The Home Grown Dog

Tiffany Kinson 3 months ago

If I could give Emily more than five stars, I absolutely would. We enrolled our golden retriever puppy, Bonnie, in The Home Grown Dog's Now & Later program, and it was one of the best investments we've made. Emily is truly exceptional. She has an incredible understanding of dogs. She teaches you how dogs think, how to communicate with them, and how to build a relationship based on trust and consistency. I was honestly very nervous about hiring another dog trainer after having a difficult experience with a previous trainer for our older Golden Retriever. Because of that, I had a lot of trust issues. From the moment I met Emily, I knew Bonnie was in the best hands and I could trust her 110%. Emily is kind, incredibly knowledgeable, intelligent, funny, patient, and endlessly supportive. She genuinely cares about both the dogs and their families. The transformation in Bonnie has been amazing! Walks are now enjoyable instead of stressful, everyone in the home has so much more fun together, and peace has been restored in our home. If you're looking for a trainer who truly understands dogs, empowers owners, and treats your dog like family, I cannot recommend Emily and The Home Grown

Holly Eisemann 3 months ago

We had an amazing experience with Emily and her 3 week board and train program for our 6 month old Irish Setter/Lab mix. The transformation has honestly been incredible. We sent him with a very long list of behaviors we needed help with, and Emily was patient, encouraging, and completely judgment free. She took the time to work through every single issue, and the progress he made exceeded our expectations. His impulse control was basically nonexistent when we dropped him off, and one of the biggest changes has been his ability to self settle. She also taught us exactly how to help him settle at home, which has been such a game changer. We had two training sessions with our dog and Emily and she spent so much time making sure we understood how to continue building on everything he learned. She sent us home with the training tools she used for him along with homework for us, and a clear plan to keep him trained. I never once worried about him while he was with her because it was obvious how much she genuinely loves and cares for every dog she works with. She also sends updates every weekday, so we knew how he was doing and what he was working on. Investing in her program was one

Jane Norton 4 months ago

We came to Emily with difficulties training our 7 month old golden retriever. Our golden is absolutely a different dog in a very good way- she's responsive to our commands. Emily takes great care. We are so grateful to have a golden who is responsive to us! We are so glad to have met Emily and trust her with every aspect of our sweet golden girl.

Andrea 7 months ago

Emily did an incredible job with my puppy in the Now & Later program. I’m honestly amazed at how well behaved she is now, and I finally feel like I understand how to handle her better. Emily has great communication skills and made me feel completely comfortable leaving my puppy in her care. You can tell she truly cares about the dogs she works with and is very dedicated to what she does. She answered all of my concerns (and my silly questions) and her advice has always been great. I’m so grateful for the experience and would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a great dog trainer!

Kimberly Lauren Smith 8 months ago

There isn’t enough room in this box that allows me to state how truly amazing Emily was/is. She trained our dog Georgia and truly felt like family. I’m a very anxious dog mom and being away from my dog seemed impossible but Emily was so communicative throughout the entire experience. We got daily updates and photos and videos and the best part was watching social media for more in depth updates on our Georgie girl! It was such a learning experience not just for Georgia but for us too! Would recommend 10x over. I am rarely impressed with businesses and this entire experience was so comforting, reassuring, results driven, fun, and so helpful for our baby girl! Thank you so much Emily!