My German Shepherd, Shadow, and I are living the good life and it’s all thanks to Brian Kilcommons!
When I started working with Brian, Shadow was 9 months old and well on his way to maturing into a large dog. Since I am just 4’10″, I knew I needed help training him. I had taken some private lessons from one trainer and this was such a disaster that I decided to try training him on my own. After all Shadow wasn’t our first German Shepherd, so I figured I’d be fine. But Shadow is like no other dog that we’ve owned, and I soon knew that I needed help.
At our first meeting with Brian, I couldn’t even walk Shadow down his driveway in a mannerly fashion. Shadow was all over the place with me trailing along trying to get him to listen to no avail. After watching us, Brian asked what my expectations and goals were for my dog. He gave me his professional, matter of fact, opinion which is something that I’ve been grateful for ever since.
The other trainer had been so hard on me and my dog, that we both lost our confidence. I was too “afraid” to do anything….I second guessed my every move. I was so focused on what my dog and I were doing wrong, I had totally lost vision of anything positive. Brian changed all that. He made training fun and before I realized it, Shadow and I were regaining our confidence and making great strides in achieving our goals! Brian taught us the skills to realize there are no limits to what Shadow and I can do.
Whenever we are out, people will come up to us and comment on what a beautiful, well behaved dog Shadow is. I always thank them and tell them that it wouldn’t have been possible if not for our trainer, Brian Kilcommons. Brian is different than other trainers because he is enthusiastic and interesting with the end result being a happy dog and owner! I would recommend Brian to anyone who wants to have a well trained dog with a willing attitude. As I said life is good, and Shadow and I owe it all to Brian!
Lynn Tremblay and Shadow