- Email: Kathy Kear
- Telephone: 510.918.0380
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Michael Morris and Boo
I adopted Boo at the age of 10 months from a local rescue
organization. She came with a series of issues including resource
guarding, aggression toward other dogs, and separation anxiety. After
multiple unsuccessful attempts through the years with other trainers
and group classes that relied on reward-based training, my dog walker
recommended Kathy Kear.
At this point Boo was six and I committed to the process with
skepticism believing you can't teach an old dog new tricks. However,
soon after the sessions started I began to see a dramatic shift in her
behavior. Through asserting a firm, but loving leadership role, I
could see her looking to me for guidance, being far more relaxed
around other dogs, and far more secure in general.
Kathy offers both psychological insight into the relationship between
you and your dog as well as the technical skills to create lasting
behavioral changes. The training is not easy and requires a full
commitment on part of the owner with daily practice outside of the
sessions and consistent leadership. The results parallel the amount
of effort you put in.
After eight sessions with Kathy, my dog has excellent recall, can
interact comfortably with other dogs, no longer guards food or toys,
heels and goes down on command, and most importantly, seems like an
overall happier dog. I'm very grateful to Kathy and would recommend
her wholeheartedly.
Michael Morris