even if they bark or show reactive behaviors towards him! We're so thankful for the pack walks and spot check group session- as they are great refreshers for us and for Merlot. We've learned that training never stops. We're grateful for Sara and all her resources (videos and podcasts). Merlot and our family highly recommend Sara and Nicole for your training needs."