Cindy Gehring Dog Trainer

Cindy is awesome. I reached out to her in need of puppy training. We have a 4 month old Jack Russell and she is beyond hyper and at times uncontrollable. I scheduled a home visit. Cindy was bombarded immediately by my JRT before she even got in my house with jumping and wanting to bite. Cindy took charge of the situation and was able to calm her down!
She was very thorough and showed us several interventions to address my puppies challenging behaviors. She was really nice and professional. I’m so very pleased with her services and would highly recommend her. She is reasonably priced and you get more than your money’s worth for her services. You are even able to purchase supplies from her which was extremely convenient. If you are looking for a professional, knowledgable, and skilled dog trainer, look no further Cindy is it.
I will be definitely be using her services again.
Thank you Cindy!!!

I haven’t even met with Cindy yet, but she has already helped my family and given us hope! We have 2 small dogs and a 10 month old baby. Our dog Charlie can be grumpy with kids and he does not like our daughter. We were considering finding him a new home, but now I am more confident that we can help Charlie. When I called to book the appointment, she gave me great advice to help our dog in the meantime.
The only downside is that we have to wait 2.5 weeks for our appointment. I bet she’ll be worth the wait.

I have been working with Cindy for almost a year now. If you want your puppy to be a good citizen, then Cindy is the place to start. She has taken my super high energy puppy and has guided her to be a dog people like to be around.

Cindy was, by far, the BEST dog trainer I’ve come across. She spent 4 hours with my two very unruly dogs (and toss in a psychotic neighbor screaming at us… good times) and she was calm, in control and while she knew it was so hard for me to see my dogs being treated firmly she kept me and them on track and as a result we saw improvement DAY ONE! She even went on a walk with us and was genuinely shocked that I had put up with the amount of pulling and out of control barking for so long. I am happy to report that today, (on DAY TWO!) we had the best walk we’ve ever had. We saw a dog, no barking or pulling and a cat and nothing more than a quick glance. My life is substantially better for having met Cindy and my dogs are on their way to a much fuller and safer life. Total rock star!

Cindy was extremely helpful and gave us the help we needed for our extremely shy fearful dog. We went to her when we had almost given up because our fearful rescue dog had not been socialized and I had no idea what he needed in terms of training to help him.
We went to see Cindy and she immediately was able to pick up on the family dynamics and how each member of the family played a role in his actions. In just one session we were given the guidance and tools we needed to work with him so he was less fearful and we were consistent so he wasn’t as confused.
She has an HR background and is very in tune with humans which is very unusual for a dog trainer as most only know how to communicate with the animal (sounds funny but true).
Highly recommend her… she is extremely professional and will get you the results!

Very knowledgable! She made a home visit and helped us bring order to the chaos. We are new puppy owners, one German Sheppard and other is German Sheppard/​lab mix! She faves is great techniques, advise, but most importantly answered our questions and helped us to understand why.
Highly recommend her! She’s above par!

After having problems between my two dogs (I have 5!) for 1 ½ year and consulting several dog therapists! and dog trainers, an angel and dog lover referred me to Cindy.
She is an amazing human and humane therapist and know perfectly the interaction between the owner and the dog. In just 3 hours of at home consultation, my two dogs that were fighting constantly and injuring each other, are calm and know they boundaries. You just have to trust her %100 and follow her instructions step by step to see the result that I’m experiencing now.
Thank you Cindy for saving my dogs life and my mind. You are the best!

We hired Cindy initially after trying without much success with another trainer. We had five or six at-​home sessions with Cindy to get our young, somewhat feral rescue pup, Cody to be more attentive and to be calmer on leash.
Here’s the deal: she is as good at understanding human behavior and how it affects our dogs as she is at understanding dogs. A huge part of successful training is understanding what you might be doing wrong and correcting yourself so that your dog responds optimally. Cindy is awesome at that! So, don’t expect to be off the hook and have a wonderfully trained pooch without putting in a little of your own effort.
Cody has made amazing strides, as much from her on-​site lessons, but what she has trained me to do when she’s not there. We have also boarded Cody with Cindy, and he loved it — he came home calmer and better behaved. We will not hesitate to board him with Cindy again — we’ll know he’s in extremely capable hands.
Cindy is fun to work with, REALLY gets dogs, and best of all, loves them!

We called Cindy for help with our Staffie who gets overly excited with people (she loves them to death) and gets overly excited when visiting new places. She can go from a 1 to 10 in seconds and such a high excited state can sometimes lead to trouble. Cindy gave us great insight from both a dog and breed perspective about our dog’s tendencies and personality. Her advice so far as been great and we are seeing progress with her recommendations and homework. She puts great emphasis on controlling your energy as well as your dog’s. She also offers boarding to her clients which was a perfect compliment to private training.

I have always been a rescue dog owner. Rottweiler’s to be exact. Due to the short life-​span of the breed and after I lost my last Rottie, I decided to get a puppy. WOW. I forgot how much work puppies are. Rottweiler’s are a strong-​willed breed. They need lots of structure, socialization and a strong leader. I had never had any problems with my previous Rotties BUT they were all older when I adopted them. Once I brought the puppy in my life, I was in trouble. I allowed him so much freedom, that he had no respect for anyone or anything. He tore up everything in my home, including my hands and feet.
Thanks to Cindy I now have a well-​behaved, confident and loving Rottie. She found what motivated him to work, what challenged him mentally and more importantly she taught me how be the leader my dog looks to.
My «puppy» is now 2-​years-​old. We still train with Cindy off and on. Not because he needs additional training but because he loves to learn new things… he loves a challenge and Cindy knows all the newest things to keep him on his toes. There is nobody I would trust with my dog other than Cindy. She knows him and loves him just as much as I do.

I am a volunteer for a dog rescue and consider myself pretty dog savvy. I have three of my own and always get comments on how well-​behaved they are. I met Cindy and had many conversations about several dogs that were adopted out and the new owners were having difficulty. Cindy excels at «difficult» dogs.
I had her come over and meet my crew. Wow. She determined my newest addition thinks she is dominant over the entire family. Cindy made corrections within minutes. Now… keep in mind that this can be difficult work. It may appear mean but it is discipline. Things have been different here at home ever since. I have not maintained the level that Cindy established but I know how to get those results if I need them. My dominant dog now looks for my signal rather than pushing me around.
It is hard work sometimes but Cindy knows how to get it done. Also, she worked wonders with my dog that is «afraid of people». She definitely takes the time.

I met Cindy a few months back when I was fostering a 1 yr old pit bull with major social issues. We had run into each other at my store, and she had noticed me working with my dog. She met with my dog and gave a complimentary on the spot consultation about Henna’s needs.
I had made it clear that I was not able to afford private training since I was only fostering, but Cindy still wanted to help and offer advice and guidance as best she could. It was evident that Cindy is passionate about pets and their owners, and ultimately wants what is best.
With Cindy’s guidance and advice I was able to better understand my pets’ needs, and have been able to also help others experiencing the same issues. I cannot even imagine the type of service and training you can get as her actual client! ;)
I have also seen Cindy work with her client’s pets, and she does an amazing job of understanding what that dog may be thinking, feeling, needing. It is truly amazing and I reccomend her service often.
Thank you Cindy!

Cindy has a real understanding of dogs and how they think. She can get to the heart of the matter quickly. Her ideas are proven. She was always on time and spent the necessary time with us when needed.

Cindy was great! She came to our home for the initial evaluation and right away you knew our dog Toby respected her. She worked with him AND us and trained us to work together and to communicate better. Before we met Cindy, Toby would bark maniacally and try to attack anything or anyone who came near us. Now he can meet other dogs, and loves to be petted by people walking by. He is a much calmer, happier dog and we can’t thank her enough.
Cindy goes through, step by step, why a dog reacts the way it does to certain situations and walks you through how to correct and redirect the dog’s behavior. She gives you and your dog «homework» and if you practice what she has given you, you will definitely see results. We saw improvement after just the first lesson, and it only got better every time we saw her.
I would definitely recommend Cindy to anyone who was looking for an in-​home trainer. She is easy to work with and genuinely loves what she does. She makes sure she spends the time with you and your pet to get what you and your dog need out of the training, and she is available when you have questions or concerns.
Cindy is wonderful!

She had trained with Martin Deeley, an International Award winning-​gun dog trainer and training consultant to Cesar Millan, The Dog Whisperer.
Cindy Gehring is wonderful to work with and is an excellent dog trainer. Please visit her site at
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