Such progress! This is way more than we ever imagined we could hope for seven months ago.
They Were Attacking Each Other Every Day!
I received a message the other day on messenger:
“Hello, I was referred to you be a friend due to my 3 dogs attacking each other everyday for 3 days with my family visiting from out of town. They have never been this bad and now it's all the time. The stress and anxiety from all of them is at a all time high. I'm sure they are feeding some of that off my mom because she is very stressful person. One of my dogs I recently rescued in April from PiMA Animal Shelter in Tuscon AZ, the other 2 I've had for years. But they all have their own individual issues and for some reason now there's a dog fight and it's all 3 attacking one or everyone. Please let me know how I can set up something with you. I recently relocated out here and don't know anyone.“
Thats did not sound good. I immediately called and arranged an appointment in person even though it was a q90q minutes drive one way.
When I arrived in the small one bedroom appointment, I found one dog isolated in the bed room, one dog gated in the kitchen, and one dog in crate. Very stressful situation!
We were dealing with multiple aggression issues, high level stress, recent relocation, big dogs, and a young owner who was ready to surrender Max back to the shelter.
I had to come up with a solid, stress free, flexible and owner friendly treatment plan.
Starting with Max, who was uneducated and has no bite inhibition. I showed Jessica to get rid of the prong collar, walked lose leash, get max attention and learn redirect him to alternative behaviors and be more obedient. Gave them tools and exercises to ground, and showed her to use emotional conditioning in combination with classical conditioning.
We had only one in person session and it seems Jessica has a gift with animals. She was able to absorb the lesson, work consistently and set new priorities in her life.
Goodbye Separation Anxiety -Goedemorgen to Awesomeness
I have had a wonderful experience working with Roman! At first I was a bit skeptical about it being online but I actually really enjoyed it! I was able to work around my schedule without having to leave my home. I also really appreciated that our sessions were recorded so I could go back and watch it with my family and take better notes. I really enjoyed that! Two thumbs up for the online aspect! Learn more
Dealt With Resource Guarding And Aggression Through Roman’s Online Sessions
I can attest to that, our Great Pyrenees pup was having serious issues with biting, aggressive biting all family members and we were getting poor advice from others that escalated the behaviors. Roman Gottfried turned it around in the sessions and our dog has reached higher levels of behavior that we could have ever expected from any dog we ever had in our home.- Laura Koelsh usa
We Got Tools, We Use Them Daily
Hello Roman,
First of all, we want to thank you for “training us” on helping our very afraid german shepard puppy.
At 5 months of age, Luna was hit by a car. Her right hind leg lost the ball socket and 4 pins were used the pull the bones back together. In addition, her front leg was broken which now has a plate and six pins holding it in place.
During the next 3 months, mostly in the first 2 weeks, she had 8 surgeries due to complications. We got her through the Foster Program at the local shelter and for 3 months she was transported back and forth as needed.
On November 14th, we adopted her with the knowledge that she may have more surgeries in the future. It wasn’t the surgeries we were worried about, it was actually her fear of virtually everything! She sheltered herself in my son’s room and would only come out to eat and go potty. She would not come out of the safety of the hallway and his room. If she had to, she would be so scared that she wet the floor or worse.
We new we needed to get her some help and we got your brochure from the local Doggy Daze pet salon
Since the middle of December when we started our training, she now spends limited time, if any, in my sons room. We have gotten her out on walks around the block but that is still a work in progress. She will come around our friends, although she doesn’t stay, she still will come up and sniff them. She will march right out the front door and hang out on the front porch with us and jumps up to see over the wall. The garage was a big scary place and is now just part of the daily running around the house.
You taught “us” how to work with her and not give in to her drama, which she is the biggest drama queen ever! Once we got the tools, we use them daily and are really seeing an improvement in her overall abilities. We still have lots of work to do, but the more she trusts us and what we are doing, the more she is evolving into this great big sweet girl with lots of energy!
Thank you and we look forward to learning lots more!
Sincerely,
Linda Shadel and Family
From Food-Aggression To Zero Incidents
I just wanted to thank you for everything! Our talk last night both assured that some of my thoughts as to why this was happening were right as well as opened my eyes to some of my mistakes in handling it. I LOVE being a mom and wouldn't change that for the world, but Larry's issues made me realize that when I became a mom to my human children, I put so much into them that I truly lost a piece of myself. Our chat has sparked something in me to find that again. And I have Larry to thank for that. We started fresh today and not on lash out. I know I have a long road ahead of me, but I'm excited to grow my relationship not only with Larry but with myself. Read more
I was scared she would bite me
January 6th
I got a FB message request:
“Hi Roman, my heart is broken. We are a family of four 2 beautiful EM with us since puppies and a brindle EM/Boxer female we rescued 1.5 years ago. She came from a drug house filled with abuse physical and emotional and bred at a very young age . She was pulled off the streets from an animal rescue. They posted her picture the rest us history . Through out her time with us we have overcome many hurdles. We feel that we have gained her trust and have given her love and a stable family . She is the pack leader which I’m not sure is normal for a new dog to come in and take over or not but she rules both my boys who really don’t care one way or another. Sorry trying to make this short , I am with her the most I am vet attentive to her as I guess we always feel bad for her . Bottom line Roman she bites me a lot and it’s always when I am giving her loving attention. She gives ever indication she want the pets and love and her body language and her talk says she is loving it and then BAM out of the blue she goes at my face . I have several marks on my face over a two week period but it is always me that she does this to . I am ready to give up and just leave her alone . I love her and will never forsake her but this breaks my heart ♥️. Thanks for listening
- Candice McGuigan Blenheim, Ontario Canada
But there was another problem:
“We didn’t have the money for private but i truly believe no one understands more than you”
The solution:
I had a online workshop coming up and also tons of videos on my YouTube channel so I had them subscribe and watch specific videos.
Yesterday I got tagged on a post:
Roman Gottfried is not a dog trainer. ( Well not your typical one)
His ability to read and understand the needs of dogs is beyond any trainer out there today. Dogs are family and should be treated as such.
He understands that the beloved canine in the house isn’t a thing to control but to be loved, listened to, respected and taught how to behave in this human environment, which they didn’t ask for, we picked them. Roman under stands their feelings, how they think and by their body language what their mood and health . You won’t hear him use harsh words , no harsh equipment and no out of bounds in the house unless it is your wish or a danger . So for those that want their dog acting robotic, obeying your every wish, and continue to humiliate your loved one , please don’t go to Roman, he is not your guy !
Although i hate this picture of me , this is our Zoe Zelda who was a rescue with abusive issues. A year ago I would not have been able to get this close to her . We were scared for her ,
I sent two videos to Roman , and he identified her concern and over time we addressed it with her. We have had her two years now and the care and concern Roman had for her was her cure !!
Never give upon them!
This got my surprise and I have to admit that I had tears in my eyes. People love their dog’s, they are vomited, they need help, and some times they don’t have the financial strength to buy services.
I wish I could help them all but it all has a price.
Last year I donated 600 hours in online consultations for low income and rescue cases.
You can help make a difference, by helping me supporting those in need, to get the training necessary to keep the dogs in their homes and not surrendered to the shelter, Or put to sleep.
TESTIMONIAL: It's been a true blessing to have found Roman.
I adopted a severely abused 1/2 Maltese/ 1/2 Mini poodle last Spring. She was scared, terrified of most things, but still had a very sweet temperament, despite the rough start to her life.
I chose the premium training package from Roman that included a session with intuitive healer Barbara Buck. Truly, the results started with Trixie just a few hours after her session with Barbara. Then, with Roman's guidance, I started a different type of care & training to help Trixie get used to a new 'normal'.
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