Testimonials

Pomeranian, Chiklet

June 4, 2009 By Duke Ferguson Leave a Comment

Have you ever heard of a Pomeranian that doesn’t bark, bite, or chase kids driving by on bikes? Thanks to the Unleashed Potential K-9 Academy Chiklet does none of these things. When I bought her she was an energetic puppy who needed a high level of motivation. Before she was four months old I met with Duke to see if he could help me and my problematic puppy. At this time, she was to young for formal obedience so I enrolled her in puppy education. This was absolutely valuable as it set up the foundation for her obedience training that was to follow. We went through both level 1 and 2 training (on and off leash) and every break through that I made with Chiklet was more rewarding than the last. She was transformed into a brand new dog by the end of the training with Duke. Her temperament was much more submissive, and her willingness to please me took priority over outside distractions.

This summer I took Chiklet back to training for some touch up hints, from Duke, because she was testing her limits with me. Within a week of using the new collar my dog was obeying me better than ever before. She will do everything she can to please me and because of it we have a more positive relationship. Today, for instance, we walked the full length of the Charlottetown boardwalk, completely off leash, and played fetch in the park. She payed no attention to baby carriages, walkers, joggers, bikers, dogs, or people on sitting on the benches. An elderly couple on the bench sure noticed Chiklet though. When they saw her they said “now that’s a well trained dog.” Thank you Duke. You CAN train any dog.

Cheers,
Kati

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Elizabeth Murray and her daughters with Abby

June 4, 2009 By Duke Ferguson Leave a Comment

It has been a year since we finished Abby’s training with Duke. Before we started, one-year-old Abby was all over the place, romping through the house and pulling on the leash. We couldn’t walk her and she dug up the lawn. In a short time, with Duke’s help, all of our family (including girls aged 9 and 7) were able to walk her without a struggle. She learned what is expected of her and needs just “heel” to get back on track. It is an absolute pleasure to walk and jog with her. She is a beautiful dog with lots of love to give and I’m so proud of her. We can walk by barking dogs, people, traffic and noisy machinery, and if she turns her head toward the distraction all I have to say is heel and she is on track. Thanks, Duke! It took me a year to write this short note, but we haven’t forgotten how you helped us turn frustration into love for this great girl!

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CompuCollege Appreciation

June 4, 2009 By Duke Ferguson Leave a Comment

Future Veterinary Assistants feel confident recommending Unleashed Potetential K9 Academy to their future clients after receiving an informative presentation.

Dear Duke,

Thank you for your presentation to our Veterinary Administrative Assistant Program through CompuCollege. We were impressed by your educational demonstration of various techniques and tools. We now have a broader understanding of the link between animal behavior and obedience training. As future veterinary assistants, we will feel confident recommending you to our clients.

Sincerely,

Carrie, Heather, Jennifer, and Natalie

VAA Students

CompuCollege

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Amy, Chad and HK, deaf dog

June 4, 2009 By Duke Ferguson Leave a Comment

On August 9th of 2007, Chad and myself had adopted Helen Keller
(H.K.), a 2-3 year old deaf boxer/American bulldog mix. We knew that training her was going to be a challenge but we didn’t realise how much. We figured a couple of hand signals and we would be on our way. However, this proved to be a little more difficult than we had expected. She is a very energetic dog and initially we had no idea how to communicate with her. At times, it was very frustrating being in the same room with her, as she was always chewing on things and even jumping on the living room table.
After having called a few different trainers it started to sound like she was going to be limited to a leash for the rest of her life. This is not something that we wanted for her! It was at this point that we contacted Duke. It was apparent in the intro session with Duke that this was going to be the way to train H.K. We were able to set-up goals with Duke; one of which was being able to have her off a leash and still be in control of her. With a lot of practice we began meeting these goals quickly. After a couple weeks, H.K. was a different dog all together and we are now able to enjoy her a lot more! Just about everyone that sees her comments on how obedient and attentive she is. Throughout the training, Duke has been a great help, even calling to see how H.K. is doing and seeing if we have any questions. You can really tell that he does care about his work and clients. When I have any questions or concerns I know that I can always call him to get a prompt answer.

Thanks Duke, it is true that you can train any dog……..even deaf dogs!!!

Sincerely,
Amy, Chad and H.K.!

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Brooks

June 4, 2009 By Duke Ferguson Leave a Comment

Hey Duke,
Brooks and I would just like to thank you for getting us back on the right path. I adopted Brooks this past summer from the Humane Society. When I adopted her she was an older dog so I thought she would be a great companion and being 2 years old she would be out of her puppy and bad stages. Little did I know… ( I’ve actually attached the letter that I sent to Duke at the bottom of this letter with what needed to be fixed). After a lot of angry walks and a lot of money spent replacing the things she either ate or chewed, enough was enough and I called Duke. I’m not going to lie I really believed he was not going to be able to do anything for us because she was been badly abused in the previous home she was in and had very bad separation anxiety, but I was desperate and gave him a call. The very next day Duke met with Brooks and I and it was time to start training. After 2 sessions alone there was a HUGE difference in Brooks. There was a time I couldn’t do anything with her because she’d either run away or I was too mad at her because of something she did that day. NOW, I don’t go anywhere with out her and you wouldn’t believe the difference in her. If it wasn’t for me working directly with her in the training I wouldn’t believe she was the same dog!! Thank you Duke for everything! We really don’t know what we would do with out you. Michelle & Brooks

Below is the first letter to Duke asking for help.

Hey Duke,
Thank you so much for coming and meeting with me and Brook’s yesterday… Of corse she was on her best behavior ha-ha i think she just knew… She really is a great dog and an amazing companion but things NEED to get better… She’s eating over 6 pairs of our shoes some leather haven’t been worn yet, the remote, the couch, a cell phone and then another one the other day which cost me $400 to replace it and that was the last straw… she is constantly getting into garbage and i just cant handle it any more… i’ve decided to come up with a list of things that i hope you can help “us” out with because i know there’s things i’ve got to be doing wrong as well for her to keep doing it over and over again. so heres my list:

Pulling on a leash – I walked her last night and the whole time it was pull pull pull nothing like when you took her or when i walked with her and you were there.

Chewing problems- as said shoes, cell phone, remotes, couches, blankets, hair straighteners, curling irons, forks and knives…. etc excessive chewer no matter how many or what toys I buy she always gets into things…

Destructive Behavior- Constantly getting into the garbage and ugh gross hahaha and tearing the couch and stuff like that

Separation anxiety? – The worst is when were not home is really when she gets into trouble i do have a kennel but i dont want to put her in it all the time when we leave I want her to be able to roam if she wants to I just want her to behave… she also feels like barking whenever we leave the house because she knows we’ll come back because I dont want complaints I’ll come back in and growl at her but she barks when we leave.

Soiling in the house – She has a tendency if we dont put her in her kennel of using the bathroom in the house… I cant count how many times I’ve taken her out shes peed and whatever then I’ll just run to the store and get back not even 10 minutes later and there is a mess on the floor….

Barking- Well as said when we leave the house or when we have a toy thats hers if we dont throw it when she wants she’ll just bark bark bark…. to the point I give in and do what she wants…

Jumping- she jumps on anyone who walks in the door and if we are walking her anyone that stops to pet her she’ll want to jump all over them…

Running away- I cant let her out without her leash or she’ll run away… same with walking I know your not suppose to but its nice to have the option. and as said theres a nice field I like taking her to but I dont want to be worried shes going to see something and take off after it…

Duke i really hope that you can help us out with this because I really dont want to get rid of Brooks but I’m going to have to if she doesn’t break her habits… I really want to be able to do things with her but right now I cant because she just doesn’t seem to want to behave and when I get home and see a brand new cell phone is chewed or new hair straighter or whatever it makes you mad and its like NO I’m not doing nothing with you hahaha and I dont want to do that and I understand I cant do that…. but I’m really happy we met with you and I just CANT wait for this to be fixed…

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