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Mark helped us with our barking Yorkie. He recommended a anti-barking device. Immediately after I received the device my Yorkie became quite and behaved. Mark only spent a few minutes and knew how to solve our problem. Thanks so much.

My wife and I have rescued for 25 years. We’ve always done it our way, right or wrong, believing that love makes a good dog. It’s not always that easy. We currently have 4 dogs, the youngest two being Great Pyrenees. Pyrs are smart, big, strong and stubborn. Thor, our 125 lb 1 1/2 year old male was showing signs of resource guarding and even some aggression. My wife had become somewhat afraid of him. He was “my boy” and to lose him would kill me. We labored over finding help but didn’t know what else to do. We made a few calls and got recommendations and decided on Theresa. When we got her quote we thought “ OMG, that’s a lot of money”! Then we got other quotes and realized that this is what a trainer costs. So we began our adventure with Theresa, somewhat skeptically. All I can say is WOW! It’s amazing what a good trainer can do. Literally, in minutes after her arrival, we saw behavioral changes. Over the course of the next few weeks, the changes in our dogs were amazing. They behaved, they listened, they responded on command...it was a miracle. Having dogs is work! It takes commitment and consistency. Theresa taught us that. Months later when we had an issue with Thor resource guarding, we called our Houdini and she responded immediately. Once again Theresa came out and observed. She had to remind us that this isn’t magic, but that WE needed to be retrained and continue our work. Dogs are supposed to make you happy, not stress you out. We had become lazy and it showed in our Pyrs. Once Theresa pointed out what was wrong, we got our act together again and our kids responded in a way that was beyond words. Our big strong, stubborn kids are so well behaved, so loving and make us so happy. Theresa is amazing. It’s not magic, it’s not a miracle. Theresa is a great trainer who understands dog behavior and communicates their needs to the owners. The money that we spent isn’t even an issue now. In fact it’s the best money that we’ve spent in a long time. Theresa is amazing to work with and the proof is in the pudding. If you have any issues with your pups, or if you only want them to behave socially, which is where we started...call VIPetservice. Whatever Theresa says, just do it! I promise you, you will never regret it and you will be thrilled with the results. Our pups have never been better. We have learned so much from her. My email is above and I’m on Facebook. Got questions? PM me. I’ll tell you how it is. Theresa is awesome...period!

I have been taking Teddy to Hope for 10 years. Teddy had a hair issue when he first went to New Hope. The Dr’s Teddy seen in Indiana were unable to correct the problem but after hard work Dr Simeneau was able to diagnose and fix the problem. Teddy had other issues that the Dr was able to treat and because of Dr Simeneau Teddy lived a great life till age 13. We knew Ted had an enlarged heart and it would probably take his life one day. On Feb 12th Teddy went into Cardiac Arrest. Dr Simeneau worked hard trying to stabilize Ted. After awhile Ted’s heart was just not strong enough to recover. We can not thank Dr Simeneau and his staff for all the great care and love they give Teddy.