Mountainside Mutts

Kim Anic 6 months ago

I strongly recommend Als and Mountainside Mutts classes to anyone with a dog! We appreciate her approach with us and our "bestest girl", Maple. Als always looked at us as individuals and never had a "one size fits all" approach. She took the time to understand how Maple processed her environment and helped create meaningful ways for us to build trust and communicate more effectively. We've strengthened our relationship with Maple through parkour classes, pup and paint night, and private training where we've worked on cooperative care, understanding Maple's comfort levels in different environments, and learning how to reduce reactivity. Als has always shown empathy, compassion, and understanding by helping us see things from Maple's perspective. We had the puppy blues when we first brought Maple into our lives. Now we can't imagine a world without her. Massive thanks to Als and the Mountainside Mutts program for making such an impactful difference in our lives!

shannon hill 10 months ago

I would encourage anyone with a dog to check into Mountainside Mutts. Whether you have a young pup or an older dog looking to learn some new tricks you will find yourself in great hands with Als Allan the owner. Our Aussie Bocephus was unfortunately already 6 months old by the time we discovered Mountainside Mutts. We found ourselves over our heads with this demanding, bossy little guy. We began with a few private training sessions in our home and advanced to Bo attending day-school three times a week. Als took us under her wing and supported us as we learned a whole new way of training. It’s taken time and commitment but has been so worth it! Our Bo has come a long way and our relationship with him is improved 100%. He absolutely loves going to day-school and comes home nice and tired ready for a long nap. The training methods Als and her fellow trainer, Nicki Phommachieng, use are completely rewards based and relationship building. The best thing of course is that they are effective and enjoyable for your pup. Bo loves training sessions and it turns out they burn tons of his boundless Aussie energy by using his mind. If you find yourself with a new puppy or even an older dog in n

Shannon Mabey 2 years ago

Als at Mountainside Mutts has been indispensable in helping me integrate two puppies into my already busy family of five. Als simplifies training to make resolving issues that come up with my dogs easy and enjoyable for all of us. Not only do I love working with Als, but my pups think she's really great, too!

Marci Matson 2 years ago

I’ve cared for over 50 dogs in my adult life and always felt that I could provide appropriate training. Well, that all changed when we adopted Dexter Morgan. He is a rescue from Alabama who is 1/2 Great Pyrenees, 1/4 Lab and 1/4 Golden Retriever and is large and in charge. Although he is a mix , his personality is very much that of a guardian dog. We reached out to Als and she’s given us the tools to not only bond more with Dex, but to also teach him to want to do what I ask of him through positive reinforcement and using treats and markers. Als is an excellent communicator, teacher and is nonjudgmental. She gives clear instructions and reinforces them with handouts that I found especially helpful. I highly recommend Als and Mountainside Mutts!

Tom Johnson 3 years ago

I'll be honest, this is my 3rd attempt at writing this review. My first 2 attempts were way too long because I simply can't say enough great things about Als. My wife and I originally asked her to help with one issue with a dog we planned to adopt. In they end, she took on both of our dogs for an entirely different issue. She was brilliant in creating a curriculum and training my wife and I to train the dogs for the desired result. I'll say that again: she trained my wife and I to train the dogs. She didn't train the dogs, she trained us. And my wife will be the first to tell you, I'm not easy to train. But the results are undeniable. And if you don't want to take my word for it, ask my boys...