Wilford Dog Training Academy

Great for dogs I have to agree 100% my family went here and perfect results. I couldn’t finish the speech the other person wrote but I agreed :)

I am an experienced pug owner. I have had 3– 4 pugs in my house most times for the past 15 years. I am used to dealing with «scuffles» and small «political» problems with my pets. This past February my last elderly dog passed. She was over 11 and I had lost her brother the summer prior at over 13 years of age. That left with me with two (5) year olds. The house was quiet and I was left with a void after taking care of elderly sick dogs for some time. I volunteer at my local SPCA and at the time they had a 1 year old and 7 year old mother and daughter there. I opted to foster them since they must be adopted together and that would take some time. All 4 animals got along fine for some time.
Then maybe 1.5 months later after I had officially adopted the two girls some really bad fighting started to erupt. One of my males who has been prone to being bossy and dominant in the past just started fighting with his brother constantly. Fighting like he wanted to kill him. I sought advice, made my vet aware, did research on the internet, called a contact at the Philly SPCA who I was referred to… even brought a trainer in. Nothing seemed to help. It got really bad. At one point he had gotten a hold of the other dog’s ears and caused hematomas. He had to have surgery. My life was turned upside down by this situation. I felt lost and hopeless and was under tremendous stress. I wasn’t safe (I had been bitten several times) and my dogs were not safe. I just assumed that this was all starting due to pack changes with bringing the girls in. It is not part of my belief system to do so, but I even thought about contacting the shelter so I could rehome them. The contact at Philly SPCA gave me a list of referrals for behaviorists and I called Barbarann. We scheduled weekly training in my home so she could see what was going on in their element.
Literally within 15 minutes of her first visit she identified that the fighting was due to my one dog’s diet being changed to high protein. Due to some allergy issues and other factors I had recently changed the dogs to a homemade food regimen that was 50% protein. She told me to get him senior food with a protein level below 20%. I immediately did so and I am not exaggerating when I say within 3 days his aggressive and dangerous behavior had decreased by at least 50%. We kept with the weekly training in the house and I followed Barbarann’s rules. She was able to give me much insight on the personalities of my dogs and many helpful hints to follow to keep them inline. She no longer comes to see them on a weekly basis but I have no reservations about using her services in the future if they are needed or boarding my animals at her facility if I find the need.
I am so very thankful that she was able to pinpoint a SOURCE of the problem immediately. Not even my vet, dogsitter, or other trainer were able to provide this information. I am not saying they should have. However, if it was not for Barbarann being able to offer this information I have no idea where I would be now. My home is now happy, yes I still have some issues since pugs are stubborn comedians but we all now have peace and no one is in danger. I cannot express my gratitude enough for the help she provided.