Endorsements from our Satisfied Clients

 

As Director of AAA Dog Training, Shane has been recognized and recommended by veterinarians, rescue groups, kennels, pet shops and dog groomers, not to mention his many satisfied clients.

These are a few of the dogs that have been trained.

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"You can teach an old dog new tricks."

Before AAA dog training, if you looked up the word overexuberance in the dictionary, there was a picture of my 85 Ib, 2 year old dog Atlas. He chewed my Dr. Marten sandals, dug a hole in my couch, ate my tax returns and dragged me down a cement hill upon sighting a squirrel. After much bruising, scratches and leash bums, I decided that Atlas needed to be trained, so I enrolled in a nearby food reward based "dog training" class. The ten week course yielded NO improvements in Atlas' behavior. I began to think he was "untrainable." After a few months of frustration, catastrophe struck: I tore two ligaments in my knee and fractured my tibia. With 2 months before surgery and 6 months of rehabilitation ahead, I thought for certain that I would need to find my pulling beast a new owner. Desperate and saddened at the thought of losing my furry friend, I called AAA dog training. The trainer, Shane, assured me that Atlas' behavior would be ameliorated immediately once he showed me how to properly discipline and achieve rank with the dog.
Six weeks post-surgery, I walked a dog that I never knew could be glued to my left leg. Atlas accompanies me to the office during the workday, walks with me at the dog park off-leash and chews nothing more than his own rawhides. Rarely is there a walk nowadays when Atlas is not commended for his excellent behavior. Thanks to AAA dog training, I am the envy of all my dog-owning friends.

Julie - Baltimore

"Shane instructed me on how to regain my authoritative role with Bosley."

We called AAA Dog Training in November of 2003 in regards to our 3-year-otd Labrador Retriever, Bosley, because of the aggressive behavior he had been demonstrating over the past year. I initially pursued treatment with an Animal Behaviorist as well as other training methods. After 9 months of seeing no results, I decided as a last resort to call a Personal Dog Trainer.
Shane with AAA Dog Training gave us an initial consultation and after only an hour of working with Bosley, I began to see immediate results. Shane instructed me on how to regain my authoritative role with Bosley as well as teaching me new obedience techniques that I could use on a daily basis. In only six weeks, I saw a dramatic change in Bosley's behavior. Bosley has now learned to suppress his aggression and respond to my commands without hesitation.
1 would strongly recommend AAA Dog Training to anyone. Bosley seems to be a much happier dog knowing what to expect from my family and I.

Mary - Glen Arm

...."noticeably changed Jet's responses within the first 15 minutes of his first session."

0ur dog, Jet, was unmanageable. He continually challenged us by nipping, destructively chewing, jumping on furniture, and stealing from the table. Shane from AAA Dog Training noticeably changed Jet's responses within the first 15 minutes of his first session. Jet wasn't the only one to learn a lesson. Over the next six weeks, Shane systematically to taught us how to control Jet and train him properly. Now, Jet is the best dog in the house (we have three) and has become a loving, loyal companion. We highly recommend AAA Dog Training to anyone with a problem dog.

Lisa - Abingdon

"When you go through training it makes you wonder why EVERYONE doesn't do the same."

Shane started working with my Rottweiler, Mia, when she was a few months old. He came to our home and first talked to us about the do's and don'ts of puppy raising. After my wife and I sat down with Shane we realized two things. We were going to be 100% dedicated to raising a well behaved dog and also we realized that Shane was the person we wanted to lead the way! His knowledge was evident the first 15 minutes we sat and talked to him and just knew with Shane's direction our Rottie would be the best it could be. A month or so later we started our training sessions with Shane at the house and they were great. I was very involved in the training which I thought was good. The reason I thought this was good was I wanted Mia to listen to me after Shane left. Without my participation she would not view me as a dominant figure in her life. As the months went on the training continued and to see Mia's progress was amazing. She learned very quickly and really listened to Shane. The addition of an electric collar in the training produced amazing results also.
Hiring Shane was the best thing we could have ever done for Mia and our family. Mia now knows the difference between right and wrong and she also knows what is expected of her in different situations. When people enter our home she does not jump on them, she does not chew anything in the house except her chew toys and among other things she has a disposition of a loving dog with the calm behavior we were hoping for. With quite a few one word commands she understands what they represent and aims to please when I speak them to her. Mia is now eight months old and she weighs around seventy-two pounds. She is a loving and kind dog and we owe this to Shane and his expertise. Shane in his training with Mia was confident and caring. He cared about her like she was his own and we appreciate him for this. As a dog owner we love our dogs like a part of the family so we want someone to show compassion for them but also want the job done. Shane showed both at the same time. With Shane leading the way Mia knew who the boss was but also strived to please Shane during the training sessions.
Now as we have completed our training with Shane , Mia listens to me as she did with Shane. My wife and I walk her on a daily basis for exercise and also to stay on top of what she has learned we work with her daily. Our goals have been reached with Mia. We wanted her to be a loving , well behaved Rottweiler and I feel we have that in her. Granted, as a puppy she still has her moments but with her knowing I am the dominant one it does not take much to settle her down. As Shane said Mia will continue to test us to see if we will break and to see if the dominance can be switched from me to her, but we will never let that happen!!! I want to take this time to thank Shane for all he has done for us and Mia. He has made Mia the best dog she could be and also at the same time made my wife and I the best owners we could be. Shane keep up the good work!! A funny thing is now you have me looking at other dogs I see either in parks or being walked by their owners to see what type of behavior they have. I see more that have no discipline than more that have it. It makes me think "That could be me getting walked by my dog", not me walking my dog. When you go through training your dog it makes you wonder why EVERYONE does not do the same. We have alot of dog owners that are OWNED by their dogs. Thanks Shane for making me the BOSS!!!!

Brad - Abingdon

"Shane's help was the answer to saving a good marriage."

Sophie is big, she is strong, she is fast. She is a giant--a black Giant Schnauzer. Sophie was born at the Liefhond Kennels in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, on April 10, 2002. We bought her seven weeks later, and brought her to Maryland. She was two inches shorter than my brother-in-law's miniature Schnauzer Toby. Sophie continued to grow, and this past summer of 2003 she weighed 85 pounds, and Toby could walk under her without touching. When Sophie was nine months old we took her with us in our RV for the winter. Most of the winter was wet, and our trip was not pleasant. Sophie was for most of the time, out of control. She would pull on the leash and jump on people. There was several times we almost headed for home. Arriving home the first of April, we contacted Shane at AAA Dog Training, Inc. He worked with Sophie and us for several weeks discouraging bad behavior and with training encouraged good behavior. Sophie will now heal, sit, go down, do a down stay, come and leave it all with and without a lead. Shane's help was the answer to saving a good marriage. Sophie is still big, strong and fast, but she is a much better dog to control, and a pleasure to be around.

Don - Forest Hill

"AAA Dog Training was truly one of the best choices we ever made."

In October, 2002, we adopted Sparky. At the time, he was ten months old. All records indicated that we were the fifth place that Sparky had come to know as home. Sparky was a very playful, yet had a very hard time as accepting our home as his own. He had quite an attitude and was very possessive of anything he had. His house training was not entirely successful. His aggressiveness escalated to the point that he was doing what he wanted to do. We had him enrolled in a local dog obedience school, where he howled and acted out during class. We were getting nothing out of it and ended up quitting the class halfway through.
In January 2003, Sparky’s aggression had reached a level that left us seriously questioning whether or not we could keep him. At this point, he had bitten his owner – sending him to the hospital for stitches. We knew that if we sent Sparky to the pound, however, no one would adopt him and he would most likely be put down. It was at this time we realized we needed a miracle, and we found one with Shane at AAA Dog Training.
In our search for a solution, we knew only that we didn't’t want to end up in a class like we had dropped out of. We spent several hours on the phone interviewing trainers and Shane intrigued us. His experience was impressive and he was confident in his ability to achieve our desired outcome. To be honest, we may have been slightly skeptical at first, but, when Shane explained his training methods, we understood that this was probably our only hope of keeping Sparky as a member of our family. Once Shane began our program, the quick changes in Sparky’s attitude and behavior quickly eliminated our doubts and bolstered our confidence.
Shane told us that he would have to break the bad behavior patterns in Sparky and let him know who was in charge. He worked with Sparky to quickly gain his unquestionable respect and taught us how to work with Sparky in his absence to attain a similar level of trust and respect. While being tough on Sparky was difficult at times, we quickly realized its importance in correcting our problem and were quickly rewarded with his vastly improved attitude. Sparky’s training quickly expanded to his learning to know and respect the boundaries of both our house and yard. Shane worked with us to teach Sparky basic on and off-leash commands and behavior. In a short period of time, we had a level of control that allowed us to comfortably interact with Sparky and enjoy him.
Sparky is now a wonderful pet and has become an important part of our family. He is now well acclimated to our home. He is now happy, playful, loving, trusting, and respectful. It is hard to think that, without Shane’s help, we may have been unable to keep him. AAA Dog Training was truly one of the best choices we ever made.

Sherrie - Elliott City

"We can't believe the success we've had."

We tried the "food and treat" training, which did not work.  With AAA Dog training, our dogs Rudy & Rocky now walk off lead.  We can't believe the success we've had.

Nancy & Ronnie - Baltimore

"We have broken him of all his annoying habits."

Shane, I really wanted to thank you for working with myself and Guinness (my one year old Rottweiler). He follows all the commands and we have broken him of all his annoying habits, but he has not lost his playful misdemeanor. Thanks again.

George - Timonium

"Now my Trouble girl listens to every word or command."

Thank you for training my dog.  Until you trained her, I couldn't even take Trouble out on a family outing. Now she goes everywhere. Before, if I took her to the park, she would attack the other dogs and chase the birds. Any wildlife that was out there would have to run for cover. Now my Trouble girl listens to every word or command she is told. I can take her with me anywhere.  She will stay by my side.  I can even leave her in a stay position and not have to worry if any children come around.  She no longer chases them.  She no longer chases anything!

Deb - Fawngrove, PA

"Shane's training techniques are turning Beau into a real gentleman."

Beauregard is a real Cajun, a Catahoula Leopard Dog. He came to us from a breed rescue group who gave us lots of information about the breed.
Catahoula Leopard dogs are the only domesticated native North American dog. According to legend, DeSoto's war dogs were tamed by native peoples and interbred with the Red Wolf, producing a spotted hybrid found primarily in central Louisiana. The word 'Catahoula' is actually a combination of two Choctaw words 'okhata', meaning lake, and 'hullo', meaning beloved. They are the state dog of Louisiana, recognized by the American Rare Breed Association. Bred to go and find livestock in swamps, canyons, thickets or forests, or mountains, they will trail nose to ground, but prefer to throw their heads up and "wind" their prey, taking the shortest route to find, gather, and bay the quarry until their master can reach them to take control.
As our little puppy grew, we learned even more about this unique breed. Catahoula Leopards are extremely agile and athletic, territorial, protective of "their property". They are more primitive psychologically than most breeds and need consistent obedience reinforcement. The owner must understand the Alpha concept and stay in control at all times, but still be responsive to the dog. Very loyal, loving, intelligent and independent.. they really think for themselves.
Thank goodness we found AAA. Shane's training techniques are turning Beau into a real gentleman, the best dog in the neighborhood.

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