Testimonials
"Jessica has repeatedly and tirelessly donated her time
and knowledge to the rescue dogs helping foster families
manage new dogs to become more adoptable pets and
helping to keep dogs in their homes."

Liz Palmer - Poodle Rescue of New England, Volunteer  
Coordinator
"Jessica,
We just wanted to thank you again for all of your
extra time and attention to help Boomer.  We can not
believe the difference in his behavior in only six
weeks!
Again, we cannot thank you enough!!!!"

Amy, Stan & "Boomer" McLean (American Bulldog Mix,
pictured above)
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"Our dog was affectionately known as "The Beast"
before we took classes.  Now he is great, and he even
won the "Leave It Challenge" in class!"

The Oser Family and "Broccoli" (Golden Retriever Mix)
"Everyone needs to take this class!  Every pup needs a
good foundation and this class does the job.  Plus, puppy
social time is a blast!  It poops the puppies out and
guarantees a good nights sleep for everyone!"

Michelle, Dave and "Rudder" Morin (Lab Mix)

(Instructor's note: Rudder is an amazing dog.  She was
the first blind puppy I ever taught and showed me the
true meaning of heart, as did her family!)
"Jessica,

You are a brilliant teacher.  We are so glad to have
met you first for Sasha's training.  Rick and I and
Sasha have come to love NH, and we are so grateful to
have met you at the best vet in the country.  Again,
thank you and we look forward to taking further
classes with you."

The Stanford Family and "Sasha" (German Shepherd)
I wanted to let you know how Sammy has been doing the
"new" approach you showed us to getting Sam to do her
physical therapy stretches. We introduced Sam to
turkey breast slices during her stretching time and she
has responded very well to it and I no longer have to
wear gloves! Sam had another follow up visit with the
therapist from Brentwood and during the visit the
therapist manipulated Sam's leg and knee a lot and Sam
did not once try to bite the woman and she never
growled or barked! The therapist was very pleased with
her progress and we now have moved on to exercises
rather than stretches. We are getting very good
results and a happy puppy. Between swimming and the
new exercises Sam now walks better and runs without
the slight lean. Megan and I want to thank you again for
all the time you have spent advising us and helping us out
with Sammy.

Sincerely,

Ryan, Megan and "Sammy" Pelletier (Cockapoo, who had
knee surgery and would not let anyone do her physical
therapy)
Update from January of 09:

Hi Jessica!

Boomer had an appointment today down at Mass Vet
referral Hospital in Woburn and I wanted to share a
story with you as it's a true testament to how "going
back to the basics" can really work!

We had been in the waiting area for about 20 minutes
and while he was being very well behaved, Boomer was
starting to get a bit agitated.  As more people (and
dogs came in), he started to throw a Boomer temper
tantrum... sits, body blocks and treats for calm
behavior were no longer enough.  Stan suddenyl looked
at me and said let's play the "look at that" game...  
about 3 "look"s into it, Boomer settled into his down
pose and immediately calmed down.  Best of all- he
stayed that way while people walked right past him.  
He kept looking around and looking back at me- calmly!

Thank you so much for giving us the tools to go out and
meet and greet in a calm way- it was so amazing to
see it work in a real life situation!

THANK YOU-
Amy, Stan & "Boomer" McLean
Jessica,

I just had to let you know that my walks with Reba
have become SO pleasant ever since she went to
school.  I am a believer!
Mary Tanzer and "Reba" (
Large Lab)