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When we first adopted Scout, we realized that he was a dog that yearned to be free. On leash, Scout was difficult to walk, pulling at the leash to go after other dogs or people to say hello. If Scout couldn't get his way, he would have "freak outs" as I would call them. He would pull, growl, and bite at the leash and this could go on for 10 minutes or longer, unable to walk further. Walking on leash with Scout was a stressful activity. We would take Scout to the beach and off leash, forget it, he would run, swim, and chase birds, never once returning to us. It would take a great deal of time and coaxing to retrieve him. Lastly, when guests would come to the house, Scout would relentlessly jump all over them. We decided to get training for Scout and us. Within minutes, really, Scout seemed different. The training really helped to focus Scout's attention on us and to listen to our commands. Now, it is enjoyable to take Scout for walks. He never has the "freak outs" anymore, which is the most wonderful thing. Even off leash Scout listens and comes when called or at least stops running in his tracks. This has been a big change for Scout, he actually can focus on us instead of everything else around him. And finally, we again may have guests over who no longer are assaulted by a jumping dog and are now greeted by a calmer one. The training has changed Scout's behavior in everyway into a dog that still wants to be free but can understand commands too. -- Lynda S. of Marshfield
We adopted a rescue dog who we thought was a Border Collie mix, BUT our dog Jaxx arrived with a notice that he is a Karelian Bear Dog. Upon reading up on this KBD breed we were disturbed and skeptical, but we had our dog and we did not want to give him up. I spoke with some of our neighbors who had Laurie for their trainer and they, as well as our family, TOTALLY support Laurie as our saviour in keeping Jaxx. I tell every one I know who might be having dog issues to see Laurie. Laurie was our saving grace with this.... Dog that NO ONE would believe in!!! --Maryellen Morin
When I first contacted professional pet services for dog walking service, I requested that my 8 year old German Shepherd, Cleo be walked alone and on leash due to her aggressiveness towards other dogs. Laurie said she could fix that, even though Cleo was 8. The first day she walked Cleo with her dog, the second day with two dogs and third day she was walking with a pack of dogs, eventually off leash. This complete turnaround in Cleo’s behavior was simply amazing and carried over to some of her other aggressions, including getting along with the family cat. Cleo gets exercise in a structured setting instead of sitting home until I get home from work. All the dogs in Laurie's pack are well behaved and you can trust that she's picking up after all of them (I've witnessed her on my days off). And to show just how caring she is, I even witnessed Laurie walking an elderly man’s dog for a few extra laps, because the gentleman was only physically able to walk one lap on his own, he was very grateful. -- Doug
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Laurie grew up in Braintree with dogs Charlie & Bo, and various birds; Hadley being her favorite. Received a B.S. from UMass Boston concentrating in Political Science, and Economics.
The obedience training was what she learned from dealing with all of Cleo's puppy problems- she was more than a handful! Cleo had come packed with issues- fear aggression with people & dominance aggression with dogs- and DOG forbid another dog even look at her ball! Using calm assertive leadership skills, Laurie was
able to resocialize Cleo to be a calm, balanced dog. Now Cleo is a "working dog", helping her control the pack out at Bay Farm. She couldn't manage the pack without her. Cleo keeps the dogs from wandering, herding them & discipling them appropriately when they get too wound up or stray from the pack. Laurie has learned a tremendous amount about pack interaction & leadership just by watching Cleopatra handle the other dogs. Cleo even helps her on her
training sessions when dogs need a calm dog to walk with or when a dog owner wants to get their dog to focus on them in the presence of another dog.
The training techniques emphasize "pack restructuring" as the core of the training program-once you are a good leader, the dogs will follow.
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