Macy was a 5yr old mixed breed when we enrolled her in the Canine Academy. We got her from the Humane Society when she was a puppy. She was always a good dog, but as our family expanded to 3 kids and things got busy with work we had less and less time work on her training. She began to take over the house and do things on her terms. She loved to be outside with the kids but would eventually lose interest in them and would leave the yard. She would not come back when we called her. We moved into a new house with a mail slot in the front door. Macy would wait for the mailman by the door for 2 hours everyday. When she heard the screen door open, she would start barking and as soon as the mail started coming through the slot she would pull it through and tear it up. Of course, the mailman would always come when the baby was taking a nap. A daily crying baby, an angry wife and torn up important mail from work lead to the ultimatum....."Find a new home for that dog or get her trained" Unwilling to part with Macy we enrolled her in the off leash program.
It was an amazing transformation after only 6 weeks; Macy definitely returned home a great dog. Once we were "trained" to train her, we were able to fix the barking and mail problems. We are so thankful to Lisa and Staff for the work they did with Macy. Sometimes she still gets the urge to wander from the yard but when we call, she comes immediately.
Our only regret with the Canine Academy is that we didn't enroll Macy in it 5 years earlier.
The Hoeglers
Birmingham, MI