Date: Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 6:08 PM
Subject: Form Submission - Contact Us
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From: F Curvey <fbcXXXX@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Subject: Molee with her new harness
To: kate@consummatek-9training.com


Hi Everyone,
 
Just wanted to show off Molee with her new harness.  She is working great with it, what a difference. 
"Molee" with her Service Dog Harness.It is now a year since we got Molee from the shelter. It is hard to believe she is the same dog that almost tore down your door to get at the other dogs the first time we met. She had few, if any manners, and a Pit Bull attitude.  Today she has earned her "Good Citizens Award" and serves as my service dog.  The Grand Kids love her as well and she loves playing with them. Her favorite time still is free time chasing her balls.  I would truly be lost without Molee.  I thank you all so much for making this possible.  I am so proud of her and tell everyone that I meet about the great job you all did and how she demonstrates what a Pit Bull, with PROPER training can be.  It is amazing the change in Molee's attitude and temperament when I put her work harness on her. She becomes totally focused and doesn't leave my side and is learning well not to try and rush ahead of me.  If I fall she is immediately at my side to help me get up. I have even taken her into my Son's home, with his dog Gus there, and she will sit at my side without becoming aggressive towards Gus.  If I need to correct her it is with a casual "at" and she becomes totally submissive.  Unbelievable!!!!!!  A year ago you couldn't have Gus anywhere near her in fear of problems.
 
As you can tell I could go on and on about Molee and how proud I am of her and again I can't thank you enough.  Molee and I look forward to warmer weather and coming to classes again.  The cold weather is hard on me with my heart but warmer days are near.
 
Please feel free to share this with others. Molee and I will see you March 20th weather permitting.
 
Fred & Molee
 
The Curvey's

Dear Dave, Brett, Kate, and Vanessa,
   Thank you for all of your dedication in teaching us to be great parents for our dog, Hoops! When we first rescued our puppy, we wanted to get off to a good start, so we contacted Dave, at Consummate K9 to enroll in puppy class. He talked to us as if we were old friends, and invited us to the very next class.
 Being a first time dog owner, I was very nervous, but Brett put me at ease right away! He makes a conscious effort to know each dog by name, and makes a personal connection with each and every client.
 Trainers Kate and Vanessa at Consummate make the commands feel natural and foster confidence in the dogs’ owners. Thanks to the staff, we have learned that Hoops desires structure and routine. We have a dog that is a happy member of the family who really aims to please.
 We are currently in our second year of off –leash training, and are so confident in our training that we had no reservations when bringing our new baby daughter home. Hoops welcomed her with licks and love!
 Thank you all, once again, for your commitment to proper dog training and your enthusiasm for the education of their owners.

Sincerely,
Deanna and BJ Dugan

It is amazing to see the change in our Weim, Kaiser. The consummate team really knows the physcology of dogs. What a difference they have made in Kaiser. I think back to before going to Consummate K9 and I can't understand how we functioned as a family.

Thank you Dave, Brett, Vannesa and Kate.

Chris, Joanna and Kaiser
Bethlehem, pa

12 years ago my husband and I got our first dog, a Border Collie! We took "Duncan" to puppy school. We were yelled at, our dog was yelled at...we survived, but we were intimidated. Then we found Dave at Consummate K-9!
Dave liked our dog and Dave liked us. He taught us What to do with our training and How to do it. Best of all we were taught WHY. Dave did it with us: Obedience 1 & 2 and Canine Good Citizen.
Over the years we came back for "tune-ups"; Duncan remembered, we forgot ;-) Brett, Kate and Vanessa had joined the team and knew what to do. Now we have Border Collie #2. Fawksie is 9mos old, she is smart, and we are back.
We have full confidence that everyone at Consummate K-9 will give their best and we recommend Consummate K-9 to all our friends with dogs. Thanks Guys!
Doug and Zanna Robertson

Hi Dave,
Jan here.
Please tell me that this is going to get easier!
We really covered a lot on Tuesday, and the Teacher gave us a lot of homework. You make it seem so easy. I admit I am getting a bit frustrated. The sit, stay, down and even come are sort of coming along but Maggie is still challenging me Bigtime. Somtimes it even seems worse. Is this normal?

However, to see how the Expert is with her, is certainly motivating to me in that I know that she does at least have it in her to do it right and it is not hopeless. You really are amazing to watch.
Our lesson proved to me that it is I, not Magnolia that caused these problems and I now know that I have the responsibility to work hard to make it better.
I truly hope that she (we) are ready to face the two classmates you have lined up for us next week - I don’t want to let you guys down.

Until then ...

Enjoy the snow!
Jan Marie

Dave Balmat and Brett Easterday of Blue Mountain Search and Rescue and Consummate K-9 Training spoke at a meeting of the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the American Society of Industrial Security. They discussed sentry dogs, including the training involved, the owner’s commitment, and what the dogs can do, including pinpointing a certain person and reading human body language. Their dog (Lucas, one of Dave's personal dog's and a Kanto son, certified at 11 months of age as an area search dog through www.nasar.org) demonstrated some of his skills. The chapter made a $100 donation to Blue Mountain Search and Rescue. Shown here, from left, are Easterday, Balmat, and Les Weinman, chapter treasurer.

Well Brett I'm finally able to see well enough to thank you, Dave, Kate and everyone else for the fantastic job you have done, and continue to do with Mollee our 1 year old pittbull. When we adopted Mollee, in March of 2009, she was a full of energy with little if any manners. In just 12 days you were able to make her a new dog. A little lady well mannered, still full of energy, but now controlled. It was amazing how she has developed not only on leash but off leash as well.

Through people like you, Dave, Kate and everyone else at K-9 Training the public will learn that all Pittbulls are not the monster they are claimed to be and can be a loving pet with the right training and family. With your on going help Mollee is not only becoming a great pet but a dependable service dog and companion for me as well. Having post polio syndrome, and falling often, you have taught Mollee how to brace herself and assist me in getting up after falls, without relying on others and having to lay there waiting for someone to find me. Now that my eyesight is causing additional problems I feel I need to rely on Mollee even more.

We recently spent several days in Gettysburg and Mollee was with us always. She was great performing well with my electric scooter and behaving while walking among all the people and distractions. Mollee still needs some help with birds, squirrels and some dogs but over all she is great. People all love her.

Marylou, Mollee and I can't express the gratitude we have for the help you have given us. Your training process has, and continues to, help us become a true pack leader with not only Mollee but our other 3 dogs as well. We would highly recommend your program to anyone that owns a dog. We have had dogs all our lives but, only through your training have learned the true connection needed for a complete pack.

Thank you and keep up the great job!

Fred, Marylouise, Pepper and MOLLEE Curvey. 

Hi my name is Mary Beth. My husband Bruce and I one day decided that our 4 year old Border Collie needed a play mate. We went shopping for a puppy. We looked many places with no luck until one day we stopped by a place and they had puppies that were ½ beagle and ½ blue tick hound. Oh he was so cute. Little did we know the evil that lurked within. Ha! We brought him home and named him Bochepus, Bo for short. Our terror began. He was referred to as the "bad" dog by our relatives and my daughter was to the point of not knowing when to visit. Bo would jump and jump and jump. And of course he did not listen to a thing he was told. We had more holes in our backyard than a golf course. Of course we knew puppies have accidents in the house but not that many. We were getting so frustrated we had hoped we had done the right thing my bringing Bo home. Don't get me wrong we loved him so much, but we were wearing thin. That's when were given a card for Brett Easterday. We started our 8 week program with an evaluation session with Brett. He told us by the end of our journey that Bo would be a different dog. I honestly didn't believe him. The second session Bo was already doing things that I never thought he could do. Oh by the way I learned something about myself, he was feeding off of my emotions too. Wait a minute, I was learning too. Ha! By the 3rd session Brett introduced us to the group and Bo was not happy. He growled at the other dogs. We were then introduced to 2 other wonderful teachers, Kate and Vanessa. I have been to training for dogs before but I never looked forward to the classes like I did these. Every class was different, fun and easy to learn. If I had a question I asked. If Bo didn't get or should I say if I didn't get they helped right away. By session 8 Bo was the dog who couldn't wait to play at play time. He is not the dog I started out with thanks to Brett, Kate and Vanessa. I would recommend this program to anyone. Thank you so much Brett you are the pack leader.
Thank you Bruce and Mary Beth Heckert