Karen Moody & Sledge

  I have been a dog groomer and owned my own business for over 30 yrs. I owned a dog day care as well. I have fostered over 200 dogs in my life. I have handled all different breeds of dogs and owned many different breeds as well. I bought my Beauceron , Sledge, in 2009. He has always been very high energy, nervous and shown a lot of fear. I socialized him from the moment I brought him home. He traveled to horse shows, went camping and I brought him to work with me every day. He played at the daycare a couple times a week. I talked with a several different trainers and tried their suggestions .  

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   Sledge was very people fearful , very nervous . I felt bad for him, but so far nothing I did helped him cope. This is a dog that went everywhere with me. SO, after taking a foster dog to Canine Culture to do weigh pull just for the fun of it, I asked Lisa if I could do a private lesson with Sledge. The day came , we put a harness on him and hooked him to a plastic sled for him to drag in the driveway, just to see how Mr. Nervous would react. From the moment he started dragging that sled, HE was hooked!!! He LOVED it !!!! He started moving forward, head up, and tail just a wagging. I literally started crying, just to see him so relaxed . Lisa also gave me some GREAT direction on how to address his fearfulness (he was not nice to new people). Her recommendations have worked wonders. I now hook Sledge up and we do yard work together, he loves it, it helps to drain his energy better than a run (that seemed to pump him up). I think weight pull is a great way to calmly drain excess energy from a dog. I love Lisa's style and her approach to it. Its always about what is best for your dog. She puts safety first and will help anyone and their dog achieve their needs to live happily.