Holistic Dog Expert

I’m a children’s librarian at a public library in Los Angeles, and last week Sharon brought her ‘Be a Tree’ dog safety and behavior program to our branch. The children had a blast learning safe steps to follow when they want to pet a dog, and how to read a dog’s body language. This skill was put to the test when they lined up to ask to pet Sharon’s lab, Gabi — sometimes Gabi said yes, and other times she said no! Sharon was so dynamic and informative that the kids were absolutely riveted. I know that the lessons they learned will stay with them! Thank you again for visiting us, Sharon.

Hi! My name is May, I recently moved to the States last September and in this trip I have brought my two Thai-​Lab mixed dogs with me.
I adopted them when they are 4 months old and notice that they do scare of people as well as some other dogs. They are really protective of the house and no one can come close to our gate, except our family members and a number of friend. Interestingly, when they are outside, they are very scared and hardly want to take a walk. Though I tried to train them by myself and took them to obedient classes in Thailand, it didn’t work. I think the problem is I do not know for sure what the problems are, nor hoe to solve them correctly. In addition, I was coming to live with my boyfriend who also has a dog.
After I got here we started to look for a dog trainer, finally, our employee met a client of Sharon, and said we should call and consult with her.
The impression has started right at the first call, a lady who really listen to your problems and is willing to do the first free consultation at home. I remembered the very first day when she met Mocha and Latte, she asked us to let the dogs out to see her. My two dogs were trying to charge at her and jumped up and down. Sharon, explain their reaction and ways to improve them and what are our expectations. The way she works, is not teaching your dog, rather giving you the knowledge and let you do the work itself. Of course, I am their owner, I have to control them. I find this very beneficial, because I am not only be able to help my own dogs, but suggest it to friends.
In every session, Sharon would start by asking for the things happened during the week and she would take down notes and explaining why did it happen and how to solve. Right after the class, you get an email of all the how-​to-​do lists that you have just discussed plus the new exercise for them. After 4^th session, my dogs behave themselves better and they stop barking at Sharon plus they get along with my boyfriend’s dog. Towards the end of the 8^th session, I can tell them not to eat anything I drop on the floor or treats that I do not allow them. I mean, my dogs have been giving lots of problem and Sharon did helped us get through and make them better dogs. Not to mention the crate resistant that one of my dog had, he would literally have us wait for an hour dragging in, pushing in, tricking him inside. Sharon was devoting her time waiting and fixing him. Believe it or not, today I can have him in the crate just in a matter of second!
There are a lot more to talk of what my dogs have been improved after training with Sharon. We are still in the training program which now focusing on taking them to the outside world. We are glad, we have met Sharon. She is a very nice, sweet and patient person and on top of that a PROFESSIONAL. I do believe that she has a right potential to train any dogs, after experiencing it myself. Our little brats are doing better day by day and we are soon to reach our goal.
I do recommend the service of Holistic Dog Expert.

Our dog is a brat. He’s an elitist. He’s a loner. He’s also adorably neurotic, paranoid, and skittish. Though his name is Watson, he’s a lot more like Sherlock. Naturally, my husband and I are to blame for his behavioral indiscretions, and coke habit.
It all started when we let him sit at the dining table with us – for the record, he’s always eaten from his dog bowl on the floor, and we never shared our food with him. It’s really not that ridiculous; it’s not like we let him sleep in our bed. At any rate, a post-​breakfast sobre-​mesa was immortalized in my Unilocal photo.
But when he snapped at his best dog friend, we realized that maybe his haughtiness was getting out of hand. It seemed that other dogs were a painful reminder that he too did not have opposable thumbs. You hate those who are most similar to you.
A couple years earlier we had taken a group obedience class with Sharon at K9s Only. She was great with Watson and all the other dogs. She understands the psychology of dogs and humans, and yeah, we’re basically the same. Not to mention she runs a rescue/​adoption and therapy dog program, so she’s an all-​around good person. When I saw she had her own business I was excited to enlist her help for dear Watson.
Her free consultation was an eye-​opening lesson in itself. She acknowledged that Watson had down the basic obedience, but that our boundaries were a little murky. I was comfortable moving forward with the four private lessons she suggested.
After the consultation, she emailed me a detailed synopsis of our meeting, our concerns, and what we need to do to ensure that Watson is happy and comfortable when face to face with other dogs. She gave us several exercises to practice (after every lesson she’d do this so you don’t have to worry about taking notes during the session). Probably the most essential thing we learned was that he should work for our affection. It’s all about making sure he knows we’re in charge and that he actually listens to us because when he does good things happen. That will also make him feel safe and protected, not like he has to protect us.
One suggestion that helped immensely was telling him to go to his bed. Whenever we cooked, Watson would stand beside us waiting for that bruised piece of bell pepper, carrot or apple, sometimes a nice piece of gouda or goat cheese, a crumble of tuna. He always sat and waited for it, so we thought he was minding his manners, and deserved the treat. But now, whenever he’s in the kitchen or any time he’s a little too close for comfort (licking my legs), we tell him, «go to your bed.» These four words have become our «Nam myoho renge kyo.»
Watson will now chill out and wait for us to give him a snack or love or whatever it is he wants – usually food related. Friends and family have noticed a huge difference in Watson. He’s calmer and definitely listens to us more, and when we say leave it, for the most part, he does – dogs included. We have Sharon to thank for that.
Watson is still very Sherlockian, he’s just more controlled, and happier as a result.

We met Sharon when she helped us with our adopted our pit bull; we didn’t hesitate to call her again when we welcomed a new rescue pup into our lives. Her expertise has helped us through potty training, crate training, cat etiquette, walking on a leash and even going to an outdoor restaurant setting.
Our house hold of animals lives in harmony thanks to Sharon’s approach. As pet parents, we have learned to be more consistent and she has helped us understand what’s going on in their little fuzzy heads!
We couldn’t be more pleased with our well– behaved pack and owe our sanity (and sleeping full nights) to Sharon!