Helps you train your own dog for service work.

Five stars for Jean! My little dog and I just completed our fourth training session. She was just great with him and immediately identified several effective techniques that improved my dogs behavior. She also explained aspects of canine communication that helped me modify my actions to more effectively train my dog. Jean came to my house to work on specific issues related to charging the door after the doorbell rang, which produced a significant improvement. We also had some fun leash-training sessions outdoors and she also provided very useful handouts and video links. I now feel more confident and knowledgable about going forward on my own.

Jean has been such a wonderful teacher and provided so much stress relief as we took on raising a puppy. We are new dog owners and were unsure about just about everything we were doing in raising a puppy. Jean quickly put our minds at ease, and built up our confidence, with her easygoing demeanor, wonderful attitude and patience for all of our crazy questions and insecurities. Not only has she been extremely helpful in providing us with guidance on how to train our new puppy, but she quickly and patiently engaged our children in the training process in a way that was informative and easy to understand. We are so thankful to have found her.

Jean is such a special person. She has been training my puppy with me to be my service dog for mental health. This is a very different type of service animal to an animal that helps with physical disabilities. It requires a lot of patience and understanding that every mental health disability is different. Jean has infinite patience and understanding. She is constantly checking in to make sure we are training things that will give me the support I need, while also teaching me how to love in a world where my disability is not outwardly visible. She really is one of a kind, and trusty cares about helping everyone she can!

I’ve been working with Jean for a couple of years now, and with two different dogs—she is amazing. Highly recommend.

Was extremely rude and unsympathetic multiple times plus what she said about what was REALLY required for a pet to become a service dog was UNTRUE. EITHER WAS DISHONEST OR UNINFORMED. NOT a good sign!! . Said we needed to jump through all sorts of hoops to get the dog certified. NOT TRUE!! Found another service dog trainer who was honest with us. Definitely Could be a ploy to get lots of $$$$$ from folks good or not at her job. BE FORWARNED!

Jean has been instrumental in helping us train our vivacious Labrador retriever. He is a beautiful, loving dog but is extremely smart and with that, comes lots of curiosity, energy, and constant attention. Jean has helped us focus his energy and provide fun games to train and work him. We have enjoyed working with Jean and have tons of tools to help channel our pups energy in a positive direction. I highly recommend Jean and her services!

Jean has been a great help in training us to teach our dog. He is a highly excitable, energetic little guy, but has mellowed out a lot since weve been working with Jean. In addition to the training sessions she provides us with articles and links to videos about dog behavior and training. She sends a summary of each lesson, which is very helpful given my poor memory. Shes also available to answer questions and provide advice via phone or email.

I feel so lucky that I found Jean to help me train a service dog. I have always felt frustrated with dog training and hated doing it until I started working with her. Now its fun! I definitely think I would have given up if I had picked any other trainer. She is one of the most compassionate people I know and very encouraging which is exactly what I need. Shes such a positive person and great influence, not to mention she helped me train a service dog which has given me independence. I really just feel so blessed that a google search led me to where I am now, and I would recommend anyone and everyone to meet with her!

Since Feb, Jean has been helping my family train our Wheaton Terrier to be my daughters service dog. Jean was recommended by a friend, and she met with my family even before we found our dog. She recommended breeds based on our specific needs, and I am so glad we followed her advice. We found a 3 year old retired show dog that is a perfect fit for our family.I couldnt be happier with the results so far. Jean has a way with dogs, and she really knows how they think. With Jeans help, our dog is picking up skills quickly and bonding with the whole family. She is also a very happy, social dog.Our goal is to have our dog ready to accompany my daughter to school next year. This will require her to walk calmly with my daughter in a crowd, sit and wait during classes, have manners with people and other dogs, exhibit impulse control and have an ability to focus on my daughter in the midst of distractions. We have made amazing progress. Each week, we tackle an area with different exercises in different environments (the yard, the park, a grocery store, a busy shopping area). We see what works, and then our family practices for the rest of the week.A great investment! I highly recommend Jean.

I have a disability and my dog and I have been working with Jean on Service Dog task training. My dog, Crime fighter, is an obedience trained 9 yr old Golden Retriever who is smart, wants to please, wants to be with me, and responds well to having a job. All the elements were there but I didnt know how to proceed. I found Jean on an internet search and called her. She was immediately very helpful and very mindful of the potential demands of training on a 9 yr old dog, and suggested that I have my vet evaluate her joint health before we got started. She also invited me to a presentation/demonstration she was giving at a local hospital with her service dog Ranger. I knew immediately after the presentation that I wanted to work with Jean. Jean was very accommodating of my need for a specific class time due to my commute, and worked with me on a schedule that worked for both of us. I very much appreciated this. The classes have been just fantastic. I am so delighted to have found Jean! She understands dogs extremely well, knows exactly how to train for specific tasks as well as behavior issues, and always focuses on my safety and my dogs. Jean has a wonderful, gentle, patient and clear teaching style and is very thoughtful regarding a persons disability and how to work with both ends of the leash! Jean is also very organized, sends a followup summary of each lesson, what to work on at home, and outlines the plan for the next lesson. I am working daily with my dog and have gotten fantastic results, which has made me feel safer and more confident. I look forward to continuing to work with Jean and can whole heartedly recommend her to anyone in need of dog training. Thank you Jean!!

Jean has been extremely helpful in training Ruka. We have a now one year old French Mastiff and due to her size, we need to be sure that she is very well behaved. Weve attended quite a few training sessions at our local pet store and have had another person help us in our training but not until Jean have I seen the most results. I am a first time dog owner, I have a three and a four year old and my spouse has been diagnosed with a terminal neurological condition that is progressing quite quickly. The hardest thing is of course to find the time to train. Jean has been flexible and has even brought her husband and her own dog to help in the training process. Of course, the majority of the training is for the pet owner. Jean is very patient and teaches helpful tricks and tips. I am grateful for her help and think that if you have a family pet and find that you need to guide them into the direction of a service dog, Jean is for you. She is very personable and genuine.

Jean has been a miracle worker with our two Siberian huskies. She trains not just the dogs but the owner too, which means that the dogs will remember their training with some prompts from the owner. Jean sends articles and practice homework which our pups love to do. She is a pleasure to work with and has helped our dogs to not only be a pleasure to be around, our girls have gained confidence while training them. Her instructions are clear, consistent and concise, so neither dog nor owner get confused. I cant recommend Jean highly enough! She is without a doubt the most effective and personable dog trainer I have worked with in 30 years of owning animals. If I could give six stars I would.

Jean was recommended to me by The Village Vet in Portola Valley. She has been working with my 2 year old Springer Spaniel, 5 month old Labradoodle, husband and kids. I really appreciate how she works with all of us. Her training style is positive, direct, clear and highly effective.She is prompt, an effective communicator and follows up with emails after the lessons. She also shares informative papflets for each new topic presented. I have enjoyed working with her. Ive worked with many other trainers and shes the best.