Half Moon Bay

Alison Murphy 

on Google

a month ago

We’ve been working with Georgie for the past two months to help our two German Shepherds, Athena and Achilles, and the progress has been incredible. We started with three one-on-one sessions focused on Achilles, who was struggling with anxiety and reactivity. Before finding Georgie, we had taken Achilles to a board-and-train program, which turned out to be a very difficult experience for him. He was extremely stressed, lost a noticeable amount of weight, and came home even more anxious than before. It was heartbreaking. Sinc... read more

Lee 

on Google

3 months ago

My dog and I attended beginner and intermediate group classes at Half Moon Bay. What stands out to me is that while the classes train behavior, they are so much more. Georgie stresses the relationship between you and your dog. You learn to read your dog’s body language and adjust your approach accordingly. I have a very anxious, shy dog until she is comfortable in a new situation. During the first class, she quickly went over threshold and shut down on me. Georgie noted that we need to train at the dog’s pace and suggested s... read more

Nathan Beauchamp 

on Google

4 months ago

When my 20mo Rottweiler started showing aggressive tendencies, to the point of fighting my elder dog over toys and even biting me, I was recommended Half Moon Bay by my vet for positive reinforcement behavior training. Minutes into the first session I knew I chose the right trainer! Georgie is extremely knowledgeable, very eye-opening into my dogs state of mind, and pointed out things that I unknowingly and unintentionally were doing incorrectly. Immediately after the first session and training directions, I saw A LOT of imp... read more