Bmore Zen Dog Training

Cheri & Tom Ward 11 months ago

We brought our 3mo mini golden doodle Maggie to Crystal to help us start establishing good boundaries and work on recall. After just a few minutes Maggie was responding and giving Crystal her attention. After several sessions Crystal was able to start dialing in the commands. An hour or so of training for *US*, and we headed home with tools to keep reinforcing what we and Maggie had learned. At 3-1/2 months Maggie will go to ‘place’ and stay. She has stayed up to 45-50 minutes. Anytime Maggie whines, a quick “shsssssh” and she stops. She will walk on leash without tripping me, sits as soon as I stop. The games, tools and tips, and being able to refer to Crystal’s videos, have opened up a whole new, thoroughly enjoyable, relationship with Maggie. She behaves when friends visit and we are able to start taking her to more public places. Crystal rocks! (No pun intended😍)

Ellen Brown 4 years ago

BMore Zen Dog Training has been a pleasure to work with as I train my dog. From the initial phone call consult, Crystal was understanding as she listened to the training needs my dog had and was reassuring that my dog's bad habits could be corrected through lessons. The lessons were fantastic! We have addressed my dog's training goals and with Crystal's help I feel confident that my dog and I have the skills we need to be successful. Thank you!

Zachary Miller 4 years ago

Before training, our puppy Vienna had anxiety; didn’t respond to our commands consistently; and was kind of spooked with the world in general. She was a COVID pup, and even with our extensive efforts we worried she was never going to give us her best. With the training she received, Vienna is now much more at ease; confident and curious; and she has become much more responsive. We are finally able to take her to cafes, bars, and parks without worrying about her well-being. We received training too! And that vocabulary has allowed us to continue to reinforce the training like when we moved recently and Vienna needed direction on how things work at the new place. If you’re a dog parent that is invested in the outcome and willing to acknowledge you can’t Google everything, then this is the perfect training experience for you. We live in DC and happily drive to BMore even after training for long-term boarding. Feels great to know our dog loves who she is with while we’re away!

Kaitlyn Barningham 4 years ago

A year ago we sent our dog Ranger to train at Bmore Zen Dog training. He spent 5 weeks learning how to be calm on command, recall, heel, and most importantly trust his human handler to advocate for him. Before we sent Ranger, he was leash reactive, picking fights with our other dog, and aggressive towards guests we had at our house. Not only has Ranger learned important skills but we’ve learned how to lead him and earn his trust. Even a year later, we still have people come over and comment that he seems like a completely different dog. We still board Ranger here anytime we need to leave town even though it’s almost an hour away from us. And that’s because Crystal and Tricia care deeply about Ranger and all of the dogs in their care. We know when he stays there he gets to play with other dogs in a safe environment, which is so important to us. Last time I picked him up, he tried to go back inside with Crystal 🤣 because he loves it there so much. We are so thankful we found Crystal and Tricia. They have changed Ranger’s life and ours. You truly won’t find any other dog trainers who put more love and effort into caring for your dog.

Steve S 4 years ago

Our dog Ralphie received excellent training from these folks. I learned a lot as his ‘coach’, especially how to keep him safe off leash and well behaved in lots of settings. Now he not only gets compliments for how good looking he is, but how well behaved he is around people and other dogs. He’s a smart standard poodle but benefited a great deal from these pros. Bmore Zen is the best! Super happy!