Just a short note to tell you what a wonderful experience it was to work with Emily remotely.  Our foster lab, Dakota, had a small animal prey drive and would bark and act crazy around small dogs, cats, birds, squirrels, etc. We would have to literally pull her into the house to get her to stop.

Along came Empowered Animals Behavior and Training, LLC! From the very first Zoom meeting, Emily was fantastic. We would discuss what training she wanted me to practice during the week and would back that up with a written document, putting in writing what we had discussed during the Zoom meeting. That was very helpful for me. She had ordered clickers (which I had never used for training) plus a treat pouch and a harness that fit Dakota perfectly.

Every meeting that we had, sometimes going outside so she could see me doing what we had practiced the week before, was very informative. Dakota, being a lab, was very receptive to the training because of the treats. Now, whenever she hears the clicker, she will turn around immediately and run back to me for her treat (carrot!). We are still practicing everything we have learned and it’s amazing what a difference this has made in her life (and ours). We are hopeful that Dakota will be adopted soon.

When I heard about this training using Zoom, I was skeptical, but I was ready to try anything. This is the best thing I have done with a dog with problems, and I would recommend this to anyone who has “a problem child”! Kudos to Empowered Animals and Emily!!