""Adriana has had a hugely positive impact on the health and happiness of our three-dog pack.

One of our dogs is an elderly lab rescue who found herself in a new home at an old age. She was a bit lost in her new life and had some bad habits that she'd learned in her previous one. Adriana showed us how to connect with her, and now she's a happy, well-behaved member of her new family.

Our second dog is a year-old lab rescue. He attended Adriana's puppy class, and quickly learned how to sit, stay, heel, lie down -- all the essentials, plus a trick or two. We're looking forward to having him learn more.

And our third dog is a standard poodle who has regular dates with Adriana's amazing mobile grooming van. Adriana bathes, clips, and trims her and bathes the two labs during the same visit. We love that the dogs go from their house to the driveway and come back clean -- without having to wait in crates amid lots of barking.

We thank dog that our paths have crossed with someone who loves dogs, understands them, and knows how to train both them and their people to live happily together.

Atomic Dog is the bomb!"".

"I adopted my black lab mix, Ella from the humane society in Fort Bragg when she was 3 months old. I spent the first month looking for obedience classes. Through out the month I read dog training books, and tried to teach Ella the basics (Sit, Down, Come, etc.). I soon realized that Ella was a very happy, excitable dog with lots of energy. Ella and I had our ups and downs for the first month. Even though she was enthusiastic and ready to learn, she tested me on the daily basis. Some days I felt like giving up, but I did not like the idea of my dog running the household. Finally, Paws recommended Atomic Dog to me, and I signed us up for Primary Skool. We enjoyed every minute of Adriana's classes! In fact, we loved the classes so much, we continued through Middle Skool and High Skool.

Through a series of fun games and exercises, Adriana teaches you to keep your dog focused on you in a variety of situations. Adriana taught me how to redirect Ella's excitement and energy into something more constructive. Before I knew it, I could take Ella almost anywhere without worrying about her behavior. I even had people complimenting me on Ella's excellent behavior, and those compliments must be extended to Adriana. I do not think Ella would have turned out as well behaved as she did without Adriana's help! I would tell anybody with a a dog young or old, just starting out, or trying to break bad habits, Do not give up on yourself or the dog until you try Atomic Dog!".

"We are delighted with the training Benny received from Atomic Dog. Starting young really helped him to develop into a well-balanced adult, a dog that understands how to behave in any situation. We never trained any of our previous dogs, and it has paid off in a big way with Benny. We would recommend this training to every new puppy owner, and to those older dogs that need some help." "... you saved Benny from a life of crime!"

"We adopted Mia from a shelter approximately 2 years ago. She was already 6 years old, and while she loves people she was terrible with other animals! She not only has an extraordinary prey drive, but she's extremely aggressive. All this culminated one Saturday morning when she accidentally got away from us and attacked my neighbor's terrier, Ollie. Thankfully, Ollie wasn't seriously hurt, but we knew we had to do something to prevent this from happening in the future. Mia and I started training with Adriana and -- if there's an upside to Mia's experience with Ollie -- these training sessions are it. They've really helped me to understand Mia, and that's made us much closer. Also, the training sessions are fun! I love learning new things to teach her and I was surprised at what a fast learner she can be. We're still working on the most challenging behaviors, but I'm thrilled when I see things "click" for her -- when she knows what I want and she gives it to me. Without Adriana, I'm afraid that Mia would have represented nothing but a big source of stress for me. So, thanks, Adriana -- Mia and I are happy to highly recommend your services.

"I contacted Adriana because my dog had problems with not paying attention to me as we took walks, had a bad habit of lunging at other dogs whenever we passed another dog and not coming back when she was called. After six lessons, I was able to correct and improve her ability to pay attention to me and stop her lunging behavior. Also, for the first time, Zoie came back when she was called... even off leash!"

"We just wanted to write and let you know how satisfied we were with the excellent training that you helped us give to our dog Cho-Cho. When we look back and see the improvement between the start and end of training it is quite noticeable. We believe that if we maintain the good habits you have taught her that she will continue to develop. She will miss you but we are sure that she will not forget you (and your treats). We will miss the many discussions that we had about training, nutrition and dogs in general."

Al and Mary Rider
Westminster

Under your tutelage Dorie's training has been very impressive. We are particularly grateful for your guidance in making Dorie much more responsive in two problem areas: when walking and coming when called. Using your patience, tact, and assuredness you have helped us turn a lovable high-energy outdoor dog into an equally lovable and well-mannered indoor/outdoor dog. We also highly recommend your dog Luc as an excellent mentor to young impressionable dogs like Dorie.

Before you came, Dorie had already been to several group training classes - with mixed results. To our delight your personal insights and abilities regarding dog training were immediately helpful and produced very positive results. By enlisting your help we made an extremely wise investment. We certainly recommend the services of Atomic Dog! to anyone who needs help in turning his/her dog into a "well mannered dog".
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Muriel and Leo Schuerman
Downey

"Thank you so very much for helping us with our fur-kid, Felony. When we contacted you, we really had no idea how to go about getting Felony to pay attention to us when she became aggressive towards other dogs during our walks. It was a very scary situation for us at times, and you really helped us to relax and teach Felony to "watch" and pay attention to us when other dogs are around.

You were very understanding and patient with us, and I am happy to say that Felony has improved by leaps and bounds since you worked with us. I cannot thank you enough for the book recommendations you made, and the time you took to answer all of our questions and address our concerns regarding Felony's leash aggression issues.

Luc was a real champ, too, during our training, and I think his calm behavior during our desensitization sessions really helped Felony relax and learn. We have our work cut out for us with Felony as our companion, but I feel confident that using your techniques, Felony can overcome her fears and become the dog she was meant to be."

Jenny and Danny Becerra
Huntington Beach

"...thanks to you opening the minds of Yoh Chie and Shung Mau, we have been able to change their elimination habits without too much trauma to them or us. They are responding beautifully to our commands for the proper greeting of guests and walking is now a pleasure. You are great!"

Sheila O'Leary-Thorkelson
Newport Beach

"We love our 1 ½ year old boxer Toby and were frustrated with some of his behavioral issues. Adriana helped us a lot. She truly understands the dog's mind and is capable of handling a self-confident/slightly spoiled dog like ours. Adriana always answered our questions and explained the lessons very well. She is very patient and devoted to help to improve the human-dog relationship."

Milada and Andrej Pisoncikova
Newport Coast