TESTIMONIALS

“We’ve went to other trainers... and nothing compares to the difference we see in this dog already. We couldn’t walk him. We couldn’t get him in the car. He wouldn’t listen to anything we said. And just within 2 hours I see a major difference in this dog and I’m super thankful that we found him.

...We loved being able to see updates of him every single day. And anytime we had a question, I knew we could ask and you would get right back with us.”

“The thing that I liked most was all of the communication. I mean even before we met Brant we talked to him on the phone for an hour. He sent us daily videos and it was a treat for us each night after our daily travels to download the video and watch it and watch how he progressed every day. And afterwards when we’ve had questions and emailed him, he’s responded immediately with very thoughtful detailed answers to our questions.

Before we took Ranger, he was reactive. He reacted to kids, he reacted to other dogs, he reacted to strangers, people with hats, people on bicycles. ...He was pretty anxious and had a lot of anxiety and was fearful.

...The difference in our ability to control him, make him feel safe, is night and day. ...From my perspective the best outcome is greater confidence that we have in our ability to control him and face those situations where before we would avoid. And really he seems to be happier, too. He’s calmer, he’s still crazy for a ball, ...and he learned how to play tug really well!

...We really learned a lot. I think before this, we read a lot of books. We had dogs our whole life. We did a ton of research. We thought we were doing everything right but we just weren’t getting the outcomes we wanted. Brant really opened our eyes to a lot of things.

...We’re just thrilled! Brant truly has a way with animals. And we are just absolutely thrilled with the results. So obviously we give our strongest endorsement. And if anybody has questions about our experience, we’ve given Brant permission to give out our contact information. We live not far from Harrisonburg so we’d be delighted to answer any questions about our own experience.”

“We are very impressed with his skills that he’s gained while he’s been here and his ability to follow our commands and just a great deal of improvement in focus and attention to us. We had a chance to practice all of the play skills and we can really see how that’s going to help get Rocco to be interested in us and be just a very good boy. We enjoyed being able to see the videos and see the progress over the time while he was away at school. We are very excited today for us to come get him. We just had a great session out here learning how to be the best parents to him and get the most out of our relationship with him. ”

“We’ve used Brant before for one of our previous dogs, Duke, and he was a fantastic dog afterwards and I love going on trail hikes with him off leash. It’s been wonderful. So we came back to Brant for our new puppy, because I feel like a well-trained dog is a good dog and Brant did a great job before.

Feel definitely very comfortable with him with Brant. In all the videos we see, you see there’s a good relationship with him and Boone, our puppy. And I loved the daily videos! We always watched them with the kids. The kids love seeing what’s going on and I do, too. That’s always been fantastic.

Obviously, Boone knows all of his commands now, and it’s just up to us to concrete it in, but all of the hard work is done which is fantastic and we can just follow through.

...We’ve enjoyed watching Boone develop over the last three weeks. He can be a bit of a lazy pup so building up his endurance and encouraging him to develop his skills is important to us. ...Watching him improve upon those things and continue that in our household is exciting for us. ”

“We are just super excited to have very well behaved dogs! Brant does such a great job in teaching and telling us how to help our dogs be successful. And it’s so rewarding for us to around town and walk and people talk about how well behaved our dogs are.

...It’s important that your dog be trained. It makes their life a lot happier. ”

“He learned a ton. We loved seeing his daily update videos and all the progress that he made in his time there and we’re confident it will be a firm foundation for him going forward.”

“His service is one that is not to be denied. We brought him into our home to train a fairly anxious rescue dog. He did an amazing job not only of training the dog, but of training us. He taught us both how to work well with each other and how for the dog to have a semblance of independence with guidance.

We now love the fact that we can walk freely without leashes whether it’s through the neighborhood or on a hike and you don’t have to worry about the dog taking off or being unsafe or being in the road.

...We love him. We love the service he provides and we love our dog! I hope that you’ll choose Brant. ”

“He was a crazy little guy with little to no impulse control if there was anything but me around.”

“We were having your typical puppy issues where she was pulling on the leash, jumping on people, and she wouldn’t always listen. ...Not only did Maribelle get trained, but I also got trained. Brant was very knowledgable and responsive. If I had any questions between lessons, he was quick to give me answers. It ultimately made training Maribelle a lot easier. She now knows “sit”, “down”, recall, she’s not pulling on the leash, she’s all around a better dog. I recommend Brant and The Trusted Companion to anyone who has dog training needs.”

“My dogs have both been trained by Brant at The Trusted Companion and I can honestly say this has greatly improved the quality of my dogs’ lives.

Previously Poppy struggled with aggression towards people. ... With Porter, he developed a bad case of nerves as a puppy and I could tell his anxiety was affecting his relationship with Poppy. So I contacted Brant ... He sent daily videos and explanations on why it was important for Poppy and Porter to learn these 5 basic commands that diminish their anxiety and instilled them with the confidence they needed in order to interact appropriately with people and other animals.

This program helped me understand my dogs’ behaviors as well as improved my ability to better care for my animals. Whether you’re a new dog owner or if you have concerns when it comes to caring for your dogs, I highly recommend working with Brant. You can tell he’s very passionate about his work through the effort that he puts into educating not only your dog but you as an owner.”

“We sought training from The Trusted Companion, Brant Weller, for Brena because she was exhibiting some aggressive behavior, food aggression, she attacked our other dog, she would lunge at people, and we were really worried about that behavior. And we were getting some new cats in the house and we wanted to learn how we could do things differently with her.

...We got daily videos and updates of Brena’s progress ...and we were kind of surprised by all of the different things Brant was getting her to do. It was really cool to see all of the training she was getting and all of the confidence Brena was getting through the training that Brant gave her.

We saw really quick progress, fast progress with her. I think the videos that impressed us the most were when she was actually off leash in public places and was walking right by things that in the past she would have lunged after. So that was really impressive.

She’s been home with us now for maybe 4 or 5 months now and has been doing really great. It really helped us to grow in confidence as her dog parents and knowing how to manage her behaviors and to show her confidence and that we’re here to take care of her. And we haven’t seen any aggressive behaviors at all since she’s been home.

...We are really pleased with Brant and The Trusted Companion. We have been recommending him to other people we know who are having any kind of concern with their dogs and we highly recommend him. We think Brena would recommend him, too. ”

“They are different dogs. We sent them to Brant because they were barking at the back fence at all the people who walked by, rode their bikes, or other dogs, and sounding really aggressive with them. When people came to our door they were barking and didn’t want to back up from the doorway. And they seemed to have a lot of anxiety with thunderstorms ...walking them was a nightmare because they just pulled us all the way down the sidewalk.

...Brant just did a phenomenal job. We loved seeing the videos every evening just showing us the progress that they made. That was super cool. And we can’t wait to enjoy the rest of our time with these two amazing dogs!”

“They began to be very aggressive with each other and they continued to bark. Then they barked when I took them out at trucks and at people and I just couldn’t deal with it much longer.

So I talked to some people and my hygienist at the dentist office recommended Brant... I went to the vet clinic that morning because I had to pick up medication so I said to one of the techs there ‘...I’m sending them away for three weeks, ...do people do that?’ And she said ‘Oh my gosh, is it Brant?’ And I said ‘It is!’ And she said ‘Well, the tech in the office just sent her puppy for three weeks and said it was the best money she’d ever spent.’ ...[My hygienist] said the same thing it is the best money she ever spent.

It is so wonderful ... I really enjoy it. The commands are simple. You just have to really think about Brant tells you. And I think we are going to do really well.”

“We’ve seen a lot of progress with Kaia. My biggest issue, the thing I was most concerned about was her seeing distractions while we hiked and just chasing them and I wasn’t able to recall her.

..She now comes when I catch her in the scent and I’m able to take her on walks and have her off leash and she’s able to listen to me.”

““We brought Lilly to Trusted Companion because she was having anxiety issues, being aggressive towards another dog in our home.

...We got updates everyday. We got to see some photos and videos of her progress, and she is back home tonight and we are quite impressed with the progress.””

“It’s been phenomenal. Sounder’s behavior after the first lesson was just transformed and we’re so excited about moving forward with his training and living with him is a whole different experience. It went from me having to get ready for a physical walk... to now all of us enjoying walks with him...

...Sounder’s trust of us and knowing that we will keep him safe is definitely one of the highlights of this”

“We are really excited so far with the progress we have seen both dogs make! We got videos every single day and photographs and updates from Brant which was great because we missed our dogs and it was nice to see them, but also to start to understand some of the language that Brant uses so we were prepared for the reintegration of them into our house and to be able to continue the training that he has already started. We are really excited and think he’s set us up for success and the pups up for success!”

“It has been phenomenal. Charlie has gone from just constantly wanting to pull at his leash and not wanting to listen to being much more well behaved. He wants to listen and Brant has just done such a great job of showing us how to use communication tools with Charlie so that we can really build a very trusting relationship with him, and it has just been awesome!

We would recommend Brant to anyone and everyone who owns a dog. It has been just a wonderful experience. ”

“We were having struggles with the first time we’ve owned two dogs at one time.

...Brant was able to teach us about anxiety and behaviors and both the dogs came back just incredibly well behaved.

...We can’t recommend Brant and The Trusted Companion highly enough. He is great with dogs. He loves dogs, and we highly endorse his program.”

“We have seen the good dogs they can be when it’s just us but were increasingly frustrated with their aggressive and inappropriate behavior around other people and we knew we needed a change. We’ve seen that in the videos that we’ve gotten every day during their training and now that they’re back home with us, we see a real hope for the kind of dogs we’ve wanted to have and the kind of experience we wanted to have living with them.

We’re so grateful to Brant at The Trusted Companion just for his deep knowledge that he had about how to help the dogs and how to teach us how to help the dogs and we’re just so excited to have had this baseline established for them so we can hopefully start to do more things with them.”

“She is a rescue who came to us very reactive towards other dogs. We heard about Brant Weller, The Trusted Companion, through some friends and reviews online.

And after several lengthy phone conversations, decided the best course of action would be to board and train Zena with Brant for 5 weeks. That would give him ample time to address her dog aggression issues.

He was an excellent communicator. He sent daily video updates of their training sessions, and it was just great to see Zena in action and to keep up with her daily progress. He was also very good about sending follow up emails and answering questions and addressing concerns.

Brant is a very positive individual. He is very encouraging. And even after Zena’s training, he’s continued to be a great source of support for us. We’re very pleased with her progress and with our whole experience. And I highly recommend Brant Weller and The Trusted Companion. ”

“They just came home and we’re pretty excited that we’ll have a whole new relationship with them and we’ve had some major issues with them in the past so we’re excited that there’s a different future for them. ”

“It was the best decision we’ve made so far. It is definitely a great way to get the dogs into a solid framework that then you can work on, and we’ve gotten so much great feedback and insight that we had no idea about

...Jazzy before she went would just pull on the leash like crazy. And if she got off leash for any reason, she would just run, bolt around!

...Our dog Bruno is a bit anxious and we’ve gotten some great tips and feedback to build our relationship with him and hopefully ease his anxiety

...Very responsive before they were in the doggy bootcamp, while they were in the camp, and afterwards, he’s been very responsive to answer any questions. And we have the best collection of photos and videos of our dogs that we didn’t have. ”

“Our training has exceeded all of my expectations. Barley was able to learn things so quickly while working with Brant

...Brant was extremely knowledgeable about training dogs and you can tell he is very passionate about what he does and really cares about the success of your puppy. I liked that he was accessible between lessons. Questions always came up with real world situations between lessons about things that we had learned. And I appreciated that he was always there with a quick response.

...I highly recommend Brant with The Trusted Companion for any dog training needs you may have.”

“They had had a few lessons and were doing a few things ok, but this has refined all of their skills and given us a lot of good stuff to work on to keep developing their skills and our skills.

It’s just amazing how far they’ve come. ...We see a marked difference and I think it’s going to give them a lot more confidence and just really improve their quality of life a lot.”

“We have gone from a very anxious, nervous dog that was lacking in self confidence to one who has just come on so strong

...We are very thankful and very glad that we found Brant to help us make the transition from being a good dog to a great dog!”

“Sunny was very anxious. He barked all the time. He jumped on people. He was overall a very anxious dog. Since receiving training, he has been significantly calmer. There is still some work to be done, but other than that he knows how to sit, down, he knows how to place, and he’s overall a very calm dog now.”

“Pippa is phenomenal! We are so excited! She’s a changed dog, and it’s going to help our family so much now that we understand how to work with her and how she works with us. ”

“We are so thrilled that we worked with Brant on our dog training... There is no way we would be able to dogsit and have these four dogs in our house where we already have our four cats and a 9 month old child.

...We are able to enjoy ourselves outside off leash. We are able to feed all dogs without any issues. We are able to have our own meal at the table ...We are able to open the door while they are sitting and waiting and not barging their way out. It has been wonderful. Our lives have truly been changed since we worked with Brant”

“We’ve taken Cooper through 5 weeks of training, and after 5 weeks, you can see we’ve got a beautiful calm dog. When we went to The Trusted Companion 5 weeks ago and there’s been 5 training sessions, we had a dog that pulled on his walks constantly, he would come when he was ready to come, and after 5 sessions we’ve got a dog that listens to every command we have!

...We would highly recommend Brant for training your puppy or your grown dog. ...Cooper is a brand new dog! We’d like to just recommend Brant and say get a hold of him to get your dog trained.”

“We are just so excited with him and his behavior and the change in his demeanor. He was really anxious and super nervous all the time. Plastic bags, anything, could just throw him off. Now he’s able to focus ..and it’s just been a complete turnaround.

...He is much more confident than what he was when he left us. He really was unsure about everything and anxious about everything and now is.. already looking to us for help and knows that we will help him instead of wondering what in the world is going to happen next.

...We highly recommend Brant. It was amazing and well worth it!”

“We found Brant through a neighbor who had the best behaved dog in the neighborhood, and our family really had such an enjoyable time working with Brant. As you can see, three boys here, he answered all of their many questions, really got us all working as a team so that Charlie would just be an awesome addition to our family.”

“He has done awesome and learned a lot. I can now actually walk him on an hour walk in the morning and he doesn’t pull me and he really really enjoys the walk. He actually comes now when he’s called, and he’s no longer counter-surfing and he’s doing great with the cats in the house. He has learned a lot!”

“We are just absolutely thrilled with all that she has learned over the past 3 weeks. She went to Brant not really listening to commands, unable to be off leash outside, harassing the cat, jumping on people when they came into the house. Since she’s been home, she is so much calmer. She is so much fun to play with when people come to visit. ...She’s no longer jumping on our guests and she’s not harassing the cat any longer.

We are really excited about our future with Cary and the things we are going to be able to do with her, and we highly recommend Brant to anyone who is looking to train their dog especially by using play and praise as a way of training. If you are looking for a trainer, Brant is certainly the person to go to.”

“We thought we’d never be able to do without Ginger for three weeks but it’s the best three weeks we’ve ever spent without her. She learned so much and Brant has taught so much. And it’s going to be much nicer for her because we’ll be able to take her places that we could not take her because you couldn’t walk her on leash for five seconds. So we’re very grateful for Brant and to Ginger who’s been a good student.”

“It was a blessing to meet with Brant who our neighbor recommended and told us that he was the best trainer around in this area... And just being able to see the videos everyday of the work that he did for three weeks, we were impressed greatly to see how Shilo progressed, how he started to come around to listen, obeying the commands... We appreciate what he’s done, and even coming and bringing Shilo home today, we were excited that he talked to us about what his expectations were and what we needed to work on, to go out in our back yard and to work with Shilo and see Shilo do what we asked him to do was a blessing, and we are very thankful to have that done.”

“I had gotten Wilson as a rescue dog and he had a lot of issues and over time, he wasn’t getting any better and was pulling me off my feet. So I had to do something serious. So when I found The Trusted Companion from a friend who had sent her dog there, I was ready to go. And I was amazed at the difference training made even in 48 hours. This dog is just transformed. I loved to see the videos because I could see the progress Wilson was making every day. Wilson has finally come home and he’s transformed as a dog. He’s a dog I can live with and he will live better with me, too!”

“We were having basically problems with every aspect of her behavior. One of the things we really enjoyed about Brant’s training with her was getting the daily video updates. We felt like that helped...train us as well as see the progress she was making over the three weeks. Lena has made significant progress in obedience and we feel more and more comfortable with her in public settings all the time. ”

“We loved the daily videos and were excited to share them with only each other but also with our family and friends and how she was coming along. I was really skeptical to begin with just because I know what a challenge it had to be because she’s a very strong willed 10 month old silver lab. We just can’t say enough of how appreciative we are Brant and The Trusted Companion and knowing that he’s there and now we can use his boarding service where he can teach her new things or reinforce some of the things he’s already trained her from time to time, we believe this is going to be a lifetime relationship with Brant and his company.”

“I’ve had a really good experience. Videos are sent daily that show me what she has learned and what she’s doing. I never ever thought we’d get here. It’s unbelievable.

...I’d highly recommend him to train your dogs!”

“I just wanted to express how grateful we are that Brant had taken our dog Sasha in. I have to say in the communication we had over the time of training, we were very impressed with the videos that were being sent of how Sasha was doing with the training. And then just to have him come to our home and spend a few hours with us actually going over and actually educating us was just very very good. And it left us with more ...peace about the future and looking forward to enjoying our Sasha even more than what we’ve had over the past almost two years with her.

Just a great experience over all. ”

“Malcolm was always very anxious, high strung, a very reactive dog. He spent three weeks with Brant ...we’re just super pleased with the result. Malcolm is much more relaxed now. He’s more content. He’s more obedient and just seems to be a much happier dog. We always played with Malcolm a lot, but learned through Brant how to make that play much more productive, much more helpful and enjoyable for Malcolm. We’re just having a good time with him and just want to express our gratitude and our thanks to Brant for his work with Malcolm and say how much we really appreciate what he’s done for us!”

“We brought Dahle to see Brant when we were unable to walk her on a leash. We couldn’t take her out in public. She was just the most stubborn dog I had ever met in my life. And now she goes off leash when we take her hiking, when we take her to breweries, when we take her out in public, and she is the happiest, healthiest dog we have ever seen.

It’s been an unbelievable difference. Unbelievable. ”