Learning 4 Life Dog Training
Learning 4 Life Dog Training

Learning 4 Life Dog Training

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Introduction
My life has been dedicated to teaching others. As a former educator and school principal, and now as a Certified Professional dog trainer, I use my teaching skills, along with my passion for dogs, to educate owners how to develop positive, loving and effective relationships with their dogs that will last! I have a strong and experienced background in dog rescue and shelter work, having been kennel, foster home and volunteer coordinator and board member for WAMAL (Washington Alaskan Malamute Adoption League). My work with WAMAL puts me in direct contact with dogs from a wide variety of backgrounds, some with quite difficult behaviors, and it is this interaction that gives me practical hands-on experience of dealing with challenging situations. My commitment to rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing dogs is only equaled by my commitment to making sure every dog and owner I train develop a mutually respectful bond that lasts a lifetime. Knowing that I have helped make that happen is what truly motivates me.
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8 years in business

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2023

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2019

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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, responsiveness, and professionalism.

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Shelley W.
Aug 1, 2024
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I looked long and hard before we met Julie, I was not going to send my dog away to "camp" for 2-4 weeks, or use the electrical options, as wanted to figure out as a family how we can be better dog owners. Finding a dog trainer that would listen to how we interact with our dog, and the dynamics of the household is a huge win. Julie not only listened, provided recommendations on how we could change the protective behavior and a lot of other things that we would never have thought of to assist our Cattle Lab with. Thank you Julie! We see so much improvement and will continue to work on the things you taught us. I would highly recommend Julie to anyone that wants to improve their relationship with your loved canine.

Details: 2 - 10 years old • Medium (26 - 40 lbs) • Private lessons • Aggressive behavior modification • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc.

Learning 4 Life Dog Training's reply
Awesome Shelley thank you! You and Dexter are great to work with!
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Jennifer B.
Jul 16, 2024
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We cannot recommend Julie enough! My husband and I joke that Julie trained us as well as the dog - we have never had a dog and were starting from scratch on how to train and manage having a dog as part of our family. She was amazing with our golden retriever puppy, very patient and responsive, and she clearly knows her stuff. Highly recommend her! She’s great. We will hire her again!

Details: 0 - 6 months old • Large (41 - 70 lbs) • Private lessons • Puppy training • House training • Biting • Crate training • My home, venue, etc.

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Nimira W.
Jun 18, 2024
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We had a wonderful experience with Julie. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for support with dog training. Her expertise, patience, and gentle approach was a game changer for us. She tackled all the training priorities we wanted help with. Nimira

Details: 6 - 12 months old • Small (16 - 25 lbs) • Private lessons • Aggressive behavior modification • House training • Biting • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc.

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Tom S.
Feb 3, 2024
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Julie was a great help with training our seven year old Westie who was recently introduced to living with a new baby. Our dog was feeling stressed about coping with a new family member and Julie worked with us on counter conditioning some of his behaviors. Perhaps even more importantly, she put our minds at ease as parents with her coaching and education. We now feel more informed about our dog’s behaviors and can better anticipate what to do moving forward.

Details: 2 - 10 years old • Small (16 - 25 lbs) • Private lessons • Aggressive behavior modification • Biting • My home, venue, etc.

Learning 4 Life Dog Training's reply
Thank you Tom! It was a pleasure working with your lovely family.
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Chelsea B.
4 weeks ago
We reached out to Julie about our 1 year old Staffy mix. He had leash pulling issues, reactivity towards dogs, etc… My partner and I were not sure how to help him through these things. After our first lesson, our dog, Wasabi quickly learned how to loose leash walk and we, as his owners, learned how to analyze his behavior and help him through his triggers. We did two more sessions with Julie, and Wasabi’s reactivity has much decreased and my partner and I understand him so much more. She is also very flexible and met up with us at our neighborhood park each session which we greatly appreciated. I will continue to reach out to Julie if I ever need more help as well as recommend her to anyone who needs training for their dogs.
Learning 4 Life Dog Training's reply
Thank you Chelsea for your kind review!
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