nicelytraineddog.com

Hello Steve,

Bulle Shah is my 18-month-old male mostly Malamute. I say mostly because the breeder I bought him from said his father was maybe 1/8 wolf. As far as I can tell, his behavior is mostly Malamute-like: stubborn, needs a lot of stimulation, very friendly and social, and a digger and puller. He has a sweet nature and seems quite devoted to me and my husband.  

His very basic commands are pretty good, but he doesn’t reliably come when called; he pulls the leash while walking (in spite of my pulling up frequently on his choke chain collar); and of late he sometimes takes off while on a walk if he sees a cat or a bird that he might be interested in catching. This is often almost impossible for me to handle. He weighs about 110 lb. (not much less than I), and he’s very strong, so I really need to get him to obey better.  

What kind of a training program do you suggest, and what is your rate schedule?   Looking forward to hearing,

Amie

Amelia Maciszewski, Ph.D.
Ethnomusicologist, sitarist, music educator
9808 San Luis Tr.
Austin, TX 78733 USA
tel. 512 263 2944

After the first session she was emailed and asked on the dog’s progress. Amie replied:

” His heel has improved dramatically, and he seems considerably more cooperative in general. The reliable come needs improvement, though. Your session was remarkable–thank you so much!”

If you are looking for a super qualified great dog trainer look no further than Nicely Trained Dog. My dog Skyler is a King German Shepherd who will probably be over 30 inches tall at the shoulder and weigh over 150 pounds. Knowing what a huge responsibility he is I put a lot of research into who would be the most qualified person to train us both and found out about Steve. Let me tell you he is great!!! Skyler is 5 months old and heels very well, sits on command, lays down on command, will do the sit stay on and off leash and we are working on him sitting and staying when other dogs or people walk past. This picture was taken after an off leash 5 mile run in the dog park. There were many other dogs and distractions and Skyler stayed with me for the entire run!