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TESTIMONIALS
We have been around for a short time with the ACDT family. It has been a trip to
watch our dogs develop so quickly. We began approximately in March with two Cane
Corso puppies, Antonio and Gia, and a 3 year old boxer that we rescued from people
who just didn’t understand Chloe. We never thought they would be able to do what
Perry had shown us that Odie could do. Not our dogs who would rather attack each
other and play then listen to us with commands. Boy we were wrong. We began with
home lessons and all the dogs seemed on board with training but had moments of
relapse as puppies do. We were more concerned with getting the puppies trained since
Chloe already had obedience training under her belt. Perry suggested we begin group
lessons so the family loaded into the SUV every Sunday for a couple of months and
joined Perry and Terri with training classes. Of course we needed to change days as
this was the day the working dogs trained and they soon needed to do offsite and more
intense training that our babies just weren’t ready for. We weren’t sure how this
would go over as it wasn’t just changing training days but also would be changing
trainers as well. All the ACDT clients know how Perry is and well he sometimes goes
easy on the puppies if they give him “the look”, the pushover that he can be it works
every time and training can be shorter then usual. We arrived at our first training
night and were introduced to the new trainers, Tracie and Alicia Williams. I won’t say
there weren’t a few bumps in the road in the beginning, Tracie being the Driveway
Nazi and making sure Mark slowed down when coming into the facility. Yes I did say
Driveway Nazi. We have now been training for several months and unfortunately lost
one beloved puppy to a tragic accident but keeping Antonio in the training with Tracie
and Alicia was the best thing for him. The light bulb went on a little over a month ago
and I really believe it is to the credit of the excellent and hands on training he
received from them. Anytime we addressed a specific issue, it was addressed in
training until the concern was no longer. If it took one on one training, that is what
was done. I’ve read in many of other clients testimonials that ACDT is very
professional and although that is very important I think the more important talent
they have to mention is the compassion and overall caring for not just the animals being
trained but also for the individuals being trained to handle their babies. If something
is not working for you they will come up with another option until it works. You can’t
say that for a lot of organizations. Now I have to mention, I have friends with dogs in
other training facilities that have since graduated and their dogs barely sit on
command much less are controllable as mine are. I can without any concern walk my
dog past anyone or any other animal and know that Antonio will listen and act
responsibly. Maybe better than some children do. No they don’t do training for kids,
at least not yet.
We now have another Cane Corso puppy named Bella who will begin her group training
once ACDT returns from vacation. She has completed the wonderful puppy course at
ACDT and she had a blast spending time with the other puppies. We all slept well
those nights that we had class. I know that her training advancement will go as well if
not better with Tracie and Alicia at our side. They are wonderful at what they do and
deserve to be commended for jobs well done. It is truly wonderful to see people
whose jobs really don’t look like work but instead look like they are doing what they
love to do. I hope ACDT knows how lucky they are to have committed and talented
staffed trainers like these two. Hats off and keep up the great work.
Thank you from our small pack,
Cynthia, Mark, Zack & Veronica Merrion
Chelsea (our old lady of the group), Antonio, Chloe & Bella
watch our dogs develop so quickly. We began approximately in March with two Cane
Corso puppies, Antonio and Gia, and a 3 year old boxer that we rescued from people
who just didn’t understand Chloe. We never thought they would be able to do what
Perry had shown us that Odie could do. Not our dogs who would rather attack each
other and play then listen to us with commands. Boy we were wrong. We began with
home lessons and all the dogs seemed on board with training but had moments of
relapse as puppies do. We were more concerned with getting the puppies trained since
Chloe already had obedience training under her belt. Perry suggested we begin group
lessons so the family loaded into the SUV every Sunday for a couple of months and
joined Perry and Terri with training classes. Of course we needed to change days as
this was the day the working dogs trained and they soon needed to do offsite and more
intense training that our babies just weren’t ready for. We weren’t sure how this
would go over as it wasn’t just changing training days but also would be changing
trainers as well. All the ACDT clients know how Perry is and well he sometimes goes
easy on the puppies if they give him “the look”, the pushover that he can be it works
every time and training can be shorter then usual. We arrived at our first training
night and were introduced to the new trainers, Tracie and Alicia Williams. I won’t say
there weren’t a few bumps in the road in the beginning, Tracie being the Driveway
Nazi and making sure Mark slowed down when coming into the facility. Yes I did say
Driveway Nazi. We have now been training for several months and unfortunately lost
one beloved puppy to a tragic accident but keeping Antonio in the training with Tracie
and Alicia was the best thing for him. The light bulb went on a little over a month ago
and I really believe it is to the credit of the excellent and hands on training he
received from them. Anytime we addressed a specific issue, it was addressed in
training until the concern was no longer. If it took one on one training, that is what
was done. I’ve read in many of other clients testimonials that ACDT is very
professional and although that is very important I think the more important talent
they have to mention is the compassion and overall caring for not just the animals being
trained but also for the individuals being trained to handle their babies. If something
is not working for you they will come up with another option until it works. You can’t
say that for a lot of organizations. Now I have to mention, I have friends with dogs in
other training facilities that have since graduated and their dogs barely sit on
command much less are controllable as mine are. I can without any concern walk my
dog past anyone or any other animal and know that Antonio will listen and act
responsibly. Maybe better than some children do. No they don’t do training for kids,
at least not yet.
We now have another Cane Corso puppy named Bella who will begin her group training
once ACDT returns from vacation. She has completed the wonderful puppy course at
ACDT and she had a blast spending time with the other puppies. We all slept well
those nights that we had class. I know that her training advancement will go as well if
not better with Tracie and Alicia at our side. They are wonderful at what they do and
deserve to be commended for jobs well done. It is truly wonderful to see people
whose jobs really don’t look like work but instead look like they are doing what they
love to do. I hope ACDT knows how lucky they are to have committed and talented
staffed trainers like these two. Hats off and keep up the great work.
Thank you from our small pack,
Cynthia, Mark, Zack & Veronica Merrion
Chelsea (our old lady of the group), Antonio, Chloe & Bella
ANTONIO, CHLOE, BELLA
