Home Dog Training Positively Gilbert, Arizona

Sharon is an excellent trainer. I was referred to her by my vet when my dog was having issues with excessive barking and whining when getting ready for walks. She had great techniques and when one thing didn’t work she always had a Plan B …

I had one private lesson with Sharon, and she sold me on another private lesson, and some puppy classes. I thought I was doing the right thing by paying in advance. My next lesson was on a Saturday morning at 8:30am. I called Sharon at …

I highly recommend Sharon! She is the best! I found her after googling dog trainers near me and saw that she had good reviews. I called and explained to her one of my had been showing aggression towards other dogs on the leash. After coming over and evaluating one dog and seeing the other, she determined both dogs could use some training. The other dog who is not leash aggressive can be very anxious and fearful. From day one, she had the dogs working and training. We didn’t start out on the leash right away but worked on other commands and exercises to help the dogs. The progress that they have made from day 1 to our last training session was huge! Both dogs behave better, are more comfortable with socializing, and we now have techniques we use to make encounters with other dogs more positive for our formerly leash aggressive dog(still doesn’t like every dog she meets but as Sharon said how can you expect your dog to like every dog that comes up to her when you don’t like everyone that comes up to you?). Also through Sharon we learned that our dogs love learning. Our aggressive dog and our shy dog thrived in the training and we found out our aggressive dog is a little genius. Again, highly recommend Sharon :)

We adopted a sweet 7 year old German Shephard mix from a shelter who had obviously had some training before but needed some reinforcement of good manners and behavior. Sharon was the only trainer our vet recommended because of her …

Sharon is a wonderful trainer! She worked with both of our dogs at the same time and helped us with behavior issues and basic training techniques. She is kind and gentle and very supportive of the whole family...people and dogs. My only regret is that we didn't meet her sooner. Highly recommend!

Sharon is a kind and caring trainer. She is committed to creating a positive training experience for dogs. If you are struggling with training or behavioral issues with your dog, I definitely recommend her. Sharon was recommended to me by another trainer to help address barking and anxiety in my 1 year old male. She was polite and professional when I contacted her. She came to my home and quickly identified the behavior and offered training suggestions to help build my boy’s confidence. I was skeptical. The training exercises seemed simple and I wasn’t sure they would be impactful...but I followed her recommendations and we did our daily ‘homework’ practicing the various exercises. I noticed positive changes in his behavior within 2 days. I was sold! In our second session, she offered feedback and more training exercises. We even included my 5 year old boy in the session and worked on manners at the front door. There were visible results and improvements in door etiquette in minutes. I am very pleased with the experience and results!

Sharon trains in a very calm, positive manner. Our puppy caught on quickly and was always excited to see Sharon! I highly recommend her!!

Our dog, Bandit, liked to destroyed everything when we were not at home. Crating was not an option because he injured himself in attempts to escape. After working with Sharon, he is a new dog!!! He doesn't destroy items in the house. Sharon worked with us and gave us the tools we needed. We would recommend Sharon to anyone.

We could not be more pleased with Sharon's results with our now 6 month old high-energy Chihuahua mix. We spend winters at our second home in San Tan Valley and that's where our vet there referred us to Sharon. Today was our last session …

We got a German Shepard as a partner for our Pit Bull mix. Within a day, it was clear that it was not the brightest idea putting two strong dogs together without some advice. Fortunately, my vet referred me to Sharon. Sharon responded to my …

I have two dogs, one that is highly anxious. Our vet suggested Sharon and I am gad they did. The positive training has really helped both dogs, my anxious one has improved especially. Thank you!

I left my parents with a real challenge when I took a job overseas and asked them to watch our Border Collie and Doberman Pinscher mix for two years. The dogs usually do well with my parents' German Shepard but the three of them were …

I have had the pleasure of knowing Sharon for the past six years. During that time I have taken her classes numerous times. Theses have included a variety of classes such as basic obedience, Canine Good Citizenship, how to behave in …

Sadie is a Border Doodle which they say are the two smartest dogs. She would have ruled my world without training. I met Sharon at first doing home training. I couldn't get Sadie to stop jumping when people came in the door. She is now very well behaved. I continued to attend dog classes with Sharon ( Good Canine Citizenship, Urban Canine, etc.) for the last 2 years. Sharon is very positive, knowledgeable and great with all dogs. When I take Sadie for walks or other activities people stop me all the time and say that my dog is so well behaved. I tell them it is about training and I recommend to them to contact Sharon. Also I tell them is is a lot of fun. Sadie has since become certified as Therapy Dog and could not have achieved this without Sharon's training. She is responsible for Sadie's and my wonderful relationship.

We really enjoyed working with Sharon and have seen a lot of improvement in our two Chihuahua mixes! We worked with her on building their confidence, door manners, and walks. Walks used to be a chore and now they are a joy. We also loved Sharon's positive approach to training. Our dogs did too!

I was wanting to train my newest furry friend to be a theropy dog and I also wanted to be totally involved with all her training on a one -on-one basis .My pup miss Willowmeena is a shy doggie but very smart and sweet, she does not take …

Sharon's positive, effective methods have been working beautifully with our pound puppy. Our dog needed to learn good habits AND required a lot of socialization to overcome her timidity. Sharon knew just what to do on both accounts. She's …

We thought our dog, George! Was hopeless. He went crazy when people came to the door and we couldn't seem to break him of the jumping and scratching. Sharon Witherspoon came to our house (even worked around our baby's bedtime) and helped us …

Sharon's training was amazing for our new 3 yr old Bull Terrier. Once the bully in our home of 3 dogs, now a wonderful, behaved addition to our family.

My husband and I were at the point of considering rehoming one of out dogs due to agression from our Wheaten Terrier. After only a few sessions with Sharon, there have been no more incidents of agression and we are feeling more confident …