Roman Gottfried and holistic dog training page and training methods I cannot say enough about about. His education alone on Training, nutrition and unwanted behaviors (online training if you’re not in his area) is something that I have never experienced.
Our Fosters Reported Direct Benefits
We have been working with Roman through a virtual workshop to help our rescue provide better care for the dogs we serve.
There are several benefits to the online workshop and behavior support that Roman has provided to our rescue, Mastiffs to Mutts Rescue.
We are a foster based rescue that serves many Mid-Atlantic States. Through Roman’s workshops, our fosters across 8 different states were able to benefit from learning a skill base that can be used for their current and future fosters. He uses an interactive online method that allows him to perform live demonstrations as well as to answer specific questions during the trainings.
Additionally, his trainings are available to review at a later time for those who misses the trainings or need to refresh their memory.
Roman is not symptom-based, as he tries to provide guidance through finding the root of the problem that is causing the behavior rather than using band-aid techniques.
His focus is not to manage the behavior but to rectify it. He asks for questions regarding real-life struggles with dog behavior and will then virtually demonstrate the techniques that fosters can use and practice in between sessions.
Roman has been helpful to both our fosters and our admin team as the virtual trainings provided a safe outlet for us to discuss concerns and experiences in a judgement-free zone where we can learn from one another while being guided by Roman.
We would highly recommend Roman as our fosters have reported direct benefits from his trainings.
Peg Benoit
Director Of Mastiffs To Mutts Rescue 501c3 www.mastiffstomutts.org
The first trainer that sat down on the floor at Baby's level
I adopted my chi-weenie Baby from the shelter when she was four. I was easily over my head and couldn’t control her aggressiveness, biting, barking and messes in the house. I tried several trainers and even Veterinary behaviorist who put my dog on heavy drugs, before finding Roman.
I remember the first visit and saw he was special right away. He was the first behaviorist to get to her level & sat on the ground while explaining what my dog was showing him, and not afraid of her.
You have to be patient as you can't undo years of patterns and behaviors overnight. But Roman was patient and we tried training scenarios in various situations - in the neighborhood, park and even the pool. I would highly recommend Roman for any level of training and worth every penny.
“You have to be patient as you can’t undo years of patterns and behaviors overnight. But Roman was patient and we tried training scenarios in various situations - in the neighborhood, park and even the pool.”
Roman teaches YOU the skills to connect with your dog. Since his first visit, we got back to Roman periodically because I need training but he doesn’t make you dependent on him. We followed up remotely via online-consultations. Then when we were introduced to Barbara Buck - WOW, I was skeptical she could do anything long distance but then I saw her connecting with Baby with my own eyes. They joined from across three states. Barbara recently connected with Baby before I took a long trip. I returned & there was no anxiety on either of our parts. I’ve personally retained Barbara’s services in person and long-distance and what a difference in my life. Close friends see it as well. Thanks to Baby we’ve met Roman and Barbara and so glad we did!
Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.
Cindy Crosby- Attorney
Your Videos Helped Us Comunicate With Luci
September 9, 2015
Just wanted to let you know that You have been a HUGE asset to us both and Luci! Your videos have really helped us to understand how to communicate with Luci. She has picked up on things so quickly once we watched your videos and applied your "wise wisdom." We joke and say that we were the ones that needed the training, and not her.. Have a AWESOME Day!
Kevin, Denise and Luci. - Jamestown, New York
Luci 2018
What we learned In one session has been invaluable to us regarding training us to train the dogs
Roman is an amazing dog trainer. Our two dogs were stressing us out. Abby started escaping after we got Beryl. Beryl was barking almost constantly, I decided to rehome Beryl if therapy did not work.
“He showed up at my house for a initial in home training session and within five minutes had my two hyper little dogs calmly sitting and looking at him.”
He showed up at my house for a initial in home training session and within five minutes had my two hyper little dogs calmly sitting and looking at him.
What we learned in one session has been invaluable to us regarding training us to train the dogs.