“I have not been so impressed with anyone/program since the Bailey & Bailey Chicken Camps
many years ago.”
“It was truly worth the trip - anytime something gets you thinking and presents a new angle
- the more we learn and advance.”
“I did it!!!!! ... That Dobe female didn't want any part of me anywhere near her or
her family. It worked! Took 12 trials. … Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.”
“This
has been by far the most informative seminar I've been to … The videos and demonstration were the biggest asset
to this seminar. After the seminar was over I felt excited and ready to tackle the world. I can't wait to get
started!! All night I was plotting and planning how to work on some behavior problems at home.“
“The most powerful part of this entire seminar was when you were working with the dog during
the end of the procedure in total silence. … One could hear the "uhs & aws" of the audience watching you.
Impressive.”
“I commented yesterday morning [during the Aug. '06 Dallas seminar] that "I wished I was this
excited going to work every morning". What a wonderful, informative, beneficial seminar! I can honestly say that for
the information received this is by far one of the BEST seminars for me. The information provided, the hand outs, the
videos of the process, and the demo really targeted my concerns. You all seemed to break it down so simple as far as
understanding and grasping the material. Sometimes seeing a process in action enhances the learning, and this certainly
worked for me. Wow, I was so excited about what I learned, I had to call a couple "dog people" after I got home to tell
them all about the seminar!. Thank You, Jesús, and all those who have been working on this.”
“Kellie, THANK YOU. This little [shelter dog] is going to be able to live with another
dog because of you. And many, many more dogs will benefit as well, it's plain.”
“I'm so glad that you … shared your research with us. I have been able to help 5 dogs
so far with more hopefully on the way. My clients are so happy to be able to take their dogs out in public once more. The
shelter dogs are more relaxed and more likely to be adopted thanks to you and your research. … Keep up the good work
Kellie. You are making a positive change in the world!”
“During the seminar, we saw Kellie work with two human-aggressive dogs. In both cases,
the results were amazing.”
“We're putting the work into practice here at the shelter … We are and will continue
to be grateful for this work that you're doing and sharing.”
“I wanted to let you know HOW amazing your -R procedure is!! I have tried to get LOTS
of hands-on experience with animals and training this summer, and have had success with a skittish rabbit with the -R procedure,
and others. I called it the "Sometimes Less is More" concept b/c I didn't think my non-behavior friends were quite grasping
what -R term exactly meant! I am really interested this year in trying your procedure with horses that are skittish/fearful/feral
with people, as well as with wild/non-releasable wildlife that will be needed to work in educational outreach programs but
that are just not too fond of people yet! … I just wanted to let you know how excited I am about your procedure
that has worked so fabulously in canines, and I would love this year to test it out on equines and wild critters!”
“…We did [the procedure] with a shy rabbit in our seminar today and it worked great!
After about 15 minutes, a student was able to finally pet the rabbit and it did not bolt.”
“I conducted [a] dog aggression session tonight and it went well. My good friend's …
lab … was just wonderful as the calm dog. She was excited to get to walk up and down the street and after they met and
made friends we took them both for a walk. I'm trying to line up the neighbor's dog for the next session.”
“Thank you! Everything you presented made so much sense.”
“I am writing to you out of sheer joy! … Today we were on our
morning walk
and a couple … stopped us to give me … advice on what to do with my out-of-control dog. Unfortunately it is mostly
bad advice people offer and this was no exception, but I thought: They are standing still and she is already barking. I will
try Kellie's technique! I asked them to just stand there and not move until she stopped barking. It took 2˝ minutes
for her to be quiet, a lot shorter than I expected. After 1 min. her bark changed in tone, became lighter and less full.
Her body language changed, she did not lean forward but stood still, usually it is a challenge to hold the leash. Then she
started licking her lips and turning her head. She also started looking at me! In the end the sound was a small wuff with
closed mouth and then she turned her back on the German Shepard. This has never happened before. I thanked them - I
am sure they think I am crazy but it worked. My dog was relaxed right after this… 5 min later we met a small unfamiliar
dog and [my dog] just looked and kept on walking.”
“I wanted to tell you how BRILLIANT your work on aggression is! Very outside the box!
I really think you may be on to something that perhaps will change how one works with dog aggression in the future.
I keep thinking it thru in my mind over & over again. I commend you for all your efforts & your brilliancy.”
“Wanted to tell you that I used this treatment method on a couple of client dogs today with
great success … after 1.5 hour, we had the dog calm enough to where my dog could be 4 ft away with no reaction.
Before, it was not even possible … Way cool stuff! My client was very impressed with his dog's progress today
… Thanks for giving me more stuff for my training toolbox. I am always happy when I get a new tool that actually
works.”
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Finally, I will include the whole post from Lorna Hunt to the Click-L List (with
her permission). Lorna is an active volunteer, Board Member and Training Coordinator of D.A.W.G (Dog Adoption Welfare
Group) in Santa Barbara California.
I just wanted to report that Kellie's seminar for our shelter,
D.A.W.G, in Santa Barbara, CA
this weekend was absolutely amazing.
The information in the Taming the Domestic Beast presentation was
fascinating,
the demos with the dogs were mindblowing, and Kellie
herself is an extremely engaging and super effective speaker!
Not
only did she manage to make highly technical information palatable to
our entire audience (OC savvy and not) she
managed to present unique and sometimes challenging concepts to the OC savvy and traditional trainers very warmly and very
openly.
The feedback from DAWG volunteers and board members and well as from the non-DAWG attendees (at
least one of whom is on this list! thanks for coming!!) - some of whom were trainers, some of whom were rescue and shelter
folks and some of whom were both - was very, very good.
We at DAWG are so excited about applying the methods both with dogs the shelter and dogs who have gone into
adoptive homes and it give us a great deal of hope; as vital a factor in dog rescue as committment, love, donations and volunteers.
We also feel like these methods, as they start to spread through the training community, will serve to help keep dogs out
of shelters and save more precious dog lives.
Kellie was really generous with her time and energy. Thank you THANK
you, Kellie, for everything
you shared with us this weekend; most of
all, thank you because this work is going to help so many dogs and so
many
people.