Dear Dog Owners:

I am writing this letter to tell you about Glenn Farris, Alpha K9 Training and my dog Minnie, a black Labrador retriever. I met Glenn and went to our first Alpha K9 class when Minnie was 6 months old. She had had no training and she was a "hand full."

My experience with Glenn and his training methods was tremendous. Minnie learned to recognize her name and give me eye contact, she learned to sit and lie down and she learned to stay while I walked a big circle around her. We also worked on heeling and rolling over.

Glenn was always on time, prepared and very "upbeat." Each week we were given handouts to take home to read and specific "homework" assignments. Minnie progressed at a rapid pace. Although to this day she is still a "hand full." But we love her and continue to practice Glenn’s techniques.

I thoroughly enjoyed my experience with Alpha K9 Training and would recommend Glenn Farris to anyone looking to become a responsible dog owner.

 

Sincerely,

Jim Priest

Woodlake, Ca.

Jim Priest, Woodlake

Pepper and I just completed Alpha K9 Training’s Basic Obedience Class and it was a very positive learning experience! After quitting an obedience class at a pet store when Pepper was 6 months old, I was very discouraged and unsure about trying another class. I decided to try Alpha K9 Training because Glenn was quick to respond to my email and his website specifically stated that it dealt with Pepper’s two main problems, jumping on visitors and pulling me when she’s on her leash.

Throughout the course, Glenn was incredibly encouraging and helpful. The one on one attention is just what Pepper and I needed! Glenn backs up all of his methods with paperwork that is informative and a great reminder as to why training is so important. Most importantly though, I learned that I need to be consistent and practice with Pepper every day.

After 6 weeks, Pepper learned attention, sit, down, stay, stand, heel, and come. On top of that, Glenn introduced us other commands such as leave it and roll over as well. Although we had to drive 45 minutes to go to class, I feel it was well worth it because I am optimistic and excited for the future with Pepper. A million thanks for all the hard work and kind words to Glenn and Alpha K9 Training and we look forward to taking another course in the future!

Tricia Miramontes, Fresno

Tricia Miramontes,  Fresno

Hi my name is Sklyer, I am an Australian Shepard who adopted my owner/parent Rebeca Wood in September 2008.  We didn't know to much about each other, and with her love for me, she thought it best that we search for a obedience school so that we could become a great team.  She talked with a young guy at the Pet Fair pet supply store in Porterville one day, he gave her a flyer that had the perfect words she was looking for ALPHA K9 TRAINING.  She went home looked up the web sight and told me she found the perfect school for us, as the instructor had many years of experience and training to help guide us on our way.  So there started our new life together as we traveled from Springville every Saturday for six weeks to our classes that I truely loved going to.
 
I was so amazed at how fun it was to learn all the new things I didn't know, and for the things I kind of knew, they got reninforced and I can do them better.  Rebeca was amazed at how much she learned as well, to work with me.
 
I have learned so many things in Glenn's class, and would like to share some of them.  Sit stay, lay down and stay were pretty important.  I now have the patience to sit stay while watching Rebeca go across and down the road to get the paper and mail, while I stay at the edge of the property.  Then the best thing is on her return I get a reward by a hug or a treat.  That is what is go great about ALPHA K9 TRAINING is the possitive rewards while learning the lessons.
 
In going to class we learned hand signals with voice commands and Rebeca loves that I could catch on.  The one great thing I learned was LEAVE IT !!!!  That was a very important lesson and we use it quite a bit and it keeps me out of trouble or harms way.
 
We recieved lots of valuable reading each week that was very interesting for Rebeca to use with me, and oh my gosh lots of homework for us to do together to reinforce the lessons from the previous week(s) and the new ones that we learn.  I did show Rebeca that I could slip up if she didn't keep up the good work, of working with me.  She would consult with Glenn our teacher on things she couldn't get to work out right, and he gave her great advise that she tried on me and I am here to tell you it was a success.  The TIN MAN is the one where she stands arms folded and turns her back to me when I get all jumpy and forget about not jumping up on her, and the word off didn't do the trick.  Or when we are playing frisbee and I snatch the frisbee out of her hand before she throws it.  So when the Tin Man shows up, I stop and walk around to see her face and then we try it all over again and all is good.
 
We learned so many wonderful skills in Glenn's class, and look forward to going to the next level that reinforces what we learned by being around different places, and people.  This will be a very interesting class, then if something comes up, or confusion happens, we have Glenn to help us learn how to get through the tough spots.
 
A happy dog is one who learns with positive reinforcement, and I am happy, and willing to learn.     Sklyer

 

 

Rebeca Wood, Springville